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Leaders' Questions (13 Jul 2016)

Mick Wallace: That is probably the worst answer the Taoiseach has ever given me in the House in relation to NAMA. He did not answer any of the questions I asked him. I never mentioned the words "Project Eagle". I am tired talking about that in here. On that, the Taoiseach has made the point that there is no investigation into the workings of NAMA, even around that or anything else. It is blatantly...

Leaders' Questions (13 Jul 2016)

Mick Wallace: Will the Taoiseach answer my question? Why did NAMA sell Harcourt Street station to a vulture fund rather than keep it in State ownership? Has it anything to do with the fact that people, who were insiders, were going to benefit from it?

Leaders' Questions (13 Jul 2016)

Mick Wallace: It is just ridiculous. It is outrageous to say that no allegations have been made against NAMA in Dublin. There are bucketfuls of them. Somebody is eventually going to have to deal with it. Why will the Taoiseach not deal with it before he is gone? Otherwise it will be on his legacy that he did not want----

Leaders' Questions (13 Jul 2016)

Mick Wallace: -----accountability or transparency around this State body.

Leaders' Questions (13 Jul 2016)

Mick Wallace: The Garda knows about them.

Leaders' Questions (13 Jul 2016)

Mick Wallace: No.

Leaders' Questions (13 Jul 2016)

Mick Wallace: What does the Taoiseach think of the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, complaining to the Standards in Public Office Commission, SIPO, in March 2016 about Frank Cushnahan, given that it knew in March 2014 that this gentleman was in line for a backhander of £5 million?

Leaders' Questions (13 Jul 2016)

Mick Wallace: Given that Ronnie Hanna was arrested in May 2016, can we expect NAMA to complain about him in May 2018? Aside from Frank Cushnahan, the arrest of Ronnie Hanna has brought Project Eagle back home to Dublin, yet the Government wants to bury its head in the sand. It is more than a year since I first gave the Garda the name of an individual who paid €15,000 in a bag in order to get...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Wise 2025 Strategy (13 Jul 2016)

Mick Wallace: 55. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has any concerns that the strategic plans Food Harvest 2020 and Food Wise 2025 could have a destabilising effect on sustainable development in global food security, as highlighted by environment watchdog An Taisce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21329/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Efficiency (13 Jul 2016)

Mick Wallace: 267. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 16 of 1 October 2015, the details of increases in investment by his Department in energy efficiency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19729/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Mental Health Services Provision (12 Jul 2016)

Mick Wallace: I accept that there have been some improvements in certain areas. I note a statistic that in 2011, 31% of child admissions were to adult units, compared to 28% in 2015, so that is to be welcomed. Sadly, however, there continue to be a huge challenge in the area. I do not expect the Government to be able to solve everything overnight. In Wexford, for example, there are a lot of different...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Mental Health Services Provision (12 Jul 2016)

Mick Wallace: 8. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals to end the practice of admitting children to adult mental health units and cope in an age-appropriate way with the rise in the number of children and young persons receiving acute inpatient mental health care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20611/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Mental Health Services Provision (12 Jul 2016)

Mick Wallace: According to Mental Health Reform, 75% of mental health difficulties arise before the age of 25 and almost one in three young people has, at some time, experienced mental health difficulties but there are only 12 acute mental health inpatient beds for children in the south of the country. These are in Eist Linn in Cork. A young person who happens to experience a mental health crisis in...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Mental Health Services Provision (12 Jul 2016)

Mick Wallace: I am sure the Minister of State is aware that under A Vision for Change, the idea was to introduce community mental health teams to reduce the need for acute inpatient mental health care. As the head of the Psychiatric Nurses Association of Ireland, Mr. Des Kavanagh, recently stated, community-based mental health services remain a mere aspiration. Surely the Government must target this area...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Provision (12 Jul 2016)

Mick Wallace: 103. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to reduce waiting lists for children in need of speech and language therapy, which increased by 20% in 2015 alone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20610/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (12 Jul 2016)

Mick Wallace: 722. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 16 of 1 October 2015, the details of increases in investment by his Department in forestry programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19729/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sustainable Development Goals (12 Jul 2016)

Mick Wallace: 723. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the role his Department plays in fulfilling Ireland's commitment to the United Nations sustainable development goal number 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21003/16]

Ibrahim Halawa: Motion (7 Jul 2016)

Mick Wallace: What we do know about this situation is that an Irish citizen was arrested while still a minor. He has been imprisoned for three years without trial. He has been subjected to serious human rights abuse. Ireland, I am sure, has made efforts at a diplomatic level, but whatever approach is being taken, if it has not worked in three years then it just is not working. Doing the same thing over...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Programme for Government (7 Jul 2016)

Mick Wallace: 61. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 69 of 1 June 2016, if she has carried out further research to assess Ireland's level of expenditure on culture as a percentage of gross domestic product, given that she has expressed doubts regarding the figures put forward by the compendium project; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Programme for Government (7 Jul 2016)

Mick Wallace: 63. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the campaign to have a Government Department which is dedicated solely to arts, culture and heritage, and the concerns of many persons on the perceived downgrading of this portfolio; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19834/16]