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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Penalty Points System Data (1 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: 149. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if GoSafe speed cameras are capable of detecting motorbikes; if so, the number of motorbikes in respect of which penalty points were issued as a result of GoSafe cameras in 2013, 2014 and to date in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26490/15]

Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: There is growing concern regarding the workings of NAMA and whether the taxpayer has been well served by it . The Taoiseach seems content that all is well, but I know many people who think otherwise. The Tánaiste is an accountant and might have more concerns than the Taoiseach. There have been disturbing allegations around the largest ever sale of property in the history of the island...

Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: Am I to take from what she said that the Tánaiste is happy with how NAMA has worked? The oversight mechanism she proposed in 2009 has not happened, but does she not feel it would have been a significant benefit? She did not address that question. The Tánaiste said it would be better if politicians were not involved in this episode. We have had politicians involved and the Minister...

Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: It is reported-----

Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: We are talking about billions of taxpayers' money.

Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: I am not telling anything that was made up.

Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: Does the Tánaiste have any concerns that a routine audit of a solicitor's firm that looked after the deal where €4.5 billion of assets were sold for €1.5 billion, with a massive loss for the Irish taxpayer? The routine audit showed that £7 million sterling ended up in an Isle of Man bank account-----

Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: It was reportedly earmarked for a Northern Ireland politician or-----

Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: Does the Tánaiste not think the matter should be looked at?

Leaders' Questions (2 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: I believe we need an independent inquiry.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform Implementation (2 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: 21. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is satisfied with his Department's reform process to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26395/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Government Expenditure (2 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: 32. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has read the Nevin Institute's Summer 2015 Quarterly Economic Observer, which predicts that Ireland will have one of the lowest, if not the lowest, government expenditures in the EU by 2019; if he is satisfied that the promised 50:50 ratio of tax cuts to public services investment is the most effective use of public expenditure...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral Reform (2 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: 221. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he plans to take to address the fact that many homeless persons are currently unable to vote in any election or referendum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26748/15]

Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: I agree with Deputy Murphy that the fewer people we have in prison, the better. There are many good reasons for keeping people out of prison, if possible. Most people accept that prisons do not really work and that putting people in prison because they have not paid a fine of one sort or another makes little sense. The Government says it is trying to differentiate between those who can...

Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: I thank the Chair for her guidance. I will keep it in mind. How Irish Water has been structured is very disappointing and to use this Bill as a way to get money from the people to pay Irish Water for its services leaves a bad taste in the mouth because of the nature of Irish Water and the flaws in its structure to date. It is hardly surprising that there is such civic resistance to money...

Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: Community service is therapeutic, good for the State, has a very strong punitive effect, is a humbling experience and saves the State a fortune. The cost of keeping a person in prison is outrageous at €1,700 per week. It is mad. All of the research shows prisons do not work. I had a script which I was going to present. It was pretty good and I compliment Rachel Ann Hynes in my...

Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: I appreciate the fact that the Ceann Comhairle did not turn off my microphone.

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (7 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: I also commend Deputy Mulherin, which is not something that happens too often, for raising the serious underperformance of NAMA. Aside from what seem to be a lot of spurious deals where it appears the taxpayer could have fared a great deal better, NAMA is actually boasting that it will make approximately €1 billion in profit over the six to eight year period. That still leaves the...

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (7 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: We will not be able to sleep tonight waiting for that. The Minister of State referred to the private sector. As he might understand, I would not cut it out. Rather, I would consult with it. The private sector has a few different parts. The construction sector alone comprises land bankers, developers and builders. Most of the units currently being built will be rented rather than...

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (7 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: I am not sure where the idea to levy the local authority is coming from. Putting a levy on a land-banker who sits on his land and refuses to develop it is obviously a great idea, but I do not see why the Government wants to do the same to local authorities, except that it thinks the local authority will sit on it as well. If a private investor has a site that is zoned for development and he...