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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...

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...

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...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response Final Report: Motion (19 Nov 2020)

Michael Collins: ...deal of discussion. I made the case that it did not make sense for the Government to be sending swabs to Germany - even to the extent of purchasing a PC-12 aeroplane, at a cost of more than €5 million, to transport them - when laboratories in Ireland were willing to do the testing. A tiny bit of investment would have enabled them to do so. There was one company in Bandon in west...

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...

Hospital Waiting Lists: Statements (9 Feb 2017)

Michael Collins: ...appointments that are later cancelled at short notice. The 2016 Euro Health Consumer Index, EHCI, has ranked Ireland as the country with the worst waiting times in a comprehensive study of 35 countries. This is totally unacceptable. I agree that our health service is not underfunded but badly managed. We have been told that €900 million more has gone into the health system...

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....

Financial Provisions (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (14 Jul 2020)

Michael Collins: .... The VAT rate on drinks is at 23%. I sincerely hope that the Minister of State is considering a measure to bring that down to a percentage that might allow the publicans to survive. There are 50,000 jobs on the line. Many pubs had the intention of opening on Monday. They had to buy stock yesterday if they were to open on Monday. They were given the indication that they would be able...

An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Ceart chun Sláinte), 2019: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Health) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Nov 2019)

Michael Collins: ...medical procedures such as cataract, hip and knee operations there. I will be booking another five or six trips in the next few weeks because the demand is so high. It is unfortunate that these 15-minute procedures cannot be carried out in Bantry, Mallow, or anywhere else in County Cork. People are being left to go blind on the Minister's watch. I invite him to accompany us on one of...

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...

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...

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Second Stage (14 Nov 2018)

Michael Collins: ...caused much distress to women and it is imperative that the Government writes to every one of these women without delay. I cannot go on without mentioning carers who provide more than 6.5 million hours of care each week in Ireland. They care for their loved ones for almost the equivalent of a full 40-hour working week. Almost 9% provide 24-hour unpaid care, with no break at all....

Flood Prevention Policies: Motion [Private Members] (4 Nov 2020)

Michael Collins: ...current and future availability and affordability of flood insurance; — the issue of flooding in Ireland is expected to increase in the coming years, this is evident by the current major flooding and the reoccurring flooding over the last 15 years; — that there is a significant misunderstanding displayed by certain agencies about the ‘once in 100 years’ flood,...

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...

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...