Michael Collins

740. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide details on the management of individuals subject to deportation orders who are present at a facility (details supplied); whether his Department has performed a safeguarding or security risk assessment concerning the presence of individuals awaiting the enforcement of deportation orders; the number of individuals currently residing in or being processed at the facility who are subject to an active deportation order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37572/26]

741. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and emergency protocols in place at a facility for handling medical or psychiatric emergencies involving residents; whether he is aware of an incident on 9 May 2026 (details supplied) and reports that centre security claimed no responsibility for the individual's welfare once they had passed the facility gates; to clarify the "boundary of responsibility" defined in service-level agreements with management and security contractors regarding the duty of care owed to residents when they are in the surrounding community; if he will address the lack of a dedicated management contact number for the facility for use by local residents and emergency services during such incidents; to detail the findings of any risk or safeguarding assessments conducted regarding the impact of the facilities operations on the safety and welfare of both residents and the local community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37573/26]

915. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to representations received from a constituent, the rationale behind parent's leave being allocated on a per pregnancy basis rather than per child; her views that this results in parents of twins or other multiple births receiving the same statutory parent's leave entitlement as parents of a single child; her views that this creates an inequity given the significantly increased physical, emotional and financial demands placed on such families; the reason this approach differs from unpaid parental leave which is allocated per child; to consider amending the parent's leave provisions in order that entitlement is allocated per child rather than per pregnancy, in order to ensure fair and consistent treatment of families with multiple births; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37263/26]

1188. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the amount of taxpayers' money that has been spent on training of healthcare workers with regard to abortion, on training of healthcare students with regard to abortion, on values clarifications courses with regard to abortion in each of the years from 2019 to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37488/26]

1189. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the total number of staff hired between 2019 and 2022 with abortion/termination of pregnancy mentioned in their contract; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37489/26]

391. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Transport if he will address the exclusion of feed mill operators and other own account transport operators within the agricultural supply chain from the road transport support scheme; if he will consider extending eligibility to businesses that operate HGV fleets for the delivery of essential agricultural inputs but do not operate "for hire or reward"; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34910/26]

392. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will undertake an urgent review of the eligibility criteria for the road transport support scheme to ensure that businesses providing essential services to the agricultural sector, such as feed mills, fertiliser suppliers and agricultural merchants, are not unintentionally excluded from fuel support measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34911/26]

393. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider amending the road transport support scheme to include own account operators who incur the same fuel costs as licensed hauliers and who provide essential services to primary producers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34912/26]

516. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has engaged with the Departments of Transport and Agriculture, Food and the Marine regarding the support gap affecting own account transport operators in the agricultural supply chain; the measures being considered to address the financial pressures on these businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34913/26]

524. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether the Government has assessed the proportion of licensed firearms in Ireland which would be unsuitable or unsafe for use with steel ammunition under proposed EU lead restrictions; if he will provide the findings of any such assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35150/26]

665. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm that the Commission for Regulation of Utilities already has the legal authority to set enforceable statutory timeframes for Uisce Éireann to issue connection offers and complete connection works; if he will direct the CRU to introduce maximum time limits in line with European norms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34917/26]

666. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider directing the CRU to introduce statutory maximum timeframes, such as six weeks to issue a connection offer and six weeks to complete works, along with automatic compensation for breaches, in order to address chronic delays in water and wastewater connections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34918/26]

741. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the unilateral suspension of the Sustainable Hunting of Wild Bird Stakeholder Forum; if he will arrange for the reconvening of the forum and/or the appointment of a new chair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35151/26]

742. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what stakeholder groups or organisations have not yet been contacted in relation to any review of their Memoranda of Understanding with his Department; the reason for any delay in commencing such engagement; the timeline for completion of the review process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35152/26]

853. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he will provide an update on the work of the Firearms Forum established by his Department, including the number of meetings held to date and the matters discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35153/26]

854. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason discussion of inconsistencies in the application and administration of firearms legislation was ruled out of order at the most recent firearms stakeholder meeting held in Kilmainham; whether this matter was raised by stakeholder representatives at the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35154/26]

521. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the percentage of home care provision is being allocated to private home care agencies; and the percentage of home care provision that is being provided by HSE home support workers. [33699/26]

522. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the amount the HSE pay private agencies per hour, for home support services in 2026 (details supplied). [33700/26]

1228. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the elective surgical hospital for Cork (details supplied). [33226/26]

264. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether representatives of an organisation (details supplied) have engaged with his Department regarding the Barryroe gas and oil field; whether any meetings have taken place or are planned; and his views on the matter, particularly in light of independent analysis indicating the field could replace, on a cumulative basis to 2050, up to 45% of Ireland's gas imports and 25% of crude oil imports. [29584/26]

265. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department has received analysis suggesting that gas produced from the Barryroe field could have up to 70% lower production emissions than imported gas and oil up to 12% lower production emissions than imported oil; and whether such analysis has been considered as part of Government discussions on energy security and climate policy. [29585/26]

266. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether, in the context of ongoing energy security concerns, his Department has been contacted by an organisation (details supplied); and the response, if any, provided. [29586/26]

267. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the Government has considered proposals whereby revenues from domestic transition-fuel projects (details supplied) could contribute to funding renewable energy infrastructure. [29587/26]

274. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department has been contacted by an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the Barryroe gas and oil field; whether meetings have taken place or are planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29609/26]

275. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department has received or considered analysis indicating that the Barryroe field could contribute between €300 million and €3.6 billion in direct tax receipts to the Exchequer; whether such potential impacts form part of policy consideration in relation to domestic energy resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29610/26]