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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (23 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: 221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when his Department will make a decision on whether a new secondary school facility is required for a school (details supplied); the reason the school has been waiting 15 months for such a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24309/17]

Criminal Justice Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: Amendment No. 4 provides that "all contracts for the performance of monitoring duties entered into with private providers by the Government after the commencement date of this Act shall stipulate that such activities shall be performed on a non-commercial, not-for-profit basis." This is not an outrageous proposal. The United States is probably the best example of practice in other...

Criminal Justice Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: On Deputy O'Callaghan's point I had two particular experiences with the digital audio recording. In one case I could not get it and in the other one it was too costly.

Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Report Stage (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: While Independents 4 Change will support the Bill, I also agree with Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett and support the amendments. We will not jeopardise it, as we are getting near the end, and fair play to Deputy Tony McLoughlin and those who put enough pressure on Deputies in their areas to force the Government into this position, although it has not done a U-turn on how it feels about the...

Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Report Stage (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: Only in Donegal.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: National Security Committee (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: 9. To ask the Taoiseach when the last meeting of the national security committee took place; the current members of the committee; the number of times the committee meets each year; and the role of the committee. [23329/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: 55. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied with the progress made on the development of a technical university for the south-east region since the TUSE project was initiated in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24671/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: 57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to tackle the chronic shortage of post primary ASD special classes nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24672/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: 219. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the development of the satellite dialysis unit in County Wexford; and when the unit will be completed and operational. [24868/17]

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: Was it because they would have cost money?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: It is hard to disagree with what Deputy O'Callaghan said. On amendment No. 8, my point was that the emphasis should be on the assessment of the current risk of the person before the board. There should be an emphasis on current knowledge of the public safety environment, on assessing risk to the community or risk of reoffending at the present time, using up-to-date information from...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: I must stop the Chairman saying more. I know Deputy Daly even better than the members do and I would not let her near the board.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: Not a bad idea. Deputy Coveney might like it.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: With regard to community representatives, of course we need expertise for things to be done well, but community representatives can bring a different dimension. While they might lack the expertise of others, they will bring real-life experience with them and it should not be underestimated.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: The Minister wants to come in.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: If the Tánaiste wants to come in on this I am happy. I will make a brief response to what Deputy Brophy said. I am not specifying where the community representative will come from. What I am really saying is someone not qualified and not professional should be included to bring another dimension to the table. That is all.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 8:In page 8, line 28, to delete "or retired". I am not going to push it to a vote. We will discuss it again in the Chamber.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: Yes, but I will not.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 9:In page 8, between lines 31 and 32, to insert the following:"(i) a lay community representative, appointed following a transparent and objective recruitment process and selected by an independent body;".

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Parole Bill 2016: Committee Stage (24 May 2017)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 24:In page 10, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following:“(3) The chairperson shall adhere to the principle of impartiality when appointing panel conveyors to a review or hearing.”. The amendment is not rocket science. Perhaps it is a little unnecessary - I do not know - but it aims to stress the importance of fairness, transparency and independence...