Results 81-100 of 1,596 for speaker:Mick Wallace in 'Dáil debates'

Fair Deal Scheme: Statements (9 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: I am not madly familiar with all of this area. Given that he has not been in the job for very long, it would be a bit premature to shoot the Minister.

Fair Deal Scheme: Statements (9 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: He should be given the benefit of the doubt until he proves to be unworthy of it. I consulted a voluntary group that has done some research in this area and was very interested in what it had to say. I am aware that the programme for Government promised a review of the fair deal system. According to the group I consulted, there is a need to establish absolute legal clarity on the right to...

Fair Deal Scheme: Statements (9 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: It is about time someone did so.

Departmental Programmes (15 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: Question 29: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way she will ensure participants in the community work placement initiative TÚS have relevant training or previous experience before engaging in work such as the social care of all age groups and persons with a disability or with limited mobility. [15461/11]

Departmental Programmes (15 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: As I implied in my question, I am a little concerned that people working in care provision experience many problems at present. Given the many unsavoury reports issued over recent years by various institutions, perhaps there is a lack of training and regulation in the area. It seems that people unemployed for more than a year may be forced off the welfare scheme if they do not agree to what...

Departmental Programmes (15 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: If there are more than 440,000 people unemployed, 300,000 of them would love to have a job. They are not avoiding work. I suspect that in terms of this scheme the view might be that there are some people who do not want to work and that if they refuse work they should be taken off the social welfare scheme. Will the Minister agree that the resources of the country are meant to be shared by...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: The notion of internship is a good one but I am wary of it as there is a need for some form of control. A builder may take on an intern to teach him or her how to lay paving brick. One may think it is easy to lay paving brick but most people still cannot do it right after several years. If an employer is honest and teaches that person to lay paving brick, that will be beneficial, but a...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: I agree with most of what Deputy Clare Daly said. I agree 100% with the Minister that we should not tolerate fraud. If there is fraud, the problem should be addressed. I reiterate a point I made in the House last week. Interesting research was carried out in Britain in 2009 where it was discovered that between £1.5 billion and £2 billion was lost in welfare fraud. It was also found...

Order of Business (16 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: We were promised legislation to establish a strategic investment bank. The Tánaiste will agree small and medium-sized businesses are screaming for a bank open to lending. When will the legislation establishing such a bank be introduced?

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: The point made by Deputy Ó Snodaigh is very good. It would be a good idea to apply it to new jobs only. It is not easy to reduce an employee's rate per hour but employers can reduce hours to get the employee's earnings under €356. I am not sure how this will work. If someone is earning €1 above the minimum wage but is only given 33 or 34 hours, the person will earn under €356....

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: In fairness to Deputy Cowen, he was not here.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: As the minimum wage in the construction industry is €14.50, this measure will not have an impact. However, the catering industry will be affected. We have had a good debate last night and today. Deputies Higgins and Ó Snodaigh should be complimented for being in the House. Only a handful of the 166 Members elected to the Dáil were present for the debate. At least we are prepared to...

Order of Business (21 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: In view of promised legislation and given that the banks are still pretty reluctant to lend to small and medium business, does the Government still plan to introduce the strategic investment bank?

Arts Review (22 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: We want further details.

Workers' Remuneration: Motion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: I refer to a statement made by the task group: We endorse the conclusions reached by Kevin Duffy and Frank Walsh that reducing JLC rates to the minimum wage level will have important distributional consequences without having any substantial effect on employment. We are concerned that recent proposals reportedly made by Minister Bruton are not in line with the Duffy Walsh report. The...

Special Educational Needs (22 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: I reiterate what Deputy Browne said. It is grossly unfair. I was disappointed to hear the Taoiseach's remarks today. Last Friday, I received telephone calls from parents who were crying over this. When I suggested to them that they come up on Tuesday to protest, they jumped at the idea. They had no plans in place but feel so strongly about this matter that more than 100 people turned up...

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: I am very confused about the lack of accountability in NAMA and do not understand it. Did the Minister state it would not come under his wing?

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: Right. There seems to be a lack of accountability in regard to NAMA. Who decided what the wages would be?

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: Who decided who would get the jobs? I have encountered many people who worked for banks and in real estate who have moved into NAMA. It seems they are getting more money now than they ever got in their previous jobs. I do not understand that, given that they are doing much the same type of work. It is questionable whether they should have got the work when one considers that they were...

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: I have some very interesting questions for him.