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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...

Strategic Communications Unit: Motion [Private Members] (20 Mar 2018)

Michael Collins: ...motion which I will support. From the day the so-called strategic communications unit was announced, I have called for its abolition. The sheer arrogance of the Government to treat itself to a €5 million strategic communications unit on budget day last October was appalling. The same budget failed to make any real change in dealing with the ongoing housing and homelessness...

Financial Resolution No. 3: Value Added Tax (13 Oct 2020)

Michael Collins: ...months ago, when Covid-19 first struck, I called for a reduction in VAT for the tourism sector to 0%. I got support from other politicians in Cork, some of whom argued it should be reduced to 5%. Now it is being reduced to 9% when every business is closed. These businesses were fighting for their very survival during the summer and this measure would have been of great help. It would...

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...

Finance Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Oct 2017)

Michael Collins: ...rise in the rate of stamp duty will diminish the intentions of entrepreneurs to start up or expand in the near future. I am totally opposed to this new measure. On budget day, I welcomed the €5 increase in all social welfare payments. However, why must the recipients wait until next March to receive this increase? Why could it not be effected immediately, as with the increase...

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...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: State Pensions (9 Nov 2017)

Michael Collins: ...We fight for women's rights every day. This is a complete violation of the rights of the women who worked hard in their homes. Many Deputies took extra money for themselves in pay reform and €5 million has been made available for a PR budget, so money can be found if there is a need, and there is a desperate need to address this issue and to address it properly. We cannot put it...

Water Services Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Oct 2017)

Michael Collins: ...to Irish Water by a large number of taxpayers. I am embarrassed that we have had to reach this point. Had the Government listened to the people of Ireland we would not now have to refund €173 million, thus creating a further deficit of at least €5 million for administration costs. I also note that the Government recently announced that there would be eight referenda over...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 Dec 2020)

Michael Collins: ...once again caught off guard if it ignores warnings from organisations like the Irish South and West Fish Producers Organisation. In his speech, the Minister said that our whitefish fleet faces a 5% reduction in fishing opportunities, which will cost in the region of €1 million for places like Castletownbere. This will have very serious consequences for the fishing fleet in that...

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...

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Budget Statement 2021 (13 Oct 2020)

Michael Collins: .... For rural Ireland, however, including my constituency of Cork South-West, it is mostly a severe kick in the teeth. In particular, I must talk at length about the carbon tax. It will add €1.51 to the cost of a tank of diesel and €1.30 to the price of a tank of petrol. This budget looks like a Dublin 4 budget which Green Party members can claim as a victory because it is...

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...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2016)

Michael Collins: ...ago. Since that, it has been shafted, with seven members of staff involved. It is a scandalous situation. The people in that partnership have delivered honestly to the people in west Cork for 25 years, and they have been booted out. We have invited the Minister to appear before the committee and explain herself but she failed to do that, so that tells me there is an issue. I have a few...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Finance Bill 2020: Second Stage (4 Nov 2020)

Michael Collins: ..., which is now an outrageous price. The days of balancing the books are truly behind us and governments all over the western world are now running expansionary budgets. The allocation of €5 million in funding for digital hubs and €132 million for the national broadband plan is completely inadequate. In 2021, many parts of rural Ireland will be without adequate broadband...

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...