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Independent External Medical Audit for Children's Health Ireland and National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh: Statements (27 May 2025)

Michael Collins: The people parents trust most in the world are the doctors and surgeons who are supposed to care for their children. This is one of the most atrocious breaches of trust that can be believed. Imagine that, without your knowledge, someone who is supposed to care for your child implanted a device inside them. That should never have been allowed to happen. Compounding that, we find out that...

Gaza: Motion (28 May 2025)

Michael Collins: Ireland's voice is neutral, trusted and morally urgent. Our neutrality is not passive; it is active, credible and principled. We are here to protect life and dignity without taking sides. Ireland is trusted because we do not serve geopolitical interests. Starvation as a weapon is a breach of international law. Deliberate denial of food and aid is collective punishment. It is a war crime...

Protection of Employees (Employers’ Insolvency) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (28 May 2025)

Michael Collins: The Protection of Employees (Employers' Insolvency) (Amendment) Bill 2025 is crucial legislation that aims to safeguard workers in the event their employer goes under. Independent Ireland firmly supports the principle that no worker should be left unpaid if a business ceases trading. The Bill addresses a significant gap in our law, highlighted by the 2018 Supreme Court ruling, and ensures...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mental Health Services (27 May 2025)

Michael Collins: 530. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her Department's engagement with the Department of Health regarding delays in CAMHS access and the impact on the welfare of vulnerable children. [26902/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (27 May 2025)

Michael Collins: 634. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently on CAMHS waiting lists, by area; and the number who have been waiting longer than 12 months in each area. [26893/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (27 May 2025)

Michael Collins: 635. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the comparative cost to the State of early CAMHS intervention versus crisis-driven responses including accident and emergency visits, ambulance callouts, Garda involvement, and inpatient psychiatric care [26894/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (27 May 2025)

Michael Collins: 636. To ask the Minister for Health the average daily cost of a bed at CAMHS inpatient units, for example, Éist Linn, Linn Dara and Merlin Park; and the total cost per admission. [26895/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (27 May 2025)

Michael Collins: 637. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of CAMHS referrals currently being accepted for assessment and treatment, by area; and her plans to address the high rate of rejected referrals. [26896/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (27 May 2025)

Michael Collins: 638. To ask the Minister for Health if she will introduce a national triage timeframe target for CAMHS referrals, such as a maximum of 12 weeks from referral to assessment. [26897/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (27 May 2025)

Michael Collins: 639. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has examined the potential fiscal savings from eliminating CAMHS waiting lists through investment in early intervention services. [26898/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (27 May 2025)

Michael Collins: 640. To ask the Minister for Health the current staffing levels in CAMHS west Cork Dunmanway, including the number of funded but unfilled positions. [26899/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (27 May 2025)

Michael Collins: 641. To ask the Minister for Health the community-based mental health supports available to children waiting over 12 months for CAMHS appointments; and if these are standardised across the State. [26900/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (27 May 2025)

Michael Collins: 642. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has undertaken any assessment of the long-term developmental, educational, and economic impacts of prolonged delays in accessing CAMHS. [26903/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (27 May 2025)

Michael Collins: 643. To ask the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that current mental health service provision for children is compliant with the State’s obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. [26904/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (27 May 2025)

Michael Collins: 644. To ask the Minister for Health the support her Department provides for children and families who are unable to access CAMHS; and whether these are monitored for adequacy. [26905/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (27 May 2025)

Michael Collins: 645. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has considered creating a statutory right to timely mental health care for children under 18 years of age. [26906/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (27 May 2025)

Michael Collins: 646. To ask the Minister for Health her response to recent data showing over 4,200 children on CAMHS waiting lists, with over 620 waiting longer than one year; and the policy changes that she intends to pursue. [26907/25]

Flood Relief: Statements (29 May 2025)

Michael Collins: I may not have welcomed the Minister of State to his position yet; we certainly have not spoken one to one yet. I wish him the best of luck. It is a serious area in which he was previously actively involved. A lot of issues were improved but many are left to improve. Unfortunately, I have a public meeting for Independent Ireland to attend so I will have to leave straight away. I will...

Committee on Transport: National Transport Authority: Engagement (28 May 2025)

Michael Collins: I welcome the witnesses here this morning. My time is a bit tight so I will ask a few questions. I will start with rural transport, although earlier I did not intend to start there. I am on the board of Local Link, so perhaps there is a conflict of interest. I am only a volunteer. I see the value of Local Link and rural transport for rural communities. We had the set-up of the business...

Committee on Transport: National Transport Authority: Engagement (28 May 2025)

Michael Collins: So basically it was a Government decision to keep the CBO out of the 20% deduction as such. It is very unfair.