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

Michael Collins: We are still pursuing it.

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

Michael Collins: I will press it.

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

Michael Collins: We are speaking about signage and our amendment. We are trying to protect our distilleries and our visitor centres. It is the most important thing that this amendment would protect it. There are distilleries in my constituency including one that is being built in Clonakilty and another being developed in Bandon. People are putting hundreds of thousands of their own money into the...

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

Michael Collins: He is not interested, I would say. I know that it is difficult to concentrate for hours. This gentleman with the distillery is located in a high-rise building. He said that if there was a playschool within 200 m, he could not advertise his business. This is someone who is putting hundreds of thousands of euro into this business but cannot advertise if he is within 200 m of a playschool....

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

Michael Collins: I move amendment No. 11:In page 14, to delete lines 18 and 19.

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

Michael Collins: I move amendment No. 12:In page 14, to delete lines 28 and 29.

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

Michael Collins: I am delighted to have an opportunity to contribute. I have been criticised for tabling amendments to this Bill. We live in a democracy. I will keep my discussions on these amendments brief. It is important that the case for them is made. I am trying to reflect what people in my constituency have been saying to me. I meet a lot of people who think this Bill goes a step too far. They...

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

Michael Collins: The Minister has an opportunity to start leading by example by closing the Dáil bar. We should not have a place of drink in our place of work. This would send a message to the whole world, but the Minister will not do it.

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

Michael Collins: I totally oppose any cancer labelling of drink. There are traces of carcinogens in red meat and in smoked salmon. What is next? When one is buying bacon from the butcher, should he have to run out and put a sticker on it saying that one might get cancer if one eats it? The same point can be made in respect of smoked salmon. What are we going to do next? Are we going to eat at all? Are...

Local Government (Restoration of Town Councils) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Sep 2018)

Michael Collins: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak this evening. The previous Government abolished the town council tier of local government. The abolition of the tier which focused on urban centres was clearly a mistake and must be rectified by the restoration of our town councils. I strongly argue for the reintroduction of an urban focus. There is disconnect between the municipal districts...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2018)

Michael Collins: Page 101 of A Programme for a Partnership Government states the Government will reopen a number of Garda stations. Six such reopenings were announced subsequently, one of which was Ballinspittle Garda station in west Cork. I have asked this question repeatedly but will the Taoiseach tell us today when will Ballinspittle Garda station be reopened and be fully manned so as to protect the...

Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2018)

Michael Collins: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on the motion regarding confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. I have pleaded with the Minister time and time again and informed him that immediate action is needed to tackle the housing problem. The majority of those who are becoming homeless are from the private rental sector. We are all too aware that rents are...

Brexit Negotiations: Statements (25 Sep 2018)

Michael Collins: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important topic this evening. Brexit will have many implications for Ireland, some of which we can predict and others we cannot. One thing that is sure is that there will be many challenges ahead for Ireland and it is vital that during the Brexit negotiations we steer through these waters with a clear vision of what Brexit will mean to Ireland. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Scheme: Discussion (25 Sep 2018)

Michael Collins: I thank the Chair. Much of what I have to say has already been said. At the beginning of September, I was inundated with calls from constituents right across from Bandon to Bantry, from people in Kilcrohane trying to get to school in Schull and from people in Coomhola trying to get into Bantry. It is terrible when parents who have two children on a bus are told their third child will not...

Central Bank (National Claims Information Database) Bill 2018: Second Stage (20 Sep 2018)

Michael Collins: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Central Bank (National Claims Information Database) Bill 2018. It comes from one of the recommendations of the cost of insurance working group which urged the setting up of a national claims information database. We are all too well aware of the crippling insurance costs experienced by anyone with car, home, farm, business and even pet insurance....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Sep 2018)

Michael Collins: Rural-proofing of all Government policies was promised in the programme for Government. It was our understanding that rural-proofing was meant to be a commitment by this Government to review and examine all Government policies to ensure that they do not disadvantage rural areas. The Tánaiste has misled the people, especially those living in rural Ireland. In the past two weeks I have...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Sep 2018)

Michael Collins: They are on the minimum wage. Postmasters are not being given a choice.

Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (19 Sep 2018)

Michael Collins: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate and I thank Deputy Daly for her work on the Bill. The purpose of the amendments is to clarify, modernise and strengthen the legal powers of coroners regarding the reporting of deaths and the conduct of post mortem examination and inquests. I support that going forward. The death of a loved one can be a deeply distressing time....

Future of the Post Office Network: Motion (18 Sep 2018)

Michael Collins: I had hoped the Government had learned from the errors of its predecessor but the fact that we are here tonight fighting to save our post offices shows that nothing has changed. I have seen five post offices targeted for closure in my west Cork constituency, including a three-generation post office in Allihies, which will close in January, Drinagh post office, which will close in October,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Michael Collins: At the outset, the Minister thanked postmasters and postmistresses. He is correct; we need to thank them. Nobody has been listening to them, however, for many years now. I have been trying to listen to them, and I have been speaking to them one by one. Many of them in rural Ireland are living on the minimum wage. Does anyone realise that? Does the Minister realise that? Does Mr....