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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sex Offenders Treatment Programme (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 43. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the fact that the uptake in the Building Better Lives programme for sexual offenders is decreasing year on year; if proposals to make this programme mandatory will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4385/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 53. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Judicial Council Bill 2017; when he expects it to progress to Dáil Éireann; the reason for the delay to date; his views on whether this is having a negative impact on the courts system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4384/19]

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: My points will be pretty similar to those aired. The assisted decision-making legislation lists jury duty as one of the exemptions to the provisions of the Act, which is a problem as it contravenes the spirit of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, especially Article 12.2. It affects the ability of persons with disabilities to participate in all aspects...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: I would back up Deputy Chambers' argument. It is a rational one and I do not see the rationale for not pressing ahead with it today. Separately, it is good to hear that the Minister of State is hopeful that the Irish Deaf Society funding issue will be sorted this week. Why are things allowed to get to this point? The people from the Irish Deaf Society who contacted us were pretty upset...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: Section 3 removes the reference to section 41 of the Electoral Acts to "unsound mind" in respect of a person standing for election to the Dáil or Seanad. This is obviously welcome. The UN committee on the rights of persons with disabilities has urged that all stages of an election should be made fully accessible, including the political campaigns around them. Our amendment, as...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 11: In page 7, lines 19 to 21, to delete all words from and including “to keep” in line 19 down to and including “disabilities;",” in line 21 and substitute the following: “to promote, protect, and monitor the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and to keep under review the adequacy and...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: I will consider the amendment further. I reserve the right to reintroduce it on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: I realise that we tend to legislate in terms of "may" rather than "shall" and this amendment probably fits into the same category.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (30 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: Yes.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (29 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: I have two questions for the Tánaiste.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (29 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: This is a war of resistance by the people of Yemen against the pillage of their country by global financial capitalism. Mr. Saleh was implementing neoliberal policies and the people were resisting them. He was thrown out and replaced by Mr. Hadi, who, when he ran out of rope, ran away. The war started in 2015. There is zero justification for the Saudi UAE bombing of Yemen, with the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (29 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: The Tánaiste said that Ireland cannot go out on a limb on its own and that it is tied to the EU. European countries sometimes take a separate stand. For example, prior to the latest slow walk to a coup in Venezuela, the Spanish Minister was backing Mr. Maduro and giving him a chance to work things out. In the past few days, the French and the Germans declared that if there are no...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (29 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 49. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had communications with his counterparts in the European countries that continue to sell arms and provide support to the coalition that is bombing Yemen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4119/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Conflicts (29 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 75. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is satisfied with the role the UN has played in terms of ending the war in Yemen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4120/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Miscarriages of Justice (29 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 129. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he highlighted the case of persons (details supplied) at his attendance at the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference; if his attention has been drawn to the details of the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49795/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (29 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 163. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will direct the Revenue Commissioners to defer the withdrawal of the concessionary application of the zero rate of VAT to certain food supplements until an impact study has been completed. [3848/19]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services Funding (24 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: We hope that the Government sees sense and comes up with a rational approach to this matter. According to the Central Statistics Office, there were 3,809 deaf people or persons with a serious hearing impairment living in County Wexford in 2016. Members of the deaf community in Wexford have had zero access to services following the closure of Chime and the Wexford deaf club. The current...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services Funding (24 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: I just knew. I was asked to wear it by the Irish ambassador to Malawi, Gerald Cunningham. I wear it today in solidarity with the people of Malawi but also in solidarity with a most special group, namely, the Irish Deaf Society. I ask the Minister of State to get the Government to do the right thing.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services Funding (24 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: The issue of funding does not lie with one Minister. A cross-departmental strategy is needed. It was always going to be needed if we were realistically to implement the provisions of the legislation passed by the House on Irish Sign Language 13 months ago. We cannot realistically do that without the input of the organisation that has played a central role in providing support for deaf...

Directly Elected Mayors: Statements (24 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: That is because most of the land is owned by only a few people.