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Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Michael Collins: .... There are home heating oil bills, the price of coal has gone up, and if someone smokes a cigarette or pulls a pint, that has probably gone up. There are all these increases that soak away that €12 so that it probably ends up being a €4 or €5 increase. It might be said there is nothing wrong with that but, at the same time, it is not enough for people who are...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Nov 2023)

Michael Collins: ...and 381 serious injuries but he ignored that advice. This ignored report did not even look at our minor roads which are starved of funding. One municipal district in west Cork needs at least €5 million to bring roads up the standard. It got a little over €2 million which will not even scratch the surface. A massive understanding is coming home to roost and excessive...

Mortgage Interest Relief Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (8 Feb 2023)

Michael Collins: ...it. Where are the ordinary people in all of this? They are suffering on a day-to-day basis. There are fuel costs for farmers and fishermen. There was a fuel subsidy from Europe to Ireland, worth €5 million. The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy McConalogue, would not put his hands out, gather that money and give it back to the inshore fishermen or larger...

Energy Security: Motion [Private Members] (21 Sep 2022)

Michael Collins: ...end turf-cutting, putting lettuce in window boxes, car sharing or shortening our morning showers and do something tangible to provide energy security for Ireland; — ensure Ireland is equipped with the policy options of developing, as transition energy supplies, its oil and gas sources in the Celtic Sea at Barryroe, where the accepted industry reserve projections indicate 365...

Supplementary Budget for Rural Communities and Farmers: Motion [Private Members] (23 Feb 2022)

Michael Collins: ...and farmers, all of whom are feeling the deep impact of spiraling prices creep up over the last year; — governments in France, Poland, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Holland and Scotland are establishing multi-million-euro aid packages to assist their respective farming sectors mitigate the current cost crisis; — today, all pig farmers across the country are under extreme...

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service: Motion [Private Members] (1 Feb 2022)

Michael Collins: ...become a national priority, as our country must face up to a crisis beyond any other we have ever had. The Rural Independent Group's pre-budget submission sought increased funding of at least €85 million for mental health services this year to deal with the emerging mental health crisis. The increased allocation by this Government is only half that of our proposals. It is no...

Seafood Taskforce Final Report: Statements (9 Dec 2021)

Michael Collins: ...this report's recommendations. The Brexit deal and the withdrawal of the weighing derogation were two straws that really broke the camel's back within the Irish fishing sector. Brexit took away 15% of our already minimal quotas. That is a really hard blow to the industry. It equated to 25% of the industry's income. Every year for evermore those fish are gone to the UK around the Irish...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: ...following: "(17) A successful appeal under subsection (14), in the case of a master who is an Irish citizen, shall mean points are not assigned and a notification shall not be made under section 15I(3)". We are back to the balance of probability again, which has been a massive issue for the fishing industry. As I said earlier, it is going through massive struggles. We have put...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: ...where the savings have been made. We are talking about sheep welfare and going from €10 to €12 per ewe. That will not happen this year for farmers who are getting payments. The €1.5 million saving from the organic scheme was mentioned. I have a conflict of interest as my son is an organic farmer. However, I have not seen an increase of any sort in the last 15 or...

Rising Costs and Supply Security for Fuel and Energy: Motion [Private Members] (10 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: ...power plants in Ireland was likely to contribute to the energy issues faced by the country this winter; — that there have been at least 31 energy price hikes by suppliers this year, meaning bills skyrocketing by as much as €805 for some customers, leaving the country in the grips of an energy crisis; — that electricity prices in Ireland are the highest in the...

Finance Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Nov 2021)

Michael Collins: ...time how many double-decker buses pass by. One after another will pass by and each will have only one or two passengers, or none. It is up in Dublin that we should start. The capacity should be cut down to 50%. There is no public transport service down where I live. The Acting Chairman, Deputy Joe Carey, knows Goleen as well as I do. He holidays there because he knows the beauty of...

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Budget Statement 2022 (12 Oct 2021)

Michael Collins: ...other sectors to survive. If we needed reminding, today is a glaring reminder of what is happening. There is nothing in the budget for Irish fishers, whom Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party ruined as they took millions from their income only a few months ago. This was an ideal time to put together a package but again there is zero as the Government continues to show it...

Health (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (14 Jul 2021)

Michael Collins: .... It is mainly an attack on the young people of Ireland. If it was a sketch from "Killinaskully", people might laugh, but it is reality. Some 260,000 jobs are being affected. Between €5 billion and €7 billion has been lost to the economy. Most of these businesses have been closed for 400 days. Imagine closing a business for 400 days and trying to survive with the door...

Lifting of Covid-19 Restrictions: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jul 2021)

Michael Collins: ...do not know what side of the bed some of these Ministers get out of in the morning, but it is certainly not the same side as most other people. The hospitality sector is worth anything up to €5 billion to €7.5 billion to the economy, and some 260,000 jobs are at risk. Many of the restaurant owners and publicans I have spoken to are absolutely flabbergasted as to why they...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2021)

Michael Collins: ...at length already on our amendments and other amendments, in fairness, that we would give serious consideration to. I am disappointed that 238 amendments have been rejected, including our 75. Our amendments are very fair. I would not mind if the Minister rejected some of them. That is understandable. However, one of the amendments called for a 0% VAT rate on insulation products....

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2021)

Michael Collins: ...Minister does, but he has forgotten this when it comes to the Bill. The Bill is a complete attack on rural Ireland. I want to speak on the amendments. To think that 239 amendments were tabled, 75 of which were tabled by the Rural Independent Group, and the Minister is going to reject every one of them. Does he think we do not care? Does he think we did not meet climate action groups...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2021)

Michael Collins: ...action to protect the long-term viability of the Irish tourism and hospitality community. The hotel industry needs a Covid restrictions support scheme, CRSS, to target businesses with a 75% drop in revenue. I suggest a doubling of payments irrespective of the level of Covid restrictions, as well as the removal of the current €5,000 weekly cap. It is estimated that 44% of hotel...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: The Impact of Brexit on the Agriculture Industry: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Feb 2021)

Michael Collins: .... I met representatives of Individual Farmers of Ireland last night and they are seeking a meeting with the Minister. He might take that up with them in the near future. The Brexit fund of €5 billion, of which Ireland is to get €1 billion, must be activated to compensate for any losses, including those associated with sterling volatility. Agriculture and food production...

Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (27 Jan 2021)

Michael Collins: ...concerning money from national budgets that could contribute to EU resources. In 2016, the EU's annual report on the fight against fraud found 1,410 instances of fraud involving €391 million. The regulatory impact analysis of the Bill published by the Department of Justice states the European Commission estimates that implementing the directive would result in a saving of...