Niall Collins
Niall Collins | |
|---|---|
| Opposition Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
| Assumed office 28 March 2018 | |
| Leader | Micheál Martin |
| Preceded by | Darragh O'Brien |
| Opposition Spokesperson for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation | |
| In office 18 May 2016 – 28 March 2018 | |
| Leader | Micheál Martin |
| Preceded by | Dara Calleary |
| Succeeded by | Billy Kelleher |
| Opposition Spokesperson for Justice and Equality | |
| In office 12 April 2011 – 19 May 2016 | |
| Leader | Micheál Martin |
| Preceded by | Alan Shatter |
| Succeeded by | Jim O'Callaghan |
| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Limerick County |
| In office February 2011 – February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Limerick |
| In office May 2007 – February 2011 | |
| Constituency | Limerick West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Niall James Collins 30 March 1973 Patrickswell, County Limerick, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse | Eimear Collins (m. 2010) |
| Relations |
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| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Limerick Institute of Technology |
| Website | www |
Niall James Collins (born 30 March 1973) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Limerick County constituency since the 2016 general election. He previously sat as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Limerick constituency from 2011 to 2016 and Limerick West from 2007 to 2011.[1]
He served as a member of Limerick County Council for the Bruff Local electoral area, being first elected to the council at the 2004 local elections.[2] Collins was first elected to Dáil Éireann 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 Dáil.
His grandfather James Collins 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 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 since March 2018.
See also
References
- ^ "Mr. Niall Collins". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
- ^ "Niall Collins". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 28 February 2009.