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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.

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

Michael Collins: Will distilleries be allowed to have brochures as they have always done? Will they need to have cancer labels on those brochures? I am sorry for coming back in.

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

Michael Collins: I am not being frivolous.

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

Michael Collins: That does not answer the question I asked.

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...