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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (12 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if candidates who sat and passed the aptitude test, interview, medical examination and physical assessment for entry into the Gardaí between August 2008 and July 2009 and were placed on the panel for entry intoTemplemore will have to reapply for the 2013 competition in view of his statement that a recruitment campaign will be opening shortly....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Bodies Board Remuneration (12 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Health the board fees and or remuneration, broken down by Chairman and individual board member, that were paid to Directors of the Health Services Executive and the Irish Blood Transfusion Service in the year 2012 and to 28 February 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12848/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Numbers (13 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total number of staff based in the Film Unit of his Department in 2010, 2011, 2012 and currently; the Film Unit budget for each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12986/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Visiting Committees Appointments (13 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the names and membership of each prison visiting committee; when each person was appointed; when their term expires; the number of vacant positions on each committee presently; the way he proposes to fill these vacancies; if he will advertise these publically; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13294/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Black Market: Discussion with National Federation of Retail Newsagents (13 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: I thank NFRN Ireland for its submission. Recently I attended a briefing in Limerick organised by the retailers at which the tobacco companies and the Revenue customs officials were present, and it was quite informative. They said much of what Mr. Sweeney said here today. I ask Mr. Sweeney to be a little more prescriptive in how the illegal tobacco trade should be dealt with. It is fine...

Leaders' Questions (14 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: Deputy Stagg should listen to what he said.

Leaders' Questions (14 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: The Labour Deputies should calm down. We cannot hear them now.

Other Questions: Army Equitation School (14 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Defence his plans for the future of the Army Equitation School; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13248/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Betting Legislation (14 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to prohibit fixed odds betting terminals in upcoming legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13511/13]

Topical Issue Debate: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (20 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: From where did Deputy Byrne come?

Topical Issue Debate: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (20 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: For God's sake.

Order of Business (20 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: Failure.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Regional Service Plans (20 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Health his assessment of the new Health Service Executive regional service plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13838/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Substance Misuse Strategy (20 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Health when he will bring forward measures to tackle alcohol abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13855/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (20 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he has taken to introduce transparency in the citizenship process in the three months since the Supreme Court decision in the Mallack Case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13983/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (20 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has introduced any measures in response to the Supreme Court decision in the Mallack case which found a lack of transparency in the citizenship application process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13984/13]

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (20 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: Will I speak on my amendment?

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (20 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: The argument to be made for the inclusion of our amendment is the same as that articulated by Deputy Mac Lochlainn. We have been informed on it by some of the deliberations and commentary of the Irish Penal Reform Trust. We did not go quite as far as proposing a period of 48 months. We propose to substitute the period of 12 months with two years to allow for greater flexibility. Deputy...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (20 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: Yes.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (20 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 2: In page 3, subsection (1), line 28, to delete “12 months” and substitute “2 years”.