Results 201-220 of 3,357 for speaker:Michael Collins

Health Service Funding: Motion [Private Members] (24 Oct 2023)

Michael Collins: Sorry. She is over time too.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2023)

Michael Collins: In the context of the budget, the largest cohort to suffer is working men and women. That is the way they feel. Some people have said to me that if they stayed at home and were on welfare they would come out a hell of a lot better off than they would than if they were working hard every day of the week. They are being hit in every which way with fuel increases and VAT increases for...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2023)

Michael Collins: I understand. Last year, Cancer Connect in west Cork was promised at least €50,000. The service has delivered for the people of this country on many fronts over the past number of years and has received no funding from the Government. I was in Lisheen a number of weeks ago, which is raising tens of thousands of euro so the service can operate in a voluntary capacity. Where is the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Early Childhood Care and Education (24 Oct 2023)

Michael Collins: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. The strike is not going to go ahead on Thursday, but there will be a collection of signatures, petitions and so on. However, the clock is ticking because there is going to be a strike on 1 January. At least now there is a chance for the Minister to wake up to this very serious situation. After the next couple of weeks, the clock will start...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Early Childhood Care and Education (24 Oct 2023)

Michael Collins: This is nothing personal, but I am disappointed. The Minister of State has responsibility for mental health and the elderly. My question relates to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and it is probably no wonder that the Minister, Deputy Roderic O'Gorman, is not present given the respect he has shown to date for people in early childcare. The way they...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Oct 2023)

Michael Collins: Flooding in the past few days has left many parts of County Cork devastated. People's homes and businesses and roads have been destroyed. Areas such as Glandore, Rosscarbery, Clonakilty and Castletownbere have been badly hit once again. Areas such as Midleton, I was told this morning, are like a disaster zone, with a shortage of professional help from anyone, leaving locals having to do...

Middle East and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Statements (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Michael Collins: In the week of the devastating Hamas attack on Israel, which occurred on Saturday, 7 October, we found ourselves confronted with the grim reality of more than 260 innocent festivalgoers, including women, children and the elderly, who tragically lost their lives. Additionally, more than 199 Israelis, including an 85-year-old woman, were taken hostage in Gaza. The death toll surpassed 1,400,...

Trends in Mortality and Estimates of Excess Mortality: Statements (18 Oct 2023)

Michael Collins: In recent times, Ireland has seen a remarkable demographic shift, with a 22% increase in the number of individuals aged 65 and over between 2016 and 2022, significantly impacting mortality rates, considering that most deaths occur among older age groups. This demographic change likely contributed to a higher absolute number of deaths. Disturbingly, Ireland has recorded excess all-cause...

Driving Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (18 Oct 2023)

Michael Collins: I move: That Dáil Éireann: acknowledges that: — motorists in certain regions of the country are currently facing waiting times of nearly a year to sit their driving tests, as reported in the latest data from the Road Safety Authority (RSA); — figures released at the end of August highlight significant delays in nearly every driving test centre nationwide,...

Funding for Persons with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (17 Oct 2023)

Michael Collins: The budget came up short on many fronts but nowhere more importantly than in falling short in the funding for disabilities. Only last night, in the dying seconds, our country avoided a strike by section 39 workers who mainly work with people with disabilities. I recently met representatives of the Irish Wheelchair Association in Clonakilty, both workers and users. I also met people working...

Final Report of the Independent Scoping Exercise into the Circumstances surrounding the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell: Statements (17 Oct 2023)

Michael Collins: I want to start by welcoming the family of Shane O'Farrell here today. I offer my deepest sympathies to the family, who have gone through what is a tragic situation and a tragic story. The tragic story of Shane O'Farrell's untimely death in a hit-and-run in 2011 serves as a powerful example of a family's unwavering pursuit of justice. Shane's life was cut short by Zigimantas Gridziuska, a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (17 Oct 2023)

Michael Collins: 533. To ask the Minister for Health when the school dentist (details supplied) in the Mizen Medical Centre will be replaced; if this position has been advertised; when the service is likely to resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44871/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Pensions (17 Oct 2023)

Michael Collins: 598. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify a pension query for a person (details supplied). [45190/23]

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2023)

Michael Collins: The Taoiseach and Tánaiste spoke today about the Opposition giving out about the budget before it was announced. The funny thing is this is one of the most leaked budgets in the history of the State. It is a common practice now. We all knew most of the details of the budget beforehand, so it was easy for us to criticise it if there were criticisms to be made, and there were. There...

Financial Resolution No. 3: Tobacco Products Tax (10 Oct 2023)

Michael Collins: I will not agree to the proposed increase in the price of cigarettes. Thankfully, I am not a smoker, although some of my family are and I wish to God they were not. Smoking is a relaxant for some people, whether we like that or not, and this increase is just a tax grab for the Government because it is not investing any money back into education to try to get to the root of the problem. It...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax (10 Oct 2023)

Michael Collins: That will not do you any good.

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax (10 Oct 2023)

Michael Collins: I support Sinn Féin's amendment. It is difficult to find where I could support the Labour Party amendment because it is in favour of carbon tax, crucifying the people of this country for the past number of years.

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax (10 Oct 2023)

Michael Collins: It is astonishing that they want to talk about decreasing the price of fuel now, all of a sudden. They are very sympathetic to the people now. We have an economic crisis as far as people are concerned. The Minister has not shown any respect or leeway to alleviate that concern. The price of fuel at the pumps is phenomenal and the people of rural Ireland have no choice. There are 2.2...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Budget Statement 2024 (10 Oct 2023)

Michael Collins: Like many recent budgets, this budget became the most leaked budget in the history of the State. It reminds me of the old bucket you would have long ago for milking cows. It would be leaking at the bottom, so all the milk would be gone out of it, but the Government is only leaking the good news. It leaked all of that over the past few months, and particularly the last few weeks, to give...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (10 Oct 2023)

Michael Collins: 275. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way planning permission is granted; if the case of a development (details supplied) will be investigated and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43710/23]