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Other Questions: School Accommodation (9 Dec 2015)

Mick Wallace: The Minister has stated the Government did not have the money to do it until now. I know PPP payments are current expenditure rather than capital. The Government can borrow money at 1.7% and it could do so for school building rather than being pushed into the arms of the PPPs - their cost can be up to 15%. It is surely a no-brainer. It will save a lot of money in the long term and is such...

Other Questions: School Accommodation (9 Dec 2015)

Mick Wallace: 6. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures she is taking to address the ongoing lack of secondary school places in Wexford town, which is forcing many parents to send their children 25 kilometres each way to schools in Enniscorthy in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43783/15]

Other Questions: School Accommodation (9 Dec 2015)

Mick Wallace: There are not enough places for children in and around Wexford town for children to attend school close to their homes. The waiting list has reached crisis level. What does the Minister plan to do about it? The national programme is not really tackling the severe problem in Wexford town. Are there any further plans on the cards to deal with it?

Other Questions: School Accommodation (9 Dec 2015)

Mick Wallace: At present four of the five schools in Wexford town have a waiting list of between 160 and 180 students. This is projected to get worse in the coming years. Loreto has capacity for 720 and that will increase with the new school to 900, an extra 180 places, but it alone has a waiting list of approximately 320 places. That will take six years to complete. We are not even close to addressing...

Other Questions: Irish Music Industry Promotion (8 Dec 2015)

Mick Wallace: It needs more support. This would do wonders for the tourism industry, never mind the artists themselves.

Other Questions: Irish Music Industry Promotion (8 Dec 2015)

Mick Wallace: Perhaps we should insist on more accountability from the Arts Council in how it operates if the Minister is raising question marks over it. I understand that there is a 10% minimum of Irish artists played on radio, in particular by RTE. Given that the Government controls RTE, perhaps the Minister will have a word with the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources with a view...

Other Questions: Irish Music Industry Promotion (8 Dec 2015)

Mick Wallace: It would be a big break for Irish musicians. Apart from the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, who it would not be worth talking to, given the way he controls RTE, the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht stated the last time that I raised questions with her that she would discuss grants for artists with the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection....

Other Questions: Irish Music Industry Promotion (8 Dec 2015)

Mick Wallace: 48. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she is taking to increase co-operation and co-ordination between the different sources of funding for musicians, Culture Ireland, Irish Music Rights Organisation and First Music Contact, in order to make the best use of available resources; if she has consulted the Department of Social Protection or the Department of Jobs,...

Other Questions: Irish Music Industry Promotion (8 Dec 2015)

Mick Wallace: Earlier this year, IMRO reported that the Irish music industry contributes more than €470 million to the domestic economy and supports more than 9,000 direct jobs in Ireland. Every €1 invested in the industry generates between €4 and €7. However, the same report found that our industry is struggling to realise its full potential. There is very little...

Other Questions: Irish Music Industry Promotion (8 Dec 2015)

Mick Wallace: The Minister refers to funding from this area and that area, but she must admit that we compare poorly with international standards. Sadly, the arts are not seen in Ireland as businesses in their own right. Often, the State treats music as a hobby, something that people do before they get jobs. The lack of support is felt at individual level, with many people forced onto the dole or into...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (8 Dec 2015)

Mick Wallace: 70. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the creation of a body, or the adaptation of an existing body, which would provide funding, upskilling, legal advice and promotion for emerging musicians, perhaps along the lines of the Music Commission in New Zealand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43484/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (3 Dec 2015)

Mick Wallace: 13. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to improve access to, and the quality of, treatment for lymphoedema in the south-east region and across the country; when he expects the Health Service Executive report on this matter to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42968/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (3 Dec 2015)

Mick Wallace: 19. To ask the Minister for Health if the level of mental health provision in County Wexford is adequate to meet the needs of the local population; the measures he is taking to resolve the ongoing staffing issues in the county and to attract and maintain quality expertise there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42969/15]

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: From the Seanad (Resumed) (2 Dec 2015)

Mick Wallace: I revert to the point of the 28 days or to the provision that someone who has been in a property for eight years or more will be obliged to give 112 days' notice to the landlord. This strikes me as a provision that has not been thought out because it does not really make sense. For example, someone who has been in a property for eight years or more may lose his or her job. The employer is...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: From the Seanad (Resumed) (2 Dec 2015)

Mick Wallace: It is very hard to see the rationale behind this. If people are in a property for a number of years, very often they have started families and moving is a much bigger challenge than it is for someone who has only been in a place for 12 or 18 months. If a person has children, they are looking at different schools. There is far more to be taken into consideration and the idea of giving...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Detention Centres (2 Dec 2015)

Mick Wallace: 15. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the findings published on 22 October 2015 by the Health Information and Quality Authority following an unannounced inspection of the detention schools in Oberstown campus which outlined a number of recurring issues which had not been addressed, such as single separation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42542/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Direct Provision System (2 Dec 2015)

Mick Wallace: 39. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is satisfied with the role he and Túsla - Child and Family Agency have played in the welfare of children in direct provision and if any measures are under way to improve the provision of care; the measures he is taking to ensure that any refugee children will be given the care they need upon arrival; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (2 Dec 2015)

Mick Wallace: 147. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he is taking to secure the release from prison of a person (details supplied), particularly given the concerns expressed by a wide range of human rights watchdogs, such as Amnesty International, that this person will not receive a fair trial; if he is pursuing the most effective policies in this regard in order to secure this...

Other Questions: Protected Disclosures in the Public Interest (1 Dec 2015)

Mick Wallace: It was not independent and open.

Other Questions: Protected Disclosures in the Public Interest (1 Dec 2015)

Mick Wallace: Exactly.