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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (11 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: 106. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of gardaí stationed in each station in the Kildare division from 2009 to date in 2015; the number of vehicles allocated to same during that time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6292/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (11 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: 107. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of gardaí stationed in each station in the Laois division from 2009 to date in 2015; the number of vehicles allocated to same during that time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6293/15]

Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Report Stage (10 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: I was late arriving and missed some of the Minister's opening remarks so if she has already dealt with the matter about which I am about to inquire, I apologise. We received correspondence from Justice for Magdalenes Research, JFMR, just prior to the debate's commencement in which a number of pertinent questions are posed with regard to medical cards and the provision of GP services. In the...

Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: Is that what the Economic Management Council has told the Taoiseach?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Remuneration (10 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: 359. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the basic pay payable to a full-time member of An Garda Síochána and a student garda just recruited; the way this varies, depending on date of recruitment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5947/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (10 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: 351. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of gardaí, by year and by Garda division, stationed in each Dublin metropolitan region station in the years 2009 to 2014 and to date in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5900/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (10 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: 353. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide, in tabular form, the current number of vacancies in senior Garda posts in the Dublin metropolitan region; when she will fill these posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5902/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (10 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: 352. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Central Statistics Office’s crime data for quarter 3 2014 will be published; the reason there is a delay in publication; the actions that have been taken in view of the criticisms of these statistics by the Garda Inspectorate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5901/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Haddington Road Agreement Review (10 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: 360. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the commitment in the Haddington Road agreement to review the remuneration and conditions of service of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5948/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence Policy (10 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: 367. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will amend legislation in order to enable grandparents to seek and obtain barring orders against their grandchildren where it is necessary as an alternative to an injunction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6065/15]

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 13:In page 4, line 18, to delete “and subject to the consent of the Minister,”.This issue was discussed on Committee Stage and earlier in our debate on Report Stage. If the Garda Commission is not subject to the same degree of oversight as everybody else in the organisation, GSOC will be perceived to be at a disadvantage and its independence will be...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 12:In page 3, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following:“5. Section 98(1) of the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (g):“(h) the search of the Garda Síochána Police Using Leading Systems Effectively (PULSE) computer system for any purpose relevant to the investigation being conducted by the...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 8:In page 3, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: “5. Section 96(1) of the Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1):“(1) For the purpose of an investigation under section 95, the Ombudsman Commission—(a) may require a person who, in its opinion, possesses information or has a document or...

Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: He is sleepwalking around the place.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (5 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: 180. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will discuss with the Garda Commissioner the need to assign additional gardaí and new vehicles to Tallaght Garda station, Dublin 24, from the extra resources she will have at her disposal; her views on the need to deal effectively with crime in Tallaght; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5218/15]

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (4 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: I have been listening to some of the other contributions on this. As the Minister will appreciate, to have an independent oversight agency, it is not good enough just to be independent. It must also be seen to be independent. The public perception must be that the organisation is truly independent and can act accordingly. To give an example, without mentioning any names, I was contacted...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (4 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: While we accept that the new independent Garda authority will provide a degree of oversight, it is a work in progress and we have yet to see how it rolls out. Members of the public who feel the Garda Commissioner of the day has wronged them want to be able to make complaints through the normal complaints mechanism. The flip-side is that for GSOC to be truly independent, so that it can carry...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (4 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 2:In page 3, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following:"2. Section 67(2) of the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (h):"(i) to hold the Garda Commissioner responsible, in his capacity as the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána but not in his capacity as head of national security, for the operations of An...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (4 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: Will it be advertised?

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (4 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: Notwithstanding the Minister of State's comment in reply to Deputy Mac Lochlainn, which sets out the position in retaining the status quo, given that there is a vacancy for a commissioner from the three-person commission, what process does the Government intend to pursue to fill that vacancy?