Results 181-200 of 1,321 for speaker:Áine Collins

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Scrutiny Report: Discussion with Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (29 Jan 2013)

Áine Collins: I appreciate that when it comes to food safety but I am talking about country markets in my constituency where women would be baking at home and bringing produce to market on a Friday morning. We had to close such a market because the women needed a particular licence to produce food at home and a licence for a market stall. It was not viable to keep it going. That does not happen in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Scrutiny Report: Discussion with Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (29 Jan 2013)

Áine Collins: Compliance costs.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Scrutiny Report: Discussion with Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (29 Jan 2013)

Áine Collins: I refer to compliance costs for businesses relating to EU directives - the administrative burden.

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)

Áine Collins: The way the HSE was set up in the first instance - abolishing the regional health boards and amalgamating them into one huge bureaucratic nightmare - caused serious problems for the health service. As no steps were taken at the time to rationalise management structures and achieve efficiencies in administration, the result has been catastrophic. No savings were made and a monumental...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Environmental Policy (5 Feb 2013)

Áine Collins: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to extend the season for hedge cutting as land is too wet at the moment [5517/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Reform of National Micro and Small Business Support Structures: Discussion (5 Feb 2013)

Áine Collins: I thank the Minister and his colleagues, who are very welcome to the committee. I am quite happy that LEOs will be part of local government on foot of the realignment of the local partnerships. People on the ground are often very confused about where to go to get help. Having a one-stop shop will be of great benefit to the client. Supporting the client is paramount. I am delighted that...

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Feb 2013)

Áine Collins: Does the Deputy want to go and live in Greece?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Delays (12 Feb 2013)

Áine Collins: To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the undue delay in assessing medical card applications (details supplied) in County Cork that has been referred to medical assessors [7167/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Rural Communities Report: Discussion with Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (12 Feb 2013)

Áine Collins: I welcome the Minister and his officials. I welcome the report. It is great work and it is good to see a focus on rural areas. We have had much talk in the committee about local enterprise offices, LEOs. I have not yet heard clarification on their new role. People have been giving out about local government structures but I welcome the fact that we will have a one-stop-shop and that...

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2013)

Áine Collins: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the promissory notes arrangement. When the history books are written about the period from September 2008 to February 2013, I wonder how they will read and what they will say. The Fianna Fáil-Green Party Government of the day spoke of a soft landing. If an opinion poll was carried out about that soft landing, I wonder how it would read today. As...

Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2013)

Áine Collins: The introduction of domestic water charges is a significant change for Ireland. For many years, because of our rainfall, there was a general perception that water was so plentiful that the necessity for conservation of water was a step too far. As a result, the general population became used to having free water. Every other country has long recognised the need for conversation, as well as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ICT Skills Report: Discussion (19 Feb 2013)

Áine Collins: I welcome Mr. O'Sullivan and the other members of the delegation. They referred to subjects. We all know maths is really important. Is science as important as used to be the case and should it be a core subject on the junior and leaving certificate syllabuses? I accept that we do not have enough graduates, that there is a high level of unemployment and that we need to try to deal with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: ICT Skills Report: Discussion (19 Feb 2013)

Áine Collins: Are the science subjects important?

Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2013)

Áine Collins: The Finance Bill 2013 puts into law the provisions outlined in the budget. Much of the Bill merely imposes what the Dáil has already agreed to on a temporary basis, such as the fuel rebate. The Minister has announced some new measures, but the general thrust of the Bill reflects announcements that had been made at pre-budget and budget stage last year. This is the second Finance Bill...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (26 Feb 2013)

Áine Collins: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects payments to be made to successful applicants of the 2013 agri-environment options scheme. [10321/13]

Further Education and Training Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2013)

Áine Collins: The core objective of this Government is getting people back to work. Only last week the Government launched the 2013 Action Plan for Jobs outlining the strategy to do this, with 333 initiatives. One of these initiatives gives employers a financial incentive to employ people who are long-term unemployed. The JobsPlus scheme will provide businesses with grant payments per employee of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (6 Mar 2013)

Áine Collins: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of the rural evironment protection scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [11954/13]

Other Questions: Hospital Acquired Infections (20 Mar 2013)

Áine Collins: To ask the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken to tackle MRSA in Cork University Hospital; the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14273/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (20 Mar 2013)

Áine Collins: To ask the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken to tackle in-patient and day case waiting lists in Mercy University Hospital, Cork; the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14276/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (20 Mar 2013)

Áine Collins: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) who is unemployed, has signed for credits for over 12 months cannot avail of any schemes. [13799/13]