Results 61-80 of 3,628 for speaker:Michael Collins

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Mar 2025)

Michael Collins: The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association, the ICSA and the Irish Rural Association are today protesting about GAEC 2 at Agriculture House. If this is not stopped, it will mean more regulations acting against Irish farmers. They need an urgent meeting with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Instead of giving these genuine farmers debate time today, I am asking the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (4 Mar 2025)

Michael Collins: 188. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will expedite a passport for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9303/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (4 Mar 2025)

Michael Collins: 246. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to expedite a driving test for a person (details supplied). [9229/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Inquiries (4 Mar 2025)

Michael Collins: 352. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the case for reassignment of funds (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9461/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (4 Mar 2025)

Michael Collins: 364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for emergency works for a school (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9125/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (4 Mar 2025)

Michael Collins: 436. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason a person (details supplied) was removed from a housing list. [9124/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (4 Mar 2025)

Michael Collins: 688. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the number of unborn babies who have survived the abortion procedure since the enactment of the abortion law in January 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9283/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (4 Mar 2025)

Michael Collins: 701. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2207 of 23 July 2024, which states that "the HSE is currently working to define quality measures and implement data collection mechanisms for termination of pregnancy nationally", if she will provide specific information on the steps being taken by the responsible group within the HSE to improve and implement accurate...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (4 Mar 2025)

Michael Collins: 702. To ask the Minister for Health the number and severity scale of all incidents recorded in the national incident management system (NIMS) for women who obtained a medical abortion and who were subsequently found to have an ectopic pregnancy, including the NIMS search criteria used; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9430/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Feb 2025)

Michael Collins: Yesterday's meeting of the Dáil reform committee was a staged set event by Government politicians present. My understanding was we would all put forward proposals, which we did as well as the Government did, then discuss them, iron out what issues we had and draw up an agreement, but instead of Dáil reform being Dáil reform, last night it became Dáil dictate with the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Feb 2025)

Michael Collins: Taoiseach, I have always advocated for the rights of Irish fishermen whose quotas have been decimated over the years with 25% lost after Brexit and no recovery of quota since. Irish boats have, for generations, fished Rockall but in 2021, the Scottish Government claimed the rock and a 12 mile limit around it. Has the Irish Government conceded the ownership of Rockall to the UK? If not,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (26 Feb 2025)

Michael Collins: 76. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a bus service in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8212/25]

Driver Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2025)

Michael Collins: In August 2024, a headline in one of the newspapers stated that the longest waiting time for a driving test was 22 weeks. However, six months later, 22 weeks is now likely the shortest waiting time. During the Thirty-third Dáil, I spoke 11 times about the lengthy waiting times for driving tests. Now, in the Thirty-fourth Dáil, we are making no progress. The solution is clear....

Disability: Statements (25 Feb 2025)

Michael Collins: Last week it was reported that more than 14,000 children are waiting for an assessment of need. As is the same with everybody else I am sure, one of our constituents has a son who was diagnosed with a moderate intellectual disability and had an assessment of needs conducted in 2016. The family was informed he required psychological, speech and language, and occupational therapy but he has...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Feb 2025)

Michael Collins: We need a proper debate in the Dáil this week about damage caused by flooding in Ireland, especially in the past week, particularly in County Cork. The community in Ballinascarthy was flooded once again for the second time in two months, as was Dunmanway and Halfway. The River Bride also flooded in Blackpool. The main cause of this flooding is the lack of rivers being cleaned. They...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Feb 2025)

Michael Collins: -----confident that efforts are being made to make sure that something like this will not happen again?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (25 Feb 2025)

Michael Collins: 293. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a person (details supplied) will receive a driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8142/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (25 Feb 2025)

Michael Collins: 393. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of an appeal for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7217/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Feb 2025)

Michael Collins: Bus Éireann provides a once-daily service in west Cork from Goleen to Cork city. It leaves Goleen village at approximately 7.50 a.m and returns in the evening at 7 o'clock. Recently, Local Link Cork started a new three times daily in and out service in the Goleen area to Skibbereen, which is more than welcome. The only problem is doubts have now started to emerge that Bus Éireann...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Feb 2025)

Michael Collins: I thank the Minister. I raised three issues within Uisce Éireann. Regarding the generators, there was not even a switchover point in many of the plants that are there at the moment. If there was a switchover point and the emergency struck, they could bring a mobile unit in. Without it, they could not even plug it in. It is an astonishing situation. Apparently there are employees...