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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]

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

Niall Collins: 184. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of recorded drink driving instances per annum in 2005-2012, in total and broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26164/13]

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

Niall Collins: 185. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of recorded drug driving instances per annum in 2005-2012, in total and broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26165/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Statistics (29 May 2013)

Niall Collins: 187. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of recorded hit and run instances per annum from 2005-2012, in total and broken down by county; the number of fatal casualties in such instances per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26167/13]

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2013)

Niall Collins: Steady, Anthony.

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2013)

Niall Collins: Stick to the rugby.

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2013)

Niall Collins: A half-hearted, conditional apology does not wash away that fundamental error of judgement and the irreparable loss of ministerial integrity it entails. The Minister has poisoned the relationship between himself and the Garda Commissioner due to that misjudgement. An effective working connection between these two positions is one of the most important in the State. Confidential briefings...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2013)

Niall Collins: Why does the Minister not apply the same standards to himself? That is a fair question because he applied those standards when in opposition but he does not apply them to himself now. We have questions now about the missing Garda reports. The Minister issued a statement at 6.31 a.m. this morning where he said he asked the Secretary General to confirm with the Garda Commissioner if there...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2013)

Niall Collins: I am sharing with Deputies Eamon Ó Cuív, Charlie McConalogue and perhaps Barry Cowen.

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2013)

Niall Collins: We can have that rectified. I move:That Dáil Éireann has no confidence in the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Alan Shatter T.D.I want to make it clear at the outset that this motion is not a personal attack on the Minister, Deputy Shatter, nor is it personality driven.

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2013)

Niall Collins: For a long time I and my party have lost confidence in the Minister's ability to do his job, and we are reflecting the feelings of the wider public who do not support his actions or policies. A motion of no confidence is a grave matter. The country faces huge challenges, which are being actively debated day in and day out, but that is not a valid reason we should not hold the Minister or...

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2013)

Niall Collins: The Taoiseach stated that the Minister apologised but I did not ask about that. I asked for a response to the Minister's use of private and confidential information for his political advantage. He was privy to such information because he was briefed by the Garda Commissioner, and the Taoiseach has not addressed that point. What does this say for the working relationship between the Garda...