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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Unemployment Levels (25 Sep 2012)

Niall Collins: To ask the Taoiseach if he will confirm the latest available unemployment figures at the Tallaght Social Protection Office, Dublin; if he will also provide the comparisons for the same month over the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40041/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (25 Sep 2012)

Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to respond to the public submissions on the future of prostitution legislation here; the time frame for his response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40561/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (25 Sep 2012)

Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the time frame for any future legislative initiatives regarding legislation on prostitution here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40562/12]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Barracks Closures (20 Sep 2012)

Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Defence his plans for the future of the army barracks closed in 2012; the future closures he has planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39459/12]

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Niall Collins: It was not from you either.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Niall Collins: Cold turkey.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Niall Collins: Will we have a proxy statement?

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Niall Collins: The Government can change it so.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Niall Collins: A detailed analysis.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Niall Collins: Does the Minister of State have confidence in her Minister?

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Niall Collins: The Minister of State should tell us about how she has confidence in the Minister, Deputy Reilly.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Niall Collins: Does she have confidence in the Minister?

Other Questions: Garda Operations (19 Sep 2012)

Niall Collins: I am sure the Minister of State will agree, as we all would, that some of the recent high profile aggravated burglaries in rural Ireland have been particularly shocking. They were perpetrated against elderly citizens, old people living alone in their twilight years. There was one in Wicklow recently and a particularly vicious one in Pallasgreen in County Limerick, where elderly people were...

Other Questions: Traveller Community Issues (19 Sep 2012)

Niall Collins: Like Deputy Mac Lochlainn I was not aware a consultation process on the issue of Traveller ethnicity was ongoing. It is an issue that merits deep consideration and debate. We are all concerned for genuine Travellers who find themselves in difficult situations. Unfortunately, however, there is an abuse of the term "Traveller" and all that goes with it. This is happening in my constituency...

Other Questions: Drug Seizures (19 Sep 2012)

Niall Collins: We are all agreed that the scourge of the illegal drugs trade needs to be met head-on. The issue of the resourcing of the drugs squad is one for ongoing debate. It also feeds into the issue of the resourcing of An Garda Síochána, be it in respect of a rural or urban Garda stations or replacement of decommissioned vehicles. It must be reiterated, and the Minister of State alluded...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Courts Service Issues (19 Sep 2012)

Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to reform the Courts' structure; the timeframe for such plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39445/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Courts Service Issues (19 Sep 2012)

Niall Collins: The issue of the reconfiguration of the courts merits further probing and investigation in this Chamber. No one can disagree with the proposal to establish a civil court of appeal. There are 36 High Court jurisdictions nationwide and most of their decisions are being appealed. As the knock-on appeals are going to the single Supreme Court, the knock-on effect is that other issues of great...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Courts Service Issues (19 Sep 2012)

Niall Collins: The Minister should not get me wrong, as I do not state I am opposed to the proposal. I simply am trying to probe for the reason for it.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Courts Service Issues (19 Sep 2012)

Niall Collins: Many of the reasons being cited for its establishment that are being put into the public domain by the Minister of State or by the Minister, Deputy Shatter, essentially are logistical in nature. The Minister of State referred to a judge not being obliged to hear a drink driving case in the morning before dealing with family law in the afternoon. While logistical or infrastructural factors...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Operations (19 Sep 2012)

Niall Collins: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action that he will take on foot of the paramilitary funeral that took place in Dublin in early September 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39444/12]