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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid Provision (5 Mar 2019)

Niall Collins: 123. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the situation in Yemen; the way in which the additional €5 million announced will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10669/19]

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Niall Collins: ...the Chartered Accountants Ireland, AIB, or any of these non-governmental agencies which are carrying out these surveys which are independent, attest to the fact that business just has not performed. Only 5% of the Brexit loan scheme has been sanctioned and the €25 million allocation for the Brexit loan scheme for farmers announced in budget 2018 has still not opened. I also want to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the UK from the EU on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (14 Feb 2019)

Niall Collins: ...has been engaging with industry and SMEs on an ongoing basis, but it is very worrying that only 8% of SMEs have plans in place. That is backed up by take-up of the various funds that were put in place. Only 5% of the €300 million set aside for the Brexit loan scheme has been sanctioned to date and the Brexit loan scheme for farmers and fishermen announced in October and to which...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Foreign Policy (6 Feb 2019)

Niall Collins: ...and transparent elections? That is the key to resolving the issue. Has the Government taken any decision or had any discussion on providing humanitarian aid for the people of Venezuela? Germany recently pledged €5 million when Angela Merkel announced Germany's position in support of Juan Guaidó. Will the Government definitively outline its position on humanitarian aid? In...

Companies (Statutory Audits) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jan 2018)

Niall Collins: ...unnecessary administrative burden on the SME sector when the Government should be doing all it can to reduce the cost of doing business in Ireland. SMEs are the backbone of the domestic economy, with nearly 1 million people employed in approximately 238,000 active enterprises. Some 92% of all SMEs are micro-enterprises, having fewer than ten employees. The Government has turned a blind...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (14 Dec 2017)

Niall Collins: 133. To ask the Minister for Finance the full year cost of increasing the lifetime limit for CGT entrepreneur relief to €1 million, €5 million, €10 million and €15 million, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54125/17]

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest: Statements (29 Jun 2017)

Niall Collins: ...because of the problem detailed above and partly due to a lack of beds in the hospital itself. 3. There are 46 GPs in our West Limerick Shannondoc area. Of those 46, at least 11 will be retiring in the next 5 years. There are NO GPs to replace them. We currently struggle to find locums to cover holidays and have zero chance of finding anyone in case of illness or other emergency. My...

Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (28 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: ...around 920,000 people nationwide, to avail of the knowledge development box, KDB, taxation scheme on profits relating to research and development activities, with a reduced corporation tax rate of 6.25%. The Bill also extends the KDB definition of intellectual property beyond patents and copyrighted software to what has been referred as the IP equivalent to a patentable invention....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Gangland Crime (17 May 2016)

Niall Collins: As the Minister knows, gangland crime is impacting hugely on the city. We discussed it last week in the Dáil. The budget the Minister announced in February was of the order of €5 million. Can the Minister give the House some indiction of how much, if any, of that sum has been drawn down because there are conflicting reports in the media on that matter? Has the Minister...

Direct Provision for Asylum Seekers: Motion [Private Members] (30 Sep 2014)

Niall Collins: ...and Equality. Although there have been reductions in expenditure, in what I assume is in line with declining numbers in direct provision centres over the past five years, the State still spends over €50 million on accommodation costs for this system. The legal costs per year still exceed €6 million, with judicial review alone costing approximately €2.2 million this...

Cannabis Regulation: Motion [Private Members] (5 Nov 2013)

Niall Collins: ...forward by advocates of the Bill point out the grave problems that alcohol abuse has inflicted upon Irish life. Undoubtedly, our collective national drink problem costs the Irish taxpayer hundreds of millions of euro per annum in health and security costs. By contrast, proponents of legalisation claim that cannabis has no such drawbacks. However, this is ultimately an argument in favour...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (30 Apr 2013)

Niall Collins: ...financial difficulty will be further compounded by the impact of this Bill. Statistics published by the Central Bank on 7 March indicate that, of the 792,096 mortgages for primary residences, 143,851 were in arrears on 31 December 2012, with 94,488 - 11.9% - more than 90 days in arrears. This 90 days plus figure represents an 11.5% increase on the end of quarter three in 2012. A further...

Local Government (Household Charge) (Repeal) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (19 Jun 2012)

Niall Collins: ...it was presented. We did so because as a charge or a taxation, it did not meet two fundamental criteria. It was neither equitable nor collectible. Tonight the classic example was given of the millionaire versus the pensioner when it comes to how equitable the charge is. A wealthy person will pay the same charge of €100 as someone in negative equity with mortgage arrears and other...

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)

Niall Collins: ...public just as any Member on the Government side of the House was so elected. It is not a democratic stance to question anybody's legitimate mandate. On the motion, HSE west has had a reduction of 5% in its budget. What has the Minister of State got against the people of Limerick and the mid-west? Deputy O'Donnell addressed local issues and I, too, will address these areas. Our share...

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2012: Second Stage (22 Feb 2012)

Niall Collins: ...legislative basis to the increases in motor tax rates and trade plate licences contained in the December budget. The Bill increases the motor tax rates for vehicles in CO2 bands A and B by 54% and 44%, respectively. For all other vehicles, except for certain exempted vehicles, and trade plate licences, the increase is 7.5%. This is the first increase in motor tax since 2008 and has been...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (23 Jun 2009)

Niall Collins: Question 427: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason Sustainable Energy Ireland are insisting on contractors having insurance indemnity of €5 million; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many contractors wishing to register with SEI have insurance indemnity of €1.5 million and are being refused work by SEI on this basis; if he will...