Results 161-180 of 1,321 for speaker:Áine Collins

Funding for Disability Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Dec 2012)

Áine Collins: I wish to share time with Deputy Michael Creed.

Funding for Disability Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Dec 2012)

Áine Collins: Deputy Creed will speak first.

Funding for Disability Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Dec 2012)

Áine Collins: We all know people who have disabilities and their families have many challenges. We must ensure that the best services, in the most cost-effective manner, are available to meet their needs. Many communities through local fund-raising and Government help have built facilities within their communities ensuring that people with disabilities can, where possible, work and live among their own...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (6 Dec 2012)

Áine Collins: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a grant application (details supplied). [54941/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (6 Dec 2012)

Áine Collins: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive their single farm payment and disadvantaged payment. [54942/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (18 Dec 2012)

Áine Collins: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork [56848/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Dec 2012)

Áine Collins: I need to declare an interest. I am a member of one of the professional bodies and was a registered auditor for many years. I am trying to decide whether I am better trusted as a politician than as an auditor. I wonder about my own choices in life. Having been an auditor, I know that auditors take their job very seriously. The amount of regulations brought forward in the past ten or 15...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Dec 2012)

Áine Collins: A little less would be better, but I realise that the IAASA has drawn on its experience and from what others have contributed. That is good and I thank the IAASA for coming to discuss this issue because it is a very important one.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Dec 2012)

Áine Collins: Will companies limited by guarantee be audit-exempt and, if so, from when?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Dec 2012)

Áine Collins: It will probably be the end of next year before it comes in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Dec 2012)

Áine Collins: Mr. Houlihan might regret that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Dec 2012)

Áine Collins: I am sure the current Minister will deliver.

Private Members' Business - Care Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Dec 2012)

Áine Collins: Every Deputy in this House recognises the huge contribution carers make to our society. They care for the most vulnerable in our society, and our society will ultimately be judged on how we care for the most vulnerable. Every Deputy in this House also recognises that apart from the social and humanitarian aspect of their work, carers contribute a great deal to the economy. The money spent...

Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Jan 2013)

Áine Collins: The Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2013 is relatively simple. It will give the Minister power to prevent below-cost selling and to control advertising and sponsorship of tobacco products. In recent years the large multiple stores have used and continue to use cheap alcohol products to attract customers. This practice works well as a loss leader to attract customers. The Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (16 Jan 2013)

Áine Collins: To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the fact that the Operative Plasterers and Allied Trades Society of Ireland are concerned by the inability of the members to take up offers of short term work because of the negative impact this would have on reclaiming social welfare when the work was complete; her proposals to deal with this issue as it would save on social welfare...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (17 Jan 2013)

Áine Collins: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive their disadvantaged payment. [2057/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Jan 2013)

Áine Collins: 631. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is still waiting for an urgent procedure after 18 months on the waiting list [2789/13]

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 welcome the Secretary General and his colleagues. How does Europe, and the Department, define an SME? Is there a standard definition that would clarify the matter for us all? We appreciate that regulation is necessary, but how is it valued in the rest of Europe? As regards the food sector specifically, we constantly hear that if one wants to sell in an open market in Ireland one must...

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

Áine Collins: Enterprise Ireland also has innovation vouchers.

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 thank Mr. Murphy. While I acknowledge that Enterprise Ireland does fantastic work, it is in a very narrow area. For example, there is nothing there to help or support an Irish company that is in retail, for example, were it to expand within Ireland. I acknowledge there is high jobs growth in the technology sector and so on but I believe there are many other sectors that should be but are...