Constituency Limerick Website www.niallcollinstd.ie Constituency Limerick West Name Niall Collins | Nationality Irish Role Teachta Dala Political party Fianna Fail Party Fianna Fail | |
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Born 30 March 1973 (age 51) Patrickswell, County Limerick, Ireland ( 1973-03-30 ) Profiles | ||
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Niall James Collins (born 30 March 1973) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Limerick County constituency, upon being elected at 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.
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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. 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 government 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 Shadow Cabinet roles, he has served as Opposition Spokesperson for Justice and Equality from 2011 to 2016, and currently serves as Opposition Spokesperson for Jobs,
Enterprise and Innovation since May 2016.
