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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation of Veterinary Medicines: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: I cannot understand how it will be less expensive. It is dead right to say animal welfare is of huge importance to farmers but, sadly, they will be massively out of pocket. They cannot afford the new rules and regulations that are coming in and, unfortunately, something has to give. Either the farmers will pack up or the animals will be left to suffer. I am not making up the story. I...

Common Agricultural Policy Reform: Motion [Private Members] (22 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: The Common Agricultural Policy was introduced to provide economic security for the farming population. To be honest, it looked after the huge farmers and made them bigger but failed miserably to help farmers on low incomes. Year in, year out, different CAPs came and went. Farmers who had substantial ground, much of it rough hill and heather, were left on small payments while the large...

Ireland's participation in MARSUR III: Motion (22 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: I am sharing time with Deputy Mattie McGrath. Ireland's involvement in European Defence Agency projects is underpinned by the Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009. It is important to note that the legislation states that any participation in such projects can be only for the purposes of enhancing capabilities for UN missions. In addition, our participation is contingent on those UN...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (22 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: To clarify a question Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked about when vaccination centres are opening in west Cork, I thankfully have the answer, for once in my life. My brother is a councillor and member of the south-west regional health forum. He tells me that the Clonakilty centre will be open on 3 May, which is important for the Clonakilty, Bandon and the Skibbereen area. The Bantry...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (22 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: Thousands of Irish people living in the United Arab Emirates got the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine at the first opportunity in February with the hopes of being able to travel back to Ireland this summer. They are now unable to get any other vaccine. On Sunday, the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, tweeted that people who are vaccinated will be exempt from the hotel quarantine. He listed Pfizer,...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: In the past week, €70 million in rural regeneration funding has been announced. Rural regeneration funds are a lifeline for rural communities throughout our country. I fully congratulate any town or village that has been successful in getting funds. The Tánaiste launched this scheme in 2018. Can he explain why, in 2019, 2020 and 2021, when both Fine Gael and Fianna...

Direct Provision: Statements (22 Apr 2021)

Michael Collins: Direct provision in Ireland represents a human rights failure and a gravy train for accommodation providers. Costs associated with the direct provision system rose significantly in the past two years with the Covid-19 pandemic leading to extra accommodation needs, according to figures from data compiled and published by the Irish Examinerseveral weeks ago. It shows, for example, that...

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

Michael Collins: This is more of it. It is a cover up again so that we cannot hear the truth.

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

Michael Collins: Why is he being allowed to continue?

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

Michael Collins: It is unfair.

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

Michael Collins: We were respectful enough to be here to listen to the speech. The least we should get is the speech before us. It should stop until the speech is handed to us.

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

Michael Collins: What is the cover up? What are you ashamed of?

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.