Results 1,001-1,020 of 7,404 for speaker:Mick Wallace

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Inspectors (17 Apr 2013)

Mick Wallace: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the procedures and criteria used in the selection of post primary school inspectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17587/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (17 Apr 2013)

Mick Wallace: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action he has taken to date to improve equality of access at third level facing children of non-EU migrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17586/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Croke Park Agreement Issues (18 Apr 2013)

Mick Wallace: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether the changes in working conditions proposed in Croke Park 2 could serve as a push factor for people with caring responsibilities to leave the public sector workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17832/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Croke Park Agreement Issues (18 Apr 2013)

Mick Wallace: Life-work balance was good in the public service but the arrangements proposed under the Croke Park II agreement would have undermined it in a big way. The Minister is probably familiar with the equity audit carried out by equality expert, Niall Crowley, who is the former head of the Equality Authority. The audit focused on the changes to working conditions proposed, something which has not...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Croke Park Agreement Issues (18 Apr 2013)

Mick Wallace: That is untrue.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Croke Park Agreement Issues (18 Apr 2013)

Mick Wallace: The Minister is well aware that the conditions of women and carers have been seriously undermined, not only this year and last year but also during the previous three years. The Croke Park II agreement was the straw that broke the camel's back and it is fitting that it was rejected in the same week that Mrs. Thatcher was buried, given that the former British Prime Minister broadly shared the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Croke Park Agreement Issues (18 Apr 2013)

Mick Wallace: During our previous engagement the Minister and I had a little spat about teachers. As it transpired, teachers were not impressed with how they were represented at the talks. Does the Minister agree?

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Croke Park Agreement Issues (18 Apr 2013)

Mick Wallace: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the equality audit of the Croke Park 2 proposals, conducted by the former head of the Equality Authority, which shows that women will be disproportionately negatively affected by the proposals in the new public service agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17831/13]

Other Questions: Job Creation Issues (23 Apr 2013)

Mick Wallace: Over 40,000 jobs have been lost in the retail sector since 2008 which shows that there is a direct link between the reduction in disposable income and job losses in the domestic economy. It is not a phenomenon that is peculiar to Ireland. Austerity has had a massive impact on the level of youth unemployment across Europe. The retail sector has traditionally been a great outlet for young...

Other Questions: Microenterprise Loan Fund (23 Apr 2013)

Mick Wallace: It is a bit disingenuous to suggest that many people are actually emigrating by choice. This is probably not the best time to be going to other countries. The vast majority would rather get work in Ireland.

Other Questions: Retail Sector (23 Apr 2013)

Mick Wallace: Does the Minister of State agree with me that the problems of the shops in the town centres is more directly linked to the reduction in people's disposable income than to parking problems? Retail Excellence Ireland published a report stating that the introduction of the property tax has negatively impacted on retail sales during the first part of the year and in its quarterly barometer the...

Other Questions: Retail Sector (23 Apr 2013)

Mick Wallace: Does the Minister of State agree that the people passing the doors of the shops will have less money in their pockets? It is a vicious circle. The Government is taking more money out of their pockets and that will impact on jobs in the retail sector. The more money the Government takes out of the system the more difficult it is for the system to work in a healthy manner.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Targets (23 Apr 2013)

Mick Wallace: 114. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the fact that the private sector has not delivered the number of jobs predicted, his views on whether it is time for the State sector to take a different approach and play a direct role in job creation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18596/13]

Other Questions: Rent Support Schemes (24 Apr 2013)

Mick Wallace: I still rent properties in the countryside and the city. Since last September, there has been a dramatic change in rents in Dublin city, mainly due to the fact that banks have not been making money available for people to get on the property ladder. Far more people are renting than had planned on doing so, which has had a dramatic effect on rents. I can see that rents have gone up...

Public Sector Pay and Conditions: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (24 Apr 2013)

Mick Wallace: Last week when I addressed the Minister, Deputy Howlin, in the House I pointed out that women were being disproportionately affected by Croke Park II and that it was fitting that Croke Park II was being buried the same week as Margaret Thatcher was being buried. The Minister took exception to that. He appears to believe there are misconceptions in the public domain in terms of how damaging...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Administration (24 Apr 2013)

Mick Wallace: 12. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on allowing persons to avail of civil legal aid when making appeals either written or oral or both to the Social Welfare Appeals Office; her views on the need to publish the decisions of social welfare appeals officers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18973/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Care Services (24 Apr 2013)

Mick Wallace: 18. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether a Scandinavian model of childcare could be adapted to an Irish context; her plans to develop same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18974/13]

Companies Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2013)

Mick Wallace: The Bill represents a massive body of work and is to be welcomed. I note that Part 5 of the Bill contains a codified version of the fiduciary duties of company directors, which require them to act in good faith, honestly, responsibly and with due care, skill and diligence, and to avoid conflicts of interest. Currently, directors are subject to these obligations through a combination of...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (25 Apr 2013)

Mick Wallace: 23. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will commission an independent battlefield site assessment to include the 1916 evacuation route and the area encompassing Moore Street, Moore Lane, Henry Street, the GPO, Upper O'Connell Street and Parnell Street/Rotunda Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19242/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (25 Apr 2013)

Mick Wallace: 45. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on the Report of the Dublin City Council Moore Street Advisory Committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19241/13]