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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Natural Gas Imports (24 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: The Minister of State did not say that it increases security. The Government is moving away from Russian gas and going to America and wants to frack gas, which is twice as damaging. It is a scientific fact that US gas is fracked gas. It releases more than twice the amount of methane than conventional gas, which comes from Russia which is already more damaging to global warming than coal....

Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: Is the European Union concerned? The Tánaiste has said we will be in breach of EU law if we introduce the Bill. Does it matter to the European Union that Israel is in breach of international law on a daily basis? Does it bother it? Is it a factor? When the Tánaiste attends foreign affairs meetings, is it recognised that Israel is breaking international law on a daily basis?

Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: Why is the European Union not doing something about it? Why is it still paying lip service? It might give Israel the odd smack on the hand, as the Tánaiste knows. I do not think he believes some of what he says as.he is defending the indefensible when he refuses to stand by what the Bill is offering to do. I honestly believe his heart is not in it. We should stop defending the...

Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: Earlier this month the Israeli ambassador to Ireland stated, "The clear line between supporting Palestinians and becoming anti-Israeli is a thin one and unfortunately one that is being crossed all too often." What he did not say was that Palestinians were living under the tyranny of a brutal apartheid state. They are suffering and dying every day at the hands of the Israeli Administration,...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (16 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: Vótáil.

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (16 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: We were very disappointed. We think this is a sham and we have said so. Obviously, we are not supposed to say those things in here. We get attacked for saying them but we are kind of used to that rubbish. We oppose what is going on here. It is ridiculous.

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (16 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: I accept Deputy Jack Chambers' point on sentencing guidelines. They obviously constitute a rational approach. However, tying the hands of judges is not rational and is not the route the State should be taking. It is important that we get the selection of judges right. If we select them, we must trust them to do their work as they see fit, otherwise it will be a bit of a dog's dinner. We...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (16 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: I move:In page 3, to delete lines 24 to 29, to delete pages 4 to 6, and in page 7, to delete lines 1 to 9. The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018 is an example of a broken legislative system and something about which we as legislators should be extremely concerned. This is the second time flawed legislation proposed by an Independent Alliance Deputy has been allowed...

Ratification of EU and NATO Status of Forces Agreements: Referral to Select Committee (16 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: I wish to share time with Deputy Clare Daly.

Ratification of EU and NATO Status of Forces Agreements: Referral to Select Committee (16 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: I am not sure why the Government is ratifying these SOFAs now. Can the Minister of State give me examples where the Defence Forces have suffered in previous instances due to these SOFAs not being ratified? A WikiLeaks cable from 15 December 2009 showed the Department of Defence was considering ratifying them in 2010 but was concerned about the element dealing with foreign troops on Irish...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: Some 2,500 people were referred to counselling in primary care in 2016 and 2017 in community health organisation, CHO, 5. Some 950 people were referred to the self-harm intervention counselling programme in the same years. I asked the HSE for the numbers of people being prescribed antidepressant medication for those same years. It gave me the numbers of 249,500 people in 2015 and 390,000...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: There is a mental health and suicidal crisis in Wexford. Everyone does not present with suicidal ideation, and it is not always possible to identify signs that someone might be suicidal, but there seems to be an incredible lack of an emergency response to those who do so. Kenneth Rowe took his own life just over one year ago at the age of 32. Before Christmas, I read a letter from Kenneth's...

Post-European Council: Statements (19 Dec 2018)

Mick Wallace: It is good to see the Taoiseach here. We do not normally see him here for statements on the European Council. He usually absconds before they are taken. Is he leaving already? Come on. Will he not sit down for one minute?

Post-European Council: Statements (19 Dec 2018)

Mick Wallace: It would not kill the Taoiseach to sit down.

Post-European Council: Statements (19 Dec 2018)

Mick Wallace: What is he like? God help us. The notion that the Government is Brexit-ready is astonishing. I have said all along that if things work out well with Brexit, I will not give the Government the credit for it, but if they work out badly, I will not blame it either. It really depends on the Brits and what they do. What is happening at Rosslare Europort is a serious indictment of the...

Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (18 Dec 2018)

Mick Wallace: The Minister of State did not answer Deputy Jonathan O'Brien's question about making the problem around procurement a priority for the Government in the new year. It came to light only a couple of months ago that Accenture had broken over 90 procurement rules in 2017 alone. It broke 75 in 2016. There were not even buns thrown at it. Does anyone give a damn about procurement rules? Hardly...

Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (18 Dec 2018)

Mick Wallace: No. The Minister of State-----

Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (18 Dec 2018)

Mick Wallace: That is misrepresenting our position.

Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (18 Dec 2018)

Mick Wallace: On the penalty points issue, I have made the point that Article 6 of the GDPR lists various exceptions to the consent requirement. One such exception is the processing necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or the exercise of official authority vested in the controller. It is not an issue. The Minister of State is protesting a little much. He has raised...

Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (18 Dec 2018)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 6:In page 15, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following:“(3) A mechanism shall be provided to allow a person to whom a service is being or is to be delivered by a public body to instruct that public body that they do not regard collection of their personal data by any public body directly or on a case by case basis as burdensome and in such an instance...