Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Garda Training

Niall Collins

457. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the college of the Garda Síochána in Templemore in County Tipperary is prepared for the commencement of new Garda recruits; if an academic and training programme has been finalised for the new recruits; if the physical infrastructure of the Garda college is still fit for purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24734/14]

HSE Correspondence

Niall Collins

520. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health the reason this Deputy has not received a reply from the Health Service Executive PCRS to the correspondence (details supplied); if it is acceptable that no reply has to date issued; if he will instruct a reply to issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24438/14]

Schools Review

Niall Collins

52. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the report on post-primary provision in Limerick, including the areas of Croom and Pallaskenry, for the period 2014-20 by a person (details supplied) is finalised; when the findings will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23726/14]

EU Directives

Niall Collins

164. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason Ireland has chosen not to take part in the European investigation order directive of the European Parliament and Council regarding the European investigation order 7 March 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23937/14]

EU Directives

Niall Collins

165. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Government participated in the Council of the European Union debate on the European investigation order; the reservations that were raised and alterations proposed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23938/14]

EU Directives

Niall Collins

166. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Government plans to revisit its decision not to participate in the European investigation order scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23939/14]

EU Directives

Niall Collins

167. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Government had prepared legislation to implement the framework decision on the European Evidence Warrant 2008/978/JHA before the deadline for transposition into national law passed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23940/14]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Niall Collins

296. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a tutor in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Waterford. [23224/14]

Employment Support Services

Niall Collins

377. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection the exact number of persons employed in employment support schemes in 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014. [22365/14]

Single Payment Scheme Eligibility

Niall Collins

612. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the position regarding payment owed to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [22862/14]

Health Services

Niall Collins

927. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health if he will assist in reinstating a clinic (details supplied) in County Cork. [23215/14]

General Practitioner Services

Niall Collins

20. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his engagement with GPs on their proposed new contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21266/14]

Medical Card Eligibility

Niall Collins

35. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Health to outline how he has intervened to protect persons whose medical conditions necessitate above average water consumption from the financial hardship that may result from the introduction of water charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21267/14]

Human Trafficking

Niall Collins

148. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will advance the unanimous recommendations of the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality 11 months ago to introduce laws targeting the buyers of sex to curb exploitation, abuse and human trafficking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21669/14]

Immigration Policy

Niall Collins

149. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the heads of the long awaited immigration, residence and protection Bill will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21670/14]

Immigration Policy

Niall Collins

150. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the immigration, residence and protection Bill will include an independent appeals mechanism for the immigration system, as sought by the Immigrant Council of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21671/14]

Anti-Racism Measures

Niall Collins

151. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on a national action plan on racism following the 85% increase in reports of racism to the Immigrant Council of Ireland during 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21672/14]

Criminal Assets Bureau

Niall Collins

557. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider establishing a Criminal Assets Bureau unit in each of the divisions of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21308/14]

Commissions of Investigation

Niall Collins

1. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the status of the Guerin and Cooke inquiries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19467/14]

Gangland Killings

Niall Collins

4. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he has taken to counter the recent surge in gangland shootings. [19468/14]

Firearms Licences

Niall Collins

15. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to change gun licensing laws here; the consultations he has held on the matter; the recommendations from the Garda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19265/14]

Insolvency Service of Ireland Data

Niall Collins

17. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of personal insolvency arrangements entered in to date under the new legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19266/14]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Staff

Niall Collins

20. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the additional resources he will give GSOC in view of its planned additional duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19264/14]

Garda Operations

Niall Collins

21. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community clinics set up by An Garda Síochána in 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19262/14]

Official Engagements

Niall Collins

25. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a replacement Minister was not sent to address the AGSI conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19263/14]

Immigrant Investor Programme Data

Niall Collins

529. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of applicants under the immigrant investor scheme; the total number accepted to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18529/14]

Immigrant Investor Programme Data

Niall Collins

530. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a country breakdown of the citizenship of successful applicants to the immigrant investor scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18530/14]

Enterprise Support Schemes

Niall Collins

535. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of applicants and number of successful applicants for the start-up entrepreneur programme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18634/14]

Garda Recruitment

Niall Collins

600. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will respond to concerns regarding the recruitment process for full-time positions in An Garda Síochána (details supplied). [19544/14]

Schools Site Acquisitions

Niall Collins

89. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will, in view of the protracted delay which may arise in the procurement of a suitable site for the construction of a new school (details supplied), give favourable consideration to the site referenced 1.4.15 in the Fermoy Electoral Area Local Plan August 2011; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this site has received positive approval from the board of the management of the school in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18319/14]

Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme Expenditure

Niall Collins

101. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the concern of the Tallaght community that the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education Board is to close the St. Dominic's VTOS project based at St. Dominic's national school in Tallaght and, while relocating 20 places to another centre in Tallaght, transferring 20 places to Balbriggan; if he will appreciate that this will cause much upset in Tallaght where there is already a serious youth unemployment problem; and if he will urgently intervene. [18515/14]

School Accommodation Provision

Niall Collins

58. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to evaluate the future primary school needs of Tallaght, Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18157/14]

Local Authority Housing Provision

Niall Collins

115. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if contact has been made by his Department with South Dublin County Council in respect of the future local authority accommodation needs in Tallaght, Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18158/14]

Garda Operations

Niall Collins

133. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on Operation Fiacla. [18164/14]

Personal Insolvency Practitioners

Niall Collins

134. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form on a county basis the numbers availing of the new personal insolvency options; the number of PIPS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18165/14]

Departmental Legal Costs

Niall Collins

135. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach the total legal costs incurred by his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and estimated in 2014. [17363/14]

Public Relations Contracts Expenditure

Niall Collins

136. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach the total external public relation costs incurred by his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and estimated in 2014. [17379/14]

Departmental Legal Costs

Niall Collins

141. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total legal costs incurred by his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and estimated in 2014. [17357/14]

Public Relations Contracts Expenditure

Niall Collins

142. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total external public relations costs incurred by his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and estimated in 2014. [17373/14]

Departmental Legal Costs

Niall Collins

166. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Finance the total legal costs incurred by his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and estimated in 2014. [17356/14]

Public Relations Contracts Expenditure

Niall Collins

167. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Finance the total external public relations costs incurred by his Department in 2011 to 2013, inclusive, and estimated in 2014. [17372/14]

Departmental Legal Costs

Niall Collins

224. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total legal costs incurred by his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and estimated in 2014. [17354/14]

Public Relations Contracts Expenditure

Niall Collins

225. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total external public relations costs incurred by his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and estimated in 2014. [17370/14]

Redundancy Payments

Niall Collins

257. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in a specific payment issuing to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17840/14]

Departmental Legal Costs

Niall Collins

280. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total legal costs incurred by his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and estimated in 2014. [17361/14]

Public Relations Contracts Expenditure

Niall Collins

281. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total external public relations costs incurred by his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and estimated in 2014. [17377/14]

Departmental Legal Costs

Niall Collins

290. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total legal costs incurred by his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and estimated in 2014. [17359/14]

Public Relations Contracts Expenditure

Niall Collins

291. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total external public relations costs incurred by his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and estimated in 2014.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17375/14]

Redundancy Payments Waiting Times

Niall Collins

314. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in a specific payment issuing to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17841/14]

Departmental Legal Costs

Niall Collins

319. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection the total legal costs incurred by her Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and estimated in 2014. [17362/14]