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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Misconduct Allegations (16 Jul 2014)

Niall Collins: 215. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details of the panel of legal experts recently established to review or screen correspondence and complaints received by her; the names of the members of this panel, under what criteria were they engaged or appointed; the term of appointment; if the positions were advertised publicly; the rate of remuneration or payment...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments (16 Jul 2014)

Niall Collins: 216. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details for each insolvency judge appointed recently; where each judge sits; the number of cases each judge has dealt with since appointment under the Personal Insolvency Act; if these judges are available for other duties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31922/14]

Court of Appeal Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2014)

Niall Collins: I welcome the passage of this Bill because it will enable the establishment of the court of appeal which will help people access justice more quickly. When will the court sit and be in a position to hear cases? Will that happen in the autumn term after the courts’ summer recess? We have been debating legal costs for several years in respect of the Legal Services Regulation Bill...

Court of Appeal Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2014)

Niall Collins: I welcome this discussion on judicial appointments as part of this debate because the issue is integral to the passage of the legislation. I look forward to the outcome of the consultation process. As the Minister pointed out, the current system of judicial appointments has been in situ for more than 20 years and it is time to reform it. The Fianna Fáil Party supports reform of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (15 Jul 2014)

Niall Collins: 303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when work will commence on a project (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31356/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development Policy (15 Jul 2014)

Niall Collins: 424. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide detail all grants and public funds allocated to an organisation (details supplied) in County Limerick over the past 20 years; the corporate structure of this organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30719/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (15 Jul 2014)

Niall Collins: 727. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide detail of all sports capital programme applications his Department received from County Limerick; the score awarded to each project arising from the assessment process; the criteria then applied to allocate funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30718/14]

Court of Appeal Bill 2014: Second Stage (11 Jul 2014)

Niall Collins: I reaffirm the support of Fianna Fáil for this Bill. We welcome the Bill as the implementation Bill facilitating the establishment of a new court of appeal for Ireland. The people of Ireland endorsed the creation of a court of appeal in the referendum in October 2013. It is our wish and that of Members in this House and the people of Ireland that the creation of a new court of appeal...

Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (11 Jul 2014)

Niall Collins: As in the case of other organisations, the Law Society of Ireland has briefed the Opposition on this legislation. One of the points made by it is that the new definition is overly prescriptive and may lead to difficulties. Perhaps the Minister will clarify the purpose and effect of the new definition and whether it will have a knock-on consequence for the provision of legal services and...

Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (11 Jul 2014)

Niall Collins: The Minister has said a lot there. In her response, I ask that she clarify why it was necessary to replace the code of practice with the code of conduct and to define the difference between a code of practice and a code of conduct and what the effect of that will mean to the legal practitioners.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (10 Jul 2014)

Niall Collins: 81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has had further contact with the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board following its decision, taken against the will of members, to close the St. Dominic's VTOS centre in Tallaght, Dublin 24 and transfer places to the north county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30576/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licence Renewals (10 Jul 2014)

Niall Collins: 226. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding renewing a driving licence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30570/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Eligibility (9 Jul 2014)

Niall Collins: 57. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of a scheme he announced in a previous budget whereby persons who invest into certain Georgian type properties in Limerick would receive a tax relief/refund; when the scheme will commence; the details of the scheme; if it will apply to properties in both the city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30055/14]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Reports (8 Jul 2014)

Niall Collins: 95. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form all external consultant reports commissioned by his Department for each year since March 2011; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report; and the publication date. [28969/14]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Debt Collection (8 Jul 2014)

Niall Collins: 128. To ask the Taoiseach if his Department or agencies under its auspices have engaged the services of a debt collection agency in pursuing money owed to them; if his Department has guidelines regarding hiring such agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29337/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Debt Collection (8 Jul 2014)

Niall Collins: 146. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department or agencies under its auspices have engaged the services of a debt collection agency in pursuing moneys owed to them; if his Department has guidelines regarding hiring such agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29331/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Debt Collection (8 Jul 2014)

Niall Collins: 178. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department or agencies under its auspices have engaged the services of a debt collection agency in pursuing moneys owed to them; if his Department has guidelines regarding hiring such agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29330/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Debt Collection (8 Jul 2014)

Niall Collins: 246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department or agencies under its auspices have engaged the services of a debt collection agency in pursuing moneys owed to them; if his Department has guidelines regarding hiring such agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29328/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: European Globalisation Fund (8 Jul 2014)

Niall Collins: 298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the concerns of former employees of a company (details supplied) in County Limerick arising from the non-provision of IT support form the European Globalisation Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29874/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Debt Collection (8 Jul 2014)

Niall Collins: 321. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department or agencies under its auspices have engaged the services of a debt collection agency in pursuing moneys owed to them; if his Department has guidelines regarding hiring such agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29335/14]