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Other Questions: Pyrite Panel Report Recommendations (12 Mar 2013)

Mick Wallace: When the fund is set up and money is available, would the Minister consider testing some of the homes in estates where pyrite has been found? If one builder built several houses in an estate - or all of the houses, as was often the case - he probably used the same stone from the same quarry to build them, and it is more than likely that other homeowners in the estate will find out further...

Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Mar 2013)

Mick Wallace: We all have a common interest in reducing the level of crime. A strong spent convictions Bill would help to do this, but a weak one will add to the level of crime. Most of us have been victims of crime at some stage. At one time, when I was undertaking civil works for Dublin City Council, I was robbed 25 times in one year and not once did I get anything back, as it was mostly small...

Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Mar 2013)

Mick Wallace: The report by the UK Drug Policy Commission, an independent advisory body, states possession of small amounts of controlled drugs should no longer be a criminal offence. The commission concludes that such a move would not lead to a significant increase in use. The experts say criminal sanctions should be replaced with simple civil penalties such as a fine, attendance at a drug awareness...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (12 Mar 2013)

Mick Wallace: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the recent visit by the the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe Monitoring Committee, his views on whether Ireland is in compliance with the European Charter of Local Self-Government; his plans to ensure that Ireland is compliant with the Charter; and if he will make a statement on...

Other Questions: National Monuments (13 Mar 2013)

Mick Wallace: I am aware that the Minister's remit is confined to Nos. 14-17 Moore Street. He stated that the remainder of the site is in the hands of An Bord Pleanála, Dublin City Council and the developer but the State, in the form of NAMA, has total control over the site. Nothing will happen without NAMA's permission. Is it possible that the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht could...

Job Creation and Economic Growth: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Mar 2013)

Mick Wallace: Good man, Seán.

Other Questions: National Monuments (13 Mar 2013)

Mick Wallace: I am aware that the Minister's remit is confined to Nos. 14-17 Moore Street. He stated that the remainder of the site is in the hands of An Bord Pleanála, Dublin City Council and the developer but the State, in the form of NAMA, has total control over the site. Nothing will happen without NAMA's permission. Is it possible that the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht could...

Job Creation and Economic Growth: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Mar 2013)

Mick Wallace: Good man, Seán.

Other Questions: Overseas Missions (14 Mar 2013)

Mick Wallace: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the participation of Irish troops in the EU training mission in Mali; the cost of deploying Irish troops to Mali; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13274/13]

Other Questions: Overseas Missions (14 Mar 2013)

Mick Wallace: I, too, have serious reservations about any of our Army personnel being deployed in Mali. Time will prove that we might not be proud of our involvement in the country. I would be wary because as the Minister of State said, the current group in charge, which came to power by a military coup, has not behaved very well, as pointed out by the other Deputies. The leader of that group, who was...

Other Questions: Overseas Missions (14 Mar 2013)

Mick Wallace: I would be all for saving lives too if we could. The Minister of State knows that after the intervention in Libya the number of citizens who lost their lives went from 2,000 to 30,000. The Minister might say that was worth it to get Gadaffi but I disagree with 28,000 lives for one life. They went into Afghanistan saying they would civilise it and deal with opium but look at the state of it...

Other Questions: Overseas Missions (14 Mar 2013)

Mick Wallace: What democracy? It is not there.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (14 Mar 2013)

Mick Wallace: To ask the Minister for Defence when Irish Defence Forces personnel will be withdrawn from Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13275/13]

Other Questions: Bank Debt Restructuring (21 Mar 2013)

Mick Wallace: The Minister referred to markets supplying 65% of lending in America but that is not an option for an economy of our scale. Markets deal with much larger quantities and would not be interested in the small stuff. We are all aware that much of the banks' recent lending has been in the form of refinancing rather than anything else. From personal experience, getting money out of a bank is...

Other Questions: Bank Debt Restructuring (21 Mar 2013)

Mick Wallace: Give me its number.

Other Questions: Property Taxation Exemptions (21 Mar 2013)

Mick Wallace: The Minister stated that the tax is based on a self-assessment. If I own a house in a housing estate where some of the houses have been proven to have pyrite and I put it on the market, even though I might owe €300,000 on it, the highest offer I will get is €100,000 because potential buyers would be suspicious it might have pyrite. Nobody would buy a house at the moment in a...

Other Questions: Property Taxation Exemptions (21 Mar 2013)

Mick Wallace: I inquired about the reduction from 40,000 houses to 5,000.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (21 Mar 2013)

Mick Wallace: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to tackle the growing problems with mortgage arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14059/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Collection (21 Mar 2013)

Mick Wallace: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason behind the introduction of a deferral system as part of the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14058/13]

Other Questions: Geological Surveys (26 Mar 2013)

Mick Wallace: Our forests have great financial potential. If the Minister states no geological survey has been done, will he have one carried out before considering a sale? Will there be an independent valuation? NewERA's valuation of potential harvesting rights at €600 million seems ridiculously low. Is there a price below which the Minister would not dream of selling the harvesting rights?...