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Nature Restoration Law and Irish Agriculture: Statements (31 May 2023)

Michael Collins: I call on the Minister of State to prove to me what she said is right.

Nature Restoration Law and Irish Agriculture: Statements (31 May 2023)

Michael Collins: This lady has spread mistruths inside in the Dáil.

Nature Restoration Law and Irish Agriculture: Statements (31 May 2023)

Michael Collins: I have every right to question what has been a total mistruth.

Nature Restoration Law and Irish Agriculture: Statements (31 May 2023)

Michael Collins: Will she withdraw what she said, "Yes" or "No"?

Nature Restoration Law and Irish Agriculture: Statements (31 May 2023)

Michael Collins: Will she withdraw it?

Nature Restoration Law and Irish Agriculture: Statements (31 May 2023)

Michael Collins: The attack on agriculture and farmers in this country by successive Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael Governments is relentless. It was bad enough until they brought the Greens on board and there has been a complete sellout of agriculture in this country. I attended a farmers' meeting recently where a farmer said to me that the attack by Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, the Greens, Social...

Home Ownership: Motion [Private Members] (31 May 2023)

Michael Collins: Last week's homelessness figures proved that the Government had no right to lift the eviction ban. It was something I very strongly opposed and we now have full proof that things are going to get worse. We know it is going to get worse. Buying a house has never been an easy process but it has now become so difficult that the average age of a first-time buyer is now 34. It is no wonder...

Respite Care Services: Motion [Private Members] (30 May 2023)

Michael Collins: I beg the Ceann Comhairle's indulgence for a couple of seconds, as I wish to pass on my condolences to Ms Vera Twomey and her family on the death of her daughter, Ava, over the weekend. Vera fought a brave battle for her daughter. Many of us fought that battle with her. She put her blood, sweat and tears into fighting for her daughter's life. Sadly, Ava has passed away. I have stayed...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2023)

Michael Collins: The condition of roads in west Cork is in an appalling state. As we head into June, I have people from Castletownbere, Skibbereen, Clonakilty, Bandon and Schull telling me that they have had serious damage done to their cars due to shocking roads. Almost three years ago, Cork County Council carried out an independent report, by the All-Ireland Research Observatory, AIRO. It proved the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2023)

Michael Collins: The front page of the Irish Independenttoday shows it is now evidently clear that for Irish farmers to meet reckless nitrate targets set by Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Green Party, with the support of the Labour Party and the Social Democrats, over 200,000 cows must be culled in Ireland. The only people this is not clear to are those in Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, who will, by...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (30 May 2023)

Michael Collins: 204. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will sanction a derogation regarding a registration requirement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25608/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (30 May 2023)

Michael Collins: 306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when schools will be able to start applying to her Department for funding for their solar panels; if she will outline the process for schools wishing to apply to her Department for this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26222/23]

Government Commitments on Offshore Renewable Energy: Motion (Resumed) (24 May 2023)

Michael Collins: No disrespect to the Minister of State, but I would like to think that the Minister, Deputy Ryan, would stay for a full debate in the Dáil. It is sad that every time he comes in he opens the debate, listens to the main parties and legs it before the real facts come before him. He does not like real facts. That is disappointing. I would appreciate if the Minister of State would pass...

Access to Autism and Disability Assessments and Supports: Motion [Private Members] (24 May 2023)

Michael Collins: Disability services for adults and children are severely lacking across the entire country, nowhere more so than in rural communities in my constituency of Cork West. A lack of psychological, occupational therapy, OT, speech and language, home support, respite and residential care services are some of the problems faced by my constituents year in, year out. The occupational therapist in the...

Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (23 May 2023)

Michael Collins: I thank Sinn Féin for bringing forward this motion. Waiting lists are scandalous. It is scandalous that people are suffering as a result of waiting lists. I have a double amputee in a hospital in west Cork who cannot go home because they cannot get home help, so it is in every area of health that the Government has failed the people. The previous Government collapsed on the basis of...

Accommodation Needs for New Arrivals: Statements (23 May 2023)

Michael Collins: I believe Ireland has been a decent and welcoming country for many years and has given kindly to the people across the world, no better than any place in the world. Personally, I believe we have opened the gates here too far and have taken the hinges off the gates and doors in this country. We have situations where people are sleeping rough. We have been saying for the last number of...

Accommodation Needs for New Arrivals: Statements (23 May 2023)

Michael Collins: Like you always do.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 May 2023)

Michael Collins: 327. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will resolve a school transport issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24943/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 May 2023)

Michael Collins: 812. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients that are waiting for a knee replacement in Galway; the average wait time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24715/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 May 2023)

Michael Collins: 813. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients that are waiting for a hip replacement in Galway; the average wait time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24716/23]