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Committee on Transport: Driving Test and NCT Delays: RSA (11 Jun 2025)

Michael Collins: On educating our children, it is important to get into our young peoples' minds. We have a motor school in Bantry, which is fantastic. Will the RSA work with the Department of education to make the theory test part of school exams to teach students because 99% of them are going to drive anyway? Is that something that will be investigated?

Committee on Transport: Driving Test and NCT Delays: RSA (11 Jun 2025)

Michael Collins: I appreciate that. Is there a possibility that the RSA will look into an American licensing agreement? It is a crazy situation. A man told me that he could drive in New York but could not drive in Goleen next week.

Committee on Transport: Driving Test and NCT Delays: RSA (11 Jun 2025)

Michael Collins: I spoke about insurance discs a while ago. The driving testers are saying "No" but they are legitimate.

Committee on Transport: Driving Test and NCT Delays: RSA (11 Jun 2025)

Michael Collins: I would love the witnesses' email addresses if they do not mind. On overtime for driving testers, is the RSA looking at weekends, bank holidays, evenings or nights?

Committee on Transport: Driving Test and NCT Delays: RSA (11 Jun 2025)

Michael Collins: On driving instructors-----

Committee on Transport: Driving Test and NCT Delays: RSA (11 Jun 2025)

Michael Collins: Yes.

Committee on Transport: Driving Test and NCT Delays: RSA (11 Jun 2025)

Michael Collins: People must drive at night at the same time.

Committee on Transport: Driving Test and NCT Delays: RSA (11 Jun 2025)

Michael Collins: I will raise one more thing. Is the RSA looking at allowing driving instructors to be driving testers in different areas from those where they instruct?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Jun 2025)

Michael Collins: We need statements on education. Primary schools are going through a serious crisis. I met with representatives of the INTO last week, as others probably did too. We need to look at class sizes, but the capitation grant was the big issue. Basically, schools cannot pay the electricity bill. If we cannot at least give them proper funding to allow them to continue their proper functions as...

Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (17 Jun 2025)

Michael Collins: Local property tax was set out to be tax for local authorities. I am not totally opposed to any tax as long as it delivers on exactly what it was meant to be. I will outline to the Minister exactly where it did not deliver in County Cork in recent years. A road at Allihies collapsed and there is no longer a lead road into that community. The council does not have money and has basically...

Emergency Action on Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (17 Jun 2025)

Michael Collins: During the election, Independent Ireland said a housing emergency needed to be declared and everyone ran away. Now it seems as though we are rushing through legislation in the Dáil this week in a frantic bid to try to overturn the emergency that is there. There are 15,000 people without homes, which is a huge emergency for those in that dire situation. I am inundated every weekend...

Public Transport Experience: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jun 2025)

Michael Collins: Connecting Ireland is disconnecting quite a number of places, but I do not want to start with a major criticism. There have been great successes in my constituency, Cork South-West, in relation to Ardgroom, Bantry to Sheepshead, Crookhaven, Goleen, Lowertown, Skull to Skibbereen, and Baltimore to Skibbereen, where a second bus has been put on the route is so popular. These are the routes...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Jun 2025)

Michael Collins: The Government yesterday announced the purchase of Citywest, the main hotel and conference centre, at a cost of €148 million. What are the projected running costs? Will the State still be renting the CityArk complex, which has 400-plus rooms, from Tetrarch? The cost per person per night is €84. How much is that per year? Doubling the capacity of the site would mean the...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (18 Jun 2025)

Michael Collins: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on the Bill. The Minister will know I am not a man who is interested in theatrics or Government back-pats, but a Deputy elected by the people of west Cork to speak truthfully and plainly about the reality we face in the absolute failure this emergency RPZ Bill represents. This legislation is not a solution. It is a symptom of a Government chasing...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (18 Jun 2025)

Michael Collins: I will do my best. I cannot do any more.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Jun 2025)

Michael Collins: My constituents are deeply concerned about the proposed closure of Perrott House mental health care facility in Skibbereen, County Cork. This residential care facility, which is staffed for 24 hours, has been home to many long-term residents, providing them with essential programmes like horticulture, music, poetry and art, as well as access to the local library, church and shop in...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Michael Collins: We need a discussion about education, school size, class sizes and the capitation grant. Many schools are under immense pressure. I have been requesting statements in the Dáil. We also need a discussion about immigration and migration with regard to Citywest. I would appreciate if we could find time this week to discuss those issues.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Michael Collins: Jennifer Marley is 88 years of age and has been living in rented accommodation-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Michael Collins: In fairness, I never interfere in anybody else's time for questions. I would appreciate if all Deputies would pay the same respect.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jun 2025)

Michael Collins: Jennifer Marley is 88 years of age and has been living in rented accommodation in Bantry for the past six years. She has received a notice to quit her rented home as the landlord wants to sell. We are frantically trying to get Jennifer a house she can call her own as she is not suited to sheltered accommodation at 88 years of age. Tomorrow, Independent Ireland will put forward a motion...