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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Licences (8 Sep 2025)

Niall Collins: Reform of the firearms licensing system has been under consideration for a number of years, and my Department holds meetings with individual firearms organisations and engages with various firearms stakeholders to discuss these reforms. Earlier this year, my Department organised a series of engagements with firearms stakeholders. In February, three national forums were held with...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Registration Certificate (29 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: 38. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 121 of 22 May and 133 of 1 July 2025, to provide additional guidance in relation to a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40773/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Service Obligation (29 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: 413. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address issues raised in correspondence (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41413/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (29 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: 1401. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the updated planning guidelines for wind farms will be issued; the reason for the ongoing delay in publishing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40829/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (29 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: 1402. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the updated planning guidelines for rural houses will be issued; the reason for the ongoing delay in publishing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40830/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (29 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: 1749. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people receiving full or half rate carer's allowance that have had a review of their claim twice in eight months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40812/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (29 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: 1792. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are plans to increase the payment rate for people in receipt of half-rate carer's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41748/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Peace Commissioners (29 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: Peace Commissioners are appointed by the Department of Justice Home Affairs and Migration in accordance with section 88 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1924. A person who wishes to be considered for appointment may make an application to the Department. Some individuals are appointed to the office of Peace Commissioner by virtue of the role or employment that they hold; such appointees are...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probation and Welfare Service (29 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2026 and 2027 together. The Probation Service, Young Person Probation (YPP) is an operational region of the Probation Service that assesses and supervises approximately 750 children referred to it each year. YPP Probation Officers work with children in the community, in detention and post-detention. Within YPP, there are three dedicated teams, Dublin...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (29 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2116 and 2117 together. I can advise the Deputy that I recently met with representatives from the National Association of Regional Game Councils (NARGC), and, separately, representatives from NARGC met with officials from the Firearms Unit of the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration. Officials from my Department also liaise regularly with the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (29 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: 2749. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the practice known as gluten washing in the marketplace; if there are any proposed actions to address this practice and how it is impacting the consumer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41832/25]

Criminal Justice (Promotion of Restorative Justice) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: I thank the Deputy very much for his contribution. I know he has a great interest in this area. He has partaken in discussions on youth diversion before. At the core of our democratic model is the idea that no policy or proposal is above criticism and that the exchange of ideas that takes place here ensures that new policy and legislation reflects the needs of our people. With that in...

Criminal Justice (Promotion of Restorative Justice) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: I am happy to address Dáil Éireann on the final piece of business for this term. I thank the two Deputies who we have just heard from and also to acknowledge former Deputy, Patricia Ryan. All three were involved in introducing this Private Member's Bill in December 2023. The Bill addresses a topical issue in the administration of a fair system of justice and one which has the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Animal Welfare (17 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: I thank Deputy O'Sullivan for raising this matter with respect to dog breeding establishments and the number of exports internationally. The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has asked me to take this matter on his behalf. The Dog Breeding Establishments Act provides a regulatory framework for the licensing, monitoring and inspection of dog breeding establishments by local...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Animal Welfare (17 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: I absolutely agree with the Deputy that more needs to be done in this area. The whole area of dog breeding is a huge industry at the moment. The 2019 Act was a very progressive start but we must revisit it and probably update it. I have always been a huge advocate of animal welfare. We must always strive to continue to do more to promote a better culture of animal welfare, whether it is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (17 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: On behalf of the Minister for Health, I thank Deputy McAuliffe for raising this important matter. Addressing waiting lists is a high priority for the Government and substantial investment has been made to address waiting lists across a range of acute and community health services. A previous review of audiology services, published by the Health Service Executive in 2011 as the national...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (17 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: If the Deputy passes on the details to me, I will absolutely convey them to the Minister for Health and the HSE. I will also be conveying to the Minister and the HSE the urgency the Deputy has articulated. As I outlined in my initial contribution, the HSE has partaken in a process as to how it intends to address this issue. It is at a cross-roads now in terms of coming out of a tender...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (17 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: There is no doubt that when people get through the emergency department at UHL, the care and treatment they receive up the house and in their journey through UHL in the main is very good and very high quality.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (17 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: That needs to be acknowledged and put on the record. Very often, the political narrative around UHL dismisses the very fine work that is going on there at all levels by porters, nurses, doctors, senior house officers, consultants and those at administration level. Of course, there have been some very unfortunate high-profile individual cases which have been in the news. They should never...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (17 Jul 2025)

Niall Collins: I have outlined the significant investment and the significant progress that the Government has made over recent years, particularly since Fianna Fáil returned to government in 2020 by almost doubling the operational budget, increasing the workforce by well over 1,000 and increasing bed capacity. There has been a robust response. The Deputy said there has not been a robust response. I...