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Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 May 2013)

Niall Collins: The Minister's speech last night also incredibly referred to himself as Deputy Shatter, the bridge builder. The Minister now is a relationship builder. While Members rightly have been criticising him for all the relationships he is destroying, he couches matters in the European context. He claims that he is out there in Europe, building the bridges the previous Administration burned...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 May 2013)

Niall Collins: I will explain the reason to the Members opposite. Moreover, this is not a point being made by Fianna Fáil, because the Government has a problem in accepting independent reports. The Minister's criticism of the previous Government, to the effect that its members never attended European Union meetings and did not carry out their ministerial duties is a lie, which has been put paid to by...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 May 2013)

Niall Collins: The analysis showed that for the ten years between 2000 and 2010, Ireland was the fifth highest tender at European Union Ministers' meetings. As for the reason the attendance fell during the last few months, it was because the then Opposition, now in government, in a cynical political exercise withdrew the ministerial pairs. That was the type of responsible politics in which the Government...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 May 2013)

Niall Collins: He will not, however, apologise to those on whom he called to resign. Incidentally, some of them did, for completely different reasons, and then the Minister would not credit them with that either. Moreover, the wider Government response is amazing. Every motion tabled in this Chamber on a Wednesday evening during Private Members' time is a waste of time according to Government Members....

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 May 2013)

Niall Collins: They simply wish to rubbish everyone's mandates.

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 May 2013)

Niall Collins: This shows the arrogance that has entered the Government. It has arrogance flowing through its veins and the Government is unable to control it.

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 May 2013)

Niall Collins: The people see this but unfortunately, the Government cannot. Consequently, I will give the Government a small piece of advice, which it probably will not wish to take from me.

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 May 2013)

Niall Collins: Politically, that would suit us better. There should be less spin, less arrogance and less trying to use its massive majority to squeeze the minority in the democratic Chamber.

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 May 2013)

Niall Collins: As for the Labour Party, the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, summed up for it. In fairness, as it has abandoned the trade unions and working people, for what does the Labour Party stand? Once upon a time, it used to stand for principle but the RTE "Prime Time" episode now shows it does not stand for natural justice, due process or high standards in ministerial office. Once upon a...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 May 2013)

Niall Collins: Members saw this with regard to the Minister of State's former colleague, Deputy Shortall. What did the Labour Party do to save its senior Ministers' relationship with Fine Gael? It flushed one of its own out the gap and right over to the Opposition benches. That tells one a lot about the Labour Party and the personalities at the top of it.

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 May 2013)

Niall Collins: Everyone can see through it. As for the Pembroke Street incident, the Minister has not answered the questions. The questions hanging over the Minister are not personal matters but are in the public interest because the Minister is the officeholder. The Minister must deal with the questions hanging over him because a cloud is hanging over him. The Minister can ask the Garda Commissioner...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 May 2013)

Niall Collins: I would say it was for the previous Opposition.

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 May 2013)

Niall Collins: The Minister of State has some brass neck.

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 May 2013)

Niall Collins: Who did that?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Agencies Funding (29 May 2013)

Niall Collins: 40. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied that the Money Advice and Budgeting Service will be able to discharge its role under the new personal insolvency system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25820/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (29 May 2013)

Niall Collins: 126. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regardinging an application for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [25971/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Numbers (29 May 2013)

Niall Collins: 171. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current number of county managers in the country; the number of director of services per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26168/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Recruitment (29 May 2013)

Niall Collins: 172. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of vacancies that have occurred in the county manger positions county by county since 2000; if the positions were advertised publically; the number of internal applications from within the local authority system for each position; the number of external applications for each position; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (29 May 2013)

Niall Collins: 183. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of instances in which the absence or failure to provide a breathalyser test a blood or urine test was conducted in a Garda station, broken down by county, in total and per annum from 2005 to 2012. [26162/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (29 May 2013)

Niall Collins: 186. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of recorded instances per annum in which Gardí were unable to conduct a breathalyser test or had to wait before conducting a test in 2005-2012, in total and broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26166/13]