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Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 9:In page 3, line 28, to delete “12 months” and substitute “2 years”.

Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 16:In page 4, line 9, to delete “12 months” and substitute “2 years”.

Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: Following on from what Deputy Pringle said, our amendment seeks to extend the 12-month period to 14 months. As with any of the debates we have on time periods, one must pick a cut-off point. Could the Minister clarify why she picked a period of 12 months? She stated this would cover 85% of convictions. Is there any more information she could give us to help us explain to somebody, if...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2016: First Stage (27 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for the protection of journalists' sources. This Bill, which was drafted by the Fianna Fáil party and submitted in my name, arises from issues which arose in the public media in the past two or three weeks regarding access to phone records of certain members of the journalistic community. It is important to...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2016: First Stage (27 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Other Questions: Sexual Offences Data (27 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: 9. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her response to the year-on-year increase in sexual offences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3020/16]

Other Questions: Sexual Offences Data (27 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: Will the Minister comment on the year-on-year increase in sexual offences? There has been much high-profile reportage of sexual offences which occur throughout the country and in the capital. Will the Minister comment on this?

Other Questions: Sexual Offences Data (27 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: The 14.1% increase in sexual offences is truly concerning. I am not pre-empting the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill, which will come before the Dáil this week and which Fianna Fáil will support, but will the Bill finish its passage through the Oireachtas prior to the Dáil being dissolved, which we expect to happen next week? We should work collectively to try to achieve...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Inspectorate Reports (27 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: Will the Minister confirm whether the first meeting of the police authority next Friday will be in public or private? Will she also comment on resistance to change from the management of An Garda Síochána?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Inspectorate Reports (27 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: 4. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action she will take further to the recent Garda Síochána Inspectorate's report on policing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3203/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Inspectorate Reports (27 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: What further action does the Minister propose to take in light of the recent report of the Garda Síochána Inspectorate? The Minister will be aware that members of the inspectorate recently appeared before the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality. It is fair to say that they were hugely frustrated yet very professional and charitable in their language and presentation...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Inspectorate Reports (27 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: Those who attended the meeting of the Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality and heard the presentation by the inspectorate got the sense that management of An Garda Síochána is resistant to change. I would welcome a comment by the Minister on this point. Has the Minister specifically spoken to or had a meeting with the Garda Commissioner on the inspectorate's most recent...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (27 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: Apart from what was revealed regarding the access of journalists' telephone records, there also was much public disquiet about the quantity of other people's telephone records that also appear to be accessed. In respect of GSOC, as I have stated throughout my commentary on this issue, it is important to state that no one is above the law and no journalist is above the law either. Everyone...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (27 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: In other words, I refer to getting a handle on the quantity of telephone records assessments right across the spectrum each year.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (27 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: That is fine.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (27 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: 1. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will review the powers of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3202/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (27 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: I have tabled this question in light of the recent issues which have arisen in the media relating to the accessing by GSOC of the phone records of journalists and, by extension, the phone records of people who were in contact with them. The issues surrounding the independence of the broadcasting and journalistic communities which have surfaced have been well aired and these communities, in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (27 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: 12. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality how the Garda Síochána Reserve can be better utilised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3023/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (27 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: 18. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will reopen any of the Garda Síochána stations that were closed over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3022/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (26 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: 318. To ask the Minister for Health to assist in arranging an urgent appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [2809/16]