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Other Questions: Military Aircraft Landings (21 Apr 2015)

Mick Wallace: I am not disrupting the House, the Acting Chairman is doing so.

Other Questions: Military Aircraft Landings (21 Apr 2015)

Mick Wallace: The two airplanes in question were Hercules planes. One was numbered BD 5379 and is a US Navy Lockheed C-130 warplane operated by a VR-64 Condors' Fleet logistics support squadron from McGuire AFB. They are part of a team that is entrusted to safely execute effective, responsive C-130 Hercules air logistics missions in direct support of fleet and combatant commanders worldwide. These...

Other Questions: Military Aircraft Landings (21 Apr 2015)

Mick Wallace: I beg to differ. In reply to Question No. 657 tabled recently by Deputy Clare Daly, the Minister said:The US is granted blanket permission for overflights by unarmed military aircraft. The US Embassy provides my Department with post hocmonthly statistical returns on the total number of overflights by such aircraft. Its return for February 2015 states that there were 48 such overflights by...

Other Questions: Military Aircraft Landings (21 Apr 2015)

Mick Wallace: They are both issues.

Other Questions: Military Aircraft Landings (21 Apr 2015)

Mick Wallace: The Chair is one-sided.

Other Questions: Military Aircraft Landings (21 Apr 2015)

Mick Wallace: It is blatant.

Other Questions: Military Aircraft Landings (21 Apr 2015)

Mick Wallace: 177. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details on the purpose of the landing of the two foreign military aircraft (details supplied) that landed at Shannon Airport on 11 March 2015; if he will provide details of permits granted by his Department in respect of these two particular aeroplanes; if his Department was contacted by An Garda Síochána...

Other Questions: Military Aircraft Landings (21 Apr 2015)

Mick Wallace: My question relates to two planes which landed on 11 March. It was unplanned by the sound of it. I do not know how the Government can believe they were not carrying weapons or munitions. The idea that they were not engaged in military operations or exercises, which are in breach of Irish neutrality, is beyond belief. How in God's name can the Minister still hold that we have a policy of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (21 Apr 2015)

Mick Wallace: 195. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the escalation of the crisis in Yemen and the Saudi military intervention there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15176/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (21 Apr 2015)

Mick Wallace: 407. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on sentencing for those found guilty of the possession of cannabis; her further views on the two year sentence handed down at Tralee court to a person (details supplied), who has arthritis, for the possession of six plants in view of the fact that the Government is bringing forward legislation for the provision of medical cannabis in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (21 Apr 2015)

Mick Wallace: 495. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 177 of 18 February 2015, which outlined expenditure for various items, one being respite in County Wexford, if he will provide details of these other items; his plans to isolate expenditure on management and administration in this regard, in order to provide a clear indication of the amount of resources allocated to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (21 Apr 2015)

Mick Wallace: 496. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 177 of 18 February 2015, the reasons many families in County Wexford have experienced cuts to their respite care allocations in recent years, despite the fact that, as evidenced from the reply, the budgetary allocation in this regard does not seem to have changed significantly in recent years; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Inspection Reports (21 Apr 2015)

Mick Wallace: 593. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to introduce a statutory body to inspect special schools and units in order to ensure safety and an optimum level of care for children with special needs while in school, particularly in view of the fact that inspectorate reports and recommendations arising from whole-school evaluations are not always fully implemented by some...

Other Questions: Drug Treatment Programmes Funding (16 Apr 2015)

Mick Wallace: 10. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to restore the cuts to funding for drugs and alcohol treatment, particularly in relation to County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14631/15]

Other Questions: Drug Treatment Programmes Funding (16 Apr 2015)

Mick Wallace: I heard the Minister's earlier reply to Deputy Ó Caoláin. I accept the Minister is starting to make some progress in this area but we would accept there is much catch-up to do. The Minister is well aware that there is a strong link between substance abuse and mental illness. Without it sounding too much as if I am engaging in parish pump politics about this, Wexford has suffered...

Other Questions: Drug Treatment Programmes Funding (16 Apr 2015)

Mick Wallace: I was approached by a doctor two weeks ago at home and he pointed out that the lack of a 24-hour acute mental health service in the county is a dramatic problem in Wexford. He pointed out that since the merger of acute services for Waterford and Wexford in Waterford in 2011 many of those in need of help in Wexford have been left with no access to these vital services. He claimed that a...

Other Questions: Drug Treatment Programmes Funding (16 Apr 2015)

Mick Wallace: It would be less challenging to merge units in Dublin or whatever. If a person is in dire need of help and is living in Wexford town, it can be a massive problem for them to have to go to Waterford. I understand the Government does not have a limitless supply of money but Wexford hospital has the infrastructure to house a 24-hour acute unit. The facility to provide for it is there. I...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (16 Apr 2015)

Mick Wallace: 44. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce 24-hour acute services for mental health in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14630/15]

Other Questions: Child Protection Services (15 Apr 2015)

Mick Wallace: The Minister would probably agree that the need is still a lot greater than what the facility can provide due to a lack of resources. The Minister mentioned that the turnover in Ireland was impressive by comparison with European standards. I am not familiar with what they are at European level. I noted, however, that in January the HSE data showed that between 2010 and 2013, 326 social...

Other Questions: Child Protection Services (15 Apr 2015)

Mick Wallace: I do not presume for a second that this is an easy area to deal with. In his reply the Minister referred to the high priority cases. While they are of major concern, I asked about those of a medium or lower priority. How many of them are there? There is little doubt that there are significant challenges in this area and there is not quite enough allocation. Deputy Boyd Barrett linked...