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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (22 Oct 2025)

Niall Collins: 40. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the sale of a property (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57529/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Programme for Government (21 Oct 2025)

Niall Collins: Investment in youth justice services remains a key priority for this Government, and I am committed to ensuring children engaged in criminality, and those at risk of becoming involved in criminality, are supported to desist from offending behaviour. In Budget 2025, an extra €3.2 million was provided for Youth Justice initiatives, bringing the total allocation to over €36...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (16 Oct 2025)

Niall Collins: 231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the case of a person and their daughter (details supplied); if she will intervene to assist in identifying a suitable school placement for this pupil in Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56143/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Budget 2026 (15 Oct 2025)

Niall Collins: Investment in youth justice services remains a key priority for this Government, and I am committed to ensuring children engaged in criminality, and those at risk of becoming involved in criminality, are supported to desist from offending behaviour. A significant allocation of €7.3 million in additional core exchequer funding for Youth Justice measures was announced as part of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (15 Oct 2025)

Niall Collins: An increase of €7.3m will be provided in 2026 for Youth Justice funding. This enables us to achieve comprehensive nationwide coverage of our network of Youth Diversion Projects (YDPs) for the first time, which was committed to in the Youth Justice Strategy 2021 – 2027. Allocations to individual YDPs are still being considered in light of their 2026 annual plan submissions...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (14 Oct 2025)

Niall Collins: 156. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an application will be processed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54629/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 Oct 2025)

Niall Collins: 414. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 812 of 8 September 2025, the status of approval for the emergency works at the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54632/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (14 Oct 2025)

Niall Collins: 605. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 598 of 15 July 2025, if there is a further update on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54921/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Wind Energy Guidelines (14 Oct 2025)

Niall Collins: 854. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware that the wind energy industry continues to rely on the outdated 2017 HSE Position Paper on Wind Turbines and Public Health, which is contrary to more recent advice issued by the HSE (details supplied); if the 2017 Position Paper has been formally withdrawn; if not, the reason it has not been withdrawn; and if she will make a statement on the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (9 Oct 2025)

Niall Collins: I am responding on behalf of the Minister for justice to the issue that was raised. We in Ireland are lucky to have a police service in An Garda Síochána that has the widespread community support that has been hard earned over decades of service to the State and to our people. The common refrain from the public is that they want more gardaí in their community and on their...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (9 Oct 2025)

Niall Collins: That is not true.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (9 Oct 2025)

Niall Collins: That is not true.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (9 Oct 2025)

Niall Collins: It is not true.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (9 Oct 2025)

Niall Collins: That is not true.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (9 Oct 2025)

Niall Collins: What about locking down the city and the tunnel?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (9 Oct 2025)

Niall Collins: The Dublin Port tunnel.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (9 Oct 2025)

Niall Collins: You see, the Deputy tries to own the argument every way. She does not have a monopoly on concern for the Palestinians. I have been to the Middle East. I have been to Palestine and to Ramallah and Hebron. I have walked the streets of East Jerusalem. I have been to the settler communities and seen the impact those have on the people of Palestine. The Deputy does not have a monopoly on...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (9 Oct 2025)

Niall Collins: You cannot have it both ways. You want to have it both ways. The Deputy thinks we can just lock down Dublin city centre every single day of the week.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (9 Oct 2025)

Niall Collins: That is what the Deputy is saying, because if it is okay once, then it is okay twice. Where does it go from there then? The Garda was right and acted completely correctly in my view.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (9 Oct 2025)

Niall Collins: I have seen the video and I will support every single member of An Garda Síochána who policed that event because they were looking out for the hundreds of thousands of people around this city and region who-----