Results 101-120 of 1,321 for speaker:Áine Collins

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive Financial Statements 2014
2014 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 39: Health Service Executive
Chapter 19: Compliance with Prompt Payment Legislation in the Health Sector
Chapter 20: Management of Private Patient Income in the Health Sector
Chapter 21: Control over the Supply of High-Tech Drugs and Medicines (22 Oct 2015)

Áine Collins: I will conclude by putting a statement on the record in respect of the conversation earlier regarding Mr. O'Brien attending conferences abroad and so on. In regard to the suggestion that he should not be doing so, I take a different view. It is important that Mr. O'Brien, officials of the HSE and various Departments attend conferences abroad to hear and learn about what is going on in the...

National Asset Management Agency: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (21 Oct 2015)

Áine Collins: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the motion this evening. As we all know, NAMA was set up under the NAMA Act 2009, which was an answer at the time to the failed boom and bust economics delivered by the previous Government. It was set up to take loans in Irish banks under much stress. We were all aware of that and we are still dealing with those effects. NAMA paid €32 billion...

Topical Issue Debate: Valuation Office (20 Oct 2015)

Áine Collins: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I also compliment the local authorities, which are very flexible, and I understand that rates make a significant contribution to paying for the cost of footpaths, lighting and all of the other great facilities our local authorities provide. However, my understanding is that according to the Valuation (Amendment) Act 2015 there was an anomaly...

Topical Issue Debate: Valuation Office (20 Oct 2015)

Áine Collins: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to bring this Topical Issue to the House. I thank the Minister of State for the changes made to the Valuation (Amendment) Act 2015, which exempt community child care facilities from paying commercial rates to local authorities, a major advantage to these very valuable child care facilities that provide great services to local communities. Many...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Annual Report 2014: Enterprise Ireland (20 Oct 2015)

Áine Collins: Ms Sinnamon and her team are very welcome. I apologise for missing the start of the meeting but I was delayed in travelling from Cork. I am sorry if some of the questions I raise have already been covered. My first point is addressed to Mr. Hayes and concerns the local enterprise offices. I am concerned that there seems to be a lot of politics going on between the LEOs, the Leader...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Annual Report 2014: Enterprise Ireland (20 Oct 2015)

Áine Collins: As I mentioned earlier, there are, of course, challenges when we are undergoing such a fundamental change process in respect of the move from the county and city enterprise boards to the local enterprise offices. I am not aware of the specific case the Deputy mentioned but I am happy to take it on. It should not be the case because, as the Deputy said, when people look for support, they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Annual Report 2014: Enterprise Ireland (20 Oct 2015)

Áine Collins: I appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Annual Report 2014: Enterprise Ireland (20 Oct 2015)

Áine Collins: As I said, while I do not want to get parochial about it, I am concerned about the culture. In the training carried out by Enterprise Ireland, perhaps the area of collaboration could be further explored.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Annual Report 2014: Enterprise Ireland (20 Oct 2015)

Áine Collins: I would be happy to share that with Ms Sinnamon.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Annual Report 2014: Enterprise Ireland (20 Oct 2015)

Áine Collins: I refer finally to my favourite topic, namely, mentoring and the database. How is that progressing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Annual Report 2014: Enterprise Ireland (20 Oct 2015)

Áine Collins: Is the long-term hope to get them on to closed networks where people can choose their mentor?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (20 Oct 2015)

Áine Collins: 304. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a payment under the single farm area aid and forestry scheme. [36211/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Payments (20 Oct 2015)

Áine Collins: 321. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when persons (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a decision on a recently submitted grant application for the upgrading of a milking parlour, as this work will need to be carried out during the winter months when cows are not milking. [36396/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Payments (20 Oct 2015)

Áine Collins: 328. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in paying the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme II. [36434/15]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Oct 2015)

Áine Collins: In connection with our plan, we used to know who the speakers were to be each week in advance. Is it possible to get that information?

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and 2014 Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38: Health
Chapter 13: Irish Blood Transfusion Service Pension Funding (8 Oct 2015)

Áine Collins: I welcome all the witnesses. I will put questions to the Department of Health first. With regard to the financial statements, a contract was awarded relating to University Hospital Galway, UHG, to the value of €62,000 but there was no public procurement process. The reason cited by the Department was that specialist expertise was required. What expertise was required? To whom was...

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and 2014 Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38: Health
Chapter 13: Irish Blood Transfusion Service Pension Funding (8 Oct 2015)

Áine Collins: I do not know who got the contract but had the person previously worked in the Department or with the HSE?

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and 2014 Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38: Health
Chapter 13: Irish Blood Transfusion Service Pension Funding (8 Oct 2015)

Áine Collins: I thank Mr. Breslin for clarifying that. There was a total payment of €24 million under the hepatitis C scheme and there were legal costs of €17 million. Is my analysis correct? I understand the legal expenses were €7 million, which was unexpected.

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and 2014 Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38: Health
Chapter 13: Irish Blood Transfusion Service Pension Funding (8 Oct 2015)

Áine Collins: Those who were involved in the hepatitis C scheme and other vaccination schemes had to wait a long time. There is also an issue in respect of narcolepsy, which resulted from the vaccine given for swine 'flu. The lives of some young people and families have been transformed and they are waiting for support from the Department. This is a huge burden on families as they need extra support to...

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and 2014 Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38: Health
Chapter 13: Irish Blood Transfusion Service Pension Funding (8 Oct 2015)

Áine Collins: Are there many more cases to be adjudicated?