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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Complaints Procedures (21 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: 86. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has been notified of a complaint (details supplied) regarding An Garda Síochána and the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission; the action she will take with regard to the complaint; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8085/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Protected Disclosures (21 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: 281. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has received a protected disclosure (details supplied); the action he proposes to take arising from this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8670/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices Data (21 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: 626. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total number of local enterprise office and previously county enterprise board supported jobs on a county basis, and in the case of Dublin, between Dublin city, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and south Dublin, for 2014, 2015 and 2016, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8064/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices Data (21 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: 627. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total number of local enterprise office and previously county enterprise board supported clients on a county basis and in the case of Dublin, between Dublin city, Dún-Laoghaire Rathdown, Fingal and south Dublin, for 2014, 2015 and 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8065/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pharmaceutical Sector (21 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: 628. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the discussions she has had with a company (details supplied) regarding ensuring an investment goes ahead, further to reports that the company has postponed plans to invest on its current site in Kinsale, County Cork in view of the US Administration's suggestion to reform the industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Disputes (21 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: 638. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will assist a group of persons (details supplied) in their dispute with their employer either directly or through the State's industrial relations agencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8673/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: I thank the witnesses for their input, which has been very useful. I do not know if this is their area but presenting groups raised concerns with regard to small businesses. Do the witnesses have a view on how the legislation could be tailored to address the concerns of small businesses? Big businesses have cause the problem and it is primarily in this area that demand for change has been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: I thank Ms Bolger.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: Ms Maguire said teachers are not workers. Did she also say other public servants are not?

Industrial Relations (Right to Access) (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: I welcome the opportunity to discuss this Bill. Fianna Fáil has a long track record of supporting workers' rights and balanced industrial relations legislation. The constitutional right of citizens to form associations and unions is enshrined in our progressive Constitution, Bunreacht na hÉireann, which was introduced under Eamon de Valera back in 1937. My party has a strong...

Industrial Relations (Right to Access) (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: The Workplace Relations Act 2015 gives Workplace Relations Commission inspectors the power of inspection and enforcement. Enabling union representatives to monitor compliance would duplicate existing regulation in this area and create an unnecessary and overlapping legislative layer of workplace inspection law. Currently, Workplace Relations Commission inspectors have the statutory right...

Industrial Relations (Right to Access) (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: I measured-----

Industrial Relations (Right to Access) (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Feb 2017)

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Industrial Relations (Right to Access) (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: I measured the criticism of the Fianna Fáil position against how Sinn Féin treats its employees. I read about the matter in a newspaper, a public document. In particular, I noted with interest its position on non-disclosure agreements.

Industrial Relations (Right to Access) (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: This Bill is yet another example of Sinn Féin’s anti-jobs and anti-business platform, which would scare off foreign direct investment, FDI, and create unnecessary divisiveness across the current balanced industrial relations landscape. Perhaps we should not be surprised because Sinn Féin's anti-jobs platform is consistent considering its proposal to introduce a new rate of...

Industrial Relations (Right to Access) (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: I did not name any names. Deputy Cullinane was very quick on his feet. I did not name any names.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: International Driving Permits (22 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: 234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the process by which a holder of an international driver's licence can obtain an Irish licence. [8933/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: Page 108 of the programme for Government states "The next generation of farmers must be supported, to generate farm income, while positioning Ireland as the highest quality food producing nation in the world", which is the standard to which we all aspire to maintain Brand Ireland. There is huge concern in Limerick and elsewhere that the six remaining veterinary laboratories may be under...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Regulatory Impact Assessments (23 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: 104. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if all regulatory impact assessments for her legislative proposals are published on her Department's websites; the web address for each such site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9425/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Regulatory Impact Assessment Data (23 Feb 2017)

Niall Collins: 149. To ask the Minister for Finance if all regulatory impact assessments for his legislative proposals are published on his Department's websites; the web address for each such site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9421/17]