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Leaders' Questions (12 Jun 2013)

Niall Collins: Tommy Morris will circulate it for him.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Bodies (12 Jun 2013)

Niall Collins: 231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree of transparency sought and detail given to him and his Department following enquiries and request for information regarding exceptional costs, if any, regarding a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28267/13]

Debt Collectors Bill 2013: First Stage (13 Jun 2013)

Niall Collins: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for the regulation of debt collectors; to provide for the exercise of control over the occupation of debt collector; and to provide for related matters.

Debt Collectors Bill 2013: First Stage (13 Jun 2013)

Niall Collins: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (13 Jun 2013)

Niall Collins: 1. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the discussions, if any, he has held with the Garda Ombudsman over criticisms of the response time of An Garda Síochána to queries by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28437/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (13 Jun 2013)

Niall Collins: The establishment of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission has shown that, in the main, members of the Garda do their jobs in a professional and upright manner. The statistics offer proof of this. Unfortunately, however, what has emerged from the report released by the commission on foot of section 80 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 which is now in the public domain is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (13 Jun 2013)

Niall Collins: This is highly unsatisfactory. This is so important that we have both sought to raise it through other avenues and we are being corralled into one minute for a supplementary question.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (13 Jun 2013)

Niall Collins: I have not got 20% of the way through the issue. It is just not good enough. The gardaí cannot obstruct the Garda Ombudsman and the gardaí cannot investigate the gardaí. That is exactly what is going on. This is the proper forum to tease these matters out in the public interest.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (13 Jun 2013)

Niall Collins: This is highly unsatisfactory.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (13 Jun 2013)

Niall Collins: These are priority questions.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (13 Jun 2013)

Niall Collins: I do not think the Minister has a problem with this.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (13 Jun 2013)

Niall Collins: To help the Acting Chairman, could the Minister perhaps agree to having a session of statements and questions some time next week because this is very important? We are doing this in a constructive way.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (13 Jun 2013)

Niall Collins: The Acting Chairman said we had eight minutes.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (13 Jun 2013)

Niall Collins: Will the Acting Chairman give us one minute each?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (13 Jun 2013)

Niall Collins: The Minister made a statement on 9 May that he would convene a meeting between GSOC and the Commissioner. It is almost two months later and he has not said-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (13 Jun 2013)

Niall Collins: It is six weeks since 9 May. The two net issues are, one, that there is non-co-operation between the Garda and the oversight body that we have established through the Oireachtas. Second, gardaí cannot investigate gardaí. There is the issue concerning Deputy Daly and non-co-operation in respect of her investigation which is in the public domain. There is also a case which came...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (13 Jun 2013)

Niall Collins: Can I have a comment from the Minister on that? Is it good enough that the gardaí are citing security of intelligence, questioning why the Ombudsman is requiring information?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (13 Jun 2013)

Niall Collins: Can we please have a degree of urgency from the Minister to sort this out in the public interest?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Judicial Appointments (13 Jun 2013)

Niall Collins: 4. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of new specialist judges to be appointed under the new personal insolvency regime; the number appointed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28438/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Judicial Appointments (13 Jun 2013)

Niall Collins: The evolution of the personal insolvency legislation has been very slow in meeting all its critical deadlines. Since the tabling of this question we have had the appointment of the specialist judges. Given that we know the shortcomings of the system and the legislation in that it gives the banks a complete veto on proceedings and given that the Minister and the Government have ignored that...