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Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Niall Collins: The Fianna Fáil Party submitted a freedom of information request on this matter and we received volumes of files, most of them redacted. For members of this Government to come in here and claim there are no files is a complete lie.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Niall Collins: They should show some respect instead of going around like political thugs and boot boys with their sleveen type accusations.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Niall Collins: They should have some respect for Members of this House. The body politic was lied to by the bankers. Members of the Government have plenty of experience in banking themselves. If they were in government they would have been lied to in the same way.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Niall Collins: I am responding to what the Minister said. He and his colleagues should stop going around in a dictatorial fashion declaring that what happened is the fault of everybody else. They have tried to establish a political kangaroo hanging shop, but it will not work.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Niall Collins: I advise the Government to learn from the manner in which the debate on this Bill has been conducted and show some respect for people. The arrogance on the benches opposite is out of control.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Niall Collins: The Minister is not here long enough to speak about that. He came here in 2007, just as I did. He is not around the place long enough to talk about the arrogance of others.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Niall Collins: Arrogance is coming in here and seeking to establish a political kangaroo court. Arrogance is coming in here and misleading the country with claims of there being no files or records in regard to what happened with Anglo Irish Bank.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Niall Collins: I have concluded.

Prison Development (Confirmation of Resolutions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (27 Jun 2013)

Niall Collins: Fianna Fáil supports plans to build a new prison in Cork in order to address the current poor quality conditions there. It is vital that the State has the capacity to adequately rehabilitate prisoners in a safe environment and cater for the prison population. The current practice of slopping out, as well as the conditions of overcrowding and insufficient visitor access, are...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Industrial Relations Issues (27 Jun 2013)

Niall Collins: 40. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the Labour Relations Commission recommendation that Dublin Bus drivers’ overtime and holiday payments be cut, as well as the number of sick leave days, in order for the company to achieve a required €11.7 million in savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31057/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (27 Jun 2013)

Niall Collins: 106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on plans for a second level school (details supplied) in Dublin 24, detailing the schedule being followed; if he will confirm his plans for the management of the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31195/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (27 Jun 2013)

Niall Collins: 114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the National Council for Special Education took three months from the March closing date for applications in respect of special needs assistants to announce their decisions; if he appreciates the wide-spread concern being expressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31246/13]

Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (28 Jun 2013)

Niall Collins: Fianna Fáil supports the Bill which builds on the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008 that we introduced. The scourge of human trafficking must be directly challenged by a well resourced Garda Síochána on an internationally co-ordinated basis. The Bill implements relevant European Union directives and hardens penalties for public officers engaged in trafficking. It...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (2 Jul 2013)

Niall Collins: 79. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on reports that some banks require customers to sign confidentiality agreements prior to concluding an arrangement on restructuring their debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31903/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Banking Union (2 Jul 2013)

Niall Collins: 139. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that there has been enough progress on strengthening banking regulation during the Irish Presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31475/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Haddington Road Agreement Issues (2 Jul 2013)

Niall Collins: 406. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the method by which a public servant who is not a member of a Trade Union can cast a ballot on the Haddington Road Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31493/13]

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)

Niall Collins: I thought the Acting Chairman might have called me to speak to the amendment before calling the Minister.

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)

Niall Collins: No problem. We tabled this amendment on Committee Stage also and we discussed it in some detail but I want to reiterate our position on it for the record. I note the Minister is not accepting the amendment. That does not come as a surprise. We discussed this on many occasions in regard to the personal insolvency legislation. The thrust of legislation is all the time recalibrating the...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (3 Jul 2013)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 14:In page 5, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: “Power of Court to determine the rejection of a proposal for a Personal Insolvency Arrangement as unreasonable 3.(1) Where in an application by a mortgagee for repossession of a property to which section 2(1) applies, a proposal for a Personal Insolvency Arrangement made pursuant...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Birth Certificates (3 Jul 2013)

Niall Collins: 150. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the procedures to be followed in order for a person aged 89 years, with no living family members, to register their birth as it has not been registered to date. [32325/13]