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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (27 Feb 2014)

Niall Collins: 40. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the senior counsel investigation into the serious crimes review team report into the death of Fr. Niall Molloy; the timeframe for completion of same; the process following its completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9581/14]

Allegations in relation to An Garda Síochána: Statements (Resumed) (26 Feb 2014)

Niall Collins: Will there be a second round of questions?

Allegations in relation to An Garda Síochána: Statements (Resumed) (26 Feb 2014)

Niall Collins: Listening to the Minister's statement in the Dáil this morning and following events as we have been in recent weeks, we would all agree that nobody in this House - no party and no individual - has a monopoly on pledging support to An Garda Síochána or wanting to see the force do the right thing. That is to what everybody in the House aspires. Unfortunately, part of the...

Allegations in relation to An Garda Síochána: Statements (26 Feb 2014)

Niall Collins: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Data Protection (25 Feb 2014)

Niall Collins: 156. To ask the Taoiseach if he has established an information officer; if this person is in charge of developing and implementing data protection in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8970/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Investigation (25 Feb 2014)

Niall Collins: 516. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to detail the number of times An Garda Síochána applied to the courts to mount surveillance or interception operations under the Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulation) Act in the past five years. [9191/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (25 Feb 2014)

Niall Collins: 539. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total strength of the Garda National Surveillance Unit on an annual basis since its inception; the total budget per annum since its inception; the number of operations conducted per annum since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9406/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Surveillance Operations (25 Feb 2014)

Niall Collins: 544. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has signed any document approving surveillance - covert, electronic or otherwise - on any serving Member of the Oireachtas since 9 March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9495/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Surveillance Operations (25 Feb 2014)

Niall Collins: 545. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm that no serving Member of the Oireachtas is currently under surveillance of any kind by any agent of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9496/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Surveillance Operations (25 Feb 2014)

Niall Collins: 546. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has signed any document approving surveillance - covert, electronic or otherwise - by agents of the State on any person in the employment of a media organisation or publication operating in Ireland since 9 March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9497/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Surveillance Operations (25 Feb 2014)

Niall Collins: 547. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm that no person currently in the employment of a media organisation or publication operating in Ireland is currently under surveillance of any kind by agents of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9498/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (25 Feb 2014)

Niall Collins: 550. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications received, pay-outs issued and medical benefits secured to survivors of the Magdalen laundries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9597/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (25 Feb 2014)

Niall Collins: 568. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of times the Defence Forces applied to the courts to mount surveillance or interception operations under the Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulation) Act 1993 in the past five years. [9193/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (25 Feb 2014)

Niall Collins: 569. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of times the courts either rejected or accepted the grounds put forward by the Defence Forces for using surveillance or interception methods permitted under the Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulation) Act 1993 during the past five years. [9194/14]

Organ Donation: Motion (21 Feb 2014)

Niall Collins: Fianna Fáil welcomes this debate and believes that we need to greatly increase the volume of organ donations in the country. As outlined previously by Deputy Billy Kelleher in this House, we favour the soft opt-out position, which assumes that people are willing to participate in organ donation, but medical staff must seek permission from the family. However, we believe that there...

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Ceapacháin Bhreithiúnacha) 2013: An Dara Céim - Thirty-fourth Amendment to the Constitution (Judicial Appointments) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Feb 2014)

Niall Collins: Fianna Fáil welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the mechanisms used to appoint personnel to the Judiciary, which is central to the branch of government in this country. The rule of law is the bedrock of democracy of our society. It means all citizens can rely on a set of predictable, stateable rules to govern society that are independently interpreted. As a third...

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Ceapacháin Bhreithiúnacha) 2013: An Dara Céim - Thirty-fourth Amendment to the Constitution (Judicial Appointments) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Feb 2014)

Niall Collins: Have I ten minutes?

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Ceapacháin Bhreithiúnacha) 2013: An Dara Céim - Thirty-fourth Amendment to the Constitution (Judicial Appointments) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Feb 2014)

Niall Collins: I am the only speaker from my party.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Data Protection (20 Feb 2014)

Niall Collins: 44. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has appointed an information officer, if this person is in charge of developing and implementing data protection in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8745/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Data Protection (20 Feb 2014)

Niall Collins: 53. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has established an information officer, if this person is in charge of developing and implementing data protection in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8744/14]