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Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (6 May 2015)

Niall Collins: ...and engage with vulnerable young citizens targeted and groomed by Islamic radicals. It has some experience in this regard. The approach taken by contemporary radical Islamist groups is similar to the recruitment activities of the Provisional IRA and other paramilitary groups in the past. Their work is to be condemned. In conclusion, Fianna Fáil will support this legislation....

Other Questions: Terrorism Threats (19 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: Will the Minister provide an update on the threat posed to the State by acts of terrorism, be they domestic or international in nature, particularly in light of the activities of the so-called Real IRA and the Continuity IRA and the fact that up to 30 Irish citizens are known to have travelled to conflict zones in the Middle East?

Allegations Regarding Sexual Abuse by Members of the Provisional Republican Movement: Statements (12 Nov 2014)

Niall Collins: ...documentary. A question that has been posed previously but which has not been posed in the Chamber today is that when queries were put by the makers of that programme to both Sinn Féin and the IRA, why were they not responded to in the course of the making of that programme? Members have not heard why this was the case in any of the contributions already made. They may hear later...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (4 Nov 2014)

Niall Collins: 501. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans regarding confirmed reports of the way the Provisional IRA movement dealt with complaints of sexual abuse; her views that victims are still afraid to speak out; if she condemns any attempt to suppress reports of abuse going to the proper authorities as this enabled abusers to continue to abuse; and if she plans to request the Garda...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality; and Defence: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (2 Apr 2014)

Niall Collins: ..., assistant commissioner, deputy commissioner and Garda Commissioner. The Government extended his term as Garda Commissioner. He led the fight against organised crime, subversives and the IRA. The Government reached for him at every opportunity as a positive example. However, none of the government speakers in his or her contribution last night or tonight addressed why he was sacked...

Censorship of Publications Board Repeal Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Jan 2014)

Niall Collins: ...to do. I do not agree with Deputy Michael Colreavy on section 31 of the Broadcasting Authority Act which was on the Statute Book when the State was under siege and attempts were being made to subvert it by the Provisional IRA and others. Section 31 was necessary at that point to protect the State. It was repealed when the time was right and it was proper to do so, but up until then,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Northern Ireland Issues (10 Dec 2013)

Niall Collins: ...commission for people to effectively tell the truth. We are all aware of the fall-out from the Smithwick report last week in terms engaging in the truth. Some people say there was engagement by the IRA with the Smithwick tribunal. However, that engagement was limited and not fulsome. The Minister has stated that he has no plans to meet the Minister for Justice, David Ford, MLA and...

Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (18 Apr 2013)

Niall Collins: ...by the US State Department, as we have mentioned to the Minister before. Its report on terrorist financing cited the major role of tobacco sales for laundering purposes and specifically mentions the role of the Real IRA. It is indicated that "the production, smuggling and sale of tobacco products, including genuine and counterfeit cigarettes, is a lucrative form of financing for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Operations: Discussion with An Garda Síochána (21 Nov 2012)

Niall Collins: ...a huge cost to the economy, which can be estimated at between €500 million and €816 million per year. I refer also to the report on transnational crime presented to the US Congress. The Real IRA came in for specific mention with regard to the illegal tobacco trade: "The production, smuggling, and sale of tobacco products, including genuine and counterfeit cigarettes, is a...

Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (24 Oct 2012)

Niall Collins: The murder of Chief Superintendent Harry Breen and Superintendent Robert Buchanan in March 1989 was one of the many cowardly murders carried out by the Provisional IRA on the Border at that time. This was the same organisation which murdered a young couple, Robert and Maureen Hanna, and their seven year old son as they returned from a family holiday and Tom Oliver, a respected farmer from...

Murder of PSNI Constable: Statements (5 Apr 2011)

Niall Collins: ..., we are all attacked". As well as the Kerr family, my thoughts are with the people of Omagh at this difficult time. In the words of Michael Gallagher, who lost his 21 year old son in the Real IRA blast which killed 29 people and unborn twins in 1998, Ronan Kerr's murder is a "double insult" to the town of Omagh. That Omagh should once again become the backdrop to another atrocity is...