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Home Help Service Provision: Statements (12 Jun 2019)

Michael Collins: That occurred in Cork South-West, the constituency the Minister of State represents. I have received many similar letters in the past two weeks by people who seeking home help hours. Is the Minister of State indicating that letter to which I refer, which was sent by the HSE, is incorrect?

Home Help Service Provision: Statements (12 Jun 2019)

Michael Collins: This is a disgrace. The Minister of State is questioning what I have-----

Home Help Service Provision: Statements (12 Jun 2019)

Michael Collins: Has a letter been sent to public health nurses stating that there is an embargo and asking them to cut home help hours? The letter to which I refer is clear; it issued last week to a person who is in a hospital bed and whose family is trying to get the person home. I have no problem deleting the names of the parties involved and sending a copy to the Minister of State. The letter was...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jun 2019)

Michael Collins: On page 59 of the programme for Government, the Government promised to update the national eye care plan. The HSE has confirmed, however, that at the end of 2018 in the south west approximately 5,000 people were waiting for ophthalmology treatment, some 3,126 of whom had been waiting more than 12 months. In a report on ophthalmology released today it is stated that it is taking up to 60...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jun 2019)

Michael Collins: Many clinics in the UK are simply a clean room which is fully equipped and staffed. That is how simply this crisis can be resolved.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ship Disposal (13 Jun 2019)

Michael Collins: 182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a matter relating to an abandoned trawler at a location (details supplied) will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24662/19]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jun 2019)

Michael Collins: During the local elections the Government announced €100,000 million for beef farmers. Those beef and suckler farmers have had a horrendous time during the past years. There have been huge drops in family farm incomes. Last week the Minister of State, Deputy Doyle, said that there would be a roll-out of the €100 million following discussions with farming organisations. Will...

National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Jun 2019)

Michael Collins: I support this Bill and commend Sinn Féin on bringing it forward. It will make a great difference for all hospitality workers in Ireland. It will give them a legal right to their tips and all restaurants would be required to introduce a system which fairly distributes tips among staff. Up to now many felt that there was a wrong being done to workers in this sector. There is no doubt...

National Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jun 2019)

Michael Collins: A few weeks ago, on "Liveline", many brave women spoke out about their harrowing experiences of Ireland’s maternity services, past and present, and how they had felt let down by the system. No woman should ever have to suffer in such a manner and what happened should never be allowed to happen again. We need to work towards making our maternity care safer. We are fortunate to have...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Collins: The programme for Government promised: "We will work with the pig industry stakeholder group to enhance areas such as food safety, quality, animal welfare and environmental sustainability." The pigmeat industry has gone through numerous bad years. It accepts it has turned a corner and many pig producers are looking at brighter futures. Their one major concern, however, is African swine...

Home Help: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Collins: The Irish Timesreports that the HSE has proposed cuts to home care packages. Correspondence between the Department of Health and the HSE outlines savings of the order of €500 million in 2019. The Minister insists that any savings will not impact front-line services but Members should mark my words that a €500 million cut in health will definitely affect them. Ireland has an...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Jun 2019)

Michael Collins: Page 69 of the programme for Government states that the Government is committed to conducting an evidence-based review of the current status of implementation of international best practice in the area of mental health. This has not happened in the Bantry centre for mental health and recovery, which has a major staffing crisis. A recent report by the Mental Health Commission found that the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Jun 2019)

Michael Collins: Is the HSE offering positions to nurses who are about to qualify this year, as the HSE needs to recruit nursing staff immediately for a very seriously overstretched Bantry centre for mental health?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Jun 2019)

Michael Collins: The programme for Government-----

CervicalCheck Tribunal Bill 2019: Second Stage (26 Jun 2019)

Michael Collins: Vicky Phelan is a brave woman. She will go down in history as a woman who changed the lives of many other women for the better. She fought tirelessly for her rights and the rights of other women. It is a disgrace that this brave woman was dragged through the courts while terminally ill to fight for her right to the truth. She bravely resisted all attempts to get her to agree to a gagging...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jun 2019)

Michael Collins: In the programme for Government it was promised to reopen six Garda stations to redress some of the damage done by the previous Fine Gael-Labour Party Government through Garda station closures. In February Fine Gael MEPs, Oireachtas Members and local councillors were falling over themselves in Bandon, County Cork following the Minister’s announcement that Ballinspittle Garda station...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2019)

Michael Collins: Following on from the restrictions to the home care service announced recently, another elderly care support will be restricted as the number of transitional care beds is to be capped. The restrictions to the transitional care beds together with the restrictions to the home help services are another attack on the elderly and will lead to delayed discharges and longer emergency department...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2019)

Michael Collins: This is penny wise and pound foolish. With these types of decisions, it is little wonder the HSE is off budget. Will the Government reverse these restrictions immediately and treat older people with the respect that they are entitled to?

Mental Health Services Reports: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2019)

Michael Collins: Mental health services in west Cork for young and old people leave much to be desired. Only last week, I broke a story I had known about for some time. It concerned our mental health facility known as the centre for mental health care and recovery in Bantry. It is an acute admission unit, which services the west Cork population of more than 50,000 people. The service also has a community...

EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement: Statements (3 Jul 2019)

Michael Collins: In its programme for Government this Government promised to ensure the national interest would be protected in any future trade discussions with a particular focus on beef and safety standards. This Government has failed on both counts in the Mercosur deal which looks like it will allow 99,000 tonnes of beef into the EU each year from the Mercosur countries. My concern is that if we use...