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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

Niall Collins: My final question is addressed to Dr. O'Flaherty. What are the rights of a person in Garda custody in terms of access to a medic or a GP? Is that a Garda policy or procedure or is it set down in legislation? Does it need to be provided for in legislation or does the present legislation need to be changed or updated?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (14 May 2014)

Niall Collins: May I ask for clarification? Is it at the discretion of the member in charge in the Garda station, whether a person in custody gets to see a doctor?

Guerin Report: Statements (15 May 2014)

Niall Collins: That is okay. I accept that.

Guerin Report: Statements (15 May 2014)

Niall Collins: Will the Ceann Comhairle apologise to us for the lack of parking on the Merrion Square side?

Guerin Report: Statements (15 May 2014)

Niall Collins: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important topic, which flows from the Guerin report and which has dominated the political agenda for a long time, both inside and outside of the House. At the outset, I publicly and formally wish the new Minister, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, all the best in her new role. Hers is an onerous task. It is one of the most daunting challenges facing any...

Guerin Report: Statements (15 May 2014)

Niall Collins: Once it is not being done entirely by former civil servants I would agree with it. Otherwise it would effectively be a case of the guards investigating the guards, or a form of peer review which would not be acceptable. We have the Fennelly commission of investigation and we are told the Cooke review into the allegations of bugging at GSOC is imminent and may be published tomorrow. We will...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 May 2014)

Niall Collins: We welcome the intent of the Bill. My party supports the principle of the establishment of an independent policing authority. We have discussed that recently in regard to the Guerin report. I have some comments that are relevant to the Bill. We have just had a local election that gave us all an opportunity to engage more with the public than we ordinarily do outside an election period....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (27 May 2014)

Niall Collins: 296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a tutor in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Waterford. [23224/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (27 May 2014)

Niall Collins: 377. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the exact number of persons employed in employment support schemes in 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014. [22365/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (27 May 2014)

Niall Collins: 612. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the position regarding payment owed to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [22862/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 May 2014)

Niall Collins: 927. To ask the Minister for Health if he will assist in reinstating a clinic (details supplied) in County Cork [23215/14]

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2014)

Niall Collins: What about the banking inquiry?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (Resumed) (28 May 2014)

Niall Collins: I thank our visitors for their engagement, which is very enlightening. As previous speakers said, we have had hearings attended by other groups. I would like to ask the visitors for their views on the thoughts of, and presentations given, by previous groups. I would like to ask Baroness O'Loan a question. Before GSOC's attendance at this committee, it made a number of public...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (Resumed) (28 May 2014)

Niall Collins: From her experience as the Ombudsman in Northern Ireland and her knowledge of GSOC, what is her opinion on the resourcing of GSOC given the relative size of An Garda Síochána? In other words, how well resourced was her office in terms of the complement or size of the PSNI as against the resourcing of GSOC and the capacity it has to do its job in the context of the size An Garda...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (Resumed) (28 May 2014)

Niall Collins: I thank Baroness O'Loan. I would like to ask the senior members of An Garda Síochána a couple of questions. I am not asking them for their personal opinions but for their collective view as a management team. I refer to the establishment of the independent policing authority. I am asking them about this because we all have an open mind on it, we are on a journey and we are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (Resumed) (28 May 2014)

Niall Collins: At what point does it become too big and too unwieldy? We see the images of the Northern Ireland policing board and it is two rows deep. Are we talking six, eight or ten people?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (Resumed) (28 May 2014)

Niall Collins: The last major review of An Garda Síochána was conducted by the Conroy commission in the 1970s which was to look at the structure of the organisation. What is the collective view on the current structure of the organisation? Is it top heavy or bottom heavy? Would Ms O'Sullivan like to see a reconfiguration of existing grades and the structure within the organisation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (Resumed) (28 May 2014)

Niall Collins: Is Ms O'Sullivan suggesting, as part of the review, any new grades?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (Resumed) (28 May 2014)

Niall Collins: New grades in the structure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight: Discussion (Resumed) (28 May 2014)

Niall Collins: A final question. At any time since Ms O'Sullivan has taken up the position of acting Garda Commissioner or in her role in the latter weeks and months of her predecessor, Commissioner Martin Callinan, did any member of the senior management telephone, write to or communicate with Sergeant Maurice McCabe to tell him he is a valuable member of the force, a valuable employee and that the force...