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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (7 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: 110. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to remove the 23% value added tax rate on school uniforms, which represents an additional burden on already financially pressed parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27397/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (7 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: 199. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the costs involved in testing one greyhound for illegal substances at the laboratory in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27430/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (7 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: 200. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that the control committee of Bord na gCon is sufficiently independent, given that it is appointed by the board itself; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27431/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (7 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: 201. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 470 of 9 June 2015, if he will provide details of the group that carried out the review of the dietary contamination by prohibited substances in greyhounds; if he will provide the minutes of the meetings held with this group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27432/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (7 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: 202. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 470 of 9 June 2015 if he will provide a list of all the prohibited substances in tabular form, with the old and new thresholds included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27433/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (7 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: 439. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the care needs of children with special needs in County Wexford are being met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27369/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (7 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: 512. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of special care assistance that will be available for the 2015 / 2016 school year; if this provision will remain at the same level as the 2014 / 2015 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27456/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (7 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: 513. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views that it is appropriate that no decision has yet been made on the allocation of special needs assistant care in schools for the 2015 / 2016 school year, given that schools have now closed for the summer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27457/15]

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: Most staff in local authorities are closer to the problems on the ground than we are and they are probably more susceptible to the pressures coming from those looking for housing. Therefore, the idea that local authorities would not want to build on land that they might have available for housing seems a strange one. I would have imagined that the only reason local authorities would not be...

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: I know the Government has accepted the point that has been made about 0.05 ha. It has reduced it from 0.1 ha to 0.05 ha. This is a positive move because it is going to catch many in-fill sites that could have fallen out of the net. I am afraid I have left my notes on these amendments behind me. I am at a bit of a loss. I will leave it for the moment.

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: Regarding the size of a site, one could put 20 apartments on a 0.05 hectare site without a problem. I am sorry I do not have 20 minutes on this. I could not tell what the issues were with the repeated use of the word "delete" in the amendments. My points were dealt with in amendment No. 5. One is the provision that the site be suitable for the provision of housing. If this land has been...

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 5:In page 6, to delete line 34.

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 6:In page 6, to delete line 35 and substitute the following:“(iii) an area of the site greater than 0.05 hectares is vacant or idle,”.

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: 3 o’clock I move amendment No. 7:In page 7, to delete line 3 and substitute the following: "(i) an area of the site greater than 0.05 hectares is vacant or idle, and".

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 8:In page 7, to delete lines 4 to 7.

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: I understand that the wheels of bureaucracy move slowly and everything takes time but we all know we are able to make things happen more quickly when we really want to do so. The Minister of State might explain why it would take so long to put this provision in operation. The timeframe for bringing it forward seems very long.

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: In this context, the Minister of State might consider the timeframe he allowed for people to register their properties for the property tax. I acknowledge that one element of his argument has merit, namely that it would take a certain amount of time to offload a site if one wanted to sell it rather than pay a levy. The Minister of State spoke about giving people a fair opportunity to deal...

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: I know, but we are talking about time limits-----

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: ----fairness and giving people time to deal with something. I would insist, a Cheann Comhairle, that there is a relationship between both issues but I am just making the point that sometimes we seem to be able to give people plenty of time in terms of fairness but not quite so much at other times.

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Mick Wallace: Can I come back in?