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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Budgets (26 Jun 2025)

Niall Collins: The Youth Justice Strategy 2021-2027 provides for an expanded mandate of the Youth Diversion Project (YDP) network under three broad priority headings:early intervention with younger children at risk of later involvement in crime and anti-social behaviour;family support; andwork with harder-to-engage young people who are heavily involved in criminal activity, including at risk of recruitment...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (25 Jun 2025)

Niall Collins: 4 o’clock I move: That Dáil Éireann resolves that section 8 of the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 (No. 32 of 2009) shall continue in operation for the period beginning on 30th June, 2025 and ending on 29th June, 2026.

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (25 Jun 2025)

Niall Collins: I will not speak. The Minister, Deputy O'Callaghan, has spoken on the motions.

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (25 Jun 2025)

Niall Collins: That is the way it goes.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (24 Jun 2025)

Niall Collins: 405. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a child (details supplied) can avail of tutor summer provision if the dates and activities in the school-based summer provision do not suit the child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33853/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (24 Jun 2025)

Niall Collins: 449. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a school project (details supplied); if this project can be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34364/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Rental Sector (24 Jun 2025)

Niall Collins: 496. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether people engaged in short-term lettings, who will soon be incorporated into rent pressure zones, will have to apply for planning permission to continue doing short-term lettings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33790/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Programmes (24 Jun 2025)

Niall Collins: Through the Programme for Government and the Youth Justice Strategy 2021 - 2027, I am committed to improving outcomes for young people at risk of a life of criminality through investment in youth justice services. The Youth Justice Strategy is a whole of government plan to take a coordinated strategic and tactical approach to the full range of issues connected to children and young people at...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Programmes (24 Jun 2025)

Niall Collins: The Youth Justice Strategy 2021-2027 is a whole of government plan to take a coordinated strategic and tactical approach to the full range of issues connected to children and young people at risk of coming into contact with the criminal justice system. The key principles underlining the Strategy are linked to the standards endorsed by the international community as required to uphold...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (17 Jun 2025)

Niall Collins: 365. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32479/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 Jun 2025)

Niall Collins: 414. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of an allowance for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32127/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Jun 2025)

Niall Collins: 467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the proposed building programme for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32812/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Jun 2025)

Niall Collins: 468. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she can report any progress regarding plans for a building programme at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32813/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (12 Jun 2025)

Niall Collins: 546. To ask the Minister for Health if she can provide a number of updates on a scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31568/25]

Seanad: Child Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation Material (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Niall Collins: We have 42 amendments in nine groupings. Is that correct?

Seanad: Child Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation Material (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Niall Collins: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this very interesting and important Private Members' Bill. I acknowledge the intentions of Senators Flynn, Black, Higgins and Ruane in bringing this forward in the first place in 2022 and in keeping the subject alive since then. It is a feature of language that our understanding of words and phrases develops over time. This is particularly relevant in...

Seanad: Child Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation Material (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Niall Collins: I thank the Senators who spoke. I do not seek to oppose these amendments. However, there are some issues that were raised on Second Stage and these still remain. I am advised that it is not normal practice to amend the Long and Short Titles of statutes. However, I understand that no legal or constitutional reason has so far been identified as to why these amendments would not be possible....

Seanad: Child Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation Material (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Niall Collins: I have nothing to add.

Seanad: Child Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation Material (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Niall Collins: I thank the Senator and welcome the amendment to the language this Private Members’ Bill will insert into existing legislation. We are not opposing it. The legal advice received by our Department when this issue was first considered indicated using the phrase “child sexual exploitation material” could have unwelcome consequences for legislation that already uses similar...

Seanad: Child Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation Material (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Niall Collins: I welcome the Senator's proposal for a transitional provision to address concerns that the amendments could give rise to unwelcome effects on the Sex Offenders Act 2001, which is the legislation that provides, among other things, for the sex offenders register. It is essential that the legislation not be adversely impacted by any changes that we might wish to introduce. While I am advised...