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Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)

Mick Wallace: Trafficking is a separate area. We are adamant there should be greater enforcement to prevent trafficking. We are discussing a separate area today. This legislation will not address the problems of trafficking. We need stronger enforcement of existing laws to ensure trafficking is diminished. We are arguing about what is happening here and there and obviously do not agree. There have...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)

Mick Wallace: Rather than reviewing the legislation "within a shortish timeframe of two or three years", would the Minister not consider reviewing it after a year has passed?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)

Mick Wallace: As always.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)

Mick Wallace: The Tánaiste says this is the best way forward and, obviously, we think otherwise. Other countries are realising criminalisation of a lot of things does not work. The so-called "war on drugs" has been an abysmal failure. The points raised in the amendments address the core of the problems better. Rather than hitting people with sledges or putting them in prison, it...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)

Mick Wallace: No.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (7 Dec 2016)

Mick Wallace: 52. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider reviewing his Department's focus away from road infrastructure towards a more rail centred policy approach in view of Ireland's EU 2030 emissions targets and the role of the transport sector in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38767/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network Expansion (7 Dec 2016)

Mick Wallace: 65. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider upgrading the Rosslare to Connolly Station rail line in order to make journey times shorter and attract more passengers; if the future of the Rosslare to Gorey rail line will be guaranteed in view of current trends of increasing passenger numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38768/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (6 Dec 2016)

Mick Wallace: 52. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the findings of the SEAI that greenhouse gas emissions here grew by 5% in 2015; his further views on the projections that Ireland will almost certainly miss EU 2020 emissions targets; the expected fines that will be incurred by the State if it fails to meet these targets; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Climate Change Policy (6 Dec 2016)

Mick Wallace: 65. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his Department's definition of carbon neutrality and sustainable food production, in view of the fact that these terms are often used in tandem with each other with regard to Ireland's climate change mitigation obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38614/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Investigations (6 Dec 2016)

Mick Wallace: 108. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to leaked documents consisting of thousands of emails, internal memos, and policy documents revealed to media organisations (detail supplied) and published by the organisations on 10 October 2016; his views on the validity and independence of reviews based on the leaked documents; his further views on the matter considering...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Expenditure (6 Dec 2016)

Mick Wallace: 266. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a breakdown of the monthly rental costs including penalties incurred on An Garda Síochána's regional headquarters at Harcourt Square, Dublin 2, from January 2011 to date in 2016. [38354/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Grant Expenditure (6 Dec 2016)

Mick Wallace: 368. To ask the Minister for Health the amounts spent by HSE Wexford disability services on full-time adult residential placements, both locally delivered residential services and external agencies, in each of the years from 2008 to 2015 and to date in 2016; and the amount by which each annual spend by HSE Wexford disability services on full-time adult residential placements was above or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Grant Expenditure (6 Dec 2016)

Mick Wallace: 369. To ask the Minister for Health the amounts spent by HSE Wexford disability services across all areas of respite care for adults in each of the years from 2008 to 2015 and to date in 2016; and the amount by which each annual spend by HSE Wexford disability services on respite care was above or below the allocated central HSE budget for each year. [38740/16]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use (Regulations) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Dec 2016)

Mick Wallace: I too welcome the Bill and fair play to Deputy Gino Kenny and the AAA-PBP for bringing it forward. It will certainly help to ease pain for thousands of people in Ireland suffering from a wide range of medical conditions, such as multiple sclerosis, cancer, epilepsy, chronic pain syndrome and numerous other conditions. The evidence for this has been reported recently in the Barnes report,...

Cannabis for Medicinal Use (Regulations) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Dec 2016)

Mick Wallace: He is probably stoned out of his head.

Prisons (Solitary Confinement) (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Dec 2016)

Mick Wallace: In his contribution the Minister of State quoted the Minister who stated: "The use of prison rules, done by way of statutory instrument, remains, in her view, the most effective and efficient way of adapting to changing circumstances." We are not doing very well by international standards in the way we operate prisons. It is important that we are talking about prisons today, as we do not...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Business of Committee (1 Dec 2016)

Mick Wallace: If the Supreme Court is considering the Bill - and it has agreed to do so - is there not an argument that if we now engage in discussion on it and make some play or decision at our end, we are liable to prejudice the case? That was always my understanding of how the system works.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Business of Committee (1 Dec 2016)

Mick Wallace: I support Deputy O'Callaghan's position. All the members are prepared to meet on a non-sitting day as soon as possible to facilitate the debate when everything is sorted out.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Business of Committee (1 Dec 2016)

Mick Wallace: The Minister of State can come here again.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (1 Dec 2016)

Mick Wallace: 58. To ask the Minister for Health the action he is taking to address the shortage of full-time residential care placements in County Wexford and the issues arising from respite care beds being occupied by service users whose needs would be better served in residential care units; the measures he is taking to provide additional respite care placements in County Wexford; if, further to...