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Mahon Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 Mar 2012)

Niall Collins: It is ironic that anybody should seek to-----

Mahon Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 Mar 2012)

Niall Collins: -----criticise John Gormley, above all people, for trying to initiate and set up a process of a planning inquiry.

Mahon Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 Mar 2012)

Niall Collins: We know his credentials, and that must be said in his defence because his-----

Mahon Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 Mar 2012)

Niall Collins: -----actions have been misrepresented by Government speaker after Government speaker. We will wait and see what will be the actions of this Government regarding the follow through on these inquiries which he did initiate.

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Niall Collins: Who controlled those local authorities?

Leaders' Questions (28 Mar 2012)

Niall Collins: Government councillors control all those local authorities.

Employment Levels (27 Mar 2012)

Niall Collins: The local government efficiency review identified €500 million.

Employment Levels (27 Mar 2012)

Niall Collins: He is straying off course.

Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)

Niall Collins: Can the Minister of State account for his own actions?

Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)

Niall Collins: He will be off next summer like the rest of us.

Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)

Niall Collins: That is not true.

Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)

Niall Collins: I did not say that.

Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)

Niall Collins: No, I did not.

Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)

Niall Collins: Deputy Kehoe is wrong there.

Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)

Niall Collins: Such as?

Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)

Niall Collins: It is not correct to state that there has been Dáil reform when the Taoiseach is less available to answer questions in the House, no matter what way the Government wishes to dress it up or spin it.

Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)

Niall Collins: The people know the facts. The fact is he is less available to answer questions in the Chamber as a result of what Deputy Kehoe describes as Dáil reform. Will the Chief Whip's proposals include changes to Friday sittings? The Chief Whip is ticking the box and describing Friday as a sitting day but it is only a three hour sitting with a Second Stage debate on Opposition or Government...

Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)

Niall Collins: The Chief Whip has tried this formula for Friday sittings. Will the he not acknowledge that it is a sham and opt for a full sitting with a full complement of activities, including those of the Seanad?

Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)

Niall Collins: What does that have to do with it?

Parliamentary Reform (27 Mar 2012)

Niall Collins: We asked for a sitting day.