Results 341-360 of 1,321 for speaker:Áine Collins

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Closures and Job Losses: Discussion with National Off-Licence Association (22 Oct 2013)

Áine Collins: There is obviously an extensive margin on premium branded alcohol.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Closures and Job Losses: Discussion with National Off-Licence Association (22 Oct 2013)

Áine Collins: The proposal has come from Alcohol Action Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Closures and Job Losses: Discussion with National Off-Licence Association (22 Oct 2013)

Áine Collins: When one is talking about selling branded alcohol in volume deals if there is a minimum price per unit of alcohol or a bottle of vodka, for example, then that will have an impact on the volume sales of those products as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Closures and Job Losses: Discussion with National Off-Licence Association (22 Oct 2013)

Áine Collins: I wish to tease out the issue if that is okay? If I buy a bottle of Smirnoff vodka and there is a minimum price for such a bottle, whether I buy it in Aldi, Lidl or Tesco, it cannot be sold below that price.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Closures and Job Losses: Discussion with National Off-Licence Association (22 Oct 2013)

Áine Collins: Can minimum pricing be linked to branded products.

Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Oct 2013)

Áine Collins: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Local Government Bill 2013. We all know that every sector of government, both national and local, must achieve more with fewer resources. Waste and duplication of services must be eliminated and every penny of taxpayers' money must be spent carefully and effectively. This Government is committed to reforming local government at all levels. County...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Special Areas of Conversation Issues (23 Oct 2013)

Áine Collins: 192. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers who are not allowed forestation on their lands because of the hen harrier will be compensated. [44914/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (5 Nov 2013)

Áine Collins: 879. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [45990/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (12 Nov 2013)

Áine Collins: 463. To ask the Minister for Health when an alternative hospital appointment will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [48105/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Progress Update: Discussion with Microfinance Ireland (12 Nov 2013)

Áine Collins: I welcome the witnesses and I congratulate them on what they have achieved. Theirs is a new business and while it is supported by Government and the State, they have to set up all the processes and it is quite a complex job to get money out there and start lending. Currently 96% of all finance for small business in Ireland comes from banks. That is not sustainable and if we are serious...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Progress Update: Discussion with Microfinance Ireland (12 Nov 2013)

Áine Collins: It is important to have an appeals process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Progress Update: Discussion with Microfinance Ireland (12 Nov 2013)

Áine Collins: My understanding is that the board of Microfinance Ireland is composed of voluntary members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Progress Update: Discussion with Microfinance Ireland (12 Nov 2013)

Áine Collins: I pay tribute to them and the work they do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Progress Update: Discussion with Microfinance Ireland (12 Nov 2013)

Áine Collins: Can I comment on this because I had the same query recently? The county enterprise boards are supposed to provide mentoring to anybody who requests it regardless of their sector and competition.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Progress Update: Discussion with Microfinance Ireland (12 Nov 2013)

Áine Collins: Not grand aid but mentoring.

Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (14 Nov 2013)

Áine Collins: I thank the Minister of State for attending to discuss this issue, which has been raised in my constituency and in respect of which I am finding it difficult to get clarity. I understand that personal assistance for preschool children is covered by the HSE and usually delivered in communities by service providers. Children are assessed based on their physical needs as opposed to their...

Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (14 Nov 2013)

Áine Collins: I appreciate the Minister of State's comments and I fully understand the budgetary pressures the HSE is under. However, these service providers seem to be getting a lump sum payment, although it should be attached to the services they provide and the number of people concerned. In this case, they were providing the service but were told by the HSE that they should not do so, as it was not...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 22 - Eligibility for Medical Cards (14 Nov 2013)

Áine Collins: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for giving their time to discuss the issue of medical cards and the wider areas of health. To be clear on the issue of discretionary cards, significant media attention has focused on this area and serious concerns have been expressed in our constituency offices. Many people fear losing these cards. What has changed to cause this reaction? I think I...

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 22 - Eligibility for Medical Cards (14 Nov 2013)

Áine Collins: Thank you. Mr. O'Brien spoke about the increase in the number of medical cards, an increase of 75% from January 2005 to 2012. Would it be possible to have a breakdown on the increase for each calendar year?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 22 - Eligibility for Medical Cards (14 Nov 2013)

Áine Collins: That would be great. I want to link that to the unemployment and other social changes that happened in that time. Significant changes occurred during that period. I was interested to hear what the HSE had to say about what happens where people on a medical card have died and appreciate there is a link now with the registry of deaths. I imagine a significant number of those people on...