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Post-European Council: Statements (19 Dec 2018)

Mick Wallace: What is he like? God help us. The notion that the Government is Brexit-ready is astonishing. I have said all along that if things work out well with Brexit, I will not give the Government the credit for it, but if they work out badly, I will not blame it either. It really depends on the Brits and what they do. What is happening at Rosslare Europort is a serious indictment of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card Data (19 Dec 2018)

Mick Wallace: 58. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has responded to the draft report and request of the Data Protection Commission for further information on the processing of personal data in connection with the public services card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53441/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (15 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 103. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is satisfied that the vacant site levy is working to its full potential in its current format; his views on whether site owners are utilising loopholes in the legislation to avoid paying the tax; his plans to amend the legislation with a view to tightening up the definition of a vacant site; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (15 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 105. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether local authorities are not utilising their powers under the compulsory purchase order to supply land for social and affordable housing; his further views on whether certain local authorities appear to be ignoring their requirement under the legislation enacting the vacant site levy; his plans to issue a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Appointments to State Boards (15 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 62. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether a possible conflict of interest arises in view of the appointment of a person (details supplied) to the board of An Bord Pleanála due to the role of the person as head of planning for a publically listed company; the number of persons that applied for the appointment to the board; if the appointment...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (15 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 64. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the work of the Land Development Agency to date; when it expects to deliver its first sites; if the primary legislation regarding the land development agency has been drafted; when he expects the role of permanent chairperson to be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1474/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (15 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 101. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the trend of large-scale developments of apartment units being sold in bulk to investment and pension funds; his further views on whether this is contributing to a rental cartel; his plans to draft legislation in conjunction with the Minister for Finance to make it a requirement for developments with over 100...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: There is a mental health and suicidal crisis in Wexford. Everyone does not present with suicidal ideation, and it is not always possible to identify signs that someone might be suicidal, but there seems to be an incredible lack of an emergency response to those who do so. Kenneth Rowe took his own life just over one year ago at the age of 32. Before Christmas, I read a letter from Kenneth's...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: Some 2,500 people were referred to counselling in primary care in 2016 and 2017 in community health organisation, CHO, 5. Some 950 people were referred to the self-harm intervention counselling programme in the same years. I asked the HSE for the numbers of people being prescribed antidepressant medication for those same years. It gave me the numbers of 249,500 people in 2015 and 390,000...

Ratification of EU and NATO Status of Forces Agreements: Referral to Select Committee (16 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: I wish to share time with Deputy Clare Daly.

Ratification of EU and NATO Status of Forces Agreements: Referral to Select Committee (16 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: I am not sure why the Government is ratifying these SOFAs now. Can the Minister of State give me examples where the Defence Forces have suffered in previous instances due to these SOFAs not being ratified? A WikiLeaks cable from 15 December 2009 showed the Department of Defence was considering ratifying them in 2010 but was concerned about the element dealing with foreign troops on Irish...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (16 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: I move:In page 3, to delete lines 24 to 29, to delete pages 4 to 6, and in page 7, to delete lines 1 to 9. The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018 is an example of a broken legislative system and something about which we as legislators should be extremely concerned. This is the second time flawed legislation proposed by an Independent Alliance Deputy has been allowed...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (16 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: I accept Deputy Jack Chambers' point on sentencing guidelines. They obviously constitute a rational approach. However, tying the hands of judges is not rational and is not the route the State should be taking. It is important that we get the selection of judges right. If we select them, we must trust them to do their work as they see fit, otherwise it will be a bit of a dog's dinner. We...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (16 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: We were very disappointed. We think this is a sham and we have said so. Obviously, we are not supposed to say those things in here. We get attacked for saying them but we are kind of used to that rubbish. We oppose what is going on here. It is ridiculous.

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (16 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: Vótáil.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Abbey Theatre (16 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 67. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on reduced employment and fees for actors and theatre staff due to the artistic model of a theatre (details supplied) of fewer in-house productions and increased co-productions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1758/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of European Convention on Human Rights (compensation for delays in court proceedings) Bill 2019: Discussion (16 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: Thank you very much, Chairman. I was simply letting you know that I had to go away. I need someone from the legal profession, whether I like it. I am sorry that I have to rush out but I will thoroughly read all the submissions so that we are better informed. I have much to learn about what it is all about. I have one question. The Bar Council briefing suggests the council finds it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of European Convention on Human Rights (compensation for delays in court proceedings) Bill 2019: Discussion (16 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: Without knowing much about it, it seems to me as if the proposed model is almost bound to cost more. Generally, the Government does not make decisions that cost it more money. It tends to go in the opposite direction most of the time. Is it not blatantly obvious that this will cost more?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of European Convention on Human Rights (compensation for delays in court proceedings) Bill 2019: Discussion (16 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: Mr. O'Higgins's opening comment was that the courts were not resourced enough and that not enough judges had been appointed. Given how obvious that is to the Bar Council, why has the Government dragged its feet on changing the situation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of European Convention on Human Rights (compensation for delays in court proceedings) Bill 2019: Discussion (16 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: I do not know the answer to my next question. Does Mr. O'Higgins know the cost to the State of facilitating the running of the courts system?