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

Michael Collins: The Taoiseach asked me a question and I gave an answer.

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

Michael Collins: I am not saying it is not. We have failed the people.

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

Michael Collins: We have failed them. There are 90-year-olds having to go to Northern Ireland.

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

Michael Collins: It is not happening.

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

Michael Collins: It is not a laughing matter. They are going blind on the Taoiseach's watch. That is the second time that he has laughed. People are not happy about that. There are people from Dublin Hill, Cork, Kanturk, Macroom and all over parts of Kerry frantically heading to Belfast. One of these is a 36 year old woman, Maeve, from the Taoiseach's constituency. She has allowed me to use her name....

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

Michael Collins: And God bless him, if he did.

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

Michael Collins: The Taoiseach should look after his constituents.

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

Michael Collins: I want to concentrate on the many who suffer from massive pain in this country, whether it be from hip or knee, or the pain and worry of losing eyesight and being in need of a cataract operation. The cataract operation is a 20-minute procedure for which many people in Cork and Kerry have been waiting for five years. For many of these, the cross-border directive has been a game changer in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Archaeological Sites (6 Oct 2020)

Michael Collins: 348. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will support the application for funding under the community monument fund for Togher Castle, Dunmanway, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28540/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Covid-19 on the Agriculture Sector and Priorities for CAP and Brexit: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Oct 2020)

Michael Collins: I wish the Chairman and Vice Chairman the very best in their new roles. I am delighted to welcome the Minister to the committee and to wish him well in his brief. I have several issues to raise. We have a new Government which we are told is a green Government. My first question relates to the organic sector and the fact that organic farming is, in effect, closed to small farmers. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Covid-19 on the Agriculture Sector and Priorities for CAP and Brexit: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Oct 2020)

Michael Collins: I thank the Minister for the replies. There have been many questions, in fairness, and I appreciate that he got through nearly all of them. There has been mention of the new Common Agricultural Policy but is there any possibility we might have a new LEADER programme? Over the past couple of years this has been a disaster, to say the least, in comparison with what we had in previous...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Oct 2020)

Michael Collins: A few days ago, the Taoiseach mentioned the possibility of addressing rising numbers of Covid cases in four named cities on a citywide rather than a countywide basis, which I fully understand. In one electoral area in west Cork we have had fewer than five cases in the past 14 days. As this is based on per 100,000 population and the population of the local electoral area is fewer than 25,000...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (1 Oct 2020)

Michael Collins: 183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a grant or scheme is available to schools to help with the purchase of yard equipment, for example, playground equipment; if funding is available under the CLÁR programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27960/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (1 Oct 2020)

Michael Collins: 239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27957/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Charges (1 Oct 2020)

Michael Collins: 257. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the reduction in prescription charges in budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27958/20]

Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Sep 2020)

Michael Collins: I will be speaking to the amendment once again. I will be pointing out to Deputies Boyd Barrett and Connolly that the whole point of the amendment tabled by Deputy Fitzmaurice is that we would speed up the appeals; it is not that we would not have appeals. Many appeals are quite questionable, but that is not what his amendment is for. It is clear what his amendment is for. It is to speed...

Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Sep 2020)

Michael Collins: It looks as though the Minister of State is going to reject every amendment proposed tonight. She did that in the Seanad, where she rejected all but one or two. She has her own agenda. I spoke to her in a call on Zoom last week. While I welcomed the Bill, it was weak. That is fair. It was put before us and we had the opportunity to put down amendments, which now she will reject one by...

Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Sep 2020)

Michael Collins: I fully support Deputy Fitzmaurice's amendment and reject everything Deputy Boyd Barrett has said. He assumes that we in rural Ireland love to butcher trees and never plant them. That is totally wrong. It is unfortunate. The Deputy needs to spend a little bit more time in rural Ireland. I know he comes to west Cork sometimes. I will take him for a spin the next time he is down there and...

Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Sep 2020)

Michael Collins: I wish the Minister of State the very best in her new position. Some 12,000 jobs are at risk, all in rural Ireland. Forestry and timber are critical for anyone who cares about rural development and rural jobs. There are 500 jobs on the line in GP Wood in Enniskeane and its associated companies, where hours are being reduced next month. Forestry is an industry worth €2.3 billion....

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Business of Special Committee (30 Sep 2020)

Michael Collins: I thank the witnesses for being with us today. My first question is open to answer by anybody on the panel. Earlier, Deputy Mick Barry touched on an interesting scenario. I live in the constituency of Cork South-West, which has a geographical spread of 150 km, which is massive. As Cork is far bigger than any other county in Ireland, surely it has to be looked at differently. I heard...