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Other Questions: Garda Deployment (6 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: The Minister frequently mentions here and elsewhere the issue of targeted campaigns by the Garda Síochána, smarter and more modern policing and doing things differently. He also talks of using resources wisely. At the same time he argues that everything is down to the operational discretion of the Garda Commissioner. Nevertheless, the dedicated drugs unit in Cavan and Monaghan,...

Other Questions: Criminal Legal Aid (6 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: We would all agree with what the Minister has just said in terms of people being entitled to the presumption of innocence and to a fair trial. That is a cornerstone of our criminal justice system. However, an issue which arises time and again and which grates with the public, as the Minister is well aware, is that of serial re-offenders who are availing of the free legal aid system. The...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Industrial Relations Issues (6 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the discussions he has had with the Garda representative bodies since 22 February 2013 in view of the withdrawal of cooperation of voluntary duties; the number of meetings; the issues discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11770/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Industrial Relations Issues (6 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: It is well recognised both in this country and the world over that one should have a healthy tension between the Minister of the day and some of the agencies under his or her remit. Unfortunately, what we have at the moment is an unhealthy tension. All of the issues are in the public domain and have been well aired. We need political leadership to clear the air and get us back to a healthy...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Industrial Relations Issues (6 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: Is that what the Minister said?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Industrial Relations Issues (6 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: Will the Minister initiate contact with the representative associations in order to clear the air? Morale and goodwill are intangible. One cannot quantify them financially or numerically. It is important to the policing function that is provided in this country. I say that constructively.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Resources (6 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the discussions he has held with the Garda Commissioner in relation to available funding for the Gardaí; the total number of Gardaí he expects in the force by 2013, 2014 and 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11769/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Resources (6 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: The Minister appears to be content to remain hamstrung by what he perceives was agreed by the Fianna Fáil Party when it was in office previously. I listened this morning to the Tánaiste, Deputy Eamon Gilmore, as he tried, in self-congratulatory mode, to outline what the Government has achieved, or failed to achieve, in the past two years. Three times, the Tánaiste indicated...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Resources (6 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: Hang on a moment. The Minister should not personalise the issue.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Resources (6 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: The Minister should address the issue.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Resources (6 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: This is an immature failing on your part.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Resources (6 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: The Minister should learn some manners.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Resources (6 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: I will do so.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Resources (6 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: I stated the Minister was happy to be hamstrung.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Resources (6 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: The Minister did not renegotiate anything.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Resources (6 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: The Minister is reducing Garda numbers to 12,000.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Resources (6 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: It is as if the Minister did not engage in personal insults.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Resources (6 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: The Minister is undermining the Garda by reducing its strength to 12,000.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (6 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that has been made in developing a strategy to tackle cross border crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11652/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (6 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for setting out clear sentencing guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11771/13]