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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...

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...

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...

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...

EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement: Statements (3 Jul 2019)

Michael Collins: In its programme for Government this Government promised to ensure the national interest would be protected in any future trade discussions with a particular focus on beef and safety standards. This Government has failed on both counts in the Mercosur deal which looks like it will allow 99,000 tonnes of beef into the EU each year from the Mercosur countries. My concern is that if we use...

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]

Mental Health Services Reports: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2019)

Michael Collins: Mental health services in west Cork for young and old people leave much to be desired. Only last week, I broke a story I had known about for some time. It concerned our mental health facility known as the centre for mental health care and recovery in Bantry. It is an acute admission unit, which services the west Cork population of more than 50,000 people. The service also has a community...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2019)

Michael Collins: Following on from the restrictions to the home care service announced recently, another elderly care support will be restricted as the number of transitional care beds is to be capped. The restrictions to the transitional care beds together with the restrictions to the home help services are another attack on the elderly and will lead to delayed discharges and longer emergency department...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2019)

Michael Collins: This is penny wise and pound foolish. With these types of decisions, it is little wonder the HSE is off budget. Will the Government reverse these restrictions immediately and treat older people with the respect that they are entitled to?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jun 2019)

Michael Collins: In the programme for Government it was promised to reopen six Garda stations to redress some of the damage done by the previous Fine Gael-Labour Party Government through Garda station closures. In February Fine Gael MEPs, Oireachtas Members and local councillors were falling over themselves in Bandon, County Cork following the Minister’s announcement that Ballinspittle Garda station...

CervicalCheck Tribunal Bill 2019: Second Stage (26 Jun 2019)

Michael Collins: Vicky Phelan is a brave woman. She will go down in history as a woman who changed the lives of many other women for the better. She fought tirelessly for her rights and the rights of other women. It is a disgrace that this brave woman was dragged through the courts while terminally ill to fight for her right to the truth. She bravely resisted all attempts to get her to agree to a gagging...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Jun 2019)

Michael Collins: Page 69 of the programme for Government states that the Government is committed to conducting an evidence-based review of the current status of implementation of international best practice in the area of mental health. This has not happened in the Bantry centre for mental health and recovery, which has a major staffing crisis. A recent report by the Mental Health Commission found that the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Jun 2019)

Michael Collins: Is the HSE offering positions to nurses who are about to qualify this year, as the HSE needs to recruit nursing staff immediately for a very seriously overstretched Bantry centre for mental health?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Jun 2019)

Michael Collins: The programme for Government-----

Home Help: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Collins: The Irish Timesreports that the HSE has proposed cuts to home care packages. Correspondence between the Department of Health and the HSE outlines savings of the order of €500 million in 2019. The Minister insists that any savings will not impact front-line services but Members should mark my words that a €500 million cut in health will definitely affect them. Ireland has an...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2019)

Michael Collins: The programme for Government promised: "We will work with the pig industry stakeholder group to enhance areas such as food safety, quality, animal welfare and environmental sustainability." The pigmeat industry has gone through numerous bad years. It accepts it has turned a corner and many pig producers are looking at brighter futures. Their one major concern, however, is African swine...