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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (19 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: 130. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in the Garda Síochána emergency response unit, by location. [40914/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gender Balance (19 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: 132. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the gender breakdown in each rank in the Garda Síochána, in tabular form. [40921/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (19 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: 133. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána who have been supported to learn a foreign language in each of the past three years and in 2015 to date, given that census 2011 indicated that more than 500,000 residents speak a language at home other than English or Irish. [40926/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (19 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: 134. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána who can speak French, Spanish, German, Polish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Estonian, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese (Mandarin), Arabic, Urdu, Pashto, Somali and Farsi. [40927/15]

Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: As a republican party, a commitment to fighting discrimination in all forms is a core value for us in Fianna Fáil and we support the principle behind this Bill whose central provision is to amend section 37 of the 1998 Employment Equality Act. At present, this section allows schools to discriminate against LGBT teachers on the grounds that it is against the ethos of the school. In 2012...

Leaders' Questions (18 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: The Taoiseach is Han Solo.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Rural Crime: Irish Farmers Association (18 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: I have one observation and a question. Deputy Mac Lochlainn mentioned the soon to be created independent police authority. As a large organisation, the IFA should seek membership of that authority. There is currently a call under the Public Appointments Service. It is open to individuals to seek inclusion in the authority's membership. I think the IFA would have a constructive and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Rural Crime: Irish Farmers Association (18 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: The gate was left open and they wandered back. That was not reported in the press, by the way. I want to get a sense of it, including the insurance implications.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Rural Crime: Irish Farmers Association (18 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: Mr. Downey said there were 48 incidents of cattle theft. Staying with the insurance aspect, is the premium level prohibitive?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Rural Crime: Irish Farmers Association (18 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: On "Prime Time" I saw a piece about an unlicensed abattoir. Does Mr. Downey know if there is much of that going on? Is he aware of the level or scale of that?

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Refuges (18 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: 117. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the action he will take to prevent the closure in December 2015 of the Cuan Álainn women's refuge at the Respond housing association development in Tallaght in Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40816/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Correspondence (17 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: 317. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has reviewed the case of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40158/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (17 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: 321. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the concerns of the community in Kilnamanagh in Tallaght, in Dublin 24 regarding the recent increase in crime there; on the efforts of the local neighbourhood watch scheme in dealing with matters in conjunction with An Garda Síochána; her plans to provide resources to the Garda Síochána station in Tallaght to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (17 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: 327. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the next complement of Garda Síochána reserves will be called up and trained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40395/15]

Freedom of Movement (Common Travel Area) (Travel Documentation) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (13 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: Fianna Fáil supports the Bill proposed by Deputy Terence Flanagan, which would offer passport-free travel to qualifying people who are travelling within the common travel area, which comprises the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. The Bill proposes that no transport operator can demand that a qualifying person, such as a...

Multi-Unit Developments (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (13 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: Fianna Fáil compliments Deputy Murphy on bringing forward this Bill. She has been a longstanding campaigner on the issue of multi-unit developments and we believe her proposals should be considered by the Government. It is important to point out that people currently living in multi-unit developments pay management fees and are obliged to pay local property tax as well, such that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (10 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: 283. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a penalty imposed on a person (details supplied) in County Cork in relation to a specific scheme for 2013 and 2014. [39353/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (10 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: 406. To ask the Minister for Health if he will seek confirmation from the Health Service Executive regarding the intention to restore the funding for the full-time position of co-ordinator of the Tallaght drugs and alcohol task force; his views on the importance of this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39290/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Provision (10 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: 407. To ask the Minister for Health the action he will take to prioritise the improvement of access to orthodontic treatment in Saint James' Hospital in Dubiln 8, given the concerns of many parents that there is now a waiting list for non-emergency cases of up to three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39291/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (10 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: 408. To ask the Minister for Health if submissions have been made to the Health Service Executive from Saint James's Hospital in Dublin 8; and from Tallaght Hospital in Dubiln 24, to have these hospitals set up as a regional trauma centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39292/15]