Results 4,681-4,700 of 7,404 for speaker:Mick Wallace

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon Administration (13 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: 113. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the decision-making process regarding the loan of €250,000 that Bord na gCon provided to the Davis Road Greyhound Stadium; if Bord na gCon had an internal auditor at work at the time this loan was agreed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18754/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon Administration (13 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: 114. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the process of appointments to the Control Committee of Born na gCon; the measures in place to avoid any conflict of interest in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18755/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon Remit (13 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: 115. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details on the enforcement of the Welfare of Greyhounds Act 2011, and in particular the provisions limiting the number of litters that may be registered from any one greyhound bitch; if he is aware of breaches of these particular provisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18756/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (12 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: 211. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 9 of 9 October 2014, if his Department has carried out further research to ensure that transparency and accountability were applied at all times in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18260/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Pensions Reserve Fund Investments (12 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: 290. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for the National Pensions Reserve Fund to divest from all companies involved in the production of nuclear weapons, expanding on the current prohibited securities list which obliges the fund to avoid investment in manufacturers of cluster munitions or anti-personnel mines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18552/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Investments (12 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: 291. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he is taking to establish an ethical framework for the investment of State funds, in order to prevent public finances being invested in companies or bodies involved in the manufacture of weapons that contravene international human rights law, such as nuclear arms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18553/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme (12 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: 306. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the recent finding by the Global Competitiveness Report, which ranked Ireland's public infrastructure as thirteenth out of the EU-15, ahead of only Italy and Greece; if, in view of these findings, he is satisfied with the proposed 50:50 ratio of tax cuts to public services investment, as announced in the Spring Statement...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (12 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: 307. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department plans to allocate funding to Duncannon Fort, County Wexford, which recently closed due to funding issues and which is an important source of local revenue due to its historical significance to the area; if he has been in contact with the Department for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, the Department for Transport,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (12 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: 484. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recent figures from the World Health Organisation that predict an obesity crisis here by 2030, with female obesity alone expected to rise from 23% to 57%; if he is satisfied that his Department is taking adequate steps to address this issue; if he will provide a progress update on the consultation process regarding the forthcoming action...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Arms Trade (12 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: 523. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of Ireland's track record of working for nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, the discussions he has held with the Department for Finance, regarding the introduction of a legal prohibition on the investment of public money in the manufacturers of nuclear weapons, similar to those currently in place, regarding cluster...

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: The Minister will forgive me if I am repetitive. We have been here so often that I wonder about the merit of repeating things I have said before. However, there are probably people outside this House who believe the points need to be continually made until we get change. It is pretty clear at this stage that we do not agree on this issue. I respect the Minister's views but I will still...

Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: In January, in the wake of the Paris attacks, the Taoiseach stated in the House that: "The comprehensive international approach that is needed should tackle the underlying causes, prevent radicalisation, share information more effectively, deter and disrupt terrorist travel and bring the perpetrators of terrorism to justice." Before we continue a conversation about terrorism, we need to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (7 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: 25. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to abolish the non-domicile regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17569/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Job Creation Targets (7 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: 29. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of his spring statement announcement of 200,000 net new jobs by 2018, if he has been in contact with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Department for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to ensure these jobs will not be low paid or low hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17570/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Bereavement Grant (7 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: 37. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to reintroduce the bereavement grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18029/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Supports (7 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: 139. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a specific protocol in place within the Health Service Executive to provide extra support to recently bereaved spouses and their dependent children, in cases where they are already in receipt of medical, disability, or respite supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17973/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (7 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: 169. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to establish an acute mental health unit at Wexford General Hospital prior to the change of Government in 2011; if so, the results of that plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18032/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (6 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: 55. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to allow for the full payment of carer's allowance, along with the full widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's pensions in cases where a spouse dies while their partner is already in receipt of a carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17282/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (6 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: 148. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce incentives for banks to lower their interest rates for variable mortgages to bring them more in line with European Central Bank interest rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17591/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Energy Efficiency (6 May 2015)

Mick Wallace: 149. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the fact that the €5 billion originally ring-fenced in the €315 billion Juncker investment plan for energy efficiency projects is not going ahead, his plans to secure or ring-fence similar funding for the same purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17592/15]