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European Summit: Motion (8 Dec 2011)

Áine Collins: I welcome the opportunity to speak to the motion and pass on my best wishes to the Taoiseach in his endeavours to save Ireland's future. I remind the Technical Group that since Ireland's decision to enter what was then the European Economic Community in 1972, each change in our contract of relationship within the Union has been ratified by treaty. Moreover, each treaty change has been...

Local Government (Household Charge) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2011)

Áine Collins: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Bill. I begin by reminding the House that the common theme that has dominated our political history in the last 30 years is the Fianna Fáil's Party's repeated treachery in seeking to buy elections, a policy that forced us into three recessions and culminated last year in that party ceding our economic sovereignty to the European...

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (14 Dec 2011)

Áine Collins: Question 15: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the effect the budget announcements for 2012 will have on Ireland's ability to deal with the removal of milk quotas in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38936/11]

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (14 Dec 2011)

Áine Collins: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views that Ireland could be over quota in the new 2011-2012 milk quota; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38935/11]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (11 Jan 2012)

Áine Collins: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will explain the way partial redundancy for special needs assistants is calculated. [40770/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Jan 2012)

Áine Collins: Question 672: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding payments in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [40781/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Jan 2012)

Áine Collins: Question 673: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding milk quota in respect of a person (details supplied). [40785/11]

Written Answers — Garda Reserve: Garda Reserve (14 Feb 2012)

Áine Collins: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify whether the Garda Reserve allowance is taxable income or a travel allowance and if it is included in assessment for third level grant applications. [7793/12]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Feb 2012)

Áine Collins: Question 558: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the payments a person (details supplied) in County Kerry is receiving from him. [7547/12]

Finance Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2012)

Áine Collins: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill and would like to thank the Minister for bringing it Bill to the House. With 450,000 people unemployed, the main focus of everything the Government does must be concentrated on reducing this figure, not only because of the cost to the State but also because of the physical and psychological effect that unemployment has on people and families....

Leader Programmes (21 Feb 2012)

Áine Collins: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this topic as it is very important. I ask the Minister to consider re-opening funding for the agrifood and horticulture sectors under Leader funding. This comes under Axis 1 of Leader funding, which currently only supplies funding for bakery products. It is important that we look again at this issue. The provision of Leader funding is about supporting...

Leader Programmes (21 Feb 2012)

Áine Collins: I am glad to hear this matter is being looked at and hope we will receive a more favourable answer in the near future. I cannot emphasise enough the importance of this enterprise in rural communities and the opportunities we are missing out on by not having this funding. I thank the Minister of State for his time.

Leader Programmes (21 Feb 2012)

Áine Collins: I thank the Minister of State.

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (21 Feb 2012)

Áine Collins: Question 481: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to the second house tax, the circumstances in which a second house would be deemed uninhabitable. [9925/12]

Banking Sector Regulation: Motion (Resumed) (14 Mar 2012)

Áine Collins: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion. One year ago the banking system had all but collapsed. Since then this Government has restructured and recapitalised the banking sector despite the restrictions. Under the terms of the EU-IMF programme, the pricing of financial products, including standard variable mortgage interest rates, is a commercial decision for the banks. Permanent...

Written Answers — Invalidity Pension: Invalidity Pension (21 Mar 2012)

Áine Collins: Question 277: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an invalidity pension claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [15566/12]

Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (21 Mar 2012)

Áine Collins: Question 343: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide comprehensive details of the way classic cars are taxed; and if there are proposed changes. [15563/12]

Mahon Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 Mar 2012)

Áine Collins: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Mahon tribunal report which has confirmed what many people have believed for a long time, namely, there has been corruption throughout our political system from the top to the bottom, which affected every level of Irish society. It does not reflect well on our country that the people who had the most power were corrupt. It also does not reflect well...

Written Answers — Haulage Industry: Haulage Industry (28 Mar 2012)

Áine Collins: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views generally on the issue of cabotage, in particular concerns raised by the haulage industry with regard to the impact that cabotage enforcement in the United Kingdom is having on Irish hauliers operating there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17095/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Apr 2012)

Áine Collins: Question 682: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an invalidity pension claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [19355/12]

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