Michael Collins

Parliamentary Questioned asked in relation to the right to life

Progress the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Foetal Pain Relief) Bill 2021 through the legislative process

That action be taken on IFA's submission we made to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health in 2019.::To welcome the publication of the new Bill.::To highlight that the scheme as it stands is fundamentally unfair as it brings huge stress and worry on farm families taking a…

To encourage a deeper awareness of everyday risks on farms and the practical steps needed to reduce risk.::To focus on how farm families can continually improve their approach to farm safety.::To encourage everybody to seek support and resources to maintain a resilient and…

That Compulsory Bovine EID is fully funded.::To highlight that compulsory bovine EID tagging adds over €2.5m in direct costs to suckler and dairy farmers for tags alone, before the purchase of readers is factored in.::To highlight that the vast majority of suckler and dairy…

To acknowledge the commitment by Minister of State Mary Butler to bring forward to Cabinet legislative changes to the Fair Deal Scheme, which will place a three-year cap on farmland under certain circumstances.::To stress the importance of the inclusion of the Nursing Home…

Want the payments under the Fair Deal Scheme to be deductable at a maximum equivalent of three years in respect of farmland

Support for the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Foetal Pain Relief) Bill 2021::Attending a briefing on the Foetal Pain Relief Bill 2021

Increased capacity, staffing and funding to improve the delivery of health care in acute hospital and mental health services.

To get COVID-19 restrictions lifted on Marts so that a limited number of purchasers of livestock complying with regulations be allowed into the sales ring.::To highlight that this is a critical time of year for our suckler farmers in the market place and it is vital the Mart…

To progress the amendment to the Nursing Home Support Scheme legislation and introduce a three year cap on family farms subject to certain criteria being met.

To highlight the impact of visiting restrictions on nursing home residents and their families and to get clarity on progress made in relation to the implementation of the recommendations that were set out in in the Nursing Home Expert Panel report.

To highlight the publication of a new discussion document on the impact that the pandemic has had on the current system of care for older people.

Addressing the needs of oncology patients to access new therapies

To ensure health policy priorities are maintained in both COVID and non-COVID healthcare specific to MSD's work