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Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: It is not for me to sort out; it is for the Minister.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: The Minister should be honourable enough to make sure that he would not continue until we have a copy of his speech before us.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: We are asking the question and the Acting Chairman is not able to give us an answer.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: It will wipe them out. The Green Party is backed by Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Social Democrats.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: I will talk about the changes to Questions on Promised Legislation. I wrote to the Ceann Comhairle and I appreciated his reply explaining the changes are part of a pilot scheme that will go on until the end of the year when it will be discussed again. Our representatives on the Dáil reform committee and the Business Committee have opposed the changes from the beginning. It is an...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: I need to raise the issue of the rural regeneration fund today because there are no funds coming to west Cork again.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: The Taoiseach is going to get away-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: I know that.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: I am opposing the changes here today. I would appreciate it if other Deputies would do the same.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: 1816. To ask the Minister for Health when pharmacy staff will be offered the vaccine as these persons are also frontline workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19049/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: 2466. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a report published in 2020 by a company (details supplied) into the organisational capability of the Sea Fisheries Protection Agency; his further views regarding the conclusions drawn in the executive summary regarding the governance and unsatisfactory internal procedures of the agency; if he has confidence in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (21 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: 2492. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be any follow on scheme from the beef finisher scheme which was introduced in 2020 as a grant aid scheme to help beef finisher farmers struggling under Covid-19 in view that many of these farmers are still under financial pressure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19149/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: I thank the Minister and his officials for appearing before the committee. I have a number of questions. The Minister may not be able to answer them all in the time we have allocated, but he might come back to me in writing. This is another blow for the fishermen and fisherwomen in this country. It could not come at a worse time, regardless of when it should have been implemented. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: It was such an interesting line of questioning by Deputy Mac Lochlainn, I might have stepped aside to give him an opportunity to continue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: I have a number of brief questions. I still do not understand the situation with regard to the fishing licence holder. Under this legislation, the fishing licence holder is being forced to retain the penalty points on his or her licence even if the case is cleared in court. No fair or liberal democracy would allow this. How are we going to vote this into place? Do the control agencies...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Proposed Amendments to the Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions: Discussion (14 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: I have been involved with farming organisations down through the years. Coming up to CAP negotiations, I have always considered the smaller farmer, the farmer who is finding it hard to survive. Quite a lot of farmers will say they are finding it hard to survive but the smaller ones certainly are. I listened to Mr. Kelleher speaking along the lines of what I have been saying for years. Many...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Proposed Amendments to the Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions: Discussion (14 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: A lot of the questions I wanted to raise have already been raised, which is fine. The definition of an active farmer has been raised with me quite often. As others have said, there are farmers out there who are growing corn, fodder beet, grass, maize or silage for sale. They deem themselves to be hugely important to the agriculture sector and there are concerns that they will deemed as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Implications of Climate Action Plan for Agricultural Sector: Teagasc (14 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: I will be brief and to the point. I thank our guests for their attendance today. One of them said that without the payments for work in the farm schemes at present, farmers would be working at a loss. I fully agree with that, but I would go a step further. I know many farmers who are on farm schemes and, unfortunately, they are working at a loss. Only for the off-farm income of a partner...

Project Ireland 2040: Motion [Private Members] (1 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: I was one of those who voted against the 2040 plan because I could see the devastation it would cause to rural communities, the stronger focus it would put on the capital and that it would forget about rural regions. Of course, it was railroaded through as a fabulous plan and dream. Another plan for remote working was announced this week. A lot of things are lovely and seem beautiful when...

Prime Time Investigates Programme on Department of Health: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: The "RTÉ Investigates" programme claimed the Department of Health has been secretly using information from private doctor consultations to create dossiers on children with autism who are involved in legal actions against the State and without the knowledge of their parents. As the programme outlined, the information accumulated over time from the private clinical consultations of...