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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: International Terrorism (1 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: I thank the Minister for her reply. In the past two weeks some people have expressed surprise that the Minister has not attended meetings of the National Security Committee. I appreciate that political attendance at these meetings has not been a feature until this point. However, some people have expressed surprise that neither the Minister nor the Taoiseach has attended these meetings or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (1 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: 59. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the resources that will be made available to An Garda Síochána under Operation Thor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42397/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (1 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: 73. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures she will take to prevent assaults on vulnerable older persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42398/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Anti-Social Behaviour (1 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: 82. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans for the Garda Síochána to introduce a public order unit for Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42400/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (1 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: 92. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána stations and the number of gardaí in each station in the Limerick Garda Síochána division on 1 November 2010 and on 1 November 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42399/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Terrorism (1 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: 101. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her assessment of the threat of a terrorist attack taking place here, similar to the attack in Paris in France; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42396/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (1 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: 339. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans for the development of Gorey Garda Síochána station in County Wexford and for making it more accessible for those with disabilities or mobility difficulties. [42847/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (1 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: 427. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide funding to South Dublin County Council in 2016 to continue the important work of the estate management project in Fettercairn estate and of the safety forum in Killinarden estate in Tallaght; his views on the importance of these estate management initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42637/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Land Swaps (1 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: 522. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the land swap papers received from a club (details supplied) in Dublin 24; if the business will be passed to the Chief State Solicitor's office without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42638/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (1 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: 540. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the urgent need to proceed with an extension at a school (details provided); that this school has sought permission to purchase an adjoining site; and that hardship is being imposed on the pupils. [42945/15]

Credit Union Sector: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: People throughout Ireland are asking why the Government is continuing to attack communities. This latest approach by the Government is impacting so heavily on the credit union movement that this is the second occasion in six months we have had to debate the issue. We have had issues with regard to libraries, courthouses, schools, post offices, Garda stations and even public health centres....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Management and Administration of the Courts: Courts Service of Ireland (25 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: I welcome the witnesses. I recently received correspondence regarding wards of court and the moneys the Courts Service manages on their behalf. Can Mr. Ryan provide the joint committee with an overview of how the moneys the Courts Service is managing for these people are performing? Concerns were raised at the height of the recession that the values of the various funds took a dip, which...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Management and Administration of the Courts: Courts Service of Ireland (25 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: Which investment advisers and fund managers does the service use? Is it Irish Life or Mercer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Management and Administration of the Courts: Courts Service of Ireland (25 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: In terms of the reorganisation of the courts throughout the country, is the process of closing District Courts finished now or is that still a work in progress? Does the service envisage any further upheavals in this regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Management and Administration of the Courts: Courts Service of Ireland (25 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: I can go so.

Roads (Criminal Activity) (Amendment) Bill 2015: First Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for the amendment of the Roads Act 1993 in order to install closed circuit television cameras at motorway junctions for use by An Garda Síochána. The purpose of this Bill to help the authorities in the battle against criminality, a battle which is raging up and down the country in every community, both rural...

Roads (Criminal Activity) (Amendment) Bill 2015: First Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: The Government recruited into the Defence Forces over the years during the public sector recruitment moratorium.

Roads (Criminal Activity) (Amendment) Bill 2015: First Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: The Garda Reserve Force is completely underutilised. There is no reason its complement could not be increased threefold. The Government’s measures to protect the elderly do not go far enough. It has not introduced any robust legislation to provide suitable custodial terms for vicious assaults perpetrated against the elderly members of the community. Burglaries continue to increase...

Roads (Criminal Activity) (Amendment) Bill 2015: First Stage (19 Nov 2015)

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

Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: In the western part of County Limerick, there is a townland called Gortadroma where, for several years, the county council operated a massive and poorly maintained landfill site, to the detriment of the quality of life of people in that community. When the operation was eventually closed, the quality of life in the locality improved. In recent months, however, to the shock of the local...