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Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Message to Dáil (11 May 2017)

Michael Collins: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs has considered the following Revised Estimate for public services for the year ending 31 December 2017: Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Development and Co-operation in Border Counties: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2017)

Michael Collins: We are discussing the future of community, social and economic development and co-operation in Border counties with representatives of Co-operation Ireland and the Centre for Cross Border Studies and, later, InterTradeIreland. From Co-operation Ireland I welcome Mr. Peter Sheridan, chief executive officer; Mr. Brian O'Caoindealbhain, research and evaluation officer; and Ms Susan McKay,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Development and Co-operation in Border Counties: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2017)

Michael Collins: I thank Mr. Sheridan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Development and Co-operation in Border Counties: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2017)

Michael Collins: I thank Ms McKay for her contribution. We will hear from the Centre for Cross-Border Studies before moving on to questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Development and Co-operation in Border Counties: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2017)

Michael Collins: I thank the witnesses for enlightening us on the situation that people in the North face. We all face these issues, but in the weeks and months to come we might know further how things are going to work out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Development and Co-operation in Border Counties: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2017)

Michael Collins: I have questions of my own. I am a farmer myself and would think that farmers in the North of Ireland would be extremely worried about what could be coming down the line. Has the UK Government given any assurances? Many farmers are reliant on European aid. What is going to compensate them going forward if we have a situation where Brexit goes through? Much trade moves across the Border....

Topical Issue Debate: Seaweed Harvesting Licences (9 May 2017)

Michael Collins: We do not want to have to be making the case here.

Topical Issue Debate: Seaweed Harvesting Licences (9 May 2017)

Michael Collins: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. Kelp forests are one of the most ecologically dynamic and biologically diverse habitats on the planet. The importance of kelp not only as a habitat but as a food resource for birds and fish has been highlighted by numerous studies. Kelp forests provide a foraging habitat for birds and fish. Kelp habitats are important nursery and refuge grounds...

Topical Issue Debate: Seaweed Harvesting Licences (9 May 2017)

Michael Collins: I wish to discuss the ten year kelp harvest licence issued by the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to BioAtlantis in Tralee to harvest mechanically 753 hectares, or 1,860 acres, of native kelp forest in Bantry Bay in west Cork. The licence that allows BioAtlantis to harvest mechanically vast amounts of kelp in Bantry Bay is experimental and the effects could...

Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (9 May 2017)

Michael Collins: I thank the Ceann Comhairle.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (9 May 2017)

Michael Collins: 160. To ask the Minister for Finance if compensation has been sought by the Government from Malta arising from the unpaid claims of a company (details supplied); if compensation has been sought from Gibraltar arising from the unpaid claims of a company (details supplied); if a strategy is in place to prevent the same from happening again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21928/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Certification (9 May 2017)

Michael Collins: 166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the British construction plant competence scheme is recognised here; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22010/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (9 May 2017)

Michael Collins: 610. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the projects that will be funded from the €3.6 billion earmarked for public transport in the Exchequer capital transport envelope 2016-2021; and the amount that will be used to enhance public transport outside County Dublin and specifically in Cork city and county. [21677/17]

Rural Equality Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 May 2017)

Michael Collins: In its very Title, the Bill acknowledges that rural Ireland is on a lesser footing than urban Ireland. That said, it is a very positive starting point from which to focus on where the inequalities lie and, thereafter, how they can be addressed. I welcome the Rural Equality Bill, which proposes to look at the impact of all legislation which comes before the House in respect of the social and...

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 May 2017)

Michael Collins: Vera Twomey will for a second night sleep outside the Dáil in her fight to get medication for her child and every other person who suffers from the same illness in this country. In an answer to a question some weeks ago the Taoiseach said that for the medication to be legalised in this country it would have to be done through legislation which, in his view, would take some time. He...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Eligibility (4 May 2017)

Michael Collins: 6. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the rationale for the difference in the minimum amount of hectares of tillage needed to apply for the TAMS 2 scheme in comparison to the general TAMS measures; the number of persons that had less than 15 hectares of tillage under the 2016 basic farm scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20875/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (3 May 2017)

Michael Collins: 295. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way in which he envisages the broadband intervention map of the national broadband plan impacting rural Internet service providers; his plans to fill gaps in coverage in outlying areas when rural Internet service providers have been forced out of business in view of the fact that the national broadband plan has not...

Mental Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 May 2017)

Michael Collins: According to the Healthy Ireland Survey 2015, some 10% of the Irish population over the age of 15 has a probable mental health problem at any one time. There is no one in the country who does not have somebody in their lives who has an issue with mental health, whether it be depression, anxiety, stress, alcohol issues and-or drug issues. The Government needs to realise fully its commitments...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (2 May 2017)

Michael Collins: 263. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners publish the figures for uncollected income tax for each previous year and the total amount written off to date by each year; if so, the location this information can be found; if it is subject to audit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19909/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Vehicle Testing (2 May 2017)

Michael Collins: 1256. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the new nitrogen oxide emissions test will be introduced here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19168/17]