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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Retirements (20 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: 335. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form the number of gardaí who have left the force per year, from 2008 to 2011; the reason for their leaving the force; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2589/15]

Order of Business (15 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: The Tánaiste will recall that a number of years ago Aer Lingus moved its Shannon to Heathrow landing slots to Belfast, which caused significant concern at the time in Limerick. I opposed the change at the time, as did the Tánaiste and her colleagues, and the decision was subsequently reversed. The lack of connectivity caused damage to business in the mid-west. There is now...

Order of Business (15 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: Could I ask the Tánaiste to provide certainty given the growing concern in Limerick? I have been contacted on the matter. I pose the question of whether it would be opportune to have a discussion on the issue in the context of balanced regional development?

Leaders' Questions (15 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: The Tánaiste is a ball of smoke.

Leaders' Questions (15 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: Where was the ball of smoke then?

Leaders' Questions (15 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: Answer the question.

Other Questions: International Terrorism (15 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: 6. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Irish citizens engaged in fighting in the Middle East or Africa for fundamentalist Islamic groups; the actions she will take to protect the security of all Irish citizens from the potential terrorist threat represented by these persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1400/15]

Other Questions: International Terrorism (15 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: We are all rightly concerned about the events that took place in Paris in the last week. Associated with that, will the Minister detail for the House the number of Irish citizens engaged in fighting in the Middle East or Africa for fundamentalist Islamic groups?

Other Questions: International Terrorism (15 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: The Minister stated in her reply that an estimated 25 to 30 Irish citizens have travelled to the conflict zones but that some of them did so for different reasons. However, it is also the case that three people died in the conflict zones. We are also aware that the US National Security Agency has passed information to An Garda Síochána in relation to individuals who have travelled...

Other Questions: International Terrorism (15 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: It was reported recently that an individual who frequently features in international terrorism bulletins and is heavily involved in financing Islamic State has been living in south Dublin for more than 15 years. The Minister's colleague, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Charles Flanagan, during a recent interview on the "The Pat Kenny Show", stated:That's true - we're not immune....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Firearms Licences (15 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: 4. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the review of legislation of gun-licensing laws; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1489/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Firearms Licences (15 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: Those in every parish and community who engage in lawful leisure activities which involve the use of legally held and licensed firearms are concerned there will be further restrictions placed on them in obtaining licences and permits to hold such firearms. I also tabled the question because the representative associations involved are hotly disputing the basis of the recommendations.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Firearms Licences (15 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: My party supports the review of the legislation and believes updated legislation will lead to safer communities. We also believe the stakeholders who legally use these firearms need to be consulted properly, however. I welcome that the Minister stated this would happen in her reply. The review must distinguish between those who hold firearms legally and those who engage in criminality....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Firearms Licences (15 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: Okay, I am finishing. The reply also stated it was not possible to extrapolate from PULSE the number of refusals which were appealed to the courts or the number of applications which were successful in the courts.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Firearms Licences (15 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: I recognise that concern. However, it is also a concern to those who legally hold and use the firearms in question for recreational and sporting purposes. It is a fact that there is no record of any member of the Judiciary expressing difficulty in interpreting the legislation in question. That needs to be cleared up as it has been left hanging out there. I do not know who came up with...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Commissions of Investigation (15 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: I mentioned three individual cases and there are other cases for which people are seeking a commission of investigation. I appreciate that some 311 cases are being reviewed. In terms of the possible outcome of these reviews, the Minister has indicated that if a commission of investigation is warranted, she will pursue that. I welcome that, as will the people involved in the 311 cases. Has...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Commissions of Investigation (15 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: 1. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the independent review mechanism; when the independent review will be completed; the actions that will be taken as a result of the independent review; if cases from the independent review may form part of the commission of investigation following the Guerin report; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Commissions of Investigation (15 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: The question asks the Minister to provide an update on the independent review mechanism which was established last July; to inform us when this review will be completed and what actions are likely to follow as a result of the review; and to explain if any cases which are part of the review could form part of the commission of investigation established following the Guerin report.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Commissions of Investigation (15 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: At an opportunity like this, we have to take stock of where we are with regard to a number of commissions. The House was told the Fennelly commission would report before Christmas, and that has not happened. The commission concerning Ronan McLoughlin was established last July, as the Minister is aware, given that we discussed it at the justice committee and here in the House. It has not...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (15 Jan 2015)

Niall Collins: 11. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the way she plans to address the increasing scourge of burglaries in both urban and rural areas; the latest statistics on this issue; the way she plans to ensure crime statistics are reported in an accurate manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1402/15]