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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Oct 2020)

Michael Collins: They will not pay up.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Oct 2020)

Michael Collins: People have no insurance and the humanitarian aid people did not care either.

Post Office Network: Motion [Private Members] (21 Oct 2020)

Michael Collins: I thank the Regional Group, including Deputy Denis Naughten and others, for moving this motion. When the Deputy was a Minister, he was very strong in his approach in trying to save the post office network. We met him once per week and we used to go through many issues. The post office network has been a lifeline for many people in rural Ireland. In my time in the Dáil, I have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Michael Collins: I thank the IFA president and the other IFA representatives for appearing before the committee. I have also spoken with IFA forestry committee member Tadhg Healy on this issue. Mr. Cullinan said that it looks like 1,500 ha will be sown this year. The Government's target is 8,000 ha, so it is massively off its 8,000 ha of forestry to be sown this year. It looks to me as though the objectors...

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2020)

Michael Collins: In this budget, much of the funding for roads – I believe it is €1 billion plus – will be spent around Dublin, but what about funding for roads like the N71, R586 and R585 in west Cork where we are starved for funding? Of all the road projects mentioned in the budget, I see nothing about roads in west Cork, for example, the bypasses for Innishannon and Bandon. Both...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (14 Oct 2020)

Michael Collins: 243. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of citizenship applications by persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30511/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Advisers (14 Oct 2020)

Michael Collins: 291. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of each ministerial adviser, including the specific rate of pay payable to each adviser to him and each Minister of State in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30510/20]

Financial Resolution No. 3: Value Added Tax (13 Oct 2020)

Michael Collins: I spoke about this in my earlier contribution on the budget. I come from the constituency of Cork South-West, where tourism is of the utmost importance, providing 270,000 jobs. Seven or eight months ago, when Covid-19 first struck, I called for a reduction in VAT for the tourism sector to 0%. I got support from other politicians in Cork, some of whom argued it should be reduced to 5%. Now...

Financial Resolution No. 2: Excise - Mineral Oil Tax (13 Oct 2020)

Michael Collins: This is an attack on every mother and father in rural Ireland who take their children to school and work in rural Ireland. It is an attack on every farmer who is using agricultural machinery. It is an attack on every fisherman out on the high seas using fuel. It is an attack on every person who has home heating oil. It is an attack on every lorry driver delivering goods. The Government...

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Budget Statement 2021 (13 Oct 2020)

Michael Collins: There are parts of today's budget which I welcome. For rural Ireland, however, including my constituency of Cork South-West, it is mostly a severe kick in the teeth. In particular, I must talk at length about the carbon tax. It will add €1.51 to the cost of a tank of diesel and €1.30 to the price of a tank of petrol. This budget looks like a Dublin 4 budget which Green Party...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (13 Oct 2020)

Michael Collins: 416. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a visa application for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30263/20]

Covid-19: Statements (8 Oct 2020)

Michael Collins: For many months, I have been calling for rapid testing at airports. I raised the issue again and again with the former Taoiseach, Deputy Varadkar, and the Taoiseach, Deputy Micheál Martin. I have called for rapid testing at airports to try to keep the country open. According to an article published on TheJournal.ie on Wednesday, 7 October, the Minister for Transport, Deputy Ryan,...

Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: An Dara Céim - Official Languages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (8 Oct 2020)

Michael Collins: The Irish language has been spoken on this island since some time in the first millennium BC. It was the primary vernacular until the late 18th century but then experienced a collapse in its population of native speakers, particularly in the second half of the 19th century. Support for the use of the Irish language has consistently been a stated aim of the State since its establishment....

Brexit and Business: Statements (7 Oct 2020)

Michael Collins: Business confidence in Ireland is already among the lowest in the EU. The ongoing impact of Covid-19 and the approaching deadline is a massive cause of concern for small and medium-sized enterprises in Ireland. The details published today in the economic forecasts from the Department of Finance for budget 2021 assume one in seven jobs will be lost this year. I want to talk about...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Oct 2020)

Michael Collins: As the Taoiseach will be aware, farmers are going through an extremely difficult time whether they are dairy, beef or sheep farmers. The price of cattle is at a low figure. Many farmers totally depend on a good price for cattle to survive and basically feed their families and put them through college or simply pay their own bills and put food on the table. Many farmers are advised to...

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment: Motion [Private Members] (7 Oct 2020)

Michael Collins: The pandemic unemployment payment should be fully reinstated and backdated at the higher payment rate for all recipients. The top rate of Covid-19 unemployment payment was reduced in September from €350 to €300 and it is due to be reduced in early in 2021 to €250. The cuts are putting thousands of individuals into poverty. The rate of the payment should be restored for...

Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (6 Oct 2020)

Michael Collins: Ireland has the lowest employment rate for people with disabilities in the EU. It is almost 20% lower than the EU average of 50.8%. Some 27% of the homeless population have a disability, which is double the rate in the general population. More than 1,400 people with disabilities under the age of 65 are inappropriately placed in nursing homes. Services are carrying more than €40...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Oct 2020)

Michael Collins: I thank the Taoiseach, even though some of his reply was a mockery to the people who are struggling with pains and are going blind. The Taoiseach must be well aware of the benefit of the cross-border scheme, as it was on the Fianna Fáil pre-election video, showing what a great benefit it was and how Fianna Fáil got operations for its constituents. Maybe the Taoiseach was outside...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Oct 2020)

Michael Collins: Quite clearly.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Oct 2020)

Michael Collins: It means that other directives and legislation should be put in place already.