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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (2 Oct 2014)

Niall Collins: 111. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the photography costs incurred by her Department from May 2014 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37499/14]

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Oct 2014)

Niall Collins: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The past 12 months have seen public confidence in the administration of justice in Ireland undermined in a most significant manner. Not only have we witnessed some of the most severe cutbacks in the provision of services, such as the reduction of approximately 1,600 gardaí in the Garda force, the closure of more than 139 Garda...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Oct 2014)

Niall Collins: I thank all the contributors to the debate. The Deputies who have spoken are the Deputies who have been consistent in their pursuit of a better criminal justice system which is what we all want. I thank those Deputies for taking the time to attend today in order to contribute to this important debate. The Minister of State is a Dublin representative and I think he will agree that the...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2014: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] (3 Oct 2014)

Niall Collins: I move:That, pursuant to Standing Orders 82A(3)(a) and (6)(a) and 118 of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, the Bill be referred to the Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Recruitment (7 Oct 2014)

Niall Collins: 268. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the person currently acting as the Secretary General in her Department; the procedures that are in place to recruit the next Secretary General in the Department; the actions she has taken to address the concerns raised in the report of the independent review group on the Department of Justice and Equality; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (7 Oct 2014)

Niall Collins: 269. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 305 of 23 September 2014, the reason she cannot provide the number of convictions each prisoner currently detained in the Irish prison system has; if these statistics are available to the Irish Prison Service; if she will provide the statistics requested in Parliamentary Question No. 305 of 23 September...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (7 Oct 2014)

Niall Collins: 270. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 300 of 23 September 2014, if she will provide in tabular form the precise areas where the reduction in budgets occurred within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37767/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (7 Oct 2014)

Niall Collins: 271. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 295 of 23 September 2014, if she will provide her efforts to reduce anti-social behaviour on public transport services in Dublin; if she has met with senior management of An Garda Síochána about this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37768/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (7 Oct 2014)

Niall Collins: 272. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the effectiveness of Operation Fiacla; the resources allocated to this operation in 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37769/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (7 Oct 2014)

Niall Collins: 279. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the legislative changes between the Children and Family Relationship Bill 2013 and the Children and Family Relationship Bill 2014; the rationale for these changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37811/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (7 Oct 2014)

Niall Collins: 299. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views that a weighting should be placed on membership of the Garda Reserve in the process to recruit new members of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38149/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (7 Oct 2014)

Niall Collins: 369. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork in view of the circumstances [38083/14]

Agriculture Industry: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Oct 2014)

Niall Collins: The Minister of State is full of knowledge.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (8 Oct 2014)

Niall Collins: 101. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who reside here but do not have Irish citizenship, who have been convicted of murder in their state of citizenship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38508/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (9 Oct 2014)

Niall Collins: 284. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on the 1916 commemorations; the committees involved; the personnel on the committees; the events planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38584/14]

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Budget Statement 2015 (14 Oct 2014)

Niall Collins: Does that make it right? That makes you a hypocrite.

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Tobacco Products Tax (14 Oct 2014)

Niall Collins: I, too, support the motion. Part of the tone of the debate has been questionable. I refer, in particular, to the comments on the lower socioeconomic sections of society, to whom some Members referred as the working classes and stated the measure before the House was a form of discrimination against them. It is an insult for anybody to say this. The people in question are very discerning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (14 Oct 2014)

Niall Collins: 268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the contacts made by her officials in respect of the need to identify suitable sites, acceptable to the local community, for the two new schools in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 24 currently being housed in temporary accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39207/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Properties (15 Oct 2014)

Niall Collins: 56. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will seek approval from the Civil Defence headquarters at Benamore, Roscrea, County Tipperary, to allow community volunteers access a playing field to the rear of its building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39447/14]

Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2014)

Niall Collins: Could the Taoiseach not find him last night?