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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Jul 2019)

Michael Collins: The programme for Government addresses insulation of homes in the section under climate change and the environment. People who receive fuel allowance, and those meeting other criteria, can have their homes insulated under the warmer homes scheme. With just half the year gone, the budget for insulation of homes has been totally used up. This scheme is very important to the people of west...

Cork Mail Centre: Motion [Private Members] (3 Jul 2019)

Michael Collins: I welcome the motion. The decision by An Post to close the Cork mail centre by March 2020 will result in the loss of 240 jobs, which will have a devastating affect on the workers and their families. These staff have been hardworking and loyal and this is how they are being repaid. The Minister, Deputy Bruton, is on record in regard to the need for An Post to be commercially viable. This...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (3 Jul 2019)

Michael Collins: 139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if new apprenticeship programmes developed since 2017 will receive the same allowances for apprentices attending college as apprenticeships developed prior to 2017. [28849/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (3 Jul 2019)

Michael Collins: 140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new apprenticeships developed since 2017. [28850/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (3 Jul 2019)

Michael Collins: 141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices enrolled per apprenticeship programme developed since 2017. [28851/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (3 Jul 2019)

Michael Collins: 142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if equality of allowances will be sought for all apprenticeships in Budget 2020; the estimated cost in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28852/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Schemes (3 Jul 2019)

Michael Collins: 260. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the NBAS31B form has been removed from use by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28401/19]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2019)

Michael Collins: The programme for Government promised a better health service. Parkinson's sufferers in Ireland feel like second-class citizens and they have to suffer silently in a country that ignores their pain. In most European countries, deep brain stimulation operations are offered to Parkinson's sufferers but this vital operation is not available here. In Northern Ireland, there are 31 specialised...

EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement: Statements (Resumed) (9 Jul 2019)

Michael Collins: We have spoken about the 80,000 beef farmers in this country and, on average, they spend approximately €30,000 annually in their local communities. We must bear in mind the major losses that will accrue if we sell ourselves down the swanny. Any deal with Mercosur is a shockingly bad deal for Ireland, including its beef, dairy, poultry and pig farmers. I noted the Minister's comments...

Special Educational Needs: Motion [Private Members] (9 Jul 2019)

Michael Collins: I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak on this motion tonight. It is far too common for issues with special needs education to arise. The assertion from the Proclamation read by our forefathers to cherish all the children of the nation equally is definitely not carried through today. Education is just another aspect that brings unnecessary difficulty in the lives of special needs...

EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion [Private Members] (10 Jul 2019)

Michael Collins: Any Mercosur type deal agreed by this Government will have devastating consequences for Irish farmers, whether beef, dairy, poultry or pig. Today, over 2,000 farmers from west Cork and throughout the country, led by the Irish Beef Plan movement, protested outside the Dáil. Most of them left their wellingtons behind them because many beef farmers know it is all over because the...

Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Bill 2019: Second Stage (10 Jul 2019)

Michael Collins: I am happy to speak briefly on the Bill. I very much welcome some parts of what is in the Bill. Any measures that are introduced to strengthen co-operation between the Garda and general law enforcement should be welcome at all costs. The need for good relations between An Garda Síochána and the Police Service of Northern Ireland is as necessary as ever given the uncertainty that...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh (Atógáil) - Questions on Promised Legislation (Resumed) (11 Jul 2019)

Michael Collins: On page 86 of the programme for Government, the Government promised to support older people in their homes, as well as the home help service. The Health Service Executive, HSE, employee assistance programme provides short-term counselling and support for home help workers who have personal and work-related problems. This is a vital service for home helpers who work long hours, sometimes in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering Standards (11 Jul 2019)

Michael Collins: 691. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all equine slaughter carried out for the human food chain is carried out in accordance with European legislation; if the Food Safety Authority of Ireland is satisfied that this is the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30489/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Safety Standards Regulation (11 Jul 2019)

Michael Collins: 692. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is the food business operator or staff under his remit that have the duty of care to ensure that only the highest quality equine meat enters the human food chain: if he or the food business operator has the ultimate responsibility for ensuring the safety and quality of equine meat entering the human food chain; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Oil Specifications (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Collins: 152. To ask the Minister for Finance the provision made for persons using private pleasure craft such as, boats, sea crafts and so on to access their island homes on a regular basis when the impending changes to the law regarding the use of marked gas or oil or MGO in private pleasure craft is implemented from 1 January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36483/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (6 Sep 2019)

Michael Collins: 1281. To ask the Minister for Health if all primary school children in second, fourth and sixth class receive free dental check-ups under the school dental screening scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36484/19]

Beef Sector: Statements (17 Sep 2019)

Michael Collins: I was elected to this Dáil in 2016 and I have brought up the plight of the beef farmers throughout this country since then and, indeed, before then. We have a crisis mainly because successive Governments protected those inside the factory gates. In doing so, they forgot the man and woman on the farm who put in so much work to put meat on the tables of this country. Since 2016 and...

Beef Sector: Statements (17 Sep 2019)

Michael Collins: I am convinced that a solution can be brought to this crisis by further discussions on many outstanding issues, which I know could take far longer than we might want to consider. There are the issues of 30 months, the control of the offal and many others that these farmers are concerned about. However, to give us any hope of an immediate solution, the Minister needs to put pressure on to...

Offshore Islands: Motion [Private Members] (17 Sep 2019)

Michael Collins: I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak on this motion tonight. I come from the constituency of Cork South-West with its fair share of islands and peninsulas. I support the contents of the Independents 4 Change motion and thank them for bringing this debate forward. The eight islands in west Cork, namely, Heir Island, Bere Island, Sherkin Island, Cape Clear, Whiddy Island,...