# niall-collins - Tuesday 11 January, 2022
# Season's Greetings
- 51 different TDs and senators used the printer in the run up to Christmas.
- Figures released under Freedom of Information show that the total cost of Oireachtas printing before Christmas was €6,428.96.
# niall-collins - Tuesday 22 June, 2021
# Limerick
# Limerick
Five Road Policing Unit gardaí have been under investigation since October 2019 but have not been charged with any offence.
# niall-collins - Saturday 22 May, 2021
# Fraud
# Fraud
Government ministers have met to review progress on Ireland’s response to the attack.
# niall-collins - Monday 19 April, 2021
# Apprenticeship
# Apprenticeship
Additional money will also be given to businesses that take on people with a disability, or are from direct provision as apprentices.
# niall-collins - Tuesday 27 October, 2020
# Debate
# Debate
Niall Collins says online abuse directed at TDs is ‘orchestrated’.
# niall-collins - Thursday 15 October, 2020
# Re-training
# Re-training
Minister Simon Harris is due to announce 10,000 places for upskilling today.
# niall-collins - Sunday 11 October, 2020
# Schools
# Schools
Donnelly joined junior minister Niall Collins who earlier rejected suggestions that schools could close for an extended period.
# niall-collins - Saturday 21 December, 2019
# Dirty Tricks
# Dirty Tricks
He also accused Fine Gael of ‘targeting’ Fianna Fáil members.
# niall-collins - Saturday 26 October, 2019
# Democracy
# Democracy
There have been calls for a review of the voting system, but some TDs have said deputies simply need to follow the rules.
# niall-collins - Sunday 20 October, 2019
# Micheál Martin
# Micheál Martin
Michéal Martin said he spoke with the deputies this morning who both agreed to cooperate fully with the Ceann Comhairle’s inquiry.
# niall-collins - Saturday 19 October, 2019
# Timmy Dooley
# Timmy Dooley
Clare TD Timmy Dooley said a fellow party member cast a number of votes for him while he was absent from the Dáil chamber on Thursday.
# niall-collins - Thursday 13 June, 2019
# Safety
# Safety
The Health and Safety Funfair Amendment Bill looks to further regulate funfairs.
# niall-collins - Wednesday 23 January, 2019
# Trade Rules
# Trade Rules
Government is likely to lose vote over legislation that would prohibit the purchase of goods or services produced in all settlements deemed illegal.
# niall-collins - Sunday 28 October, 2018
# Next Moves
# Next Moves
Casey said he would be “joining Fianna Fáil” and that he intended to run in Donegal.
# niall-collins - Tuesday 31 July, 2018
# Presidential
# Presidential
A letter sent to councillors across the country calling for support for Ó Cúiv to be the next president of Ireland.
# niall-collins - Tuesday 3 July, 2018
# Occupied Territories Bill
# Occupied Territories Bill
The Embassy of Israel said the boycott will not facilitate Ireland’s role or influence in the Middle East.
# niall-collins - Saturday 24 February, 2018
# Construction
# Construction
Ireland 2040 has big plans – but will we have enough construction workers to deliver government pledges.
# niall-collins - Thursday 28 December, 2017
# Changing Tack
# Changing Tack
“It’s difficult to say in hindsight whether I would have run such a campaign or not,” says Minister Regina Doherty.
# niall-collins - Friday 16 June, 2017
# Attorney General
# Attorney General
The party has called on the Attorney General to not accept her new Court of Appeal role.
# niall-collins - Thursday 16 February, 2017
# Apply Within
# Apply Within
There has been a 25% reduction in the number of staff at the ODCE in the past six years.
# niall-collins - Friday 8 July, 2016
# Factcheck
# Factcheck
FactCheck steps in to resolve a row in the Dáil this week, and answer a reader’s request.
# niall-collins - Wednesday 6 July, 2016
# Not Your Mother
# Not Your Mother
“I did not come in here to do what your mother should have done and put manners on you.”
# niall-collins - Monday 9 May, 2016
# O'Higgins Report
# O'Higgins Report
The government says the Attorney General is examining its contents first.
# niall-collins - Thursday 7 April, 2016
# Let's Talk
# Let's Talk
There are likely to be objections from a number of Fianna Fáil TDs to the proposal from Taoiseach Enda Kenny.
# niall-collins - Wednesday 10 February, 2016
# The Grand Coalition
# The Grand Coalition
* But only if it’s the largest party, according to justice spokesperson Niall Collins.
# niall-collins - Wednesday 20 January, 2016
# Crime
# Crime
The party’s crime policy includes increasing the Garda force to 15,000.
# niall-collins - Tuesday 22 September, 2015
# The Ringer
# The Ringer
“YOU YOU YOU! THE CHEEK OF YOU TO OPEN YOUR MOUTH!”
# niall-collins - Sunday 23 August, 2015
# After Micheál
# After Micheál
Micheál Martin is safe for now but who’s in the running to replace him? Here’s our ranking of the contenders…
# niall-collins - Tuesday 11 August, 2015
# War Of Words
# War Of Words
Can you sense a general election coming on?
# niall-collins - Wednesday 22 July, 2015
# Pulse Backlog
# Pulse Backlog
Many relate to non-payment of fines.
# niall-collins - Monday 22 June, 2015
# Nothing Changes
# Nothing Changes
Questions about the garda investigation into the tribunal’s findings have not disclosed much information since 2012.
# niall-collins - Tuesday 26 May, 2015
# Bad Day At The Office
# Bad Day At The Office
Meanwhile, Senator Averil Power said she was “laughed at and made feel like an eejit” for suggesting colleagues campaign for a Yes vote.
# niall-collins - Sunday 24 May, 2015
# niall-collins - Monday 18 May, 2015
# Feeling Left Out
# Feeling Left Out
The parties feel excluded from the broadcasters referendum debates.
# niall-collins - Monday 4 May, 2015
# Keep It Down
# Keep It Down
Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald said gardaí operate a noise reduction policy during night hours.
# niall-collins - Thursday 16 April, 2015
# Minister For Drugs
# Minister For Drugs
Here’s how Fianna Fáil thinks we can deal with the ‘scourge’ of drugs.
# niall-collins - Thursday 2 April, 2015
# niall-collins - Tuesday 31 March, 2015
# Say Please
# Say Please
… and the gardaí turned most of them down. And no one seems to know why.
# niall-collins - Wednesday 25 March, 2015
# No Míle Fáilte
# No Míle Fáilte
Niall Collins asked Frances Fitzgerald to take a walk with him in Dublin city centre to see how common crime is.
# niall-collins - Wednesday 3 December, 2014
# Moving Fast
# Moving Fast
The Soldiers of Destiny aren’t hanging around…
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