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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2018)

Mick Wallace: I have been here since 2011 and things have got worse since then. The one consistency I have seen in the Government's policy in all that time is that it is wedded to the philosophy that the markets will fix it. I have news for the Taoiseach: the markets will not fix it. They do not want to fix it, they actually like it the way it is. The Government's latest inspiration is the Land...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: General Data Protection Regulation Implementation (20 Sep 2018)

Mick Wallace: 10. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the fact that no data protection impact assessment or policy was prepared prior to the unveiling of a new information technology system by Tusla, the national child care information system; her further views on whether Tusla is in breach of statutory data protection requirements; if she has communicated these views to Tusla;...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: General Data Protection Regulation Implementation (20 Sep 2018)

Mick Wallace: Tusla recently launched its new national child care information system. This new centralised system may well improve quality and efficiency through improved sharing of information, but Tusla has admitted that it did not complete a privacy impact assessment prior to the launch. When asked about this, Tusla responded on one of its social media platforms that a data protection policy would be...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: General Data Protection Regulation Implementation (20 Sep 2018)

Mick Wallace: I realise that the project was in the making before the GDPR came into being, but is Tusla's privacy impact assessment now a box-ticking exercise? Rape Crisis Network Ireland, RCNI, immediately expressed concern at Tusla's statement about the absence of a PIA. The GDPR, and specifically section 76 of the Data Protection Act 2018, refer to data protection by design and by default. Section...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: General Data Protection Regulation Implementation (20 Sep 2018)

Mick Wallace: It is disingenuous to suggest that I would recommend putting children at risk in any form. Has Tusla learnt anything from the lessons of the HIQA probe that the Minister ordered on its disastrous handling of the allegations made against Sergeant Maurice McCabe? With regard to the new IT system, Tusla's head of project management stated publicly that the agency intends to keep all the...

Home Building Finance Ireland Bill 2018: Instruction to Committee (19 Sep 2018)

Mick Wallace: It is almost a year since home building finance Ireland was first announced. The Minister for Finance, Deputy Paschal Donohoe, told us that it would deliver 6,000 homes with funding of €750 million. It has not delivered any houses yet. At the time, the Minister of State might remember, I thought that maybe this might be a worthwhile exercise because I thought the funding would be...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Garda Operations (19 Sep 2018)

Mick Wallace: The Minister says gardaí should not be targeted by protesters. We agree 100%, and under no circumstances would we target gardaí, but nor should gardaí have been exposed to this. I would like to know who sent them in there. I do not believe for a second that Commissioner Harris did so, nor do I believe it was his decision that they wear balaclavas. I am sure he has better...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Garda Operations (19 Sep 2018)

Mick Wallace: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this issue. The report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland was released yesterday and there has been a great deal of talk about gardaí working more closely with the community. Working more closely with the community makes a great deal of sense for An Garda Síochána and is in the public interest. The public would...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ports Policy (19 Sep 2018)

Mick Wallace: 10. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the ownership model of Rosslare Europort is in the State’s best interests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37803/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ports Policy (19 Sep 2018)

Mick Wallace: Will the Minister share his views on the ownership model of Rosslare Europort? Does he believe that it makes sense for a rail company to operate the port? Does he believe that it makes sense that it strips the profits year after year? Does he believe that it makes any sense not to invest in our closest port to mainland Europe, with Brexit looming? Does the Minister believe that Rosslare...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ports Policy (19 Sep 2018)

Mick Wallace: The Minister must agree that Rosslare Port is not being prioritised. It is not receiving State backing such as that received by Dublin Port, although I am not suggesting that Dublin Port should not get this. It would give such a boost to Wexford which is one of the most deprived counties with more mental health challenges than most areas and one of the highest rates of suicide which is...

Home Building Finance Ireland Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2018)

Mick Wallace: Most Deputies have alluded to the fact that this is July and we first heard of this initiative last October. We are able to do things in this House overnight sometimes and more times it takes a year. It is worrying it has taken so long to get this body up and running. One would have to wonder about the Government's priorities, given that it has failed to progress this initiative for so...

Home Building Finance Ireland Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2018)

Mick Wallace: The Government keeps saying there is. I know for a fact that Wexford County Council cannot get money from the Government. Approved housing bodies can get some money from the Government much quicker than the local authorities. It takes the local authority two years to get money approved. I do not understand why that is the case. I must get someone to sit down with the Minister of State to...

Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Jul 2018)

Mick Wallace: The Deputy can come tomorrow.

Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Jul 2018)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 14:In page 5, to delete lines 14 to 16 and substitute the following: ““relevant premises” means a premises to which a relevant licence is attached.”. This is a technical matter. At present, the legislation states:“relevant premises” means a premises to which- (a) a relevant licence is attached, and (b) persons are admitted for...

Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Jul 2018)

Mick Wallace: That was not the Ceann Comhairle's fault. That is nonsense.

Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Jul 2018)

Mick Wallace: I also find it amusing that the Minister would conflate the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill with the craft beer Bill. I understand the health Bill is seeking to tackle abuse of alcohol in the country. I can assure the Minister that the more craft beer we make and sell in competition with the big boys like Diageo, the more of a positive step it will be health-wise. Craft beer is much better...

Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Jul 2018)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 5:In page 4, to delete line 2 and substitute “relevant licence, Wine Retailers On Licence and Restaurant Certificate, shall be extinguished.”. The Government argues that the purpose of this limitation is to prevent abuses and distortions of competition between categories of licensed premises. Currently, some public houses contain a brewery and operate on...

Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Jul 2018)

Mick Wallace: To echo Deputy Daly's points, if we had left the closing time at 6 p.m. we would have been confining the craft breweries to having an opportunity to sell their products on their premises at the weekends because not many people would get to them before 6 p.m. of a weekday, given that the majority of people in the country do work. My amendment No. 7 is linked to the theme in amendment No....

Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Jul 2018)

Mick Wallace: That is not true. The Minister misquoted me.