Results 4,901-4,920 of 7,404 for speaker:Mick Wallace
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Industrial Relations (31 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: 170. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will address his recent comments regarding restricting the right to strike in essential services; his views on whether such a restriction would be a breach of Ireland's international human rights obligations, for example, under the European Convention on Human Rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26198/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (31 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: 248. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if Bree, County Wexford is part of the Government's national broadband plan; when it will be rolled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26153/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (31 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: 257. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details of discussions she has had with the Minister for Social Protection regarding the potential impact of international trade agreements such as CETA on the social protection system here, particularly in view of the fact that the only social protection-related issues included on the negative list in the CETA text refers to...
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: National Minimum Wage (31 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: 258. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to raise the minimum wage to meet the living wage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26196/17]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: I had not seen the Minister of State's script and at the speed he read it, I found it difficult to keep up. The background to the adaptation regulation is the need to give effect to the new system set out in Article 290 of the Lisbon treaty, which substantially modifies the framework for powers to be conferred on the Commission by the Council and the European Parliament. Are we giving more...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: Will the Minister of State say that again?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: Than it already has?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: I did not agree with the Lisbon treaty in the first place. I opposed it at the time, the main reason for which was that it was a dream ticket for investment funds. States were not allowed to spend money on infrastructure without breaking the 3% rule. The Nice treaty was connected with that and I disagreed very strongly with it. On the last point, what exactly has changed around...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: Am I right in thinking that the law of the national state in which the insolvency process is implemented overrides the insolvency arrangements in other EU countries? I presume that wherever the insolvency action takes place, those are the rules which dominate even in relation to assets in other jurisdictions. I am not sure what is changing.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: The EU does not have a broad ruling which is imposed on every country in this area. Is that true? Each jurisdiction has its own specific rules and regulations around it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: Okay. I thank the Minister of State.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: On the Chairman or me.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: On the Chairman or me.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: Now that the Minister of State is taking questions on promised legislation-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: God knows what job the Minister of State will have in a couple of weeks' time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: Is the Bill on craft beer in our court at the moment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: Is it for the committee to move on that next rather than the Department?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: I understand that and I am not looking to jump the queue. Is it likely the money message will be a problem on the Bill?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: Is there a feeling in Government that the money message will be facilitated?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: Other Bills which passed that Stage were stopped by the money message issue.