Niall Collins (born 30 March 1973) is an Irish
Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil (, ; meaning 'Soldiers of Destiny' or 'Warriors of Fál'), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party ( ga, audio=ga-Fianna Fáil.ogg, Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach), is a conservative and Christian- ...
politician who has served as
Minister of State for Skills and Further Education since July 2020. He has been a
Teachta Dála
A Teachta Dála ( , ; plural ), abbreviated as TD (plural ''TDanna'' in Irish, TDs in English), is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (the Irish Parliament). It is the equivalent of terms such as ''Member of Parli ...
(TD) for the
Limerick County
"Remember Limerick"
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constituency since
2016
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, and previously from 2011 to 2016 for the
Limerick
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constituency and from 2007 to 2011 for the
Limerick West constituency.
He served as a member of
Limerick County Council for the
Bruff
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Local electoral area, being first elected to the council at the
2004 local elections.
Collins was first elected to
Dáil Éireann
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at the
2007 general election for Limerick West. He was elected on the first count; he received the ninth-highest vote in the country and the highest vote of any of the newcomers to the
30th Dáil
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.
His grandfather
James Collins James, Jim, Jimmy, or Jamie Collins may refer to:
Sports Association football
* Jimmy Collins (footballer, born 1872) (1872–1900), Scottish footballer
* Jimmy Collins (footballer, born 1895), Scottish footballer
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represented Limerick West in the Dáil from 1948 until 1967. His uncle
Gerry Collins is a former Minister and
MEP, who was a TD for Limerick West from 1967 to 1997. Another uncle,
Michael J. Collins, sat for Limerick West in the Dáil from 1997 until he retired in 2007.
He has served in various
Fianna Fáil Front Bench
Fianna Fáil is the largest political party in the Oireachtas. On 12 April 2011 party leader Micheál Martin appointed his second front bench, consisting of all 20 of the party's Teachtaí Dála (TDs) and one local councillor, to be spokesperson ...
roles, he has served as
Opposition Spokesperson for Justice and Equality from 2011 to 2016, Opposition Spokesperson for
Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation from May 2016 to March 2018 and Opposition Spokesperson for
Foreign Affairs and Trade from March 2018 to June 2020.
Collins was appointed
with responsibility for Skills and Further Education in July 2020.
See also
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Families in the Oireachtas
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References
External links
Niall Collins' page on Fianna Fáil website*
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1973 births
Living people
Fianna Fáil TDs
Local councillors in County Limerick
Members of the 30th Dáil
Members of the 31st Dáil
Members of the 32nd Dáil
Members of the 33rd Dáil
People educated at St Munchin's College
Politicians from County Limerick
Ministers of State of the 33rd Dáil