Results 141-160 of 1,596 for speaker:Mick Wallace in 'Dáil debates'

Septic Tank Regulation (15 Sep 2011)

Mick Wallace: We built them properly according to the regulations of the time. However, when we built our first tanks there was no requirement to test the soil. The reason why so many tanks are not working is because their method of operation does not suit every land type. While the regulations now require land to be tested, until a number of years ago this was not necessary. If the tank is not working...

Septic Tank Regulation (15 Sep 2011)

Mick Wallace: Perhaps I am partly responsible for the high compliance rate.

Water Charges (20 Sep 2011)

Mick Wallace: The notion that 40% of the water supply is leaking into the ground is damning and the notion of bringing water from the River Shannon, at a cost of €450 million, only to have almost half of it leaking into the ground in Dublin and places like it, is outrageous. From building on the streets of Dublin over the years, I know that a great number of the pipes which are old and made of corroded...

Water Charges (20 Sep 2011)

Mick Wallace: In the current economic climate, given the effect of austerity measures on the ordinary people of this country and given that any money raised from water metering is unlikely to come back into the system and help to improve it, we should concentrate on fixing the pipes, introducing more cost-effective measures and more environmentally friendly ways of providing water supplies for households....

Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2011)

Mick Wallace: Are they in mainstream classes at present?

European Financial Stability Facility and Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Sep 2011)

Mick Wallace: I am unsure to be honest.

European Financial Stability Facility and Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Sep 2011)

Mick Wallace: As Barney says, "sharing is caring" and I am prepared to share time.

European Financial Stability Facility and Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Sep 2011)

Mick Wallace: Fine, the Deputy is on. Members will vote on this EFSF proposal and while I am not an economist, if anyone on the Government benches is interested in having a bet with me on whether it will work, we can meet outside to put down a wager, as I do not believe it will. Having started with 17 countries in the eurozone, three have been bailed out, which means the other 14 will guarantee borrowings...

European Financial Stability Facility and Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Sep 2011)

Mick Wallace: Reforms are required in countries throughout Europe, including our own. The issue of waste needs to be tackled. A lot of things have got out of control and it is only right that we sort them out. However, that does not make the austerity package introduced by the Government right, as we are hitting the most vulnerable in society. On SNAs, I listened to the Taoiseach this morning as he...

European Financial Stability Facility and Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Sep 2011)

Mick Wallace: It is frustrating.

European Financial Stability Facility and Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Sep 2011)

Mick Wallace: It was probably a reduction.

European Financial Stability Facility and Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Sep 2011)

Mick Wallace: The Minister is more of a socialist than Bertie.

European Financial Stability Facility and Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Sep 2011)

Mick Wallace: I would settle for less than that amount.

ESB and Disposal of State Assets: Motion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2011)

Mick Wallace: I support Sinn Féin on this motion. I do not believe it is a good idea for the State to sell its interests in the ESB. I have studied countries throughout the world which have dabbled in selling their electricity and I do not see many positives in many cases. More often than not, this leads to higher prices for the consumer, to poorer service and it has little to offer. At present the...

ESB and Disposal of State Assets: Motion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2011)

Mick Wallace: I never mentioned the price of electricity.

ESB and Disposal of State Assets: Motion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2011)

Mick Wallace: I never mentioned the price of electricity.

Third Level Education (22 Sep 2011)

Mick Wallace: The Minister has said that one of his priorities, regardless of the system that is in place, will be to maximise the number of students who reach third level. Does he agree with the Provost of Trinity College, who spoke about the notion that those who can really afford to pay for third level education should have to do so once more? Surely that would be a positive move. Most of us accept...

Child Care Services (27 Sep 2011)

Mick Wallace: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to extend the entitlement to free provision that began with the free preschool year to a second, earlier year; her views that the extension of the early childhood care and education scheme would be a major boost to the future lives of our young persons and to society in general; and if she will make a statement on the...

Child Care Services (27 Sep 2011)

Mick Wallace: I thank the Minister for her answer. I realise that money is scarce and the Minister is constrained, but she will know that a report by the OECD in 2009 showed that we spend a lower percentage on the education of children under six than any other country in Europe. It is a fact of life that we have underestimated the importance of investment in children at the earliest stages. Even if the...

Child Care Services (27 Sep 2011)

Mick Wallace: Aside from the social benefits, it is still just 15 hours a week. To add to that, parents are already in a difficult place financially, yet child care in Ireland is among the most expensive in Europe. We put the lowest funding into it of any country in Europe and the costs are among the highest. As an aside, I commend the Minister on her speech at the Amnesty briefing yesterday, which was...