Results 3,061-3,080 of 11,785 for speaker:Niall Collins
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (17 Jul 2013)
Niall Collins: 276. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the public interest requires details of the myGP.ie project to be public; the steps he has taken to have the Irish Medical Organisation allow publication of the Health Service Executive's investigation into the allocation of resources on the myGP.ie website project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35912/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (17 Jul 2013)
Niall Collins: 296. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had a briefing from Louth County Council on the stalled Narrow Water Bridge project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35915/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (17 Jul 2013)
Niall Collins: 297. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide central Government funding support for the Narrow Water Bridge project to ensure that the project goes ahead and that European and Northern Ireland funding is not lost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35916/13]
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)
Niall Collins: Could there be knock-on issues which could be relevant to section 1 which might come up in later sections?
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)
Niall Collins: Is it correct that there is still not a regulatory impact assessment of the Bill? The Minister is introducing what we could term a cooling-off period of five years for former members of the profession before they could then be deemed laypersons. What is the basis for five years? Is there an industry or national standard for cooling-off periods? What has informed this decision?
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)
Niall Collins: Before the Minister moves off that point, it is not under our area of responsibility but there is legislation being discussed and I attended a conference on the Registration of Lobbyists Bill. There is talk of cooling-off periods of two years. The Minister is indicating that he is only prepared to accept a period longer than five years with an argument to substantiate it but he has not...
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)
Niall Collins: This is an important point as it is a challenge for all of us because of the time squeeze and when the amendments have been made available to us. In terms of carrying out a proper regulatory impact assessment, what is the Minister's time-line in terms of publishing the remainder of his amendments across the rest of the Bill? It is a challenge for us on this side to participate meaningfully...
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)
Niall Collins: I have a final key point.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)
Niall Collins: I understand.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)
Niall Collins: I understand but it is a key point. To ensure a complete RIA, outside interested parties will want to make informed submissions to the Minister on foot of these amendments and they will have to be afforded an opportunity to do that as well. Squeezing into a few days before we next sit needs to be examined.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)
Niall Collins: I tabled a similar amendment to Deputy Mac Lochlainn but we differ on the numbers relating to the different representative bodies, although we agree on the net figure of 13.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)
Niall Collins: We are discussing a group of ten amendments. The Minister is sticking with amendment No. 11. Does this include the chair or will the position of chair be in addition? The initial concern was that the Minister, his office or his successor, when we all move on, would have too much influence in the appointing of members. The Minister has gone some way towards addressing those concerns. Can...
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)
Niall Collins: All of us in our amendments have offered the option that the President of the High Court would appoint the lay members. Can the Minister give us his reasons for rejecting that?
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)
Niall Collins: My concerns are similar to those of the Minister but I am coming at it from a different angle. If it is to be an authority to regulate the legal services industry, and the board is broken down six to five, immediately the main legal players find themselves in a minority on the board. Is this correct?
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)
Niall Collins: I know.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)
Niall Collins: The breakdown of board membership is six to five, with one representative each from the Bar Council, the Legal Aid Board, and the Kings Inns and two from the Law Society, with six more from the other parties plus the chairperson-----
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)
Niall Collins: The chair will come from the six lay people. Is this correct?
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)
Niall Collins: Will the Minister examine another composition? We propose 13 members and the Minister proposes 11. A total of 13 would give equilibrium.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)
Niall Collins: If there is a division the chair will have a casting vote.
- Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)
Niall Collins: Is the Minister open to considering our proposal to recalibrate it? Is the Minister sticking on 11?