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Other Questions: School Staffing (8 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: A review is necessary as soon as possible.

Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: On the face of it there are some welcome changes in the legislation. As the Minister is aware, the current multi-forum system is unnecessarily complex and will be considerably simplified under the new regime. Having one entry point for complainants will undoubtedly make the process more user-friendly. However, on reading through the Bill it is clear that a number of very serious issues...

Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: It is unlikely to be me. I certainly hope this new proposed service will deliver but if it fails to do what it says on the tin, it will end up being just one more public expenditure cut - another measure to add to the undermining of the notion of the public good, which is a matter of public concern. The neoliberals from the ESRI were prominent in the media this morning talking about big...

Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: I wish to raise the matter of an appeals system relating to fines on employers.

Agriculture Industry: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: As a result of non-existent support for indigenous industry and a slavish enthusiasm for foreign direct investment, the agriculture sector is by far Ireland's largest home-grown industry and it is vital to us. To safeguard agriculture we must give greater support and protection to small farmers - not just large, intensive farmers - who may have to adapt to environmental pressures in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (8 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: 17. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the requirements needed for primary schools currently holding a DEIS 2 status, to be upgraded to a DEIS 1 status; when the last review of the overall DEIS system took place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37946/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development Funding (8 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: 19. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views that it is good policy to ask research students from the humanities to compete on an equal footing with those from economics and the sciences for funding, in particular the stress on transferable skills as a prerequisite for funding and the detrimental effects it is having on the humanities as a research area here; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (8 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: 76. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 227 of 30 September 2014, where he references documents on the EU Commission’s website that have been tabled by the EU in the TiSA negotiations, stating that they clearly exclude public services from the remit of the talks, his understanding of the TiSA definition of public services; and...

Other Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (9 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: 9. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of contracts that have been awarded to companies part-owned by a person (details supplied); the total net worth of all contracts awarded to companies owned by or part-owned by this person in the lifetime of this Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38013/14]

Other Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (9 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: There will be some unease about the fact that Denis O'Brien's close political links may have been instrumental in his bid to buy Siteserv, the company that won the State contract to install water meters for Irish Water. The idea that powerful businessmen with close ties to the establishment still end up profiteering from decisions made by governments or semi-State bodies must be a worry for...

Other Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (9 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: It is disappointing this information is not available but it should be available in the interests of transparency and accountability in respect of how people make decisions. The very nature by which this gentleman ended up in possession of Siteserv is very questionable.

Other Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (9 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: He did a deal with IBRC where €100 million of debt that Siteserv owed to-----

Other Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (9 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: I have not mentioned anyone's name.

Other Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (9 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: The deal with IBRC where €100 million of debt that Siteserv owed to IBRC, which is really the taxpayer, was wiped off is very worrying. Two higher bids for the company that would have earned the State more money were rejected. A former Fine Gael Minister was chairman of IBRC at the time the deal was approved. The chairman of Siteserv, who I will not name, has acted as an adviser to...

Other Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (9 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: -----the revolving doors that exist between the corridors of power and governmental bodies and it further undermines the Taoiseach's assertion that he wants to separate the ties between Government and big business because that is not what we are seeing.

Other Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (9 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: The Minister may be surprised but I am not saying his is the first Government to oversee non-transparent practices in this area. I am saying it has gone on for years in Ireland, but I thought this Government would do things differently. We need more transparency and accountability in this area. In 2011, there was so much talk of reform and doing things differently but, sadly, the Minister...

Other Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (9 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: Yes, I will.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts Data (9 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: 28. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons employed by his Department to collect data on public procurement; their level of remuneration; and when the Government will begin publishing the awarding of contracts in the future. [38012/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (9 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: 199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the terms of reference of the Caranua redress scheme to include those victims of clerical sexual abuse who were awarded compensation under the original redress scheme; her views on whether the terms of reference are too restrictive and on whether those who were deemed eligible for redress in the first instance should be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (9 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: 200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reinstate the subsidy towards the compulsory Gaeltacht placement required to be completed by all primary teacher students. [38712/14]