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Healthcare Services in the Mid-West Region: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2024)

Michael Collins: That individual is doing his best to make sure that these people have a home and that it is the same home they always had. We have a crisis here that needs to be looked at on a deeper level. It has not been looked at. It has been neglected and is causing major concern in my area.

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (24 Sep 2024)

Michael Collins: The main point of the changes being made in this criminal justice Bill is to address how young people who commit serious crimes like murder are sentenced. Specifically, it deals with the situations where someone commits a crime as a child but is sentenced after they reach the age of 18. We are speaking about the sentencing of young people. I was talking to a mother the other day on the...

Childcare: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2024)

Michael Collins: I fully support Sinn Féin's motion. Childcare is essential for society, aiding children's development and enabling parents to work. Ireland faces a childcare crisis, however, with high costs, limited availability and inadequate support for professionals. This crisis demands urgent reform. Affordable, accessible and reliable childcare is crucial for families and the economy. It...

Mental Health Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Sep 2024)

Michael Collins: It is envisaged the new Mental Health Bill will replace, reform and overhaul the Mental Health Act 2001. The Bill contains over 140 sections and introduces, for the first time, a robust system of registration, regulation and inspection of all mental health services, including community CAMHS. Will this happen, however? Every week, I hold clinics all over west Cork. I know from families,...

CJEU Judgment in Apple State Aid Case: Statements (18 Sep 2024)

Michael Collins: I pay tribute to Apple, which has an incredible workforce of 6,000 - mainly in Cork. This is a big issue today. We praise the company for what it has done for the people. There are many ways this money could be spent. It is a bit like the Bible. We are spreading lots with our clothes. We should look at investment in nursing homes instead of closing them. We should reverse the decision...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2024)

Michael Collins: I thank the Taoiseach for his reply. He said this should never have happened. This is happening on a weekly basis in Cork county and, from what I hear, it is happening on a weekly basis nationally. The Taoiseach needs to step in immediately. Members of the public in Cork county and city, and nationally, deserve nothing less than a seven-day ambulance service that they can access in no...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2024)

Michael Collins: The debacle caused by the National Ambulance Service over the past weekend has to be seriously investigated. The NAS caused fury in counties Cork and Kerry when it announced further reduction of services covering these areas. This effectively was leaving no ambulance cover for the Skibbereen area on Mondays, no service in Castletownbere on Tuesdays, no day service in Clonakilty and Bantry...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (9 Sep 2024)

Michael Collins: 352.To ask the Minister for Finance if it is possible to fund initiatives that encourage skilled Irish professionals, such as builders, teachers, doctors, and nurses, to return to Ireland from abroad by offering a five-year tax relief through the Special Assignee Relief Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35057/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (9 Sep 2024)

Michael Collins: 353.To ask the Minister for Finance if the category of other fermented beverages that is, up to 15% ABV and includes mead will be added to the recent small cider producer excise relief scheme and the small brewery scheme, that have had this for 18 years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35185/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (23 Jul 2024)

Michael Collins: 67.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31181/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (23 Jul 2024)

Michael Collins: 1996.To ask the Minister for Health if a marriage appointment for a couple can be expedited (details supplied). [31010/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (23 Jul 2024)

Michael Collins: 2187.To ask the Minister for Health the reason the salary scale for clinical placement co-ordinators is not fully aligned with that of the clinical nurse manager 2 regarding the long-service increment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31809/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Transport (11 Jul 2024)

Michael Collins: I thank the Minister for her reply but I did not get a reply. The question I asked was will there be a bus service provided for 31 children from Bantry to Schull Community College. The Minister has bamboozled me there with figures but I did not get a reply to the question I asked. I do not know how much time there is but I would really appreciate it if she would concentrate on that when...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Transport (11 Jul 2024)

Michael Collins: There are many other areas about school transport I could remind the Minister of. We have requested a larger bus or two mini buses for students in Larchfield going to Clonakilty. There are also issues in Rath National School and Laragh National School. There are lots of issues out there in relation to transport for children going to school. There are other issues such as Clogagh National...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Transport (11 Jul 2024)

Michael Collins: 65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be extra funding for school transport for the 2024-25 school year. [30880/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Transport (11 Jul 2024)

Michael Collins: We have been pleading with the Department for a long time for an answer for the students who are requesting a bus from Bantry to Schull Community College. Thirty-one children need this bus service. Will the Minister announce today that this bus service will be made available, giving relief to parents and children from the Bantry area?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Jul 2024)

Michael Collins: 194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the construction for the new classroom will commence for a school (details supplied). [30881/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2024)

Michael Collins: I thank our guests for being with us today. If there is an infringement on a farm near me and the EPA is made aware of it, what are the laws? Where does the EPA come into play? Does the EPA apply the fine? Does it communicate with the farmer? What happens?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2024)

Michael Collins: The EPA identifies the problem in the river, the farmers in the surrounds will be notified of the issue and the local authority will try to identify the farm causing the problem. Is that what Mr. Byrne said?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2024)

Michael Collins: I think the witness said earlier that the EPA is the regulator for Uisce Éireann. Is that correct? Yes. What happens if Uisce Éireann breaks the law?