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- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Strength (6 Feb 2013)
Niall Collins: I want to make a quick point.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Strength (6 Feb 2013)
Niall Collins: The Minister is giving the impression they are sitting behind their desks doing nothing-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Strength (6 Feb 2013)
Niall Collins: -----and that is not the case. They are providing a community service.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Strength (6 Feb 2013)
Niall Collins: The Minister might address the following point in his supplementary reply. It has been widely reported, predominantly in the national print media, that the Garda Síochána budget for this year is not sufficient to meet the cost of paying the entire force, and that in this regard, the introduction of a three-year career break mechanism is being considered, which may result in a...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Strength (6 Feb 2013)
Niall Collins: This is not only an attack on rural Ireland, it is an attack on urban and rural Ireland. I have repeatedly made these points in relation to station closures across Dublin as well. The Minister fails to recognise that his policies are resulting in a disconnection between gardaí and communities and access to garda services on a satellite basis. The Minister and I differ in terms of our...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Strength (6 Feb 2013)
Niall Collins: There are not sitting around; they are interacting with the community.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Strength (6 Feb 2013)
Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will specify his plans for the total strength of An Garda Síochána by the end of 2013, 2014 and 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6088/13]
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Cross-Border Co-operation (6 Feb 2013)
Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the discussions he has held with the Garda Commissioner and the Northern Ireland Justice Minister with regard to tackling cross border crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6087/13]
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Cross-Border Co-operation (6 Feb 2013)
Niall Collins: The involvement of a cross-Border criminal gang in the murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe, as reported, illustrates the grave challenges posed by criminality in the Border area, where gangs criss-cross from this jurisdiction into the North of Ireland. We must focus on that in the light of last week's horrific events. It is worth bearing in mind that Retail Ireland has calculated the...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (6 Feb 2013)
Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for the total number of Garda stations here by the end of 2013, 2014 and 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6018/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (6 Feb 2013)
Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will specify his plans for the total number of Garda stations by the end of 2013, 2014 and 2015 [6089/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (5 Feb 2013)
Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the timeframe for the publication of a Climate Change Bill; his plans to tackle climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5570/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (5 Feb 2013)
Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [5322/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation Provision (5 Feb 2013)
Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in relation to a courthouse (details supplied) in County Meath, its current status; the future plans for it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5673/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (5 Feb 2013)
Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in relation to the 40% rise in crime in County Meath, the steps he is taking to tackle this increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5676/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Levels (5 Feb 2013)
Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of burglaries in County Meath in each year of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5712/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (5 Feb 2013)
Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a specific date for the closure of each individual Garda station announced by him in December; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5713/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (5 Feb 2013)
Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the time frame he has set out to each district for the closure of the 100 Garda stations he announced in December; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5714/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Retirements (5 Feb 2013)
Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí eligible to retire in 2013; the expected number of retirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5717/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Overtime (5 Feb 2013)
Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown of the total number of overtime hours undertaken by the Gardaí in 2010, 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5718/13]