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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (17 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: Sorry, I have the floor. Sinn Féin describes the problem and provides a commentary on the problem, which is fine and we are all well able to do that. What would Sinn Féin do differently? How would it resource it differently?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (17 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: Sinn Féin has never outlined a detailed proposal.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (17 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: It will not take An Coimisiún Pleanála two years to reach a decision on the second 96-unit block.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (17 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: The delivery time for decisions through An Coimisiún Pleanála has drastically fallen, thankfully.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (17 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: I passed UHL recently; it is a massive building site.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (17 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: There is huge investment going on there.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (17 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: A lot has been done and I accept that more needs to be done. It is incumbent on everybody to point out the positives of it as well.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (17 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: There are challenges there, but there are plenty of positives.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (17 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: On behalf of the Minister for Health, I thank Deputy McAuliffe for raising this important matter. Addressing waiting lists is a high priority for the Government and substantial investment has been made to address waiting lists across a range of acute and community health services. A previous review of audiology services, published by the Health Service Executive in 2011 as the national...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (17 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: If the Deputy passes on the details to me, I will absolutely convey them to the Minister for Health and the HSE. I will also be conveying to the Minister and the HSE the urgency the Deputy has articulated. As I outlined in my initial contribution, the HSE has partaken in a process as to how it intends to address this issue. It is at a cross-roads now in terms of coming out of a tender...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Animal Welfare (17 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: I thank Deputy O'Sullivan for raising this matter with respect to dog breeding establishments and the number of exports internationally. The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has asked me to take this matter on his behalf. The Dog Breeding Establishments Act provides a regulatory framework for the licensing, monitoring and inspection of dog breeding establishments by local...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Animal Welfare (17 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: I absolutely agree with the Deputy that more needs to be done in this area. The whole area of dog breeding is a huge industry at the moment. The 2019 Act was a very progressive start but we must revisit it and probably update it. I have always been a huge advocate of animal welfare. We must always strive to continue to do more to promote a better culture of animal welfare, whether it is...

Criminal Justice (Promotion of Restorative Justice) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: I am happy to address Dáil Éireann on the final piece of business for this term. I thank the two Deputies who we have just heard from and also to acknowledge former Deputy, Patricia Ryan. All three were involved in introducing this Private Member's Bill in December 2023. The Bill addresses a topical issue in the administration of a fair system of justice and one which has the...

Criminal Justice (Promotion of Restorative Justice) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: I thank the Deputy very much for his contribution. I know he has a great interest in this area. He has partaken in discussions on youth diversion before. At the core of our democratic model is the idea that no policy or proposal is above criticism and that the exchange of ideas that takes place here ensures that new policy and legislation reflects the needs of our people. With that in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Correspondence (15 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: 281. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a scheme can be extended (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38929/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (15 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: 598. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the actions he has taken, and proposes to take, regarding the defective concrete block scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39489/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Peace Commissioners (15 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: Peace Commissioners are appointed by the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, in accordance with section 88 of the Courts of Justice Act 1924, and the appointment of a Peace Commissioner is entirely at the discretion of the Minister. The fact that an applicant or nominee may be suitable for appointment does not in itself provide any entitlement to appointment as a Peace...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: As of 31 May 2025, the latest dates for which figures are available, there are five Juvenile Liaison Officers in Clare/Tipperary Division, each at the rank of Garda.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Consultations (15 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: Reform of the firearms licensing system has been under consideration for a number of years. I can confirm that the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration holds meetings with individual firearms organisations and engages with various firearms stakeholders to discuss these reforms. Earlier this year, the Department organised a series of engagements with firearms stakeholders and...