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Other Questions: Natural Heritage Areas Designation (29 Nov 2016)

Mick Wallace: The Minister did not really answer my question about job creation. Currently, Bord na Móna harvests 4 million tonnes per year. It was originally set up to look after the bogs but it is destroying them. Since 2011, we have subsidised peat-fired power generation to the tune of €500 million, which is a lot of money. Surely there must be some long-term planning to get away from...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Mick Wallace: 47. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if any research was carried out by her Department into international best practice in relation to arts policy; if her Department has studied the example of Finland which, since independence, has placed central importance on cultural policy and has invested hugely in arts infrastructure; her views on the centralisation of arts...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Investigations (29 Nov 2016)

Mick Wallace: 163. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent new complaints process and complex fee refund compensation scheme announcement for business customers that were part of a bank's (details supplied) global restructuring group and the access that customers that were part of a division of the bank will have to the complaints process and compensation fund. [37484/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (29 Nov 2016)

Mick Wallace: 308. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will amend the back-to-education allowance to cover part-time education as those persons who are currently receiving jobseeker's allowance or benefit and wish to study part-time courses in a specific subject due to the unavailability of full-time courses within a reasonable travel distance do not receive adequate support (details supplied)....

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Promotion (29 Nov 2016)

Mick Wallace: 477. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has had discussions with the Minister for Health with regard to setting up a specific funding stream for creative therapies, such as music therapy, which would be funded through her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37479/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (29 Nov 2016)

Mick Wallace: 478. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if, in view of Ireland's growing jazz music scene, she has considered setting up a funding allocation which would be dedicated to this particular genre of music; if she will consider establishing a dedicated jazz venue in Dublin, along the lines of the Bimhuis in the Netherlands which is subsidised annually by the Dutch Government,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (29 Nov 2016)

Mick Wallace: 601. To ask the Minister for Health if there are psychotherapists in direct full time State employment; if so, the number of such positions that exist; the areas they relate to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37558/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (29 Nov 2016)

Mick Wallace: 602. To ask the Minister for Health the number of meetings of the Wexford Advancing Recovery Ireland (ARI) group that have taken place since its establishment; if he has satisfied himself with the progress of the group to date; if they are any closer to their objective to introduce peer-to-peer support services in mental health services in County Wexford than they were when they started; the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Carbon Tax Implementation (29 Nov 2016)

Mick Wallace: 674. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered introducing a carbon tax on beef and dairy products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37666/16]

Other Questions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (30 Nov 2016)

Mick Wallace: 9. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the recent figures released by the Environmental Protection Agency, which indicate that Ireland's agriculture emissions increased by 1.5% in 2015, largely due to a 7.7% increase in dairy cow numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37567/16]

Other Questions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (30 Nov 2016)

Mick Wallace: This is a different perspective on the beef industry. Red meat is one of the most unsustainable sources of protein on earth and the Government's policy seems to ignore that. Increased consumption of red meat is a threat to global food security and according to the peer-reviewed journal, Science, at least 4 billion people could be fed with the crops we currently devote to fattening...

Other Questions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (30 Nov 2016)

Mick Wallace: I love red meat.

Other Questions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (30 Nov 2016)

Mick Wallace: The Minister's argument ignores the fact that rearing cattle for beef is, in itself, a destructive practice. It is like arguing we should burn coal, peat or oil in an efficient way while ignoring the fact that we must stop burning fossil fuels if we are interested in protecting the environment. Research from Bard College in New York indicates that beef's environmental impact dwarfs that of...

Other Questions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (30 Nov 2016)

Mick Wallace: I have never suggested we dismantle the industry but I am saying we should manage it a little better. It is a great industry and I am not saying otherwise. We are nonetheless heading in a direction where, currently, we are probably overproducing. I can guarantee the Minister that the beef price will be lower this time next year because of increasing numbers. An Taisce stated recently...

Other Questions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (30 Nov 2016)

Mick Wallace: The Minister is ignoring my points.

Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (30 Nov 2016)

Mick Wallace: 12. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will create a roadmap for achieving the agriculture aspect of the 2050 carbon emission targets, as recommended in the first report of the Climate Change Advisory Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37568/16]

Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (30 Nov 2016)

Mick Wallace: It was disappointing to read the sections on agriculture in the first report of the Climate Change Advisory Council. It is not clear that there is a strong appetite among the members of the advisory council to address the rising levels of greenhouse gases in the sector. The council's approach is summed up by the following sentence from its report, "an approach to carbon neutrality in the...

Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (30 Nov 2016)

Mick Wallace: If we wanted to deal with food security, we would lean a lot more towards tillage because we can feed many more people through tillage than through beef. Beef is feeding the rich world but it is not feeding anything like the same numbers elsewhere. With the same resources that go into producing 1 kg of beef, we can produce 24 kg of food from tillage. Consequently, there is no comparison. ...

Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (30 Nov 2016)

Mick Wallace: I am interested in food production. Ireland should have an educational programme promoting less consumption of red meat and a healthier diet. This notion that we will continue to produce more and more beef for the export market does not make any sense.

Secure Rents and Tenancies Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Nov 2016)

Mick Wallace: I also support the Bill. We have an uncontrolled rental sector and it will stay uncontrollable until there is proper legislation around the rental market. The Government insists this is linked to the housing crisis and it is certainly a major factor. What are we doing about the housing crisis? It is amazing that the problems we have with the housing crisis and rental market have been with...