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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (16 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: 401. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the target response time An Garda Síochána seeks to achieve for call-outs to reported incidents of crime, analysed per crime category, including 999 calls; the average call-out response time achieved per crime category, analysed by Garda Síochána division, for the years 2011 to 2014 and for 2015 to date; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (16 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: 402. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the way the closure of Garda stations has impacted on Garda call-out and response times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30347/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (16 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: 403. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality given the recent publication of the Central Statistics Office's crime statistics, if an impact analysis of crime has been undertaken in the areas where Garda stations were closed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30348/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (16 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: 404. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the compensatory measures announced by her predecessor when closing Garda stations, including community and mobile Garda clinics, have not been implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30349/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Foreign Conflicts (16 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: 411. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Irish citizens currently involved in fighting in the Middle East or Africa; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30417/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Appointment of Member of Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Motion: Minister for Justice and Equality (15 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: I thank the Minister for her introduction of the nomination of Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring as chairperson of GSOC. I want to express my thanks to the outgoing GSOC chairperson, Mr. Simon O’Brien. We always read that GSOC is fraught with difficulties. It is an organisation that has a difficult task. In fairness, if there were not working tensions between it and An Garda...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Appointment of Member of Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Motion: Minister for Justice and Equality (15 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: Was the selection process done through the Public Appointments Service?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Appointment of Member of Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Motion: Minister for Justice and Equality (15 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: Did she apply?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Appointment of Member of Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Motion: Minister for Justice and Equality (15 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: What about the other individuals on the panel?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Appointment of Member of Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Motion: Minister for Justice and Equality (15 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: Are they Department officials?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Appointment of Member of Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Motion: Minister for Justice and Equality (15 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: Is it fair to say that they vetted the expressions of interest but also headhunted?

Leaders' Questions (15 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: It is true.

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: There we go.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (15 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: 175. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the difficulties being experienced by child care providers arising from the policy of Pobal in insisting that funding for community child care places is provided to the child, and if the child leaves the funding is withdrawn; his plans to change the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29239/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (15 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: 283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, by county, the number of temporary accommodation and prefabricated-type classroom structures purchased and leased by her Department for post primary schools, in each year from 2011 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29423/15]

Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 27:In page 23, between lines 38 and 39, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 161 of Principal Act18. Section 161 of the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following new paragraph after paragraph (f):“(g) where fees are charged by a personal insolvency practitioner or the Insolvency Service of Ireland in the course of their work...

Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: I thank the Minister. It is fair to say we are now addressing the big deficiency in the original Bill in terms of the whole issue of the bank veto. Could the Minster flesh the matter out a little more for us? The court will either accept or reject the proposal which the personal insolvency practitioner is bringing forward. That, I presume, will be one of those insolvency judges at Circuit...

Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: If the court refuses the arrangement, will the personal insolvency practitioner, on behalf of the debtor, have the option to appeal up along the line to the High Court, Court of Appeal and ultimately the Supreme Court?

Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: Will the Minister expand on the wording in amendment No. 1 which reads to "provide for court review ... in certain circumstances". Will the certain circumstances be detailed in the legislation?

Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 4:In page 3, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 16 of Principal Act 2.Section 16 of the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following new subsection after subsection (2):“(2A) Where a Debt Relief Notice, a Debt Settlement Arrangement or a Personal Insolvency Arrangement as outlined in the Principal Act is...