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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Company Registration (24 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: 223. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a comprehensive list of all multinational companies that have their headquarters here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8124/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parole Boards (19 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: 34. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her legislative plans to reform the Parole Board of Ireland, in view of recent criticism, particularly about the decision-making process and the extent of ministerial input into temporary release; her views on failures identified in a report (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7069/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Overseas Missions (18 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: The troops were moved because al-Qaeda had moved into a certain area. I do not see where the positive is in the whole Middle East region. The Minister has said that Syria and Israel are not fighting across the border at present, but they would fight if they wanted to. We would not be able to stop them if they did. The UN could play a massive role in the Middle East, but we are a long way...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Overseas Missions (18 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: We are not achieving anything.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Overseas Missions (18 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: It is past its sell-by date.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Overseas Missions (18 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: It is not just my view.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Overseas Missions (18 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: 5. To ask the Minister for Defence his long-term plans for the participation of the Irish Defence Forces in the United Nations disengagement observer force operation in the Golan Heights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7072/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Overseas Missions (18 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: A recent UN report stated that the Israeli military has been in direct contact with Syrian rebels over a period of months, has facilitated the treatment of wounded fighters and, at times, exchanged parcels. How can the Minister justify the presence of Irish soldiers in this region? It is hard to see what they are doing there. If the Israelis are now working with rebels with al-Qaeda links,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Overseas Missions (18 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: It is in the UN report.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Overseas Missions (18 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: We have pointed out previously that this situation has been ongoing for 40 years. The initial idea was that it would bring peace and ensure there was no conflict between Israel and Syria through the Golan Heights area. After 40 years that is no longer the purpose. Recently Israel bombed Hezbollah in Syria, on the other side of the border, over the heads of the UNDOF mission. The Irish...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Shannon Airport Facilities (18 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: I am at a loss to understand why aircraft are not being searched. The Middle East is in complete turmoil. There is no doubt that there are aircraft leaving America, landing at Shannon Airport and proceeding to war fronts. This is in breach of international law. Leaving aside the lack of searches, are checks made to see where these aircraft propose to land? The number of excuses for the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Shannon Airport Facilities (18 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: If a check point is set up by the Garda and a car is stopped because it is suspected that the occupants might be carrying drugs, gardaí do not ask for an assurance that they do not have drugs in the boot of the car and, having received that assurance, allow them to proceed without checking the boot, which is what is happening in the case of military aircraft landing at Shannon Airport....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Shannon Airport Facilities (18 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: They have been found out. The leaks by Mr. Snowden and Chelsea Manning revealed that the United States had been telling lies for a long period about its foreign policy. Shannon Airport was being used to torture prisoners and we are not even prepared to investigate the matter. When an aeroplane from Ireland carrying the former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern travelled to the United States, it was...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Shannon Airport Facilities (18 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: They have blown it.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Shannon Airport Facilities (18 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: The criminals-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Shannon Airport Facilities (18 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: It is lawless.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Shannon Airport Facilities (18 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: 3. To ask the Minister for Defence the Defence Forces resources allocated to aiding the civil power duties at Shannon Airport to date in 2015; if he is satisfied that this is an effective use of Defence Forces personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7071/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Shannon Airport Facilities (18 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: According to the programme for Government, the Government "will enforce the prohibition on the use of Irish airspace, airports and related facilities for purposes not in line with the dictates of international law". The Government is using the Defence Forces at Shannon Airport to protect aeroplanes that it refuses to inspect. In light of the programme for Government, does the Government...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Navigation Orders (18 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: 14. To ask the Minister for Defence if the Irish air force has any capability to monitor or communicate with foreign military aircraft flying through Irish airspace, including aircraft that have their transponders switched off; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6879/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (18 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: 15. To ask the Minister for Defence if he has a long-term understanding of what the Irish Resolute Support Mission hopes to achieve in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6878/15]