Minister Niall Collins

Niall Collins TD is Minister of State with responsibility for International Law, Law Reform and Youth Justice at the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration. He was appointed to this role in January 2025.

He was a Minister of State from 2020-2025 with responsibility for Skills and Further Education at the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. He was appointed to this role in July 2020.

He has been a TD in Limerick since 2007, most recently for the Limerick County constituency.  He has also proudly represented the Limerick and Limerick West constituencies.

Before his election as a TD, Niall served as a member of Limerick County Council for the Bruff Local electoral area.  He was elected to the council in 2004.

He is a qualified accountant, and worked with Ernst & Young along with working as a part-time lecturer in accounting and auditing at Limerick Institute of Technology. 

Prior to his election to Dáil Éireann, Niall was also deputy CEO of the Shannon Regional Fisheries Board.