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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]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (21 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: 100. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will develop a new Garda station building on the same site as the current station, which was built nearly 30 years ago and is now considered by many to be inadequate to cater for the needs of a major population centre, given that there are no plans to build a second Garda station in Tallaght in Dublin 24; and if she will make a...

Order of Business (20 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Law Reform Commission Funding (19 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: 84. To ask the Taoiseach the annual budget for the Law Reform Commission in each year since 2011. [46173/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Water Conservation Grant Data (19 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: 114. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of applicants who received payment of the water conservation grant in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2068/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (19 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: 301. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware of the serious concerns of the local community at Kiltalawn, Jobstown, Tallaght, Dublin 24, at the alarming number of robberies and hold-ups at a local store (details supplied) over the past six months, including three armed robberies over the past eight days which included the local post office and threats to staff; if she...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Conservation Grant Applications (19 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: 452. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of households who have registered and have been paid the Water Conservation Grant to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2069/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (13 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: 243. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform why properties (details supplied) in County Limerick are vested in him under the State Property Act 1954; his plans for these properties; the property management actions he has taken in relation to these properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46499/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Data (13 Jan 2016)

Niall Collins: 252. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the Foynes flood alleviation scheme; when the contractor will be appointed to construct it; the construction schedule; the consultation that has taken place with the local community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46482/15]