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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Rural Crime: Irish Farmers Association (18 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: On "Prime Time" I saw a piece about an unlicensed abattoir. Does Mr. Downey know if there is much of that going on? Is he aware of the level or scale of that?

Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: In the western part of County Limerick, there is a townland called Gortadroma where, for several years, the county council operated a massive and poorly maintained landfill site, to the detriment of the quality of life of people in that community. When the operation was eventually closed, the quality of life in the locality improved. In recent months, however, to the shock of the local...

Roads (Criminal Activity) (Amendment) Bill 2015: First Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for the amendment of the Roads Act 1993 in order to install closed circuit television cameras at motorway junctions for use by An Garda Síochána. The purpose of this Bill to help the authorities in the battle against criminality, a battle which is raging up and down the country in every community, both rural...

Roads (Criminal Activity) (Amendment) Bill 2015: First Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: The Government recruited into the Defence Forces over the years during the public sector recruitment moratorium.

Roads (Criminal Activity) (Amendment) Bill 2015: First Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: The Garda Reserve Force is completely underutilised. There is no reason its complement could not be increased threefold. The Government’s measures to protect the elderly do not go far enough. It has not introduced any robust legislation to provide suitable custodial terms for vicious assaults perpetrated against the elderly members of the community. Burglaries continue to increase...

Roads (Criminal Activity) (Amendment) Bill 2015: First Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (19 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: 130. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in the Garda Síochána emergency response unit, by location. [40914/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gender Balance (19 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: 132. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the gender breakdown in each rank in the Garda Síochána, in tabular form. [40921/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (19 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: 133. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána who have been supported to learn a foreign language in each of the past three years and in 2015 to date, given that census 2011 indicated that more than 500,000 residents speak a language at home other than English or Irish. [40926/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (19 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: 134. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána who can speak French, Spanish, German, Polish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Estonian, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese (Mandarin), Arabic, Urdu, Pashto, Somali and Farsi. [40927/15]

Credit Union Sector: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: People throughout Ireland are asking why the Government is continuing to attack communities. This latest approach by the Government is impacting so heavily on the credit union movement that this is the second occasion in six months we have had to debate the issue. We have had issues with regard to libraries, courthouses, schools, post offices, Garda stations and even public health centres....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Management and Administration of the Courts: Courts Service of Ireland (25 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: I welcome the witnesses. I recently received correspondence regarding wards of court and the moneys the Courts Service manages on their behalf. Can Mr. Ryan provide the joint committee with an overview of how the moneys the Courts Service is managing for these people are performing? Concerns were raised at the height of the recession that the values of the various funds took a dip, which...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Management and Administration of the Courts: Courts Service of Ireland (25 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: Which investment advisers and fund managers does the service use? Is it Irish Life or Mercer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Management and Administration of the Courts: Courts Service of Ireland (25 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: In terms of the reorganisation of the courts throughout the country, is the process of closing District Courts finished now or is that still a work in progress? Does the service envisage any further upheavals in this regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Management and Administration of the Courts: Courts Service of Ireland (25 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: I can go so.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: International Terrorism (1 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: 47. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will be introducing new measures to tackle terrorism, given the recent attacks in Paris, France; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42646/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: International Terrorism (1 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: I have tabled this question in the light of the recent terrorist attacks in Paris where a large number of people were killed. Given the fact that terrorism is global, that, whether we like it, Irish people have been caught up in terrorist attacks such as the one on the beach in Tunisia and that an Irish person was shot at the Bataclan theatre, does the Minister intend to introduce new...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: International Terrorism (1 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: I thank the Minister for her reply. In the past two weeks some people have expressed surprise that the Minister has not attended meetings of the National Security Committee. I appreciate that political attendance at these meetings has not been a feature until this point. However, some people have expressed surprise that neither the Minister nor the Taoiseach has attended these meetings or...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: International Terrorism (1 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: There has been recent reportage on the number of people who may have travelled to parts of Syria or elsewhere in the Middle East to engage, potentially, in training or acts of terrorism. It has been reported that up to 30 people may have travelled. They may have been residing in Ireland and may not necessarily have been Irish nationals or citizens. Will the Minister give us an overview of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Crime Levels (1 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: 50. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality how she proposes to deal with crime levels, particularly in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42647/15]