Results 281-300 of 1,594 for speaker:Mick Wallace in 'Dáil debates'

Road Network (12 Jan 2012)

Mick Wallace: I am not much the wiser having heard that reply. As Minister with responsibility for transport, it would great if the Minister had a little more control over the NRA than the previous Minister had. I do not understand the position if it is the case that the legislation does not allow Minister to have more impact in these decisions. Many of the decisions made by the NRA indicate that it...

Road Network (12 Jan 2012)

Mick Wallace: There is potential to develop the existing road to meet the requirements of Rosslare Harbour, if it were developed into a serious port at some point in the future, but in the meantime the notion of freezing the 300 m corridor along it and affecting all the people who have businesses there does not make sense. These people are affected by this decision. For example, a vegetable farmer has...

Road Network (12 Jan 2012)

Mick Wallace: Something like that is fine but this is a different scenario.

Human Rights Issues (17 Jan 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 31: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the use of Shannon Airport as a stopover by US forces en route to Afghanistan, in view of the footage which emerged in recent days that appears to show US marines urinating on the dead bodies of Taliban fighters and laughing; his views on the fact that the Guantánamo Bay detention camp remains open...

Human Rights Issues (17 Jan 2012)

Mick Wallace: The fact that the US Government is looking into the matter does not give me much comfort. To take one example, Frank Wuterich, a US marine, was charged in 2005 with killing 24 Iraqis. He was commanding a group of soldiers who burst into the victims' homes and shot men, women and children in their night clothes. This individual is accused of manslaughter.

Human Rights Issues (17 Jan 2012)

Mick Wallace: With regard to our involvement in these matters, Colm O'Gorman stated last week: "Ireland is not an innocent bystander. We have been complicit in kidnapping and torture by allowing Shannon airport to be used as a stop-over for rendition flights". Last year, in its concluding observations on Ireland, the UN Committee against Torture highlighted allegations of complicity in rendition and the...

Human Rights Issues (17 Jan 2012)

Mick Wallace: The UN is clearly unhappy with our performance.

Human Rights Issues (17 Jan 2012)

Mick Wallace: The programme for Government states: "We will enforce the prohibition on the use of Irish airspace, airports and related facilities for purposes not in line with the dictates of international law". I ask the Tánaiste to outline his plans to investigate the use of Shannon Airport as a stopover point by aircraft on the rendition circuit and to address any shortcomings in Irish law which...

Foreign Conflicts (17 Jan 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 34: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action he has taken to date and any future action he plans to take in addressing the ongoing disturbances in Syria, Yemen, and Bahrain, in view of the reports of civilian deaths; his views on the export of weapons to these States by countries such as Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. ...

Foreign Conflicts (17 Jan 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 54: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the manner in which he is addressing the ongoing civil unrest in Syria, Yemen, and Bahrain, in view of the fact that he was keen to lend moral support to the NATO intervention in Libya in 2011; his views on the sale of arms by Western States such as the UK to these countries; and if he will make a statement on the...

Foreign Conflicts (17 Jan 2012)

Mick Wallace: The restrictions placed on Syria are welcome. However, it is a pity he has not taken the same robust approach to Yemen and Bahrain where the disturbances might not be on the same scale but the principle is similar. In Bahrain, for example, the US gave a green light to Saudis to go in and crush local peaceful protest, enhance religious sectarianism, organise secret trials and sentence...

Foreign Conflicts (17 Jan 2012)

Mick Wallace: I did not say you had.

Foreign Conflicts (17 Jan 2012)

Mick Wallace: The Tánaiste says he is only responsible for Irish issues. However, while he did not set up Guantánamo Bay himself, he has criticised it and was dead right to do so. It is an absolute disgrace that of over 800 people who were thrown into it, only six were convicted, which is a smaller number than the military personnel who have left because of the unfairness of the system there. We might...

Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)

Mick Wallace: This Bill can be approached from a number of perspectives. The fact that I employ more than 50 people in the catering industry perhaps allows me to speak about it from a particular perspective. The legislation is geared towards giving employers a better deal and reducing protections for workers by creating greater flexibility. At yesterday's meeting, however, the troika said on a couple of...

Sale of State Assets (24 Jan 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on comments made by officials representing the Troika during its meeting with members of the Technical Group on 17 January last that any money raised from the sale of State assets will be used to service the country's debt and not for investment in job creation as he has previously stated; and if he will make a...

Sale of State Assets (24 Jan 2012)

Mick Wallace: When colleagues from the Technical Group and I asked representatives of the troika during our recent meeting about the proceeds of sales of State assets, we were told that, as per the bailout programme, the initial plan was that the moneys would go towards repaying the State's debts. However, they further indicated that if there is potential for the creation of "real" jobs - I am not sure...

Sale of State Assets (24 Jan 2012)

Mick Wallace: I would like to read into the record a quotation from Dr. Donal Palcic of the Department of Economics, University of Limerick.

Sale of State Assets (24 Jan 2012)

Mick Wallace: Does the Minister approve of the sale of State assets and does he believe the private sector does things better than the public sector?

Sale of State Assets (24 Jan 2012)

Mick Wallace: Any independent economist would argue that the measures taken by this Government since coming into office have not resulted in jobs. There has been a decline in job numbers. The measures being taken are geared towards rebalancing the books to suit the fiscal arrangements. It is not honest to say that the Government has worked towards job creation. There is no investment and the banks are...

Sale of State Assets (24 Jan 2012)

Mick Wallace: When will the Minister publish the report of the interdepartmental group which identified State assets and commercial State companies that could be sold and when will he publish the valuations of the NewERA group, both of which were considered by the Economic Management Council of which he is a member?