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International Security and International Trade: Statements (20 Mar 2025)

Michael Collins: These statements on international security and international trade provide an important opportunity for TDs to have their say. In recent weeks and months, we have had many people speaking here about our neutrality and participation in what is happening across the world. The Tánaiste only recently stated that as far as he is concerned, we need to spend a lot more money on our defence....

Young Carers: Motion [Private Members] (20 Mar 2025)

Michael Collins: Independent Ireland will also be supporting this motion on young carers. I thank the Labour Party for putting forward this very important motion. It is astonishing to think we have 67,000 young carers in this country. We have given them nothing but lip service over recent years, which is an injustice to those young people. Many of them are in the Gallery and were in the audiovisual room...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (4 Mar 2025)

Michael Collins: 188. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will expedite a passport for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9303/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (4 Mar 2025)

Michael Collins: 246. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to expedite a driving test for a person (details supplied). [9229/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Inquiries (4 Mar 2025)

Michael Collins: 352. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the case for reassignment of funds (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9461/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (4 Mar 2025)

Michael Collins: 364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for emergency works for a school (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9125/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (4 Mar 2025)

Michael Collins: 436. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason a person (details supplied) was removed from a housing list. [9124/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (4 Mar 2025)

Michael Collins: 688. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the number of unborn babies who have survived the abortion procedure since the enactment of the abortion law in January 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9283/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (4 Mar 2025)

Michael Collins: 701. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2207 of 23 July 2024, which states that "the HSE is currently working to define quality measures and implement data collection mechanisms for termination of pregnancy nationally", if she will provide specific information on the steps being taken by the responsible group within the HSE to improve and implement accurate...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (4 Mar 2025)

Michael Collins: 702. To ask the Minister for Health the number and severity scale of all incidents recorded in the national incident management system (NIMS) for women who obtained a medical abortion and who were subsequently found to have an ectopic pregnancy, including the NIMS search criteria used; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9430/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2025)

Michael Collins: If we go ahead today with Government proposals on giving extra time for Government-backing TDs in Opposition time, it shows how far this Government is capable of going in eroding the democracy of the island of Ireland.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2025)

Michael Collins: Our general election took place on 29 November 2024, and for a couple of months a Government had to be put together. On 22 January, the Dáil sat and for the first time was forced to call off Dáil proceedings so an agreement could be made to bring this speaking row to an end. All of this time we the Opposition were united on one front: that Deputy Lowry's group had a right to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2025)

Michael Collins: Every effort by the Government since has been to do everything but that. On the morning of 23 January, the Taoiseach and Tánaiste met with us leaders to end this row and let the Dáil get back to the business it had to do - elect the Taoiseach, set up committees - and we all agreed we would work together to create a solution on this hugely important issue for the country. Less...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2025)

Michael Collins: -----as they have clearly agreed to support this Government one way or another, which is their own prerogative I may add. The next scheduled meeting of the Dáil reform committee was scheduled for 26 February. At this meeting came the bombshell from the Government Chief Whip, Deputy Mary Butler, that the previous verbal agreement given by the Taoiseach and Tánaiste and read out by...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2025)

Michael Collins: ------and a railroading of democracy was going ahead. When summing up today, the Taoiseach will say we had enough time to try to get an agreement from the Opposition but it would not agree. Since the day he was elected, however, we have only had two meetings of the Dáil reform committee to try to resolve this issue in 28 days. I know because I attended these meetings. Is the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2025)

Michael Collins: We have written to the Taoiseach numerous times to try to resolve this issue and to make sure this dark day for democracy would not happen but he has chosen to ignore it. Will the Taoiseach at this late stage, sit down with the Opposition leaders and thrash out an agreement to bring this sorry episode to an end?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2025)

Michael Collins: I thank the Ceann Comhairle. It looks like, no matter what we say here, the Government is going to railroad these changes through. It is very clear to the good, honest and hard-working people of this country that this is what the Taoiseach was going to do anyway. He has to be straight and honest. What is the deal he has done with Deputy Michael Lowry that has him spellbound? We know the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2025)

Michael Collins: We need to know. The taxpayer needs to know. The ordinary man and woman who cannot afford to pay weekly bills need to know here and now. They know it is a sleazy deal that taxpayers must pay heavily for. On top of that, the Taoiseach wants them to ask planted questions in this House to make a mockery of the Irish people in Dáil Éireann. I ask the Taoiseach to come clean on...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Mar 2025)

Michael Collins: Do not let it cost us our democracy also.

Triple Lock Mechanism and Irish Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (26 Mar 2025)

Michael Collins: What is being proposed by the Government is a direct threat to Ireland's long-standing neutrality. I will not stay silent while it is being chipped away bit by bit. The triple lock mechanism is not some red tape dreamt up in Brussels; it is a safeguard, which means that Irish troops cannot be sent abroad unless three things happen: Government approval, a vote in the Dáil and,...