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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services Provision (26 Mar 2019)

Niall Collins: 1210. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will address a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13820/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Correspondence (26 Mar 2019)

Niall Collins: 1308. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review correspondence (details supplied); her views on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13802/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Correspondence (26 Mar 2019)

Niall Collins: 1419. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a reply will issue to correspondence from a person (details supplied) regarding the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13737/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Mar 2019)

Niall Collins: I have been asked by the family of a constituent, Ms Ruth Morrissey, to raise her case. Unfortunately, she has cervical cancer and was failed by the State and HSE in the cervical cancer screening programme. Last May, the Taoiseach said the following on "Six One News" regarding people who have to go to court to seek damages and all the trauma that goes with that: "What we propose to do is to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (13 Mar 2019)

Niall Collins: 71. To ask the Minister for Health the target date for beds to be opened in regard to the 60 bed modular unit at University Hospital Limerick; the projected expenditure for these beds; if this figure has increased or decreased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12231/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (13 Mar 2019)

Niall Collins: 137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has had contact with a school (details supplied) regarding plans for the improvement of the building; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12544/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (13 Mar 2019)

Niall Collins: 201. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of drugs and alcohol task forces in respect of the failures of his Department to grant additional funding to allow them deal effectively with the alcohol remit; if his attention has been further drawn to the importance of this issue; his plans to respond to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (13 Mar 2019)

Niall Collins: 344. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to concerns being expressed regarding the regulation through which a person attempting to return into the workforce after raising their family is not eligible to commence a community employment scheme due to the fact the person is not in receipt of a payment from her Department; if she has...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Direct Provision System (12 Mar 2019)

Niall Collins: The Minister stated these centres are run by contractors and operators. They are commercial bodies contracted to the State to carry out a service. He also stated they have to achieve a balance because the centres act as a home for the people who live in them. The Minister will recall the case just before Christmas in the Knockalisheen accommodation centre on the outskirts of Limerick...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Garda Deployment (12 Mar 2019)

Niall Collins: I am taking this question on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Brendan Smith, who is unable to attend the Chamber. Will consideration be given to the provision of additional staffing and financial resources to the Border region in 2019 in view of concerns about Brexit and ongoing cross-Border criminality?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Direct Provision System (12 Mar 2019)

Niall Collins: This question relates to the recent fires at the Shannon Key West Hotel and the potential for events which could come to pass. Both these events were serious and represent a real and pressing danger for both the people working in the hotel and those in the wider community. If the hotel had been in use at the time, we would be dealing with a different set of circumstances and potentially a...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Direct Provision System (12 Mar 2019)

Niall Collins: We know that the individuals who live in the centres face serious difficulties in their day-to-day lives in terms of access to education and work. Security provided to those people is the responsibility of the State. There is no alternative provider, nor do those within the direct provision system have recourse to addressing those security concerns through other measures so the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (12 Mar 2019)

Niall Collins: This issue relates to the Brussels Convention on civil jurisdiction. The Brussels regulation provides for jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters. After 29 March, there will be considerable uncertainty as to how civil jurisdiction will operate. As a result, we need clarity in respect of the issues. What is the current position regrading the continuity of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (12 Mar 2019)

Niall Collins: I thank the Minister. We all know and accept that Ireland did not vote for Brexit but we must deal with the consequences. If the UK is no longer a party to the recast Brussels regulation or is not a signatory to similar conventions, such as the Lugano Convention, it will be more difficult for judgments in Ireland to be enforced in the UK or vice versa. There is also potential for conflict...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (12 Mar 2019)

Niall Collins: As Ireland has a land border between the UK and the EU, this will create problems unique to the island, which the Minister will appreciate. The issue will be particularly acute in the Border region. Areas such as intellectual property, data protection, competition law, employment law and other regulated sectors that are subject to EU-wide legislation are much more likely to be impacted by...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Proposed Legislation (12 Mar 2019)

Niall Collins: The Minister will also be aware that the family of Clodagh Hawe made a number of other requests. They have requested amendments to the Coroners Act and that a special investigation unit for familicide and family annihilation be set up. They have also asked that information gathered in the course of an investigation be shared with the next of kin as expeditiously as possible. They have also...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Proposed Legislation (12 Mar 2019)

Niall Collins: The Minister will be aware of the bravery of Mary Coll and Jacqueline Connolly in speaking out about the tragedy which befell their family. The testament to their bravery is truly remarkable. I think he will agree it demands a comprehensive response on the part of the State. As Alan Hawe was the last to die, the laws of succession currently mean that Clodagh Hawe's family faces a number of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Proposed Legislation (12 Mar 2019)

Niall Collins: The Minister will be aware that the Coll family has specifically requested that the Succession Act of 1965 be updated to address the lacuna that exists with regard to murder-suicide. He referenced the Bill my colleague, Deputy O'Callaghan, has put forward, the Civil Liability (Amendment)(Prevention of Benefits from Homicide) Bill 2017 which is currently on Committee Stage. As the Minister...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Mar 2019)

Niall Collins: This is a query for the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment on the expansion of the usage of electric vehicles. It is a big issue on the agenda for tackling climate change. In my constituency in County Limerick there are only four charging stations, in Adare, Newcastle West, Abbeyfeale and Foynes. Looking at a map one sees that the entire rest of the county, its...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (12 Mar 2019)

Niall Collins: 60. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recently published UN report that indicated the actions by Israeli authorities in respect of protests in Gaza may amount to war crimes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11593/19]