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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: 433. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address the huge shortage of special needs assistants in a school (details supplied); when these appointments are likely to take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54473/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: 434. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans that are in place to appoint additional SNAs and additional SET hours for a school (details supplied); when this shortage will be resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54474/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: 435. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans that are in place to appoint a sufficient number of SNAs to a school (details supplied); when this situation will be resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54475/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: 436. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an application for assistive technology by a school (details supplied) will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54476/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (9 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: 618. To ask the Minister for Health the plans are in place for the appointment of a HSE podiatrist to replace a person (details supplied) who retired in February 2021 in the Bantry area and who has not yet been replaced leaving hundreds of elderly vulnerable persons without podiatry services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54478/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (9 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: 619. To ask the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to update the dental treatment services scheme (details supplied); when the scheme will be updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54479/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: The Minister has no answer to the question I asked.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: He does not want to answer the question I asked on behalf of the parents and children of west Cork.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: Stop turning the issue into a political football.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: There is a serious shortage of special needs assistants, SNAs, in schools in west Cork. In the past week, schools in Ballydehob, Caheragh, Schull, Maulatrahane, Dreeny and elsewhere have urgently required SNAs. Despite announcements in budget after budget that extra SNAs have been agreed, nothing is happening for these schools on the ground. This is an urgent situation that needs...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (4 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: 109. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will increase funding for roads in west County Cork in 2022 to bring the area in line with other counties that have received funding ahead of the county for many years (details supplied). [45919/21]

Finance Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: I intended to start on a different subject than the one I am going to start on but changed my mind on listening to Deputy Leddin. In fairness, some people have to educate the people in the Green Party seeing as Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are lying by the wayside allowing as much hurt to be inflicted on the ordinary people of rural Ireland as is possible. Carbon tax hurts only the people...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (3 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: While at the European Council, I hope the Minister of State took the opportunity to discuss the fishing crisis in this country, which has long been overlooked here by successive Ministers. As I have said before, having a dedicated Minister for the marine appears to be off the agenda. We certainly need a focused new-style leadership for the fishing industry in this country. Our greatest...

Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: I thank Deputy Harkin for introducing this Bill, but it looks like the Government will kick the can down the road again. The Minister of State spoke in the Dáil several times about his support for credit unions, but what the Government is doing shows no support for them. I met representatives of the credit unions in Skibbereen, Bantry, Clonakilty and Bandon in west Cork. They are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: I thank the Minister of State for being with us today. Many of the other committee members have covered the questions I would have asked but that is fine. I respect what the Minister of State has said about farmers needing to understand that when there is a two-person job, they should wait and try to get somebody to help. It is not easy for many farmers, who may be under fierce pressure....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: Yes, it is the work experience element. Young people are under immense pressure for €3.48 per hour, or that is what it works out at for this gentleman. It is the same in many cases, milking 170 cows morning and evening, as well as all the work that goes with it, including slurry spreading. He works so many weeks at 35 hours per week. That brings savage pressure on young fellows....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Job Creation (2 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: 4. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the jobs that have been created in the past 12 months in south western areas of Cork. [53403/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Job Creation (2 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: I ask the Minister of State to outline the number of jobs that have been created in the last 12 months in the constituency of Cork South-West. I would appreciate it if he could provide me with a breakdown of the figures and the geographical spread of those jobs. It is a huge constituency that spans all the way from Inishannon and Kinsale to Dursey Island, Mizen Head and Sheep's Head....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Job Creation (2 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. The Minister of State said that 2,702 jobs were created, but that figure relates to the whole south-west region, including counties Kerry and Cork. I am particularly interested in the west Cork figures, because the specific question I asked relates to that area. Unfortunately, the Minister of State does not have figures for 2021, when we are at...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Job Creation (2 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: I look forward to working with the Minister of State on that. However, to create jobs in rural Ireland, we must focus on the seriousness of the situation regarding the collapse of the fishing industry and what looks like the future collapse of the farming industry in this country. We need to look at issues like the provision of broadband in rural areas. Broadband has not come to rural...