Niall Collins

There's no point, for example, of a national park in Wicklow, for example, getting on top of the Rhododendron and Deerishu while in neighbouring, let's say, for example, Quilltaland, that that isn't happening.

And look, in fairness, I've had great conversations with Minister Niall Collins, who's just taken up that role.

He totally gets it.

He totally understands it.

I wasn't aware that they had their company headquarters and manufacturing and production plant in hospital out in the county, headed up by their MD, Diarmuid Crowley.

They present a huge range of smoothies and juices and much to the delight of the diplomatic corps yesterday who were baking in the summer sunshine, along with our own Minister Niall Collins, whom I spotted ploughing the furrows here and also speaking with the party faithful, all enjoying the produce of Wild Orchard.

The arrival of the European Agriculture Commissioner, that's expected today.

Now, that's expected, but it's going to expect with a bang or not, bang or bust.

Fair play.

Tell us about Niall Collins.

Niall Collins, everyone's favorite back at it.

Yeah, CIPO have opened an inquiry into Niall Collins.

The

Standards in Public Office Commission, right? CIPO, yes.

Which would be a good idea.

They've opened an inquiry into Niall Collins' part in a particular land deal.

One of their TDs, Malcolm Byrne, his drink driving thing is coming out in the papers, how much he was over the limit.

And then Niall Collins...

Or Neil Collins, I'm not sure.

But he's now being investigated by SIPO.

So the scheme will allow people to put money into listed shares, bonds and arrange opportunities investment funds there'll be no minimum contribution that has to be made or no holding or lock-in period and people will be able to garner returns with a tax-free threshold as well and now more details of this scheme are to be announced in the budget in october but it is expected that this new personal investment fund will be up and running early next year

Barry, on a separate story, SIPO, the Standards and Public Office Commission, has launched a formal investigation into Fianna Fáil junior minister Niall Collins.

What more can you tell us about this?

Yes, and inquiries by the Standards and Public Office Commission or SIPO like this are actually quite rare, Cian, but SIPO confirming this move on Friday in correspondence about Mr Collins and those who made the complaints against him, that it is launching a preliminary inquiry.