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Child Care: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: Hardly a Deputy here does not agree that the fact we do not have affordable child care is a massive problem in Ireland. It is a problem for the child and the economy. It has a big impact on poverty levels. We have the fastest rising child poverty rate in Europe. It is significant that only 42% of single mothers in Ireland are in the workplace, because the others cannot afford to work. A...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Second Stage (11 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: If we want to play our part in the global effort to mitigate the onward march of climate change, one of the primary and most essential steps we can take is to embrace the no new fossil frontiers principle and push for it to be enshrined in international law. This would mean lobbying for a Europe-wide ban on fracking, a ban on offshore drilling in the fragile Arctic region and the Amazon rain...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Second Stage (11 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: We give them to the troika too.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing (10 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: 157. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to revoke hare coursing licences here, particularly in view of figures from the National Parks and Wildlife Service which indicate that during the 2013 coursing season over 100 hares required assistance, due to injuries sustained during races; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5523/15]

Protection of Life in Pregnancy (Amendment) (Fatal Foetal Abnormalities) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: She is not proposing the Bill.

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 30:In page 6, between lines 33 and 34, to insert the following: “11.Section 117 of the Principal Act is amended by substituting “the Garda Authority” for “the Minister” wheresoever it appears.”.

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 31:In page 6, line 38, to delete “Minister” and substitute “Garda Authority”.

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: I welcome the Minister's statement that the statutory obligation applies to all sections. If that is the case, it is good news. I will revisit the text to ascertain how we misinterpreted it. While the Minister has made rational and reasonable points about what is and is not possible, it is not good practice to leave this matter open-ended. It is asking too much of any human being, not...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: Why not maintain the proposed period of 30 days and provide that, where it is not possible to meet this timeframe for certain specified reasons, a maximum period of six months applies? The time limit must not be open-ended.

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 24:In page 6, line 6, to delete "Minister" and substitute "Garda Authority".

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 25:In page 6, line 12, to delete "Minister" and substitute "Garda Authority".

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 26:In page 6, line 18, to delete "Minister" and substitute "Garda Authority".

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 27:In page 6, line 19, to delete "Minister" and substitute "Garda Authority".

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 28:In page 6, line 26, to delete "under subsection (3)" and substitute "from the Garda Authority".

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 29:In page 6, to delete lines 28 to 33 and substitute the following:"(5) (a) The Minister may exclude from the copies of reports which are to be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas under subsection (4) any matter which, in his or her opinion would be prejudicial to the interests of national security. (b) If the Minister takes any action under paragraph (a), reasons...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: It is unfair for the Minister to try to suggest that we were saying everything was wrong. We are addressing the problems that exist. We acknowledge that some things are being done well. We also acknowledge that many gardaí do a great job and really care. We are seeking to address those who have misbehaved. We are simply reacting to and reflecting what we hear from the public. Of...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 20:In page 5, line 10, after “investigation.” to insert the following:“If the Garda Authority deems it necessary and in the public interest, the Authority may subsequently report the matter to the Minister.”.

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 22:In page 5, lines 34 and 35, to delete all words from and including “section” in line 34 down to and including line 35 and substitute the following:“sections 95, 98, 102 or 106, is so provided within four weeks of the date of receipt of a formal request.103B. An Assistant Garda Commissioner shall ensure that information is to be provided by the...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 19:In page 5, line 9, to delete “Minister” and substitute “Garda Authority”.This amendment goes back to the same chestnut of trying to garner as much independence as possible for the ombudsman commission with less influence from the Government of the day. If we manage eventually to put in place an independent Garda authority, it will have...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Feb 2015)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 15:In page 4, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: "(c) repeated breach of duty.".