Michael Collins

Support amendment in Greyhound Industry Bill 2017 that would see inclusion of white list of countries to which Irish Greyhounds can be exported.

Reversal of changes to the State Pension system in 2012 that introduced a number of new qualifying bands and resulted in greatly reduced pensions for many older people.::Shaping of public consultation on A Roadmap for Pensions Reform.

Raise awareness of wellbeing programme

Detailed update on outcome of the meeting detailed above and proposed plan for 19 ALPHA One patients.::Commitment that the HSE would continue to fund the administration of the therapy supplied free of charge by the Pharma company

To inform members of the Oireachtas on the case for protecting all human life with emphasis on protecting the 8th Amendment.

That all TDs would ensure that their Party would support this Bill as it makes its way through the Dáil

To provide the Rural Indepependent Group of TDs with a full overview of the Vodafone network and current coverage in their constituencies and an understanding of any plans for future investment and upgrading.

Raise awareness of new research where a small group of citizens kept diaries about their engagement with public services

Invite contribution to new survey on how evidence contributes to policy and practice

Competitiveness::Competitiveness - Low Cost Loans - Government funding is required in Budget 2018 to support the competiveness of farming enterprises and other SMEs through the provision of low cost loans, to fund both ongoing working capital requirements and for on-farm…

Income Volatility::Income Volatility - Extending Income Averaging to Farmer/Spouse with Additional Self-Employment - that qualification for income averaging on farming profits should be extended where the spouse and/or farmer has a fully separable source of self-employed…

That the Government would prioritise the Heritage Bill 2016 and ensure its passing through the Houses of the Oireachtas

Remove restrictions on planting productive marginal land::Reintroduce farmer forest premium payment differential::Compensate farmers appropriately for all land they are obliged to set aside for environmental enhancement::Reduce red tape in the forest Road Scheme::Providing…

To further the stated policy aims of the Irish League of Credit Unions as set out in its Six Strategic Steps document and its detailed policy documents on funding for social housing, lending to SMEs and provision of micro-credit. To encourage support for and disseminate…

To Remove Section 8 of the Heritage Bill which would allow burning in uplands in March and hedgecutting in August which very negatively impact birds and other biodiversity