Results 7,061-7,080 of 7,404 for speaker:Mick Wallace

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Mick Wallace: Mr. Harris is happy that all documents have been sent to GSOC.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Mick Wallace: My last question-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Mick Wallace: -----is about IT. As Mr. Harris was not around, it is no fault of his, but the committee has had many discussions on the role of Accenture. We were given some contradictory answers by one of the individuals involved that did not stack up. We have highlighted huge discrepancies and crazy costs, many of which were poorly monitored, in how the contract has operated. Will Mr. Harris examine...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Mick Wallace: I have two questions for the Commissioner. Regarding the leak of the suspension that I referred to on 3 January, firstly, did he inform the Minister for Justice and Equality in advance of the suspension? Second, the Commissioner mentioned defending the rule of law. Was he concerned with the fact that the media had the story about the suspension before the suspension took place? I know the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Mick Wallace: We are conscious that traditionally so-called crime correspondents seemed to have good access to confidential information over the years. We hope that this is something that the Commissioner can sort out and I wish him good luck with that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Interim Report on Review of Youth Referrals: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2019)

Mick Wallace: Perhaps we might give them a one-way ticket the next time.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2019)

Mick Wallace: The cost of the children's hospital is out of control. I laid out last night what I see as being at the root of the problem. How many variations have there been since this contract was awarded? What is the value of the different variations? How many more variations might the Government be expecting? The procurement process should have delivered the correct form of contract but it did not...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2019)

Mick Wallace: The cost of calling a halt is in the contract. We have not reached the point of no return. We are really only starting. The extra cost we are looking at now will be far exceeded in time if the Government continues along this road. The Government needs to stop and retender.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2019)

Mick Wallace: The Tánaiste is talking about learning lessons for the future, but I would like him to learn them for the present because I would argue that if the Government stops now, which it is allowed to do according to the terms of the contract, and retenders, it could save itself in the region of €500 million. The Government should opt for a remeasurable contract rather than stick with a...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2019)

Mick Wallace: I would look at the performance of the legal firm because it is crucial to what we have ended up with.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2019)

Mick Wallace: The Government would.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2019)

Mick Wallace: The Tánaiste should please check it.

Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (14 Feb 2019)

Mick Wallace: The Minister of State and I are probably tired of listening to each other at this stage.

Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (14 Feb 2019)

Mick Wallace: We would not have to go over this issue again and again if the problems were going away. Sadly, they are not. The homelessness crisis is linked to housing, Government policy, landbanking and many other issues. The Minister of State accused the Opposition of not coming up with new solutions. Has it dawned on him that perhaps we have come up with solutions and recommendations but the...

Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (14 Feb 2019)

Mick Wallace: As the Ceann Comhairle can testify, I did not interrupt the Minister of State. Deputy Clare Daly referred to people losing the roof over their head because a landlord decided to sell the property or refurbish it or facilitate a family member, all of which is legal. At the root of the problem is the fact that we do not have a sufficient quantity of State housing.

Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (14 Feb 2019)

Mick Wallace: The last time I checked, approximately 9% of housing was local authority stock. The current figures indicate that local authorities built 2,022 houses and AHBs built 1,388, giving a total of 4,251. However, there are 70,000 people on the waiting list. Approximately 20 social houses Wexford were built in 2018. That does not come close to dealing with the problem. As I stated...

Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (14 Feb 2019)

Mick Wallace: I did not interrupt the Minister of State. He should listen.

Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (14 Feb 2019)

Mick Wallace: Jesus Christ, stop.

Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (14 Feb 2019)

Mick Wallace: I am only quoting what somebody said at a public forum.

Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (14 Feb 2019)

Mick Wallace: Consider the massaging the Government does on the numbers. The majority of the Part 5 developments were not even newly built. That is the truth. Acquisitions solve no problems. They are just eating into another aspect of the market. The next time the Minister of State gets a chance to address this, could he explain to me why State land is not used? If the local authorities are not fit...