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Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Second Stage (28 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: Fianna Fáil supports this Bill, which will provide certain health services to women who were resident in the Magdalen laundries and in similar laundries operated at St. Mary's training centre, Stanhope Street, Dublin 7, and the House of Mercy training school, Summerhill, Wexford. We welcome the fact that the Bill also provides that such women will not be required to pay the statutory...

Housing Affordability: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: What about the PDs?

Housing Affordability: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: Deputy Kenny must be a detective.

Housing Affordability: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: In debates such as this we get an interesting insight into some of the completely shallow and ill-informed analysis we receive from Government backbenchers, and we have had such a contribution served up to us again this evening. They should go away and read and research a little more and look into their own hearts and the contribution they made to the situation we are debating. If we are to...

Housing Affordability: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: They zoned land and created the supply of over-zoned land on floodplains throughout the country. Fine Gael and the Labour Party controlled the local authorities throughout the country. When it came to the provision of social and affordable housing, it was Fine Gael and the Labour Party which controlled the local authorities that accepted cash buy-outs from the developers. I remember going...

Housing Affordability: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: That is good to hear. With regard to the number of void and vacant housing and the turnaround time, a simple scheme should be considered, whereby if people who are allocated a house are willing to put their own money into making it habitable it should be offset against the rent. Limerick has 4,500 people on the housing waiting list. It is just not good enough. It is not sustainable that...

Housing Affordability: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: They are hypocrites.

Housing Affordability: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: Added to all the land they zoned.

Housing Affordability: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: Never mentioned it.

Housing Affordability: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: Press delete.

Housing Affordability: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: The truth is hurting her. She is not able to take it.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penalty Points System (28 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: 77. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that senior members of An Garda Síochána continued to abuse the penalty points system despite a change in practice in this area in June 2014; the actions that will be taken against these members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4070/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penalty Points System (28 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: 78. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied that the penalty points system is now beyond abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4071/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penalty Points System (28 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: 79. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the actions she will now take to protect the integrity of the penalty points system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4072/15]

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (28 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 2:In page 3, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following:“2. Section 67(2) of the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (h):“(i) to hold the Garda Commissioner responsible, in his capacity as the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána but not in his capacity as head of national security, for the...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (28 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: With the permission of the Chair, may I ask the Minister of State for clarification of the following point: is it the case that the Bill effectively proves that, should a member of the public wish to make a complaint against the Garda Commissioner, he or she cannot do so unless the Minister agrees to it?

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (28 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: I will press it.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (28 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 7:In page 3, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following:“5. Section 96(1) of the Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1):“(1) For the purpose of an investigation under section 95, the Ombudsman Commission— (a) may require a person who, in its opinion, possesses information or has a document or...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (28 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 11:In page 3, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following:“5. Section 98(1) of the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (g):“(h) the search of the Garda Síochána Police Using Leading Systems Effectively (PULSE) computer system for any purpose relevant to the investigation being conducted by the...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (28 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 12:In page 4, line 18, to delete “and subject to the consent of the Minister,”. This relates to the issue of the Minister having consent or, as Deputy O'Brien correctly said earlier, a veto. The optics and intent of it are wrong. If GSOC is to be truly independent in carrying out its role and fulfilling its remit, providing for ministerial veto or...