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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for Garda Inspectorate: Discussion (19 Oct 2016)

Mick Wallace: Mr. Toland might respond to my question on the Policing Authority.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for Garda Inspectorate: Discussion (19 Oct 2016)

Mick Wallace: I hope Mr. Toland's optimism bears fruit. On the issue of crime, I note one of the inspectorate's recommendations at 1.3 is to establish a serious and organised crime unit which includes cyber crime, human trafficking and serious fraud investigations. I am very aware from a number of meetings with members of the fraud team that they would find it very difficult at present to get...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Priorities for Garda Inspectorate: Discussion (19 Oct 2016)

Mick Wallace: On a completely different subject, Mr. Toland stated: "Our evidence, including analysis of data and feedback from the communities we visited, highlights the lack of a visible Garda presence." Most people agree there was merit in closing some Garda stations but does Mr. Toland believe too many were closed and that this has led to a lack of a visible Garda presence, especially in rural communities?

Syrian Conflict: Statements (20 Oct 2016)

Mick Wallace: It would have been very difficult for Ireland to play a role in Syria. However, most independent neutrals would say that we could do two positive things. First, we could help those fleeing the conflict and, second, we could stay neutral. Sadly, we perform poorly in both areas. We have been more reluctant than other European countries to take in refugees. We have been slower, we do not...

Syrian Conflict: Statements (20 Oct 2016)

Mick Wallace: The US has delivered cluster bombs to Saudi Arabia, some of them through Shannon Airport, to be used in Yemen. The bombs are still legal in the US, but it has different laws. There is international law and American law and they are very different. When will we take a neutral position? We cannot stay silent when one side is doing something bad and wait until the other side does...

Syrian Conflict: Statements (20 Oct 2016)

Mick Wallace: It is horrific. Who was calling for a boycott of Israel? Was anyone giving out about the Americans supplying extra arms to Israel, Egypt and Saudi Arabia? Al-Nusra is becoming a more powerful force than ISIS and is being armed by Saudi Arabia who is being armed by the Americans. Al-Nusra is using American weapons. Maybe the Government should talk to them about it.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (20 Oct 2016)

Mick Wallace: 33. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the post-commemorations relative decrease in funding to the arts, in particular the impact this could have on regional and community arts groups; if, with regard to the planned Culture 2025 programme, she has any concerns over the use of economic markers to assess cultural or artistic value; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Artists' Remuneration (20 Oct 2016)

Mick Wallace: 41. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 124 of 17 May 2016, if she has had any discussions with the Minister for Social Protection as regards establishing a specific payment for artists and musicians starting out in their careers; if there are any interdepartmental initiatives in place or planned to ensure support for persons in this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (20 Oct 2016)

Mick Wallace: 222. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reinstate the National Treatment Purchase Fund, which was cut in 2011 and which allowed patients on a waiting list for over three months to access private medical care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31245/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (20 Oct 2016)

Mick Wallace: 223. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public autism respite care places for children in County Wexford; the locations of same; and the waiting times for these places at present. [31250/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Imports (20 Oct 2016)

Mick Wallace: 245. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the weight in kilograms of primal cuts of beef that were imported to Ireland from Poland in each of the years 2012 to 2015 and in the first six months of 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31199/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (20 Oct 2016)

Mick Wallace: 246. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the kilo weight of primal cuts of beef that were imported to Ireland from Germany in each of the years 2012 to 2015 and in the first six months of 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31200/16]

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An tOchtú Leasú a Aisghairm) 2016: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Repeal of the Eighth Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Oct 2016)

Mick Wallace: We have been a few years arguing about this and many years waiting for things to be done right in this area. It reflects poorly on those in this House that they seem to be in tune with very powerful conservative forces in Ireland but seem less in tune with the ordinary people. Our draconian laws do not stop women from seeking abortion; they just do it somewhere else. The sad part about...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Immigration Policy (25 Oct 2016)

Mick Wallace: 41. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 163 of 5 October 2016, if he is satisfied that the resettlement of persons from the Calais refugee camp is, in his own words, a matter for France in the first instance, or if he will consider taking a more active role in assisting with the resettlement of unaccompanied minors here; if he has raised any...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Immigration Policy (25 Oct 2016)

Mick Wallace: 43. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 163 of 5 October 2016, if he has to date raised any concerns, either bilaterally with his counterpart in France or at EU level, regarding the expected dismantling of the Calais refugee camp; if he will consider opening a temporary consulate in Calais staffed with persons from his Department and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Emergency Planning (25 Oct 2016)

Mick Wallace: 340. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the consultations engaged in by his Department with the Irish Aviation Authority, the RAF, the British Civil Aviation Authority, the British Ministry for Defence and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office regarding permission being given to the British military to conduct armed operations in Irish sovereign or Irish controlled airspace in...

European Council: Statements (26 Oct 2016)

Mick Wallace: As the Minister of State will be aware, Deputy Clare Daly and I have been raising the issue of the Calais camp for several months now and have been pleading with the Government to do something proactive. Sadly, only last week I was told in this Chamber that the Government could do nothing about it because it is an unofficial camp, which I found to be an horrific response. In general, the...

Other Questions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (26 Oct 2016)

Mick Wallace: 22. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the continued operation of coal-fired and turf-fired power plants; his further views on their effects on the environment and on Ireland's capability to meet EU climate change mitigation targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31965/16]

Other Questions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (26 Oct 2016)

Mick Wallace: Burning coal is one of the most irresponsible and damaging forms of energy production in the world. Electricity generated from burning peat releases at least twice as much greenhouse gases as coal. That said, the ESB’s coal-fired power station at Moneypoint is Ireland’s largest single source of carbon dioxide emissions. If we are to meet our binding climate change mitigation...

Other Questions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (26 Oct 2016)

Mick Wallace: Ireland more than most countries in Europe appears to be always putting things on the long finger and deciding to do things tomorrow or another time. We do not even meet our EU regulations. The recent decision to delay the implementation of the EU air pollution limits for Moneypoint is illustrative of the level of willingness to tackle these issues. I am sure the Minister is aware of the...