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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (27 Jan 2016)

Mick Wallace: 125. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures he is taking to reduce the number of children who are in care but who have not yet received a written care plan, which according to the advocacy group, Empowering People in Care, currently stands at 604; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3329/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (27 Jan 2016)

Mick Wallace: 159. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an operation at Waterford University Hospital for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford, including the person's place on the waiting list; if the case is considered to be high priority, as was recommended by a physiotherapist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3456/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: UN Missions (26 Jan 2016)

Mick Wallace: 65. To ask the Minister for Defence if he is aware of concerns in a number of quarters regarding Ireland's involvement in the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force mission in the Golan Heights, and in particular in relation to the question of whether this mission is a success in terms of its aim of bringing peace to the area; if he has carried out any up-to-date analysis of the merits...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: UN Missions (26 Jan 2016)

Mick Wallace: 72. To ask the Minister for Defence if he is satisfied that the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force mission in the Golan Heights is an effective use of the skills and experience of the Defence Forces; if he has had any discussions regarding discontinuing the Irish participation in this mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2792/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (26 Jan 2016)

Mick Wallace: 281. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána stations and the number of Gardaí in each station in County Wexford on 1 January in each of the years 2011 to 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2927/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (26 Jan 2016)

Mick Wallace: 288. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the impact of the closure of almost 140 Garda stations during this Government's term of office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3076/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (26 Jan 2016)

Mick Wallace: 311. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will introduce a sugar tax for food and drink sold in hospitals, along the lines of the one recently announced by the National Health Service in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2722/16]

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Statements (21 Jan 2016)

Mick Wallace: I have raised TTIP with the Minister, Deputy Bruton, on many occasions: he has probably got tired listening to me. I have been highlighting my fears about the negative impacts it could have, while he has been concentrating on the jobs and growth that are supposed to spin out of it. To support his claims, the Minister repeatedly cites the now discredited research by the Centre for Economic...

Other Questions: Food Harvest 2020 Strategy (21 Jan 2016)

Mick Wallace: The Minister might read Conor Purcell's article in The Irish Times today. I do not agree with everything the Minister is saying. Last March, he said that nobody in the Irish Administration ever suggested that agriculture was going to reduce emissions long term. In July, he assured me here that the mitigation and adaptation plans for the agriculture sector were on their way and were being...

Other Questions: Food Harvest 2020 Strategy (21 Jan 2016)

Mick Wallace: It is interesting that the Minister brings up agriculture. George Monbiot published a powerful article in The Guardianlast month from which I will quote. In the article, he says that:A kilogramme of beef protein reared on a British hill farm can generate the equivalent of 643kg of carbon dioxide. A kilogramme of lamb protein produced in the same place can generate 749kg. One kilo of...

Other Questions: Food Harvest 2020 Strategy (21 Jan 2016)

Mick Wallace: The Minister told the Irish Farmers' Journal last March that nobody in the Irish Administration ever suggested that agriculture was going to reduce emissions long term. This is a bit worrying. What was the Minister's question?

Other Questions: Food Harvest 2020 Strategy (21 Jan 2016)

Mick Wallace: No, I am not and the Minister knows this.

Other Questions: Food Harvest 2020 Strategy (21 Jan 2016)

Mick Wallace: Of course, I am not suggesting it but I think we must work around it in line with dealing with climate change as well. We cannot ignore the challenges of climate change.

Other Questions: Food Harvest 2020 Strategy (21 Jan 2016)

Mick Wallace: Do we have plans to plant more forests?

Other Questions: Food Harvest 2020 Strategy (21 Jan 2016)

Mick Wallace: 9. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of Food Harvest 2020 Programme, including details of any analysis he carried out or commissioned into the expected effects of this programme on the environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2302/16]

Other Questions: Food Harvest 2020 Strategy (21 Jan 2016)

Mick Wallace: The Minister has recently moved his attention to Food Wise 2025, the new ten-year strategy for the agri-food sector, which was published last July. He claims that the strategy builds on the successful vision of Food Harvest 2020. However, An Taisce concluded that the plan was nonsense and had no realistic assessment of its impact on the environment. An Taisce stated:Overall, the draft...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Beef Exports (21 Jan 2016)

Mick Wallace: One can tell that on both sides.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Harvest 2020 Strategy (21 Jan 2016)

Mick Wallace: 27. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Food Harvest 2020, which aims to significantly increase dairy cow numbers, will result in the European Union imposing emissions fines; the measures he is taking to mitigate against this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2301/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Export Controls (20 Jan 2016)

Mick Wallace: 28. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to his response to Parliamentary Question No. 26 of 26 November 2016, if our ongoing practice of exporting military and dual-use items to Israel and to Saudi Arabia violates the common criteria against which the export of such goods should be assessed, and in particular the provision that requires that the destination country...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Export Controls (20 Jan 2016)

Mick Wallace: 30. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will place restrictions on the export of military or dual-use items to Saudi Arabia, or if he will introduce policies to refuse such licences for export to countries engaged in conflicts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2071/16]