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Topical Issue Debate: Suicide Prevention (23 Jan 2013)

Mick Wallace: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for picking the topic. No doubt this is a complex issue. It is not black and white. I welcome the report. There is some positive stuff in it. We do not have a great deal of time, but I will pick on a couple of matters. The early intervention in childhood, the report states, has been shown to be particularly effective. I would definitely be a strong...

Topical Issue Debate: Suicide Prevention (23 Jan 2013)

Mick Wallace: I do not disagree with the Minister of State that early intervention is definitely the best approach. As a comparison, one day I had a chat with Mr. Antonio Conte, the manager of Juventus. I asked him why there was such a big difference between the technical ability of the Italians and players in Ireland and England. He said it was down to what the Italians do with the players between the...

Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2013)

Mick Wallace: With the agreement of the House, I will share my time with Deputy Mattie McGrath.

Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2013)

Mick Wallace: It is interesting to hear the different takes on what is happening. It is not surprising that we see things differently. The world would be a boring place if we all thought the same. The Greeks must be confused, however, as to who their friends are. Before last year's election in Greece, the unelected President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, declared that Greece...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Valuation Office (23 Jan 2013)

Mick Wallace: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if, in view of the early retirement of many senior valuers and the freeze on public sector recruitment, the Valuation Office is sufficiently resourced in order to accelerate the programme of revaluation of commercial premises, as per the Action Plan for Jobs; the number of times section 40 of the 2001 Valuation Act has been exercised by...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Proposed Legislation (23 Jan 2013)

Mick Wallace: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 23 of 21November 2012, the reason there was no consultation with any organisation or body which represents commercial ratepayers in drafting the Valuation (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2012; the reason no redefinition of the material change of circumstances provision has been included in the legislation to...

Other Questions: Action Plan for Jobs (24 Jan 2013)

Mick Wallace: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the publication date for the Action Plan for Jobs 2013; if all actions set out in the Action Plan for Jobs 2012 will be achieved before work on the 2013 plan commences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3307/13]

Other Questions: Action Plan for Jobs (24 Jan 2013)

Mick Wallace: The Minister outlined many of the initiatives designed to create a better climate, yet the Nevin Institute estimated that the budget for 2013 will cost between 25,000 and 35,000 jobs, reduce GDP by 2.1% and lower private consumption. Its report stated:Budget 2013 resulted in continued cuts in the public capital programme. This is likely to result in job losses in the short term, and in the...

Other Questions: Action Plan for Jobs (24 Jan 2013)

Mick Wallace: There is talk of downsizing the public sector by a further 6% through renegotiating the Croke Park agreement. Through my business I have a number of units in the city centre. Every time a public sector job goes, there is less money in the pockets of people passing the doors of retail units. The biggest problem today in the retail sector is a lack of sufficient money in the pockets of the...

Other Questions: Action Plan for Jobs (24 Jan 2013)

Mick Wallace: What about nurses and other people on low wages, all of which is spent on meeting their cost of living? Reducing the wages of nurses by 20% is not economically sound.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (24 Jan 2013)

Mick Wallace: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of the distinct actions contained in the Action Plan for Jobs 2012 that have been delivered to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3306/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Employment Support Services (29 Jan 2013)

Mick Wallace: Ladies first.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Employment Support Services (29 Jan 2013)

Mick Wallace: The Minister's point is that the long-term unemployed are more deserving of assistance in some form. For those who wish to avail of the scheme will she consider relaxing the rule whereby a person must be unemployed for a period of three months before availing of the scheme? Is it true that lone parents and people with disabilities are not eligible to avail of the scheme? The final report...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Care Services (29 Jan 2013)

Mick Wallace: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to develop a Scandinavian model of childcare here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4041/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (29 Jan 2013)

Mick Wallace: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason that she reduced the electricity/gas allowance element of the household benefits package at a time of rising heating costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4042/13]

Other Questions: Special Areas of Conservation (30 Jan 2013)

Mick Wallace: Come on lads, try to pull together.

Other Questions: Merger of Cultural Institutions (30 Jan 2013)

Mick Wallace: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reasons for his decision to remove the autonomy and independence from the boards of the National Library and the National Museum by merging them into an advisory council operating within his Department; if the savings he has outlined will be achieved in view of the fact that the members of both boards are now working pro bono; and...

Other Questions: Merger of Cultural Institutions (30 Jan 2013)

Mick Wallace: I am sure the Minister is well aware of the fact there has been near-universal rejection of this proposal by stakeholders in both institutions. Surely the views of those working in this area should be taken into account. Professor Diarmaid Ferriter and Dr. Pat Wallace have said it is a mistake, and Dr. John O'Mahony, the chairman of the board of the National Museum, has called it cultural...

An Garda Síochána: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Jan 2013)

Mick Wallace: I too would like to express my sympathy to the family of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe. We all know being a member of the police force is not an easy job at a very difficult time for all of us. We have been told that crime figures have been very low in some of the areas where closures will take place. However, perhaps we should take into account the fact that the reason crime rates were...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (30 Jan 2013)

Mick Wallace: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he has received the environmental impact assessment of numbers 14 to 17 Moore Street, Dublin; the result of this assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4511/13]