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Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Collins: That is what I am talking about. The seven businesses were giving sponsorship and such businesses were great to provide sponsorship to organisations in towns and villages and now they are gone. Unfortunately, in some situations, we are again dependent on alcohol companies to help sponsor local community centres and GAA clubs. Such sponsorship is vitally important. If such sponsorship is...

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Collins: I think phasing out alcohol sponsorship is one step too far. I totally disagree with it. There is a perception in the House that, when people see an advertisement for alcohol, they will turn into a zombie and go drinking for the evening. There are extremes in every walk of life, but 99% of people I know act responsibly. Deputy Shortall said sporting organisations will find alternative...

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Collins: I move amendment No. 20:In page 19, between lines 35 and 36, to insert the following:“(iii) airside travel retail, (iv) a park or open space owned or maintained by a local authority, which is the subject of an Occasional Licence granted under the Intoxicating Liquor Act 1962, while that licence is in operation, or (v) any premises provided it takes the form of directional signage,...

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Collins: Last week, I tried to get clarity on a couple of issues but the Minister said I was only being frivolous, which was to talk down to me. I was only asking an honest question. This is the time to clarify this. The total time I have spent contributing on this issue is 20 minutes and we have a right to speak and put forward amendments. There is no point clarifying matters when the horse has...

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Collins: The Minister will say that has nothing to do with this Bill but if he can take advice from all of those people, he should take it from a lot more. People are going blind on his watch but he has his eyes covered to it.

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Collins: I move amendment No. 19:In page 19, line 34, to delete “or”.

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Collins: I move amendment No. 18:In page 17, to delete lines 14 and 15.

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Collins: I move amendment No. 17:In page 17, to delete line 7 and substitute the following:“products,(a) directional signage, an advertisement, or any other commercial communication, relating to the promotion of a visitor centre owned by a licenced manufacturer of alcohol products which may or may not attach to a premises licensed for the manufacture of alcohol products, (b) special interest...

Housing: Motion [Private Members] (3 Oct 2018)

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Housing: Motion [Private Members] (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Collins: I am grateful to have the opportunity to speak on this motion. While we are all aware of our current housing crisis, what is being done to relieve this ongoing problem? We spend so much of our time in the Dáil discussing housing, but I have had enough discussions on this matter. It is time now for the Government to deliver on its promises and stop believing the illusion that it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mid-Year Review of Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Collins: I thank both Ministers for appearing before the committee today. The Minister of State, Deputy McHugh, said that approximately €700,000 of his budget remains to be spent. This might be an ideal opportunity for him to spend a little more of that budget on education and housing. My constituency has eight islands off the coast of west Cork. People are coming to my constituency clinics...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Oct 2018)

Michael Collins: Today, hundreds of farmers travelled voluntarily from all across the country for a peaceful protest outside Agriculture House to send the simple message that suckler farmers are on their knees. Next Tuesday is D-Day for many suckler farmers. The past 12 months have been horrendous in Irish agriculture, with hard-working farmers experiencing severe pressure. I advised the Minister for...

Civil Liability and Courts (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (2 Oct 2018)

Michael Collins: I am grateful to have the opportunity to contribute to the debate, as it will have an effect on lowering the price of insurance, which I fully support. The purpose of the Bill is that in the future, when a court has dismissed a case on the basis of it being a fraudulent action, it is automatically referred to the DPP. I welcome this change because, currently, our system allows people to get...

Mental Health (Renewal Orders) Bill 2018: Second Stage (2 Oct 2018)

Michael Collins: I am grateful to have the opportunity to speak on this Bill tonight. We fully support its passage through the Dáil. The involuntary detention of people in institutions should be kept to a minimum. I fully support the rights of people with mental health issues. It is important that they are given a voice. I cannot ignore the serious problems in our mental health service. We are...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2018)

Michael Collins: The Taoiseach does not seem to grasp the consequences of this issue for County Cork. Can he tell me the amount of revenue that will be lost to Cork county in the next five to ten years if this plan is implemented? Can he tell me what services will be lost? The mayor of Cork County Council and his colleagues will travel to Dublin on Thursday to try to get an understanding from the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2018)

Michael Collins: The boundary alterations between Cork City Council and Cork County Council have the potential to cause major financial strain for Cork County Council. Report after report was presented to the public in the past few years to try to sell this plan. When others and I read the reports more closely, it was obvious that the plan had the potential to have catastrophic consequences for west Cork...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Sustaining Small Rural Businesses: Irish Local Development Network (27 Sep 2018)

Michael Collins: I thank those who have contributed this morning. It is interesting to hear what has been going on in other communities. Dr. Cooke's story is known the length and breadth of the country. It is a fabulous project. I attended a community council meeting in Goleen in Mizen Head in west Cork last Monday night and we were talking about it, believe it or not, because we had purchased a bit of...

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Michael Collins: That is a lot on a brochure.

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Michael Collins: I asked the Minister some questions that he has not answered.

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Report Stage (26 Sep 2018)

Michael Collins: I asked a question about brochures in distilleries.