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Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: I would say Labour has promised good weather too.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Treaties (28 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the additional steps that have been taken to reform the institutional architecture of the EU since the outbreak of the sovereign debt crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15582/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (28 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm that the realignment of Templemore Sub-district with Thurles District and Roscrea Sub-district with Nenagh will not lead to the redeployment of personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15740/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (28 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there will there be a reduction in hours of operation in stations due to the re-alignment of Templemore Sub-district with Thurles District and Roscrea Sub-district with Nenagh, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15741/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Statistics (28 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of burglaries detected nationally in 2011 and 2012 and the number of prosecutions resulting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15742/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Overtime (28 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide the breakdown of overtime hours and payment per rank of An Garda Síochána. [15743/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Remuneration (28 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of money on average will the projected cuts to Garda wages affect Gardaí Superintendent rank to Commissioner. [15744/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations Refurbishment (28 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the refurbishment of Tipperary, Newport and Clonmel Garda stations which were at the top of the Office of Public Works list for extension/ refurbishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15745/13]

Mortgage Arrears: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: I asked the Minister of State whether he trusts the banks.

Mortgage Arrears: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: Some of the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes's colleagues asked the question, why now. They should have asked, why is Fianna Fáil raising this matter again. My colleague, Deputy Dara Calleary, alluded to the passage of the personal insolvency legislation through both Houses of the Oireachtas. We sought, by way of amendment on Committee and Report Stages, to establish an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings: Motion (27 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: I appreciate that it is a European wide regulation. Does the Minister have statistics on the number of persons who have availed of the bankruptcy tourism option and have moved their centre of interest to the United Kingdom and, if so, how many of those have been successfully challenged from, say, this jurisdiction into the United Kingdom?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulation on Insolvency Proceedings: Motion (27 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: My question relates to the same basic issue. We are all aware of the flight of some people, predominantly to the neighbouring jurisdiction, to avail of bankruptcy proceedings there. How will the current practice change under the proposal, assuming we opt into it? We agree with the comments on companies and entrepreneurs and the provision of a second chance. That is the right thing to do...

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: We do not take fake notes either.

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: The Taoiseach is trusting them.

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: Those are phantom jobs.

Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: These are leaderless questions.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services Provision (27 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way he will support initiatives that aim to improve air access to west coast USA and other locations of high strategic importance for tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15248/13]

Order of Business (26 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: Like at Lisdoonvarna, the Taoiseach gave an introduction.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (26 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the redistributive payment proposal from the French Government and a similar proposal included in the Council of Minister proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14647/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (26 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has had discussions with shippers, operating out of Dublin and Dún Laoghaire to ports in Wales and England, in relation to the possibility of their allowing lorries carrying livestock to be carried on these ships, so that Irish farmers would have direct access to factories in Britain for their livestock, in view of the higher...