Results 501-520 of 1,593 for speaker:Mick Wallace in 'Dáil debates'

Addiction Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (3 Oct 2012)

Mick Wallace: I have an 18 year old son and I checked the matter with him recently. In his class of 30, only four students smoked so things have improved and there has been much work done to counteract the harm of smoking, including advertising. Advertising is an area that we certainly need to look at due to the volume of advertising thrown at people and the content. With regard to content, we see far...

Other Questions: Tax Code (4 Oct 2012)

Mick Wallace: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a memorandum prepared for the US Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations which states that Microsoft used Irish subsidiaries to reduce its US tax bill by $2.43 billion in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42321/12]

Other Questions: Tax Code (4 Oct 2012)

Mick Wallace: This is almost the same subject matter as that of the last question. The Minister is probably familiar with research conducted by Mr. Colm Keena. In The Irish Times last week, he showed that Microsoft reduced its US tax bill by more than €1.8 billion in 2011 by using Irish subsidiaries. The company has two branches in this country. Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, which employs...

Other Questions: Tax Code (4 Oct 2012)

Mick Wallace: The book to which I referred reads: "... the ruling class is defined by its ability to move money beyond the reach of government supervision. This has been accomplished in various ways, but the most important is arguably the establishment of a belief that government has no business in business". We need to change how the world works. The Minister believes that, as with the financial...

Other Questions: Tax Code (4 Oct 2012)

Mick Wallace: The Minister should read The Betrayal of the American Dream. It is very good.

Other Questions: School Funding (9 Oct 2012)

Mick Wallace: My two youngest children completed transition year in recent times and their experiences of it were massively different. My daughter's transition year programme was extremely well structured. She had a brilliant time and gained a great deal from it. However, the same emphasis was not placed on transition year in the school my son attended. I remain of the view that it was better that he...

Other Questions: Universities Global Ranking (9 Oct 2012)

Mick Wallace: At a time of scarce and reducing resources, I also have reservations about the manner in which universities are being assessed. I note the assessment is based on a number of factors, namely, research, teaching, employability and internationalisation. Only last week, I met two lecturers from different departments at University College Dublin who were at pains to point out that the university...

Other Questions: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (10 Oct 2012)

Mick Wallace: I want to ask the Minister a question and I would be grateful if I could get a "Yes" or "No" answer. Would the Minister approve of a higher band of income tax for moneys over €100,000 in Ireland while we are in such difficult circumstances, even for a set period of three or four years?

Other Questions: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (10 Oct 2012)

Mick Wallace: The Minister could answer the question.

Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (10 Oct 2012)

Mick Wallace: The agricultural sector is very important to Ireland. I come from an agricultural background and was born on a 36 acre farm. I have been close to farming all my life. A couple of weeks ago I met members of the United Farmers Association, an organisation which represents smaller farmers. The association has raised valid points in respect of the single payment. Agriculture is in a good...

Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Oct 2012)

Mick Wallace: A big argument is raging in Europe as to what is actually best for the peoples of Europe. Mr. Barroso has argued that in the age of globalisation pooled sovereignty means greater power for individual members. This does not wash, however, with the peoples of Europe and many claim political virtue and economic interest demand a halt to integration and a reassertion of the powers of national...

Other Questions: Disability Allowance (16 Oct 2012)

Mick Wallace: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has received the report on State payments to the disabled from the expert advisory group on tax and social welfare; her views on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44578/12]

Other Questions: Disability Allowance (16 Oct 2012)

Mick Wallace: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the proposal to end disability allowance payments to children under the age of 18 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44577/12]

Other Questions: Disability Allowance (16 Oct 2012)

Mick Wallace: I realise that there is not an endless supply of money. However, as the Minister admitted, the numbers needing help are increasing. Medical improvements mean that people live for longer and babies are surviving whereas they might not have previously. People with disabilities will not be able to suffer further cuts, although I am not saying that the Minister plans any. She does not need me...

Other Questions: Disability Allowance (16 Oct 2012)

Mick Wallace: The number of people in need of help is increasing. A government's raison d'être should be to take care of those most in need. In this light, will the Minister protect people with disabilities in the budget?

Other Questions: Disability Allowance (16 Oct 2012)

Mick Wallace: Will the domiciliary care allowance review, in which many voluntary groups, including the Carers Association and the DCA Warriors, participated and gave much time to be published before the budget?

Other Questions: Disability Allowance (16 Oct 2012)

Mick Wallace: Will the review be published prior to the budget?

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (16 Oct 2012)

Mick Wallace: I propose to share time with Deputies Clare Daly and Catherine Murphy. I hope the Taoiseach has a better relationship with his Cabinet than Giovanni Trapattoni has with the dressing room.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (16 Oct 2012)

Mick Wallace: The IMF has admitted it underestimated the negative impact on growth of steep cuts in public spending. In Tokyo, the World Bank warned of cuts in growth across the developing world. Ms Lagarde said last week that eurozone countries should not blindly stick to tough budget deficit targets if growth weakens more than expected. She said they should allow automatic stabilisers, higher welfare...

Topical Issue Debate: Priory Hall Development (16 Oct 2012)

Mick Wallace: I am shocked the Minister is hiding behind a legal process. The conciliation process is not good enough. A year is a long time for people to live in a nightmare. Regardless of whether the Minister accepts it, the State bears a huge responsibility in the matter. To say regulations are not good enough does not cut a lot of ice. The regulations in Ireland are decent and it is the lack of...