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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Mid-Year Review: Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (2 Oct 2019)

Michael Collins: ...to discuss it. She should have shown some respect to those who were democratically elected by the people but she did not. She overruled them. She does not understand that while she lives in a land where there is tar, chip and plenty of concrete, we live in a rural environment and see the danger every day. Given that mothers try to cut hedges to get their car onto the road safely and be...

Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2019)

Michael Collins: .... There are ways and means of stopping such tactics being used against ordinary people. While we often speak about social housing, nobody is ever worried about social housing on the islands, where there is often little or none. Island life is dying. There are eight islands off the coast of west County Cork but I do not know when funding was last made available for social housing...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2019)

Michael Collins: .... The Government's inaction forced the ordinary, honest people of west Cork to dig deep and take legal challenges, which they won and through which they were proved right by the courts of the land. Following the last round of rural regeneration funding, 48 projects throughout County Cork, particularly those in west Cork, ended up with no funding and shovel-ready projects that could have...

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (3 Apr 2019)

Michael Collins: I welcome the Minister and Minister of State. In most cases, their budget has been very well spent and helps in rural Ireland. I will give some feedback. I do not want to seem in any way negative as there are a great deal of positive aspects to this, which we should acknowledge. However, there are some areas of concern that I would like the Minister to consider. Some €2 million...

Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (28 Mar 2019)

Michael Collins: ...Sinn Féin refused to vote with us on that to allow us that time and voted with Fine Gael because we need time to discuss this. This cannot be rushed through and it should not be rushed through. The island of Ireland has a coastline of 7,500 km. Fishing has always been important to coastal communities but extremely bad Government policies over the years have left fishing in...

Business Insurance: Motion [Private Members] (13 Mar 2019)

Michael Collins: ...quoted for insurance. This is a new difficulty for community voluntary organisations. How is any business meant to survive or grow with huge obstacles such as excessive insurance premiums landing in their way? In recent weeks, we have heard that insurance companies are making incredible profits of millions of euros. Do they have any scruples or moral conscience whereby they might...

Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Feb 2019)

Michael Collins: .... I have to question whether the Government values the hard-earned money taxpayers hand over to the State. We are heading into a major period of investment under the Government's Rebuilding Ireland plan, and I am worried that the Government will be reckless with the taxpayers' money. It is vital that taxpayers receive value for money. There is no question that the children's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Preservation of the Biodiversity and Ecosystems of Peatlands: Discussion (6 Feb 2019)

Michael Collins: We are in public session. I welcome everyone here today. They have come to assist the committee in considering the preservation of the biodiversity and ecosystems of peatlands. I am very pleased to welcome representatives from the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Dr. Ciarán O'Keeffe and Mr. Brian Lucan, who are both from the National Parks and Wildlife Service. I...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Jan 2019)

Michael Collins: ..., the allowance for that boat has been reduced to 70 tonnes. A tier 2 boat, allowed to fish 149 tonnes in 2018, has now had its allowance reduced to 24 tonnes. Fishermen should not be penalised for landing fish over the quota, because under EU regulations excess fish cannot be discarded at sea. However, under Irish law, the only way to land the exact quota is to discard the excess fish...

Local Government Bill 2018: From the Seanad (23 Jan 2019)

Michael Collins: ...not one shred of democracy. Elected councillors from every party, including Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, as well as the independents, were totally against the amalgamation, especially the serious land grab, which will cost the rural communities severely. It does not matter whether it is in west Cork or Galway; it is the very same issue. It is the rural communities that will suffer. ...

Local Government Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2018)

Michael Collins: ..., where ten businesses have closed in the past two months. I am not going to go through them again as I have often raised those issues here between post offices, pubs, schools and whatever. That is rural Ireland and County Cork is haemorrhaging badly. While I accept that the cities might be building and progressing well, counties are not. In this situation County Cork is not. We do...

Local Government Bill 2018: Instruction to Committee (4 Dec 2018)

Michael Collins: ...of which are the most disadvantaged in the country. We cannot afford any loss of revenue in the long term. The proposed transfer of a large area from Cork County Council to Cork City Council is a land grab that will have a significant detrimental effect on Cork County Council. I believe the Blarney Tower and adjacent hinterlands should remain within the Cork County Council area and not...

Microgeneration Support Scheme Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Nov 2018)

Michael Collins: ...electricity exported to the grid. In layman's terms, that will mean that this Bill will allow for householders to produce renewable energy from solar panels or wind turbines on their own homes or land. Energy providers will be obliged to buy the electricity produced by residential homes and small businesses under the proposed initiatives. The incentives for renewable energy production...

Brexit: Motion (21 Nov 2018)

Michael Collins: ...years, Irish fishermen hoped for a brighter future after battling through the recession, but Brexit puts them in uncharted waters. On average, it is estimated that approximately 36% of Irish landings are taken from UK waters. Irish fishermen face losing access to lucrative UK fishing grounds currently in EU waters and may have problems transporting their catch. From speaking to local...

Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)

Michael Collins: ...for generations to come. I represent rural areas of west Cork, some of which are the most disadvantaged in the country. These areas include the Mizen, Sheep's Head and Beara peninsulas, Bere Island, Dursey Island, Whiddy Island, Long Island, Sherkin Island, Heir Island and Cape Clear. We cannot afford any long-term loss of revenue. One need only look at the quality of roads in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42- Department of Rural and Community Development (17 Oct 2018)

Michael Collins: ...it being an excellent appointment. I look forward to working with the Minister of State. The rural regeneration programme is of interest to any active rural Deputy. It is a difficult time in rural Ireland. Similar to Senator Coffey, I like to consider the glass half full, but sometimes it is difficult to do so. Eight businesses in west Cork closed in the past three weeks. The...

Implications of Brexit for Irish Ports: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jul 2018)

Michael Collins: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion. We need to ensure that not only is Ireland's economic growth increasing but that it is spread equally across the country to areas such as west Cork. Our ports, including the ports in Cork, are vital to our economic growth. We need to maintain strong competitive transport links with the rest of the EU to secure Ireland's economic future....

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: From the Seanad (5 Jul 2018)

Michael Collins: ...caught in a trap. Good, honest, hard working couples cannot get planning permission and are failing to get into the property market. Many have applied for planning permission on their parents' land. One would think the Government would welcome the idea of people wanting to remain in rural Ireland, given the significant positive economic benefits it would have. Time and again, I have...

Heritage Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (4 Jul 2018)

Michael Collins: ...effect on the livelihoods of fishermen. Not alone this Government but previous Governments going back many years played a part in that. Tonight we are debating whether the burning of our uplands in March and the cutting of our roadside hedgerows in August should be allowed. I am a farmer and like all farmers I have full respect for all living creatures, from livestock to birds to...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2018)

Michael Collins: ...since before Christmas. I have not got answers to some of them, although I accept the Minister has addressed others. With respect to waiting times for driving tests, the worst wait in Ireland is in Cork, which is 17.4 weeks. How can the Minister consider in any way, shape or form that this part of the Bill was rural-proofed? It is misleading the Dáil. There are young people in...