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Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (24 Jan 2023)

Michael Collins: 597. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide data compiled by the HSE of recorded protests against abortion including the date, time, number present and any other recorded information from 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3154/23]

Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jan 2023)

Michael Collins: The main purpose of the Bill is to establish a new independent statutory authority to be known as the agrifood regulator - the office for fairness and transparency in the agrifood supply chain. The objective of the new office will be to promote the principles of fairness and transparency in the agriculture and marine food supply chain. According to the Department of Agriculture, Food and...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Jan 2023)

Michael Collins: The Cope Foundation runs a residential centre in Carrigbeg, Bandon, that accommodates 13 special needs adults four nights a week but these adults have to return home every Friday evening until Monday evening. In some cases, they are returning home to elderly parents who are finding it very challenging to care for them every weekend. In a growing number of cases, these people have no family...

Capacity in the Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jan 2023)

Michael Collins: West Cork has a crisis in SouthDoc. We have an ambulance crisis and a mental health crisis, and no one is responsible. The responsibility of the continued crisis is Cork University Hospital, CUH, lies with the Minister of Health, the previous Ministers and the HSE. Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have continuously downgraded services at Bantry General Hospital and got away with it. They...

Climate Action Plan 2023: Statements (18 Jan 2023)

Michael Collins: Given the Minister, Deputy Ryan’s speech earlier, he now accepts there will be a drop in numbers in the national herd, something the then Taoiseach, Deputy Micheál Martin, and others promised would never happen. It is another betrayal by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael of the farmers of this country. He said also that farmers must be compensated for this drop in cattle numbers....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (18 Jan 2023)

Michael Collins: 58. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline the evaluation process leading to the decision on the solidarity fund announced by the Government regarding the implementation of Council Regulation No. 2022/1854 of 6 October 2022 on an emergency intervention to address high energy prices (details supplied); if he will specifically set out all of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (18 Jan 2023)

Michael Collins: 59. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will set out the solidarity tax contribution rates set by all other member states within the European Union to date on the implementation of Council Regulation No. 2022/1854 of 6 October 2022 to address high energy prices (details supplied); if losses are deductible against those rates; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (18 Jan 2023)

Michael Collins: 60. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the Government's review of energy security; if he will outline any plans and processes in place for the matter to be considered by the Government, Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas, industry or members of the public following the consultation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (18 Jan 2023)

Michael Collins: 61. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of submissions received on the Government's review on energy security; when his Department intends to publish the submissions made to the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63199/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (18 Jan 2023)

Michael Collins: 440. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the other grants or schemes that are available for an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63862/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Dec 2022)

Michael Collins: Since being elected to the House, I have always been an advocate for the home help services. I see at first hand the great work they carry out throughout west Cork. I met a large number of home help workers in Clonakilty last week. To say they are frustrated is an understatement. They work long, poorly regulated hours. They aid Clonakilty home help, which serves areas east of...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Dec 2022)

Michael Collins: No, the HSE.

Nationalisation of Energy System: Motion [Private Members] (14 Dec 2022)

Michael Collins: I too thank People Before Profit for this motion here this morning about driving down the cost of energy. I am not pointing the finger at that group but quite a number of people in this Chamber talk about driving down the cost of energy but at the same time, they will have supported the carbon tax increase that crippled the Irish people in respect of extra costs on their fuel, their home...

Confidence in Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Motion (13 Dec 2022)

Michael Collins: The Minister must think my decision to support him or not is a foregone conclusion, as he decided that I would not be one of the Independents to ring for support in the last few days. He should remember the saying of an old wise man in west Cork that what is not worth asking for is not worth getting. Votes of confidence or no confidence are very serious matters, as far as I am concerned....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (13 Dec 2022)

Michael Collins: 192. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the fact that some 700 national schools that have been assigned to NBI for the provision of broadband; the costs for these schools in relation to same given that NBI has not provided fibre connectivity to the vast majority of schools and is providing connectivity via wireless technology (details...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (13 Dec 2022)

Michael Collins: 193. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the fact that 700 national schools have been assigned to NBI for the provision of broadband; his further views on the costs for these schools in relation to same given that NBI does not have fibre connectivity to the vast majority of schools that have been allocated to NBI and is providing the...

Teacher Shortages: Motion [Private Members] (7 Dec 2022)

Michael Collins: I thank the Social Democrats for tabling this motion. A recent Teachers' Union of Ireland survey found 91% of post-primary schools experienced teacher recruitment difficulties in the past six months, while 61% experienced teacher retention difficulties. Some special education teachers are being forced to plug gaps in primary school mainstream classrooms. A recent survey by the Irish...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)

Michael Collins: I thank the Chair, the Minister and his officials for coming before the committee. I have many questions and my colleagues do as well. To be fair to them, I will try to go through all of my questions together. Perhaps the Minister can take note of them to answer them. Discussion on the quotas and decommissioning is coming up and is of concern to many fishermen. As regards bluefin tuna,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)

Michael Collins: Why are there different criteria applying to boats decommissioning in other EU states to those applied to Irish fishermen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting: Discussion (7 Dec 2022)

Michael Collins: Is it not true that fishing fleets in countries that were paid aid to temporarily cease fishing activity will not have to pay back this money when they decommission their boats, as is required for Irish fishermen who also temporarily ceased fishing?