Results 6,881-6,900 of 7,404 for speaker:Mick Wallace

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: If I told the Minister to get real and resource the courts properly and, in response, he asked me how much I thought doing that the way I liked would cost approximately, would it be impossible to put a figure on that?

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 mentioned foreign direct investment. What does that entail exactly?

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 thank Mr. O'Higgins. I hope that the foreign direct investment in question does not have the same negative impact as it has had on the housing sector, with people selling out to anonymous friends and so on.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (17 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 20. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the proposed plans to send the Army Ranger Wing to Mali on peacekeeping duties; the reason for this possible deployment; if their deployment has come at the request of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2007/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (17 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 34. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there have been proposed new military operations or peacekeeping operations in the near future that will see the deployment of Defence Forces personnel overseas in view of his comments that it is a stated ambition to double Ireland’s global impact and footprint by 2025 and that military and peacekeeping operations play a role in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (22 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 43. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress in relation to the action plan to expand apprenticeships and traineeships here; the number of apprenticeships that have been started to date under the plan; the gender distribution in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2762/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (22 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 46. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken to raise awareness and promote uptake of apprenticeship opportunities among school leavers particularly in view of the fact that only 3% of school leavers here take up apprenticeships as opposed to 60% in Germany; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2763/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Sector (22 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 252. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 251 of 6 February 2018, the enforcement role An Garda Síochána has in regard to unlicensed gaming activities and the availability of gaming machines in locations in which gaming is prohibited; when the report he requested from the Garda authorities on this matter in February...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Data (22 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 311. To ask the Minister for Health the quantity of each of the drugs (details supplied) that were manufactured and imported here and exported in each of the years 2011 to the most recent year for which data is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2351/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Data (22 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 312. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on prescriptions of specific drugs (details supplied); the number of persons prescribed SSRIs and SNRIs according to the latest data available; the details of which medical professionals are prescribing same, for example, general practitioners, psychiatrists and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2352/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (22 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 423. To ask the Minister for Health if the already approved capital funding for the construction of a second cath lab at University Hospital Waterford will be affected by the escalating construction costs of the new national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2781/19]

Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: Earlier this month the Israeli ambassador to Ireland stated, "The clear line between supporting Palestinians and becoming anti-Israeli is a thin one and unfortunately one that is being crossed all too often." What he did not say was that Palestinians were living under the tyranny of a brutal apartheid state. They are suffering and dying every day at the hands of the Israeli Administration,...

Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: Is the European Union concerned? The Tánaiste has said we will be in breach of EU law if we introduce the Bill. Does it matter to the European Union that Israel is in breach of international law on a daily basis? Does it bother it? Is it a factor? When the Tánaiste attends foreign affairs meetings, is it recognised that Israel is breaking international law on a daily basis?

Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: Why is the European Union not doing something about it? Why is it still paying lip service? It might give Israel the odd smack on the hand, as the Tánaiste knows. I do not think he believes some of what he says as.he is defending the indefensible when he refuses to stand by what the Bill is offering to do. I honestly believe his heart is not in it. We should stop defending the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (23 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 112. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Garda vehicles that were allocated to Wexford Garda division in 2018; and the number of vehicles removed from the division in 2018. [3252/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Data (23 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 152. To ask the Minister for Health the funding for the public dental service in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [3251/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (23 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 156. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce additional residential care places for the disabled adults of senior citizens; the number of such residential care places he hopes to add in 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3270/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Meetings (23 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times in quarter four of 2018 that he met formally with the CEO of Iarnród Éireann. [3247/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Ministerial Meetings (23 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 220. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when he last met the chairperson of the Charities Regulatory Authority; and when he will next meet the chairperson. [3243/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Rights and Equality in the Context of Brexit: Discussion (23 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: I did not come to ask questions but to see whether I could learn anything. The proceedings have been very interesting. Ms Logan emphasised that the talks had been based on trade and human rights. It reminds me of the time we got over the fence at Shannon Airport to highlight the human rights abuses emanating from the decision to allow it to be used as a US military airbase. The thinking...