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Other Questions: Data Retention (19 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: I appreciate the Department of Justice and Equality has drafted new proposed legislation to address the damning indictment of the State's surveillance of its citizens in the report from Mr. Justice Murray. What other steps has the Minister taken or intends to take with regard to the findings of the review? Will the Minister consider directing State agencies to discontinue accessing the data...

Other Questions: Data Retention (19 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: Mr. Justice Murray specifically stated that the State should consider suspending the accessing of the data of Irish citizens under the Communications (Retention of Data) Act. Digital Rights Ireland has also repeatedly warned about the possibility of convictions being overturned in legal action being taken against the State. In April 2014 the European Court of Justice utterly rejected the...

Other Questions: Prison Service Strategies (19 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: We are not supposed to be nice fellows.

Other Questions: Departmental Strategy Statements (19 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: Good one.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Employment Rights (19 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: 20. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe to allow adults in direct provision the ability to work; when he expects legislation to be presented before the Houses of the Oireachtas; if his Department has engaged civil society groups working in the area of direct provision with regard to the drafting of such legislation; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Data (19 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: 25. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of refugees who have been accepted here since the Irish refugee protection programme was announced in September 2015; if he is satisfied with the rate of acceptance with regard to refugee allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44274/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (19 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: 28. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to direct all State agencies under his remit, in addition to issuing guidelines to all other State agencies not under his specific remit, to discontinue accessing the data of Irish citizens pending the final resolution of issues pertaining to the Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011 and-or amending legislation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (19 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: 47. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to amend both the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009 and the Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulation) Act 1993 to comply with European union law with regard to data protection, further to Mr. Justice John L. Murray’s review of the law on retention of and access to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health and Social Care Professionals Regulation (19 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: 145. To ask the Minister for Health if his designation of two distinct professions, that of counsellor and psychotherapist, in his proposals to regulate counsellors and psychotherapists under the Health and Social Care Act 2005 will introduce minimum standards of education and training; if the regulations will designate psychotherapy as a higher standard than counselling; and if the...

Other Questions: Military Neutrality (18 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: We allow a civilian airport on this island to be used as a US military base, from where it goes on to cause destruction in other regions. There is a humanitarian disaster taking place in Yemen at present, and arms going through Shannon are being used there. They are going to the Saudis, backed by the US and Britain. We cannot call ourselves neutral while we allow this to happen. I do not...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Operations (18 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: It was in Bree.

Other Questions: Defence Forces Operations (18 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: The International Organisation for Migration claims that it has rescued thousands of refugees this year. The Minister has claimed this as well. It is not true. Rescue ends with people being in a safe place. This process is pulling people back to a place of violence and human rights violations from which they have fled. It is horrendous that Ireland would play a part in this. Recently,...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Operations (18 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: No one wants to see these people drown, but we do not want them to return to Libya either to be punished or killed. Operation Sophia does involve returning these people to Libya. The EU is boasting about the fact that the numbers crossing the Mediterranean are shrinking. The Minister said that Operation Sophia can bring these migrants to Italy. That is true, but unfortunately huge numbers...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Operations (18 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: 33. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the involvement of members of the Defence Forces, including members of the Naval Service, in the training of the Libyan coast guard in conjunction with the European Union’s Operation Sophia; the details of the training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44038/17]

Other Questions: Defence Forces Operations (18 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: Operation Pontus, the search and rescue mission, was established as a humanitarian mission with the primary focus being on saving lives. Wonderful work was done and almost 16,000 lives were saved in the Mediterranean. The recent Dáil motion to bring Operation Pontus within the remit of Operation Sophia was a terrible development. The day before the motion was considered, a House of...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Operations (18 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: We would fit in well.

Pre-European Council: Statements (18 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: It does not make any sense. It is ridiculous. NAMA is selling units and land to vulture funds.

Pre-European Council: Statements (18 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: NAMA is giving money to developers and vulture funds.

Pre-European Council: Statements (18 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: NAMA is giving money to developers and vulture funds to provide unaffordable housing. How in God's name can we continue with this?

Pre-European Council: Statements (18 Oct 2017)

Mick Wallace: When are we ever going to wake up and deal with our housing crisis? Let us go back to the Jesuits and listen. We are not talking about a mad left-wing think tank. The Jesuit social policy officer, Margaret Burns, said only yesterday that we need to recognise that housing deprivation is one of the most serious forms of poverty in the Ireland of today and that in recent years the housing...