Results 561-580 of 7,404 for speaker:Mick Wallace

Semi-State Sector Remuneration (4 Jul 2012)

Mick Wallace: I thank the Minister. I am well aware that three quarters of public servants in this country earn less than €60,000. I do not agree with people bashing the pay of public servants on low and middle incomes. That is outrageous. Like the previous speaker I believe that in the current climate, given how difficult it is for those in the most difficult circumstances that there must be more...

Oireachtas Members' Salaries (4 Jul 2012)

Mick Wallace: In reply to the last Deputy, Fine Gael receives €4.5 million-----

Oireachtas Members' Salaries (4 Jul 2012)

Mick Wallace: I apologise. The Minister stated he was in favour of a progressive tax to deal with high wages. That was a fair point.

Oireachtas Members' Salaries (4 Jul 2012)

Mick Wallace: The figure of 62% is difficult to believe. I will check it. The Minister might be right, but it seems high to be the real tax rate for someone in the €200,000 bracket. One of the few promises the Government has kept is that it has not touched income tax. Perhaps it should consider breaking that promise and increase the tax rate for higher earners.

Written Answers — Protected Disclosures in the Public Interest: Protected Disclosures in the Public Interest (4 Jul 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 18: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to enhance protections in the proposed Protected Disclosures in the Public Interest Bill in order to ensure that the identity of persons who come forward with information about possible wrong doing remains confidential; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32447/12]

Written Answers — Protected Disclosures in the Public Interest: Protected Disclosures in the Public Interest (4 Jul 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 21: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to strengthen safeguards in the proposed whistleblowing legislation in order to better protect individuals coming forward with information about possible wrongdoing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32446/12]

Written Answers — Sale of State Assets: Sale of State Assets (4 Jul 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has examined other potential means of funding a stimulus plan aside from through the sale of State assets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26534/12]

Financial Transactions Tax (5 Jul 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 7: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has carried out a cost-benefit analysis in order to assess the benefits or consequences for Ireland of adopting a European financial transaction tax; the conclusions of any such analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32719/12]

Financial Transactions Tax (5 Jul 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 9: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will explain in detail the reasons behind his decision not to participate in the new European tax on financial transactions agreed in principle by nine EU countries on 22 June 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32718/12]

Financial Transactions Tax (5 Jul 2012)

Mick Wallace: I realise that if London does not play ball by buying into the notion of a financial transactions tax, this will prove problematic for Ireland. However, in principle, we should argue in favour of the introduction of such a tax. Perhaps the Minister might try to convince George Osborne about the merits of a financial transactions tax. Having such a tax must be a good idea in the long term,...

Financial Transactions Tax (5 Jul 2012)

Mick Wallace: Without England, the idea is seriously problematic for Ireland. Given the size of the English financial sector, it needs England's involvement if it is going to work effectively at European level. Perhaps the Minister will consider going over and having a cup of tea with George Osborne and appealing to his social conscience.

Freedom of Information (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (6 Jul 2012)

Mick Wallace: Did the cheque bounce?

Written Answers — Children Detention Schools: Children Detention Schools (10 Jul 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children currently detained at St. Patrick's Institution, Dublin; her views on the need to introduce interim steps to transfer these 16 and 17 year olds out of that institution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33340/12]

Foreign Conflicts (11 Jul 2012)

Mick Wallace: I recently read that a Swedish official suggested that Ireland's stance on Palestine was not quite as strong as it has been in the past. I wonder if the presence of a very pro-Israeli individual in the Cabinet, in the person of the Minister for Justice and Equality, is in any way watering down our position in supporting Palestine.

Human Rights Issues (11 Jul 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 8: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent report by Amnesty International which suggests that militias in Libya are repeating some of the same abuses as the Gaddafi regime and that 4,000 people remain in detention centres outside the reach of the central authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33703/12]

Human Rights Issues (11 Jul 2012)

Mick Wallace: Question 36: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the ongoing violations in Libya including arbitrary arrests and detention, torture including to death, impunity for unlawful killings and forcible displacement as highlighted in the recent report by Amnesty International; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33704/12]

Human Rights Issues (11 Jul 2012)

Mick Wallace: The Minister of State will be aware that Amnesty International has published two reports on Libya. The first report was issued along with a UN report in March 2012. It stated that NATO had failed to investigate the deaths of scores of civilians killed in Libya as a result of air strikes carried out by its forces. Mr. Colm O'Gorman of the Irish branch of Amnesty International said this was...

Human Rights Issues (11 Jul 2012)

Mick Wallace: I hope the election of Mahmoud Jibril will prove to be positive. I did not agree with the intervention of the western powers in Libya. It is rarely the case that military intervention proves to be positive. I agree with the Tánaiste in his view that a military intervention in Syria today, no more than in Iran, would be fraught with disaster. The new president is a former financial...

Human Rights Issues (11 Jul 2012)

Mick Wallace: I wish to reiterate the point made by Deputy Boyd Barrett about the manner in which we are dealing with Iran and with Israel. Whether the Minister likes it or not, it lacks balance. It would be great if more effort was made by the Irish Government to address that.

Human Rights Issues (11 Jul 2012)

Mick Wallace: I will refrain from getting personal with the Minister.