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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Community Employment Schemes Review (6 Oct 2016)

Michael Collins: 4. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on the effectiveness of the re-entry provisions for the community employment schemes in rural areas and if he will consider implementing separate rural and urban work schemes; when the additional places in the rural social scheme promised in the programme for Government will be allocated; and if the future of the Tús schemes is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Community Employment Schemes Review (6 Oct 2016)

Michael Collins: My questions are on work schemes and their effectiveness in rural communities which are areas where I see serious issues. Will the Minister comment on the effectiveness of the re-entry provisions for the community employment scheme in rural areas? Will he consider a rural and urban CE scheme? 2 o’clock When will additional places in the rural social scheme, promised in the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme Eligibility (6 Oct 2016)

Michael Collins: 24. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he intends to increase participation in the rural social scheme, RSS, to 4,000 participants given that when the rural social scheme was set up in 2004 it was designed for 4,000 participants but participation was capped at 2,600 participants, with 130 supervisors and under the programme for Government it states there will be an increase in the...

Mental Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (5 Oct 2016)

Michael Collins: According to the Healthy Ireland Survey 2015, some 9% of the Irish population over the age of 15 has a probable mental health problem, PMHP, at any one time. This equates to approximately 325,000 people, based on Census 2011 population data. Ireland also has very high rates of suicide. It has the fourth highest rate of suicide among young males and females aged 15-to-19 years across 31...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Procurement Contracts (4 Oct 2016)

Michael Collins: 495. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has established the standard to enable other bovine tag suppliers to compete in the market for the benefit of farmers; and his views on same. [28088/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Procurement Contracts (4 Oct 2016)

Michael Collins: 496. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether having only one supplier of bovine tags is not in keeping with the EU ethos of competition and free market. [28089/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Prices (4 Oct 2016)

Michael Collins: 509. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will issue a suggestion to all co-ops nationwide to pass on the recent increase in global dairy prices to dairy farmers and to ensure that this is reflected immediately in the prices paid for milk by co-ops; and his views in this regard. [28282/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farmers Indebtedness (4 Oct 2016)

Michael Collins: 510. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will request all co-ops to have more forbearance with farmers - dairy, suckler, beef and tillage - in their current plight caused by poor prices, bad weather and other circumstances outside their control; if he will request the co-ops to allow for more flexibility in their billing system in line with farmers income...

Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2016)

Michael Collins: I thank the Tánaiste for her response. I would appreciate her bringing to the direct attention of the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, my proposals on a tax exemption or a spread of payments for taxes to give the farmers an opportunity to survive this year. The Tánaiste knows as well as I that when farmers are affected the whole community is affected. We face many serious...

Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2016)

Michael Collins: Farmers are going through one of the most difficult periods experienced on family farms in many decades. Farm families are at an all-time low. Grain farmers throughout the country have lost their crops and many face ruination this year. The year 2016 is the fourth year in a row that many grain farmers are trading at a loss. I welcome the announcement of the round table meeting of tillage...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Irish Film Board: Chairperson Designate (28 Sep 2016)

Michael Collins: I thank Dr. Doona, Ms McGrath and Ms Heaney for their presentation. I come a rural community on the Mizen peninsula. I have seen the benefits of the Irish Film Board through the filming of "The Runway" and, most recently, "Star Wars" on Brow Head in Crookhaven, which provided an economic boost to a rural community. I urge that that continue because when "Star Wars" or "The Runway" comes...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)

Michael Collins: I want to welcome the councillors from Cavan, Connemara and Meath. Unfortunately, it was too far for the councillors from the west Cork municipal district to make it here. I listened to Councillor Mannion speaking about roads, hospitals and schools. Her comments replicate the concerns of the west Cork municipal district. We have a serious situation with the N71, one of the main routes...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Weight of Schoolbags (16 Sep 2016)

Michael Collins: 390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding school bags. [24524/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (16 Sep 2016)

Michael Collins: 472. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to replace retiring technical officers in the National University of Ireland, Galway (details supplied). [25863/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Leader Programmes Funding (16 Sep 2016)

Michael Collins: 984. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will confirm the public funds originally allocated to each local action group, LAG, for the Leader 2007-2013 programme; the subsequent revisions to these amounts for each LAG in the period; the specific reasons for any such adjustments; the final spend achieved by each LAG, net of disallowances, penalties or ineligible...

Order of Business (19 Jul 2016)

Michael Collins: Last week, there was an announcement of funding for roads. Again, the N71, which is the main west Cork road, and the R586 were excluded from any funding going forward. I ask the Taoiseach to intervene in this issue. It is not a case that it is not happening on a yearly basis or we are not getting funding. It is now a case of not getting funding from decade to decade on the main routes...

Order of Business (19 Jul 2016)

Michael Collins: It is about strategic infrastructure. I would appreciate the Taoiseach's views on the matter.

Order of Business (19 Jul 2016)

Michael Collins: National roads.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Telecommunications Infrastructure (14 Jul 2016)

Michael Collins: I welcome the news of the establishment of this task force but a recent merger of two major mobile phone companies in this country will result in a loss of 880 masts. That is a serious loss, especially in rural communities. I ask that the Minister urge ComReg to step in to stop the taking down of those masts. One company had 1,880 and the other had 1,300, totalling more than 3,100. Now...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Telecommunications Infrastructure (14 Jul 2016)

Michael Collins: I thank the Minister for his response. I look forward to working with the task force or in any other way to help improve mobile phone and broadband coverage. I am strongly of the view that those issues, broadband and mobile phone coverage, should be discussed at the same time as there can be solutions around both areas. I look forward to that happening in the coming months.