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Other Questions: State Airports (15 May 2013)

Mick Wallace: Pontius Pilate comes to mind. He is washing his hands of road safety issues.

Good Friday Agreement: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 May 2013)

Mick Wallace: The Good Friday Agreement has been a very positive development, but we should not take things for granted. There is still work to be done if we are to ensure the long-term sustainability of the peace process. Like other Deputies in yesterday's debate, I want to concentrate on some of the prison issues. Marian Price and Martin Corey were released on licence many years ago but were...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Programme Issues (15 May 2013)

Mick Wallace: 30. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the management of the rural transport programme; if he will outline the criteria used in awarding contracts and the average value of contracts awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22957/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Foreign Conflicts (16 May 2013)

Mick Wallace: 3. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of Ireland's hosting of the EU presidency, the proactive steps he has taken to address the violation of international law by Israel, most recently their aerial bombardment inside Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23487/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Foreign Conflicts (16 May 2013)

Mick Wallace: Syria's gruesome civil war threatens to spill into a wider Middle Eastern conflict. Israel's aerial attacks on Syrian military installations near Damascus, killing more than 100 people, certainly have not helped. The bombing raids, which were unprovoked and illegal, were immediately supported by the US and British Governments. However, given the fact that Israel has illegally occupied...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Foreign Conflicts (16 May 2013)

Mick Wallace: The West seems tempted to get involved. It likes some of the rebels, but not others. It would like to build up its favoured groups and weaken the role of the jihadists, who seem to be taking on a stronger role in the war. Foreign intervention on both sides has had the drastic effect of escalating the conflict. Apart from Israel and the US, among those pushing for more intervention is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Foreign Conflicts (16 May 2013)

Mick Wallace: I welcome the Tánaiste's comments. Will he remind Prime Minister Cameron of the lessons of Iraq and Afghanistan, that being, without a workable political plan, the use of force is a recipe for deep and prolonged trouble? An internationally and regionally backed deal is the only way out of this disaster. The US and Russia must talk. Does the Tánaiste not agree that they are the...

Other Questions: Middle East Peace Process (16 May 2013)

Mick Wallace: 8. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent announcement by Israel that it intends to build nearly 300 new homes in the West Bank; his views on the way this will impact upon peace efforts in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23349/13]

Other Questions: Middle East Peace Process (16 May 2013)

Mick Wallace: I thank the Tánaiste for that answer and welcome the sentiments in it. He said he would be in favour of a ban but said it is unlikely the European majority would row in behind that. I agree with the Tánaiste on that given there would be many large states in Europe that are not as neutral as Ireland. We have always prided ourselves on our neutrality and I wonder if the...

Other Questions: Middle East Peace Process (16 May 2013)

Mick Wallace: Has the Tánaiste expressed his disapproval with the Israeli ambassador to the incursions into the Syria? Even if the Israelis do not admit to those, would he strongly express the Government's disapproval of any future incursions that might be made into Syria by the Israeli military?

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (16 May 2013)

Mick Wallace: 63. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action he has taken to date to encourage the United States administration to close Guantanamo Bay; his views on the ongoing hunger strike in the prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23348/13]

Issuing of fixed ticket charges and exercise of Garda discretion: Statements (21 May 2013)

Mick Wallace: I would like to deal briefly with last weeks "Prime Time" programme and the Minister's allegation that I was stopped and cautioned by gardaí last year for the use of a mobile phone while driving. While I could not recall the incident at that time, I have since confirmed that a Garda car pulled up beside me while I was stopped at traffic lights at the Five Lamps in Dublin. I was not...

Issuing of fixed ticket charges and exercise of Garda discretion: Statements (21 May 2013)

Mick Wallace: I would like to ask the Minister, aside from when he got the dossier, when did he first get news of whistleblowers coming forward with allegations of malpractice? What month was it, please?

Issuing of fixed ticket charges and exercise of Garda discretion: Statements (21 May 2013)

Mick Wallace: The Minister did not like the questions we asked.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Sector (21 May 2013)

Mick Wallace: 97. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of financial vehicle corporations based here; the number of persons employed by these corporations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23980/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Shadow Banking Sector (21 May 2013)

Mick Wallace: 115. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the shadow banking sector here; if he will outline the benefits of this sector to the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23979/13]

Leaders' Questions (22 May 2013)

Mick Wallace: We never said that either.

Leaders' Questions (22 May 2013)

Mick Wallace: What about someone from Darndale?

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Credit Availability (22 May 2013)

Mick Wallace: 46. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to alleviate the problems of small and medium-sized businesses that are not involved in the export market and still face great difficulty in accessing credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24438/13]

Topical Issue Debate: State Banking Sector (23 May 2013)

Mick Wallace: I am sure the Minister is well aware that the Government has signalled that the issue would be addressed in the Bill. It is not being done so for other reasons and thousands of workers are facing loss of pension benefits as a result of the Government's failure to do so. IBEC has pointed out that this is very unfair to the workers involved. As it stands, where a defined benefit scheme is at...