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Written Answers — Debt Resolution: Debt Resolution (8 May 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the way he intends to ensure that the main banks are compelled to engage meaningfully in the proposed Personal Insolvency Arrangement in the Personal Insolvency Bill as they currently have an effective veto over any proposals and there is no independent appeals system proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22612/12]

EU Presidency: Statements (9 May 2012)

Mick Wallace: I also welcome the comments made yesterday by Professor Honohan. It would have been a lot better if the European financial system had dealt with the banks' problems rather than passing them on to citizens. The notion of turning private debt into State debt has been the root of most of the present crisis. It has been an interesting time in Europe for a while, and the last few months have...

EU Presidency: Statements (9 May 2012)

Mick Wallace: On the issue of democracy, the Minister said it would be undemocratic if we could more or less bully the Bundesbank into doing what we would like it to do, and I agree.

EU Presidency: Statements (9 May 2012)

Mick Wallace: My apologies. I meant to say Bundestag. I agree with the Minister, but does she not think it is quite undemocratic that it is telling us what to do and we have no say in the matter? The democratic deficit at the centre of power in Europe at present is frightening. It is obvious the people have a different opinion on how things should be done but it will not necessarily change how Germans...

Swimming Pool Projects (9 May 2012)

Mick Wallace: If the Government is redistributing money unfairly, it learned well from its predecessors. On the issue of local authority grants, if a local authority such as Wexford County Council gives a builder over €500,000 to build a road for a development that may happen in the future, does the funding come from the local authority or from central funding?

Private Members Business. Domiciliary Care Allowance: Motion (Resumed) (9 May 2012)

Mick Wallace: It was good to hear the Minister for Health admit that the application and assessment process leaves too much to be desired and that change will have to happen. It is shocking to think that 52% of appeals are successful. One would wonder how in God's name that can be the case. The Minister said there is limited funding available, and we know that. He said the money must go to those who...

Fisheries Protection (10 May 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if he will undertake new research to determine the stock levels of sea bass in Irish waters with a view to looking at the feasibility of allowing small boats to fish for sea bass for even a defined period of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23330/12]

Fisheries Protection (10 May 2012)

Mick Wallace: It is clearly very important to protect the angling sector of the industry. There are huge benefits for the economy from angling. However, I get the impression that much of the research that has been carried out appears to have been carried out by the anglers. Since the regulations were introduced, Irish boats have not been allowed to fish off the coast, but things do not appear to have...

Fisheries Protection (10 May 2012)

Mick Wallace: Yes, it is past the 50 km mark. Given that they are allowed fish there, do we know that letting small boats fish off the coast, even for a short period of the year, would definitely impact on the angling industry?

Fisheries Protection (10 May 2012)

Mick Wallace: While I obviously do not agree with overfishing, could more research be carried out to ascertain the best thing is being done? On a different point in respect of angling, I was contacted by a person from Wexford, Mr. Ashley Hayden, who maintained that the angling industry in Ireland is worth approximately €100 million. He reckons south-east Ireland potentially has a world-class angling...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (10 May 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on revising the current ban on the commercial fishing of sea bass in Irish waters if research showed that stock levels were at a reasonable level; if he plans to commission research in order to assess stock levels at the present time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23331/12]

Foreign Adoptions (15 May 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No 27 of 22 March 2012, the outcome of the Adoption Authority of Ireland visit to India scheduled for the end of April 2012; if prospective parents trying to adopt from India have been notified of any recent developments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24235/12]

Foreign Adoptions (15 May 2012)

Mick Wallace: I thank the Minister for her reply. Originally, the delegation was supposed to go in April, but the Minister is now saying it is likely to be late June. A few of the families involved have been in contact with me. I realise there are problems on all sides and that many aspects on the other end leave a lot to be desired, but from the point of view of the rights of the families, it does...

Foreign Adoptions (15 May 2012)

Mick Wallace: On the issue of communication, individuals have been very frustrated about not getting through to and not getting responses from the board, despite incredible efforts. Is it true there is no adoptee, birth parent or adoptive parent on the board? Perhaps I am wrong in believing there is none. Would it not be a good idea to have a board member with such a background?

Child Abuse (15 May 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether the statutory responsibility to report suspicions and allegations of child abuse contained in the proposed Children First Bill and the possibility of sanctions for those who fail to report same may have unintended consequences which will result in resources being diverted away from frontline child...

Child Abuse (15 May 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has carried out a cost-benefit analysis of the proposal to introduce mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse contained in the current version of the Children First Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24034/12]

Child Abuse (15 May 2012)

Mick Wallace: I can assure the Minister the Football Association of Ireland, FAI, has been strongly involved in this and it is the largest participant sport in the country.

Child Abuse (15 May 2012)

Mick Wallace: I do not understand this area as well as the Minister does. I note, however, Professor Eileen Munro of the London School of Economics has warned that it may end up draining resources from front-line protection services. Dr. Helen Buckley, Trinity College Dublin, made several points in correspondence with me. For example, the claim that the harm and misery experienced by some of the...

Child Abuse (15 May 2012)

Mick Wallace: -----and the community which leads to a substandard practice. I am not pretending to be an expert on the matter but is the Department taking the concerns of these two notable individuals on board?

Child Abuse (15 May 2012)

Mick Wallace: In the case of the new measures creating extra workloads, will additional funding be made available? I know it is a hypothetical question. However, looking at recent statistics from the HSE's children and family service, of the 29,000 plus reports in 2010, only 5% recorded an outcome of confirmed abuse which is way below the European average. We all realise that adequate funding will be...