• Fianna Fail TD for Limerick County
• Entered the Dáil on 24 May 2007 — General election
• Email me whenever Niall Collins speaks (no more than once per day)

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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Departmental Expenditure, Ministerial Travel, Health Services, Departmental Staff Data, Brexit Issues

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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pay (16 May 2024)

“My officials are continuing to engage with colleagues in the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform regarding the application of this pay award to workers in section 39 bodies who are delivering training funded by the Education and Training Boards.”

Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 May 2024)

“Regarding amendments Nos. 85a and 90a, in accordance with Article 29.6 of the Constitution, it is a matter for the Oireachtas to determine the effects of any international agreement in the State. It would not be appropriate to delegate a power to the agency to make secondary legislation purporting to give effect to the decisions of the International Court of Justice or of the European Court...”

Seanad: Research and Innovation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 May 2024)

“I restate that the standard for funding awards will be the highest standard of research ethics and integrity and that all of the relevant legal frameworks will apply. Ireland has favoured retaining the civilian focus of the framework programmes and maintaining a clear separation between civilian and defence research. As part of our Department's consultation on the next framework programme,...”

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• Has spoken in 26 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has received answers to 188 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — average among TDs.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 41 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Niall Collins speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 658 times in debates — above average among TDs.
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