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Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (31 May 2023)

Michael Collins: Sorry.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (31 May 2023)

Michael Collins: I could not get it.

Nature Restoration Law and Irish Agriculture: Statements (31 May 2023)

Michael Collins: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle, on a point of clarification, the Minister of State used my name inside in the Dáil on private information she must have got only from her husband. I am not an organic farmer.

Nature Restoration Law and Irish Agriculture: Statements (31 May 2023)

Michael Collins: I ask her to correct the record of the Dáil, please.

Nature Restoration Law and Irish Agriculture: Statements (31 May 2023)

Michael Collins: Excuse me. I have to correct it because the Minister of State-----

Nature Restoration Law and Irish Agriculture: Statements (31 May 2023)

Michael Collins: And correct it both times. She should check the records; I am not. The only way she knows this is that previously, when I was, her husband inspected my farm.

Nature Restoration Law and Irish Agriculture: Statements (31 May 2023)

Michael Collins: She is using that private information from The Organic Trust-----

Nature Restoration Law and Irish Agriculture: Statements (31 May 2023)

Michael Collins: -----to point the finger at me.

Nature Restoration Law and Irish Agriculture: Statements (31 May 2023)

Michael Collins: I call on the Minister of State to prove to me what she said is right.

Nature Restoration Law and Irish Agriculture: Statements (31 May 2023)

Michael Collins: This lady has spread mistruths inside in the Dáil.

Nature Restoration Law and Irish Agriculture: Statements (31 May 2023)

Michael Collins: I have every right to question what has been a total mistruth.

Nature Restoration Law and Irish Agriculture: Statements (31 May 2023)

Michael Collins: Will she withdraw what she said, "Yes" or "No"?

Nature Restoration Law and Irish Agriculture: Statements (31 May 2023)

Michael Collins: Will she withdraw it?

Nature Restoration Law and Irish Agriculture: Statements (31 May 2023)

Michael Collins: The attack on agriculture and farmers in this country by successive Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael Governments is relentless. It was bad enough until they brought the Greens on board and there has been a complete sellout of agriculture in this country. I attended a farmers' meeting recently where a farmer said to me that the attack by Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, the Greens, Social...

Home Ownership: Motion [Private Members] (31 May 2023)

Michael Collins: Last week's homelessness figures proved that the Government had no right to lift the eviction ban. It was something I very strongly opposed and we now have full proof that things are going to get worse. We know it is going to get worse. Buying a house has never been an easy process but it has now become so difficult that the average age of a first-time buyer is now 34. It is no wonder...

Respite Care Services: Motion [Private Members] (30 May 2023)

Michael Collins: I beg the Ceann Comhairle's indulgence for a couple of seconds, as I wish to pass on my condolences to Ms Vera Twomey and her family on the death of her daughter, Ava, over the weekend. Vera fought a brave battle for her daughter. Many of us fought that battle with her. She put her blood, sweat and tears into fighting for her daughter's life. Sadly, Ava has passed away. I have stayed...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2023)

Michael Collins: The condition of roads in west Cork is in an appalling state. As we head into June, I have people from Castletownbere, Skibbereen, Clonakilty, Bandon and Schull telling me that they have had serious damage done to their cars due to shocking roads. Almost three years ago, Cork County Council carried out an independent report, by the All-Ireland Research Observatory, AIRO. It proved the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2023)

Michael Collins: The front page of the Irish Independenttoday shows it is now evidently clear that for Irish farmers to meet reckless nitrate targets set by Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Green Party, with the support of the Labour Party and the Social Democrats, over 200,000 cows must be culled in Ireland. The only people this is not clear to are those in Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, who will, by...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (30 May 2023)

Michael Collins: 204. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will sanction a derogation regarding a registration requirement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25608/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (30 May 2023)

Michael Collins: 306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when schools will be able to start applying to her Department for funding for their solar panels; if she will outline the process for schools wishing to apply to her Department for this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26222/23]