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Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: There is no "if" about whether they followed proper procedure. The Garda internal audit has established that they did not. This is not something that happened overnight. The 2015 accounts for An Garda Síochána state 73 contracts breached public procurement guidelines. This issue was raised at the Committee of Public Accounts by Deputy Catherine Connolly in July 2017 and the...

Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: The Taoiseach is avoiding the questions asked.

Topical Issue Debate: Company Closures (30 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: Carillion and other such companies engage in so-called business process outsourcing, add nothing of value to the economy and are simply middle men. They have access and contracts and nothing else. What kind of research is done on such firms before contracts are awarded? In the past ten years Carillion's profits have continuously declined while its debt levels have skyrocketed. According...

Topical Issue Debate: Company Closures (30 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: While I accept the Minister did not provide a timeframe, the Taoiseach informed the House last week that it would take a couple of weeks to sort out this issue. If that is the case, it will be a first. I intend telling the affected pupils and teachers in counties Wexford, Carlow, Wicklow and Meath not to hold their breath. The liquidator, Mr. David Chapman, who is a civil servant working...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Aid Investigations (30 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: 84. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of his dealings with the European Commission Director General for Competition regarding the state-aid complaint concerning NAMA and its involvement in the private sector; when he expects a decision will issue from the EU regarding same; if NAMA and his Department are working together on this issue; his views on whether comments by An Taoiseach in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Aid Investigations (30 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: 94. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a statement (details supplied) by An Taoiseach on NAMA; his policy on NAMA and its role in the private sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4233/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Compliance (30 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: 143. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of whole-time equivalent district officers with responsibility for ensuring gaming machine licensing compliance employed in each district in each of the years 2010 to 2017. [4025/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (30 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: 199. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the body responsible for the enforcement of breaches of public procurement guidelines and EU directives regarding the tendering and public procurement by Departments and State agencies; the legislation that governs the enforcement of public procurement; the role the Office of Public Procurement plays; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (30 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: 269. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who arrived here as unaccompanied or separated children who had successful applications for family reunification in each of the years 2015 to 2017. [4665/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (30 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: 270. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that arrived here as unaccompanied or separated children that did not have successful applications for family reunification in each of the years 2015 to 2017. [4666/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (30 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: 606. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to her comments regarding payment of the State pension (details supplied), if public procurement guidelines have been followed regarding this information technology system; if a tender process has been initiated regarding the system; if so, if the tender has been awarded; the name of the successful company; the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Approved Housing Bodies (31 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: 60. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount paid to approved housing bodies to date in upfront or accelerated CALF funding; the amount of interest that to date has been paid back on these loans; the amount of principal loan funding that to date has been paid back; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4846/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Approved Housing Bodies (31 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: There is much interest in and concern about how the Minister is dealing with the housing crisis. On social housing, why has the Government anointed and funded approved housing bodies to deal with the shortage of social housing stock? With regard to capital advance leasing facility, CALF, funding, how much has been loaned and paid back and how much does the Department expect to get back in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Approved Housing Bodies (31 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: I do not know who in the Department negotiates with approved housing bodies, but I would not mind setting up my own charity and arranging a meeting with them.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Approved Housing Bodies (31 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: As the Minister said, by way of CALF the Department provides 30% of the funding upfront for a private organisation to purchase housing units. From what I can see, the loan is unsecured, with a 2% interest rate over a 30-year term. It is understandable organisations are not queueing up to repay during the term of a loan. Even after the 30-year period, there is no concrete repayment option....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Approved Housing Bodies (31 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: I find it interesting that charitable, not-for-profit approved housing bodies are very good at making profits. When one considers the amount of State aid they receive, they would have to work very hard not to make a profit. Take Cluaid, for instance. It made a profit of over €6 million in 2016. Its rental income is €16 million and it has reserves of €74 million. It...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Approved Housing Bodies (31 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: We are overpaying them.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Approved Housing Bodies (31 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: They are in Wexford.

Other Questions: Home Loan Scheme (31 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: 118. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether the new local authority mortgage scheme will lead to an increase in house prices, particularly in the bracket of €250,000 to €400,000; the number of mortgages he expects to be delivered through the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4576/18]

Other Questions: Home Loan Scheme (31 Jan 2018)

Mick Wallace: The way we supply housing in Ireland is a disaster. It is incredibly expensive. For all practical purposes, too many aspects are unregulated. Most of the measures the Government introduces amount to a further subsidising of the industry, which does not help to bring down prices. When he appeared before the housing committee, Mr. Dick Brady told us that the council had land in Dublin which...