Results 121-140 of 1,596 for in 'Dáil debates' speaker:Mick Wallace

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2001 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2011)

Mick Wallace: Perhaps Deputy Boyd Barrett was drinking.

Foreign Conflicts (13 Jul 2011)

Mick Wallace: Question 10: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will be supporting the recognition of Palestinian statehood at the UN General Assembly in September; if he will putting his maximum efforts into supporting the end of Israeli occupation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20373/11]

Foreign Conflicts (13 Jul 2011)

Mick Wallace: Over the years, I have always heard the Minister speak in a very fair manner about the Middle East. I hope this does not stop. The argument for giving Palestine a more fair deal than it is receiving a present is pretty obvious. I was reading this morning that Israel holds the world record for violating UN Security Council resolutions. It has violated 30, which is incredible. The...

Foreign Conflicts (13 Jul 2011)

Mick Wallace: I just wish to make the point that the most-----

Foreign Conflicts (13 Jul 2011)

Mick Wallace: The most optimistic time we have seen was when Rabin was in power and we had the Oslo agreement. The United States was bypassed because like the situation now they were not in a position to support it. Rather than relying and depending on the United States initiative, is it possible to make the European voice stronger and lobby more from Europe? Europe's voice needs to be more independent...

Residential Institutions Redress (Amendment) Bill, 2011: Second Stage (14 Jul 2011)

Mick Wallace: The Government's decision to look for 50% from the church was a good idea as the notion of not paying half is outrageous. If September 2011 is imposed as an end date, some people will not achieve redress. Two newspapers in England, two in Ireland and a website publicise this. Not everyone buys newspapers - I would not blame them - and not everyone has access to a website. The confidence...

Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (15 Jul 2011)

Mick Wallace: I would like a few minutes to contribute. Deputy Flanagan is not here.

Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (15 Jul 2011)

Mick Wallace: Deputy McGrath's contribution was very interesting. I would not agree with much of it but we are allowed to disagree in the Technical Group.

Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (15 Jul 2011)

Mick Wallace: We are looking forward to that. I have many vices but thankfully smoking is not one of them. I have never smoked and thank goodness for that. I have a daughter of 18, who is doing the leaving certificate this year, and a son of 17. This morning I asked my daughter the percentage of her class who smoked. Given that 29% of the population are believed to be smokers, it is horrific to note...

Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (15 Jul 2011)

Mick Wallace: The smoke has affected Deputy Durkan's memory.

Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (15 Jul 2011)

Mick Wallace: Hear, hear.

Commission of Investigation Report in the Catholic Diocese of Cloyne: Motion (20 Jul 2011)

Mick Wallace: I agree that the Government is correct to be critical of the Vatican but I regret the change of wording from the original text. The word "condemn" has been downgraded to "deplore". The dictionary definition of condemn is to declare to be reprehensible, wrong or evil usually after weighing evidence and without reservation, whereas deplore means to feel or express grief, to regret strongly,...

Employment Support Services (20 Jul 2011)

Mick Wallace: Question 19: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the criteria by which placements offered by organisation in the national internship scheme are judged appropriate and posted to the JobBridge website; her views on introducing a clear set of rules that must be adhered to by all organisations providing internships in order for them to avail of free labour; and if she will make a...

Employment Support Services (20 Jul 2011)

Mick Wallace: I thank the Minister or her reply. Will FÁS check to ensure job placements meet the criteria?

Employment Support Services (20 Jul 2011)

Mick Wallace: I have a concern. I saw an advertisement on the Internet for a forklift driver who must have a forklift licence. Such a person would replace someone who should have a job. Given that the State is paying all the money, the employer is getting someone to drive his forklift for nothing. Another advertisement was for someone to help a gardener weed. That helper will replace a labourer and...

Employment Support Services (20 Jul 2011)

Mick Wallace: The guidelines listed on the website state that the work environment should provide practical tasks to enable an individual to apply the particular skills he or she wishes to learn or enhance and the opportunity to obtain wider product or service knowledge in established networks for future employment. Should this not be a compulsory condition rather than a general guideline imposed on...

Employment Support Services (20 Jul 2011)

Mick Wallace: The Minister can see where I am coming from. There must be a follow-up. Unless the intern is picking up a skill, the scheme is being abused by employers to get cheap labour.

Common Fisheries Policy Reform: Statements (20 Jul 2011)

Mick Wallace: I am not an expert on the fishing industry, even though I live beside the sea in County Wexford. However, I have seldom seen such consensus on a subject in this House as there is on the fishing industry. The Minister will have the support of everyone when he goes to Europe to try to get a fair deal. I have no doubt it will be very difficult for him. Mistakes have been made in the past....

Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Mick Wallace: I have had more experience with banks than I wanted to have. I am still dealing with four different banks and have had positive and negative experiences with them. In my 20 years dealing with them, I never found them easy to deal with but they have moved the goalposts a good bit in the past couple of years and it is a very different world. While I admit I took risks and they took risks,...

Septic Tank Regulation (15 Sep 2011)

Mick Wallace: There is no doubt that some septic tanks are not functioning properly but I had the pleasure of building a number of tanks.