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Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Operations (28 Feb 2017)

Mick Wallace: 69. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reassess the role given to NAMA to address the current housing crisis; if consideration will be given to suspending the NAMA plan to build 20,000 houses by 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10012/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Board (28 Feb 2017)

Mick Wallace: 73. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to fill the one remaining position on the NAMA board under section 19 of the NAMA Act 2009, with due consideration for the expertise and experience listed in section 19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10011/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Architects Register (28 Feb 2017)

Mick Wallace: 389. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the current position in relation to the establishment of a statutory register of architectural technologists, in view of the establishment of the QQI standard in architectural technology almost a year ago; and the likely timeframe for its introduction. [10203/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (28 Feb 2017)

Mick Wallace: 390. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the funding that will be allocated to Wexford County Council for 2017 with regard to housing construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10204/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (28 Feb 2017)

Mick Wallace: 391. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount that will be allocated to Wexford County Council for 2017 with regard to the purchase of houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10205/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (28 Feb 2017)

Mick Wallace: 392. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount that will be allocated to Wexford County Council for 2017 for the funding of housing grant schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10206/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (28 Feb 2017)

Mick Wallace: 393. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount that will be allocated to Wexford County Council for 2017 for the upgrade of existing housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10207/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (28 Feb 2017)

Mick Wallace: 705. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the closure of Harold's Cross greyhound stadium and the possible sale of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10292/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon (28 Feb 2017)

Mick Wallace: 706. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider initiating a review into the operations and governance standards of Bord Na gCon, the Irish Greyhound Board; if he will consider suspending the activities of Bord na gCon pending the outcome of this proposed review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10293/17]

Traveller Ethnicity: Statements (1 Mar 2017)

Mick Wallace: There is extensive research to show that Travellers in Ireland stand out as a group that has experienced extreme disadvantage in education, housing, employment and health. According to the Economic and Social Research Institute landmark report, A Social Portrait of Travellers, published in January this year, almost 70% of Travellers live in caravans or overcrowded housing and 84% of caravan...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (1 Mar 2017)

Mick Wallace: 48. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of any assessment that has been carried out by his Department to establish if there is a need for a higher education institute or university in County Wexford; if such an assessment has not been carried out to date, his plans to initiate one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10333/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (1 Mar 2017)

Mick Wallace: 62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to remove voluntary contributions from all schools, which the majority of parents are obliged to pay; if consideration has been given to the survey carried out by a charity (details supplied) which found that €103 million a year in extra education funding would allow parents a truly free primary school service; and if he will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Prisons, Penal Policy and Sentencing (Resumed): Victims' Rights Alliance (1 Mar 2017)

Mick Wallace: I would not worry about her.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Prisons, Penal Policy and Sentencing (Resumed): Victims' Rights Alliance (1 Mar 2017)

Mick Wallace: Will the Deputy name them?

Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)

Mick Wallace: We discussed this Bill during a meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality this week. It is blatantly obvious that this is a massive area with so much at play. There are so many issues to deal with. I looked at the comments from the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. The commission said that services to victims should not be dependent on the victim making a...

Other Questions: State Banking Sector (2 Mar 2017)

Mick Wallace: 9. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he had discussions with the Minister for Finance with regard to using a proportion of the capital from the sale of a bank's (details supplied) shares for public investment here, as recommended by TASC in its report A Time for Ambition with regard to the promised new capital investment plan; and if he will make a statement on the...

Other Questions: State Banking Sector (2 Mar 2017)

Mick Wallace: The Minister will probably have heard of the TASC report, A Time for Ambition, which addresses the promised new capital investment plan. Has the Minister discussed with the Minister for Finance the possibility of using the proceeds from a potential sale of State shares in Allied Irish Banks to invest in infrastructure, rather than paying down loans?

Other Questions: State Banking Sector (2 Mar 2017)

Mick Wallace: I would prefer if the Government did not sell its share in Allied Irish Banks. It would be great if AIB became a State bank. We heard a great deal in 2011 about establishing a State investment bank when the private banks let us down and we ended up bailing them out because they were useless. The Minister referred to European Union rules. The European Commission recently stated that...

Other Questions: State Banking Sector (2 Mar 2017)

Mick Wallace: While I realise Rome was not built in a day, it was started and we should start the process here. The Minister argues that it takes time to secure planning permission and get all our ducks in a row but there does not appear to be much in the way of planning in place. Is there a genuine plan to spend serious money?

Other Questions: Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme (2 Mar 2017)

Mick Wallace: 11. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has read TASC's report: A Time for Ambition, which calls for a significant increase in public investment from 1.84% of GDP to 2.8% per annum with regard to the announcement of a new ten year capital plan; his plans to open a public consultation process with regard to formulating the new plan; and if he will make a statement on...