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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Mar 2021)

Michael Collins: I completely support Deputy Connolly in what she said. There is and continues to be a great deal of confusion among the public about many of the announcements that have been made. There is now a change to the vaccine roll-out. We are told that we can visit people if we have been vaccinated but we cannot if we have not been vaccinated. People are angered by that. The feedback on social...

Children (Amendment) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (31 Mar 2021)

Michael Collins: The objectives of the original Bill are well-meaning. It aims to address the profound negative impact the ruling of the Court of Appeal on this matter is having on grieving parents who are unable to remember their deceased child's death, name or legacy. That is very clear. It aims to give power back to those parents in order that they can remember their children or their family members in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (31 Mar 2021)

Michael Collins: 1119. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to include sativex CBD oil used for the treatment of MS pain and fatigue in the HSE reimbursement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17297/21]

Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: I am sharing time with Deputy Danny Healy-Rae. I have raised numerous concerns in respect of health and Covid-19 and my questions over recent months, week in, week out, are never answered. To co-operate, I email the questions to the Department straight after raising them in the House in the expectation of an answer but, as of yet, I have never had an answer from the Minister. He might...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: I welcome the national remote work strategy announced this week. I certainly welcome anything that will help boost the number of people coming back into rural Ireland. There is a planning issue in this regard that needs to be addressed. People come to, work in and build homes in rural communities. When they apply for planning permission, it is refused. Grounds are being dezoned in...

Prime Time Investigates Programme on Department of Health: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: The "RTÉ Investigates" programme claimed the Department of Health has been secretly using information from private doctor consultations to create dossiers on children with autism who are involved in legal actions against the State and without the knowledge of their parents. As the programme outlined, the information accumulated over time from the private clinical consultations of...

Project Ireland 2040: Motion [Private Members] (1 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: I was one of those who voted against the 2040 plan because I could see the devastation it would cause to rural communities, the stronger focus it would put on the capital and that it would forget about rural regions. Of course, it was railroaded through as a fabulous plan and dream. Another plan for remote working was announced this week. A lot of things are lovely and seem beautiful when...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Proposed Amendments to the Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions: Discussion (14 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: I have been involved with farming organisations down through the years. Coming up to CAP negotiations, I have always considered the smaller farmer, the farmer who is finding it hard to survive. Quite a lot of farmers will say they are finding it hard to survive but the smaller ones certainly are. I listened to Mr. Kelleher speaking along the lines of what I have been saying for years. Many...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Proposed Amendments to the Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions: Discussion (14 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: A lot of the questions I wanted to raise have already been raised, which is fine. The definition of an active farmer has been raised with me quite often. As others have said, there are farmers out there who are growing corn, fodder beet, grass, maize or silage for sale. They deem themselves to be hugely important to the agriculture sector and there are concerns that they will deemed as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Implications of Climate Action Plan for Agricultural Sector: Teagasc (14 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: I will be brief and to the point. I thank our guests for their attendance today. One of them said that without the payments for work in the farm schemes at present, farmers would be working at a loss. I fully agree with that, but I would go a step further. I know many farmers who are on farm schemes and, unfortunately, they are working at a loss. Only for the off-farm income of a partner...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: I thank the Minister and his officials for appearing before the committee. I have a number of questions. The Minister may not be able to answer them all in the time we have allocated, but he might come back to me in writing. This is another blow for the fishermen and fisherwomen in this country. It could not come at a worse time, regardless of when it should have been implemented. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: It was such an interesting line of questioning by Deputy Mac Lochlainn, I might have stepped aside to give him an opportunity to continue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: I have a number of brief questions. I still do not understand the situation with regard to the fishing licence holder. Under this legislation, the fishing licence holder is being forced to retain the penalty points on his or her licence even if the case is cleared in court. No fair or liberal democracy would allow this. How are we going to vote this into place? Do the control agencies...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: I will talk about the changes to Questions on Promised Legislation. I wrote to the Ceann Comhairle and I appreciated his reply explaining the changes are part of a pilot scheme that will go on until the end of the year when it will be discussed again. Our representatives on the Dáil reform committee and the Business Committee have opposed the changes from the beginning. It is an...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: I need to raise the issue of the rural regeneration fund today because there are no funds coming to west Cork again.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: The Taoiseach is going to get away-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: I know that.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: I am opposing the changes here today. I would appreciate it if other Deputies would do the same.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: It will wipe them out. The Green Party is backed by Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Social Democrats.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: This is more of it. It is a cover up again so that we cannot hear the truth.