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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Feb 2019)

Michael Collins: Will the Tánaiste come with me to Bantry tonight to see the crisis on the ground?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Feb 2019)

Michael Collins: I am not.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Feb 2019)

Michael Collins: No. I am being honest.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Michael Collins: I will support the motion of no confidence in the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris. Those across the floor will say, of course, I would, that I am in opposition, but they are wrong. When everyone here were calling on Deputy Fitzgerald to resign in 2017, I did not support that motion. Furthermore, I was the only Deputy in west Cork to make it clear on my local radio station that she had...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Feb 2019)

Michael Collins: Last week the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Deputy Michael Ring, announced more than €60 million for rural communities in the rural regeneration and development fund. When the Taoiseach launched the fund last year he said that it would provide investment and support for rural renewal for suitable projects in towns and villages with a population of less than 10,000....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Feb 2019)

Michael Collins: That was promised to them the last time and they did not get it this time in Cork South-West. Not one brown cent. We are forgotten people in Cork South-West.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Feb 2019)

Michael Collins: I am sorry, Ceann Comhairle, but it is an outrage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Sustaining Small Rural and Community Businesses, Smart Communities and Remote Working: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Michael Collins: I welcome all those who made presentations today and at our last meeting. There were some very interesting presentations. Much of this debate is based on connectivity. If there is no connectivity, particularly broadband but also mobile phone coverage, it is very difficult to run any type of business. It is a major issue in my constituency of Cork South-West. Much of it has to do with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Sustaining Small Rural and Community Businesses, Smart Communities and Remote Working: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Michael Collins: I know that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Sustaining Small Rural and Community Businesses, Smart Communities and Remote Working: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Michael Collins: I want the Minister back before the committee. This issue is very important.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Sustaining Small Rural and Community Businesses, Smart Communities and Remote Working: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Michael Collins: Many of the projects were very similar to those that got off the ground and received funding or continued to receive it. In a rural community, if we do not receive that type of funding, we will not be able to get our feet off the ground. I would love to be able to bring in groups of people like those involved in the Ludgate Hub in Skibbereen, but it cannot live on its own. West Cork needs...

National Children's Hospital: Statements (13 Feb 2019)

Michael Collins: The people of Cork South West elected me to this House. I have spoken to them on this issue and they have told me they are astounded by the carry-on in respect of this children's hospital. I have a number of questions. First, €50 million will be cut from the health budget as a direct result of the overrun on the children's hospital. Does the Minster have an exact breakdown as to...

Nurses, Midwives and Paramedics Strikes: Motion [Private Members] (13 Feb 2019)

Michael Collins: I am pretty certain that if I asked the members of the Government what the weather was like last Thursday, most of them would not be able to tell me. I guarantee them that if one asked the nurses what the weather was like last Thursday, they could tell one exactly. It was a cold, wet day. It shows the character, strength and resilience of our nurses that they stood strong last Thursday...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Feb 2019)

Michael Collins: On page 41 of the programme for Government, under the heading Jobs and Rural Development, it was promised: "As the economy recovers it is essential that the new Government, together with the Oireachtas, puts in place measures to revitalise all of Ireland so that the benefits are felt inside every doorstep and in every community." The reality is that many businesses are facing many...

Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Feb 2019)

Michael Collins: I wish to share time with my Rural Independent Group colleagues.

Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Feb 2019)

Michael Collins: The people of this country are in fury with the overrun in the children's hospital. It is nothing short of a national scandal, above any other in this country. Time and again the same mistakes are being made by this Government and the previous Government, and there is little evidence that the Government has learnt any lessons from previous projects that have run over budget. I refer, for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (7 Feb 2019)

Michael Collins: 32. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress made in the reopening of Ballinspittle Garda station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49979/18]

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (6 Feb 2019)

Michael Collins: The Minister told the Dáil that 4,600 women would need to be tested again, as opposed to the original figure of 6,000. While this slightly lower figure might be spun as good news by him, it is in no way good news or a comfort for the 4,600 women who have to be retested. The Minister stated the vast majority of the 4,600 had been contacted, but the "vast majority" is not enough. Even...

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (6 Feb 2019)

Michael Collins: The CervicalCheck crisis needs to end now and we need to give the women of Ireland the reassurance they deserve.

Children's Rights: Motion [Private Members] (6 Feb 2019)

Michael Collins: The truth hurts.