Results 7,261-7,280 of 11,842 for speaker:Niall Collins
- Order of Business (26 Mar 2015)
Niall Collins: If Deputies on the Tánaiste's side of the House were not offering to speak, she should not put the blame on this side.
- Order of Business (26 Mar 2015)
Niall Collins: She should at least have the decency to get the facts right.
- Order of Business (26 Mar 2015)
Niall Collins: On a point of order, the Tánaiste is entitled to her opinion and her own spin, but she is not entitled to her own facts. The fact is that Fianna Fáil contributed to the debate.
- Order of Business (26 Mar 2015)
Niall Collins: It is a point of order.
- Order of Business (26 Mar 2015)
Niall Collins: Stick to the facts for a change.
- Order of Business (26 Mar 2015)
Niall Collins: When did Deputy Joe Carey ever speak in any debate?
- Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2015)
Niall Collins: The Tánaiste is a temporary Tánaiste.
- Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2015)
Niall Collins: What did the Tánaiste not cut?
- Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2015)
Niall Collins: What happened to the Tánaiste? Tell us what the Government has not cut.
- Leaders' Questions (26 Mar 2015)
Niall Collins: This is a serious issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)
Niall Collins: So much for democracy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)
Niall Collins: I welcome the Commissioner and her team. I congratulate Ms O'Sullivan on her recent appointment and wish her well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)
Niall Collins: My question relates to the level of recruitment and the head-count of the force. Some recent statistics, supplied in a reply to a parliamentary question I submitted, state that as of 1 January 2015, the head count stood at 12,799. I was also informed that up to 500 people, on average, can be out sick on a given day of the week, in addition there are approximately 230 who are on an...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)
Niall Collins: From my own observation I believe recruitment of 325 per annum is on the conservative side when one looks at the numbers. People will have to take holidays and other factors -----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)
Niall Collins: What is the maximum throughput the college could train in a 12 month period?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)
Niall Collins: This is an important point. Is the witness saying there is a barrier to recruitment in getting recruits out of Templemore and into the community and that there is a barrier in terms of absorbing those people into the course as it stands? Is that one of the factors which could limit the numbers of people An Garda Síochána could take in? Is that what he is saying?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)
Niall Collins: Is the witness saying that 500 recruits could be put through, at ease, per annum?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)
Niall Collins: Thank you Chair. Are we under any time constraint?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)
Niall Collins: I have been contacted by many Garda Reserve personnel, as have other members I am sure. There are approximately 1,100 of them - if I am right. Under the 2005 Act I believe it is limited to 10% of the force headcount. What is An Garda Síochána's plan to enhance the complement of Garda reserves that it has? People come to me as a public representative and tell me they have applied...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Annual Policing Plan 2015: Garda Commissioner (25 Mar 2015)
Niall Collins: Finally I want to touch on the issue, already aired, of Garda stations. Can the Commissioner maybe reconsider the policy on this? I will give an example from my own constituency. Senator Heffernan is aware of this also. The Askeaton district in Limerick was merged into two neighbouring districts and the Garda station was effectively closed, operational for one or two hours a day. There...