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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence Policy (10 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: 367. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will amend legislation in order to enable grandparents to seek and obtain barring orders against their grandchildren where it is necessary as an alternative to an injunction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6065/15]

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 13:In page 4, line 18, to delete “and subject to the consent of the Minister,”.This issue was discussed on Committee Stage and earlier in our debate on Report Stage. If the Garda Commission is not subject to the same degree of oversight as everybody else in the organisation, GSOC will be perceived to be at a disadvantage and its independence will be...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 12:In page 3, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following:“5. Section 98(1) of the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (g):“(h) the search of the Garda Síochána Police Using Leading Systems Effectively (PULSE) computer system for any purpose relevant to the investigation being conducted by the...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 8:In page 3, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: “5. Section 96(1) of the Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1):“(1) For the purpose of an investigation under section 95, the Ombudsman Commission—(a) may require a person who, in its opinion, possesses information or has a document or...

Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: He is sleepwalking around the place.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (5 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: 180. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will discuss with the Garda Commissioner the need to assign additional gardaí and new vehicles to Tallaght Garda station, Dublin 24, from the extra resources she will have at her disposal; her views on the need to deal effectively with crime in Tallaght; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5218/15]

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (4 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: I have been listening to some of the other contributions on this. As the Minister will appreciate, to have an independent oversight agency, it is not good enough just to be independent. It must also be seen to be independent. The public perception must be that the organisation is truly independent and can act accordingly. To give an example, without mentioning any names, I was contacted...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (4 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: While we accept that the new independent Garda authority will provide a degree of oversight, it is a work in progress and we have yet to see how it rolls out. Members of the public who feel the Garda Commissioner of the day has wronged them want to be able to make complaints through the normal complaints mechanism. The flip-side is that for GSOC to be truly independent, so that it can carry...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (4 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: I move amendment No. 2:In page 3, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following:"2. Section 67(2) of the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (h):"(i) to hold the Garda Commissioner responsible, in his capacity as the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána but not in his capacity as head of national security, for the operations of An...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (4 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: Will it be advertised?

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (4 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: Notwithstanding the Minister of State's comment in reply to Deputy Mac Lochlainn, which sets out the position in retaining the status quo, given that there is a vacancy for a commissioner from the three-person commission, what process does the Government intend to pursue to fill that vacancy?

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised) (4 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: I would prefer to do it in a general way.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised) (4 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: I thank the Minister and her assistants for her presentation. I have received a couple of emails from new recruits in Templemore. The Minister has stressed her delight - and my party and I are delighted to see them - at their eagerness to get going in the job. The recruits are concerned about their salary. A couple of new recruits have informed me that their salary on leaving...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised) (4 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: The Minister has answered my follow up question and stated she has no plans to review it at present. I wish to mention those who serve in the Garda Reserve, an issue that I have mentioned to the Minister at least once. We have received a lot of communications from people in the reserve. There is a growing frustration among the present body of Garda Reserves because there was not enough...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised) (4 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: I wish to raise a few more issues. Some of those in the Garda Reserve work a small number of hours but the vast majority work a lot of hours. Could the annual stipend paid to them be reviewed given the improving financial circumstances and the increased Vote for An Garda Síochána? Finally, I have received a number of communications from members of the public who have applied to...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised) (4 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: Garda reserves do not have a representative body and consideration needs to be given this, since there is a considerable number of them. A senior officer in the Phoenix Park is their contact person. The officer goes around and meets them individually or in groups. If the Minister is thinking along the lines she has outlined, a mechanism will have to be worked out to afford them...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised) (4 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: Is that the procurement of a PPP funding partner?

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised) (4 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: Will the post be advertised?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Misconduct Allegations (3 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: 364. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action she has taken to address the concerns raised in section 20.4 of the Guerin report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4484/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Political Funding (3 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: 561. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason political party units are not permitted from opening an account in a credit union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4414/15]