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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Heads of the Gambling Control Bill 2013: Discussion (9 Oct 2013)

Niall Collins: The sale of State assets is Government policy. The closing down of the fund enables the Government to sell the national lottery without any obligation to the fund. That is the point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Heads of the Gambling Control Bill 2013: Discussion (9 Oct 2013)

Niall Collins: Am I correct in saying it is possible for the sale of the national lottery to proceed but with an obligation to maintain the fund?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Heads of the Gambling Control Bill 2013: Discussion (9 Oct 2013)

Niall Collins: I have one question for Mr. Murphy. He referred in his submission to the right to bet legislation.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Guarantee Scheme Operations (10 Oct 2013)

Niall Collins: 13. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the operation to date of the credit guarantee scheme; the number of jobs it has supported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42711/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland Administration (10 Oct 2013)

Niall Collins: 77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of late applications that have been received by Student Universal Support Ireland; the number of these that are awaiting initial review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42886/13]

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Niall Collins: Hold on to the seatbelts.

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Niall Collins: The Government is heavy on detail today.

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Budget Statement 2014 (15 Oct 2013)

Niall Collins: She dislikes him too.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (15 Oct 2013)

Niall Collins: 225. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider a specific water scheme for priority funding for upgrade purposes, in his Department’s budgetary submission (details supplied). [43231/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Administration (16 Oct 2013)

Niall Collins: 4. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that he has instructed South Dublin County Council to ensure that all property tax moneys raised in the county this year will be spent in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43774/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Administration (16 Oct 2013)

Niall Collins: 25. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of renewed students that have their completed documents with Student Universal Support Ireland awaiting final review, noting that these students provided their information by the deadline in June, and have now returned to college for over four weeks; the number of these returned students that have been asked to provide additional...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Local Drugs Task Forces Issues (16 Oct 2013)

Niall Collins: 162. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progress on issues raised with him when he met with the Tallaght drugs task force on 26 February 2013; if he will confirm plans to include alcohol in the remit of task forces including Tallaght [43793/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals: Discussion with Department of Justice and Equality (16 Oct 2013)

Niall Collins: How will the European Public Prosecutor Office, EPPO, function in each member state? Will files be referred to it from Europol, from the Garda Síochána or the PSNI? Who takes the prosecution in the individual jurisdiction? Will it be handed to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in the relevant jurisdiction? Could Mr. Munro tell us how it in envisaged such an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals: Discussion with Department of Justice and Equality (16 Oct 2013)

Niall Collins: Would the Irish European delegated prosecutor have the status of the Chief State Solicitor or higher?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals: Discussion with Department of Justice and Equality (16 Oct 2013)

Niall Collins: Will the monetary limits of the court determine in which court the case is heard?.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Homeless Persons Supports (17 Oct 2013)

Niall Collins: 23. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the proposals put forward by Novas Initiatives concerning the impact of a reduced social welfare payment on homeless young persons; if she will accept these proposals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43355/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Review (17 Oct 2013)

Niall Collins: 24. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has completed the review of the domiciliary care allowance; the outcome of the review; the actions that will now be taken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43341/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (22 Oct 2013)

Niall Collins: 65. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to involve the General Post Office on O’Connell Street, Dublin in the commemoration of the centenary of 1916; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44516/13]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Correspondence (22 Oct 2013)

Niall Collins: 113. To ask the Taoiseach if he has had any correspondence with Ian Paisley Jr., MLA regarding the case of a person (details supplied); the action he will take on the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44154/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Allowances (22 Oct 2013)

Niall Collins: 198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers who were paid an allowance for a post of responsibility at the level of special duties or B post and assistant principal A post in 2008; the number of teachers currently in receipt of these allowances; and the amount that has been saved by his Department in the past four years as a result of the reduction. [44668/13]