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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Mick Wallace: I am only pointing out that the EU report shows that Ireland has the second highest level of Government freedom to appoint judges in the European Union. That is all I am saying. It means that we have the second highest level of political involvement in the appointment of the Judiciary. I am saying that unless we change things dramatically, we will still have one of the most politically...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 137:In page 31, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following:“(4) The Government shall nominate for appointment one of the persons recommended by the relevant committee in accordance with subsection (2).”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Mick Wallace: I do not find that argument rational. Let us suppose the commission was looking at candidates and found that it could not recommend any of them. Does it mean we will leave a vacancy and appoint no one? Will we just let the Government pick its political friends for the job or will we ask the commission to have another trawl to see if it can come up with someone fit for the job?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Mick Wallace: The voting block will be on in the Dáil before that.

Other Questions: Suicide Prevention (8 Feb 2018)

Mick Wallace: 8. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase resources for suicide prevention services in County Wexford in view of the number of recent suicides in the county and the county's high suicide rate compared with national averages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6379/18]

Other Questions: Suicide Prevention (8 Feb 2018)

Mick Wallace: According to the Central Statistics Office and National Office for Suicide Prevention, Wexford consistently has one of the highest suicide rates per capitain the country. At times in the past ten years, the suicide rate in the county has been almost double the national average. Will the Minister provide an update on his plans to increase resources for suicide prevention services in Wexford...

Other Questions: Suicide Prevention (8 Feb 2018)

Mick Wallace: I do not know how much the Minister of State knows about what it is like on the ground but it is abysmal. The HSE web page for Wexford mental health services lists two mental health hospitals and five day services. There are no links to provide more information but there are phone numbers. If one Googles the names of the five day services, only one has a website, and it - like two of the...

Other Questions: Suicide Prevention (8 Feb 2018)

Mick Wallace: In 2010, when the acute beds were closed at St. Senan's hospital in Wexford and the service moved to Waterford, we had the same suicide rate as Waterford. Now, however, the rate in Wexford is double the rate in Waterford. This is an issue and St. Patrick's Hospital in Waterford is not even fit for purpose. I understand that not everybody presents with suicidal ideation. It is not always...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme Administration (8 Feb 2018)

Mick Wallace: 91. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the general practitioner contractual review process, particularly in respect of the provision of routine phlebotomy services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6378/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Imports (13 Feb 2018)

Mick Wallace: 73. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied the current €850 million per annum level of food and food industry related imports is sustainable; if his Department has explored the possibility of more sustainable alternatives to reduce dependence, for example, the potential for increased fruit and vegetable production; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (13 Feb 2018)

Mick Wallace: 87. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of trees planted by those in the agriculture sector since 2011; the percentage of native species planted; the percentage of commercial non-native species; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7145/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Contracts (13 Feb 2018)

Mick Wallace: 155. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the public contracts that have been awarded to a company (details supplied) in each year since March 2011, in tabular form; the cost per contract; and the basis for each contract. [6790/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (13 Feb 2018)

Mick Wallace: 655. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average wait times for Irish Water to acknowledge, process and communicate final decisions regarding pre-connection applications for sewerage and water, in tabular form. [6681/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Data (13 Feb 2018)

Mick Wallace: 666. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications made to An Bord Pleanála to date under the fast-track planning system; the number of these applications that have been declared invalid; the number of applications that have been refused and successful respectively; and the average processing times for pre-planning decision and a final...

Central Bank (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Feb 2018)

Mick Wallace: I, too, welcome the Bill introduced by Deputy Pearse Doherty and Sinn Féin, which proposes to provide powers to the Central Bank of Ireland to conduct inquiries into the suspected provision to it of false or misleading information and to provide that sanctions may be imposed by the Central Bank on bodies that provide false information. While I agree with the spirit of the Bill and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (14 Feb 2018)

Mick Wallace: 35. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the particulars of the deal secured on 21 December 2017 on the effort sharing regulation surrounding climate change emissions targets; the implications for agriculture emissions targets; the emissions reductions his Department expects from the agriculture sector by 2030; the areas of agriculture that will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Mitigation Plan Implementation (14 Feb 2018)

Mick Wallace: 52. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when each of the sectoral adaption plans for climate change mitigation will be published; the planned measures of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7477/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (14 Feb 2018)

Mick Wallace: 141. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the licensed premises granted annual dance licences by court district No. 17, from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015. [7678/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (14 Feb 2018)

Mick Wallace: 142. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the licensed premises granted temporary dance licences by court district No. 17, from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015. [7679/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (14 Feb 2018)

Mick Wallace: 143. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the special exemption orders granted by court district No. 17 from 16 February 2015 to 16 March 2017, in tabular form. [7680/18]