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

Niall Collins: Given the fact that we have a large dispersed rural population outside the large towns and cities, what plans does the Minister have to tackle the ongoing issue of rural crime? I ask this question in the light of the publication of the CSO crime statistics which we are now getting independently verified and on a quarterly basis and also against the backdrop of a number of high profile...

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

Niall Collins: It is welcome that the Minister has announced a recruitment campaign to commence next year and that she has taken on board something I have raised on a number of occasions, namely, that the Garda Reserve should be looked at as a separate entry stream into the main Garda force. Many of those involved in the Garda Reserve will welcome this and will be glad to see some progression. I...

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

Niall Collins: At the launch of Doon Community Alert in Limerick last night, there was also a lot of discussion about the fact that Doon Garda station had been closed as part of the closure of 139 Garda stations. Unfortunately, the Minister and I will not agree about the Government's policy of closing Garda stations and we have debated this issue on many occasions in this House and beyond. I will raise an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (1 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: 59. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the resources that will be made available to An Garda Síochána under Operation Thor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42397/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (1 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: 73. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures she will take to prevent assaults on vulnerable older persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42398/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (1 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: 82. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans for the Garda Síochána to introduce a public order unit for Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42400/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (1 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: 92. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána stations and the number of gardaí in each station in the Limerick Garda Síochána division on 1 November 2010 and on 1 November 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42399/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Terrorism (1 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: 101. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her assessment of the threat of a terrorist attack taking place here, similar to the attack in Paris in France; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42396/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (1 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: 339. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans for the development of Gorey Garda Síochána station in County Wexford and for making it more accessible for those with disabilities or mobility difficulties. [42847/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (1 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: 427. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide funding to South Dublin County Council in 2016 to continue the important work of the estate management project in Fettercairn estate and of the safety forum in Killinarden estate in Tallaght; his views on the importance of these estate management initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42637/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Land Swaps (1 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: 522. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the land swap papers received from a club (details supplied) in Dublin 24; if the business will be passed to the Chief State Solicitor's office without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42638/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (1 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: 540. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the urgent need to proceed with an extension at a school (details provided); that this school has sought permission to purchase an adjoining site; and that hardship is being imposed on the pupils. [42945/15]

Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: The Taoiseach is well able to give it.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Health and Safety (2 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: 153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the child safety concerns in respect of traffic, of parents of children attending a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; if she is in a position to help with proposed remediation works; the help and advice she can offer the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43091/15]

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 1:In page 5, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 12 of Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 2.Section 12 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act, 2001 is amended by the substitution of the following for subsection (3):“(3) A person guilty of burglary is liable on conviction on indictment to...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 2:In page 5, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 12 of Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 2. Section 12 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act, 2001 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (4):“(5) Where the court does not impose such a sentence, it shall...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 3:In page 5, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following subsection after subsection (4): “Amendment of section 12 of Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 2. Section 12 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act, 2001 is amended by the insertion of the following after subsection (4):“(5)(a) Where—(i) a person is...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 4:In page 5, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 12 of Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 2. Section 12 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act, 2001 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (4):“(5) Any individual who utilised a vehicle in carrying out an...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 5:In page 6, to delete lines 22 to 24.

Leaders' Questions (3 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: That was a decisive intervention, Deputy Durkan.