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Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Ministerial Meetings
Michael Collins
509. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of the briefings and the number of briefings he had with the Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and his officials (details supplied) in advance of his meetings with President Macron of France and the German Chancellor, Mrs. Angela Merkel in December 2020 as part of his Brexit talks meeting schedule; if a copy of any such briefing documents, the dates on which these briefings took place and the persons present at such meetings will be made available to Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21543/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Ministerial Meetings
Michael Collins
510. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the level of engagement he had with a person (details supplied) on 5 December 2020 on the matters pertaining to marine and fisheries alone; if he will provide details of the discussions and conclusions reached on marine and fisheries matters at those talks as part of his engagement with the French leader in advance of the Brexit deal of 24 December 2020; if he will further make available any position paper or proposals he presented or received on that day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21544/21]
Wed, 28 Apr 2021
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Fisheries Protection
Michael Collins
1141. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the 46 recommendations made by a company (details supplied) into the review of the Sea Fisheries Protection Agency; the person or body that appointed the Steering and Oversight Group; the date such appointments were made; if they are reporting back to him directly or to the Sea Fisheries Protection Agency; the details of the creation of the post of director of transformation at the Agency; the justification for the rise in the budget of the Agency from €11 million in 2014 to € 24.8 million in 2020 which is a rise of 225% in just over six years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21541/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Michael Collins
1816. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health when pharmacy staff will be offered the vaccine as these persons are also frontline workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19049/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority
Michael Collins
2466. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a report published in 2020 by a company (details supplied) into the organisational capability of the Sea Fisheries Protection Agency; his further views regarding the conclusions drawn in the executive summary regarding the governance and unsatisfactory internal procedures of the agency; if he has confidence in the company in view of the conclusion drawn by the independent review of the agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18642/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Agriculture Schemes
Michael Collins
2492. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be any follow on scheme from the beef finisher scheme which was introduced in 2020 as a grant aid scheme to help beef finisher farmers struggling under Covid-19 in view that many of these farmers are still under financial pressure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19149/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Medicinal Products
Michael Collins
1119. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to include sativex CBD oil used for the treatment of MS pain and fatigue in the HSE reimbursement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17297/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Road Projects
Michael Collins
131. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Transport if capital funding has been set aside in budget 2021 for road projects (details supplied) in County Cork. [39488/20]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Counselling Services
Michael Collins
1476. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if the various unplanned pregnancy counselling services recognised by the sexual health and crisis pregnancy programme and in receipt of State funding are seeing clients face-to-face during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14362/21]
Wed, 24 Mar 2021
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Common Fisheries Policy
Michael Collins
2039. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a way of seeking additional unused non-national EU quota (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15758/21]
Wed, 10 Mar 2021
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Horse Racing Industry
Michael Collins
1004. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when point-to-point racing will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12516/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Fishing Industry
Michael Collins
1036. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a copy of the policy position paper on fisheries prior to entering the fisheries element of the Brexit negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11135/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Departmental Appointments
Michael Collins
1037. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the hiring process and qualifying qualifications, renumeration package and other relevant information of his policy and political adviser on fisheries; if the adviser also covers other areas under his portfolio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11136/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Brexit Issues
Michael Collins
1038. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of meetings and discussions, including dates and length of meetings and conversations, he had with his European counterparts from his appointment as Minister up until the time of the final outcome of the Brexit fisheries deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11137/21]
Wed, 24 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Michael Collins
790. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if he will address a series of matters (details supplied) regarding foreign travel during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9503/21]
Wed, 24 Feb 2021
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Dental Services
Michael Collins
1009. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if improved funding will be provided for dentistry services, in particular for the reimbursement of medical card treatments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10352/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Driver Test
Michael Collins
114. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Transport if he will address a matter regarding driver testing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6476/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Road Safety Authority
Michael Collins
117. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Transport if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the RSA website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6497/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Brexit Issues
Michael Collins
362. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the person or body that signed off on the final draft for the fisheries element of the Brexit trade agreement; if the draft proposals prior to sign-off contained a table of the cuts in respect of the species for all the respective coastal member states; and if he considered at that point lodging an official objection to the proposals on behalf of Ireland in view of the sheer magnitude of the losses to the Irish sector. [6502/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Michael Collins
171. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Finance if the Covid restrictions support scheme will be made available to caravan and camping parks in order that they can remain in business when the recovery occurs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5059/21]