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Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (27 Jun 2019)

Mick Wallace: I have sorted out a few things with the Leas-Cheann Comhairle about the times he pulled on me when he should not have done so and tried to shut me up before my time. I was not in here quite as long as Billy and thanks be to God for that. I can live with that. I start by thanking the people of Wexford for electing me in 2011 and 2016. In 2019, it was pretty emotional to get so much support...

European Union Battle Group: Motion (27 Jun 2019)

Mick Wallace: The Minister of State will be delighted to hear I am on the security and defence committee.

European Union Battle Group: Motion (27 Jun 2019)

Mick Wallace: The Minister of State knows I do not agree with this at all. The Europeans knew what they were talking about when they called these "battle groups". The word "peace" is nowhere there. I was not here for the debate on Mali last week but I find it reprehensible that we have any involvement there. All we are doing there is backing up western financial imperialism in Africa. The French...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: National Children's Hospital (13 Jun 2019)

Mick Wallace: That is ignoring the point of my question.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: National Children's Hospital (13 Jun 2019)

Mick Wallace: The Minister of State said that the realistic and least risky option available to the Government to avoid long delay and potentially the non-delivery of a children's hospital was to carry on regardless. I do not accept that. The notion that the hospital will not be built is untrue. It will be built by somebody and if the Government improved the contract, it would save a lot of money. That...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: National Children's Hospital (13 Jun 2019)

Mick Wallace: This will probably be my last Topical Issue matter so I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing it and the Minister of State for taking it. I have said many times that I find it a bit unfair on the Minister of State that she is wheeled out on a Thursday evening to listen to all and sundry on different matters. I have covered this topic so many times in recent months and struggled to get...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: National Children's Hospital (13 Jun 2019)

Mick Wallace: It is being said that because construction inflation may have exceeded 4%, the contractor will be allowed to charge so much extra. Why was inflation removed from being the contractor's risk? That does not make sense. Why was the 4% figure used? Who made this decision, which means if there is inflation above 4%, the contractor is entitled to more money. The FIDIC contract template was...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (13 Jun 2019)

Mick Wallace: It should not be at the expense of Defence Forces personnel.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (13 Jun 2019)

Mick Wallace: I did not. I acknowledged it.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (13 Jun 2019)

Mick Wallace: I have two questions. Do I get extra time?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (13 Jun 2019)

Mick Wallace: What? I have one minute to ask two questions?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (13 Jun 2019)

Mick Wallace: The Minister of State and the Taoiseach yesterday acknowledged that many members of the Defence Forces are leaving for jobs in the private sector. The Taoiseach, however, was adamant that he was not going to fast-track pay restoration, even given the current conditions. All of the spiel that the Minister of State has just given out is technical. I am sure it is accurate. It does not,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (13 Jun 2019)

Mick Wallace: I would. I would just not have them in the Golan Heights where they are protecting Israel.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (13 Jun 2019)

Mick Wallace: A sum of €60 million extra was given to defence in the budget last year. It materialised into a 4% increase in pay for personnel but a 37% increase in spending on equipment. That is where the money is going. Instead of addressing the issues that are driving people out of the Defence Forces, the Minister of State is throwing money at things like new ships for the Naval Service. The...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (13 Jun 2019)

Mick Wallace: 8. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the recent comments by the former head of the elite Ranger Wing in Chad that poor rates of pay and allowances for enlisted personnel, rather than officers, were driving personnel out of the Defence Forces; if he has discussed these issues with the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (13 Jun 2019)

Mick Wallace: 15. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on whether the pay and conditions of members of the Defence Forces are having a negative effect on morale levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24573/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (13 Jun 2019)

Mick Wallace: Recently the former head of the elite Ranger Wing in Chad, Cathal Berry, said that poor rates of pay and allowances for enlisted personnel, rather than officers, were driving personnel out of the Defence Forces. He also said:The sense of absolute betrayal is palpable. It is visceral. I have not seen anything even remotely like it in 23 years’ service. Has the Minister of State...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (12 Jun 2019)

Mick Wallace: Two years ago, Deputy Jonathan O'Brien called for a comprehensive review of this emergency legislation. He said such a review "should focus on how to modernise the criminal justice system to make it responsive to the needs of Ireland in 2017". No review was ever conducted. We have seen little serious reform of our criminal justice system in the lifetime of this Government. Instead, the...

Defence Forces: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2019)

Mick Wallace: I welcome the motion from Fianna Fáil. It highlights how the work, pay and conditions of our Defence Forces have been deteriorating over the years. We have been warning about this long-standing crisis but it has not improved. Our Defence Forces are among the few State organisations that have a track record of which we can be proud. Sadly, the esteem in which we hold them does not...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (Resumed): Coastal Protection (12 Jun 2019)

Mick Wallace: 33. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to increase vegetated coastal habitats such as mangroves, salt marsh and seagrass beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24282/19]