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Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2014)

Mick Wallace: If Members bring more evidence to the Taoiseach in the new year, would he consider establishing an independent investigation on what has gone on at Shannon?

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2014)

Mick Wallace: Although there is always much talk about transparency here, as under the previous Government, secrecy seems to be the order of the day. Last week, I asked the Taoiseach about surveillance being carried out by the British Government's communications headquarters, GCHQ, on cables in the Irish Sea. I asked whether the Government had sanctioned it; if so, under what legislation; and if not,...

Other Questions: Industrial Development (17 Dec 2014)

Mick Wallace: The Minister quoted figures for the south east but those relating to Wexford itself are dramatically worse. We have a major problem in that we are very dependent on foreign direct investment for any kind of manufacturing jobs. This is because successive Governments have failed to invest in indigenous industry for many years. In the lifetime of the current Administration, Wexford has been...

Other Questions: Industrial Development (17 Dec 2014)

Mick Wallace: Figures the Minister previously provided in respect of the years 2012 and 2013 show that 116 new jobs were created in the Wexford area and that 111 were lost. This means there was a net gain of five jobs. Am I missing something? The figures to which I refer were provided by the Minister in reply to a parliamentary question tabled on 23 April 2013 and they relate to 2012. Is he now stating...

Other Questions: Industrial Development (17 Dec 2014)

Mick Wallace: 7. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the regional enterprise strategy will be implemented in the south-east region, in particular in County Wexford; the number of jobs it will bring to County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48149/14]

Other Questions: Industrial Development (17 Dec 2014)

Mick Wallace: I raised a similar question two years ago when the Minister advised that the Government was intensively considering what the agencies could do to promote employment growth in the south east and support business start-ups. Sadly, things have got worse, rather than better. What is the Government's strategy to attract jobs to a place such as Wexford?

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: International Agreements (17 Dec 2014)

Mick Wallace: 18. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update on the latest round of talks between the EU and the US on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership scheduled for December 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48150/14]

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2014)

Mick Wallace: In respect of the Minister's point about workers being abused on site-----

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2014)

Mick Wallace: I understand that but I would not be the first in here to stray from the subject.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform Implementation (16 Dec 2014)

Mick Wallace: 90. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is satisfied with progress on reform since this Government came into power, particularly in view of recent appointments to State bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47807/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Appointments to State Boards (16 Dec 2014)

Mick Wallace: 97. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way the new guidelines on appointments to State bodies issued by his Department will prevent cronyism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47806/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (16 Dec 2014)

Mick Wallace: 341. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of measures being taken to prevent cruelty to animals involved in hare coursing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46863/14]

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2014)

Mick Wallace: I too wish to support the Sinn Féin amendment-----

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2014)

Mick Wallace: -----on the issue of citizens being reduced to consumers.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2014)

Mick Wallace: It is perfectly normal for companies like Coca-Cola and McDonalds to speak of customers and consumers because that is what people are to them. People buy their products and those companies view people not as human beings or citizens but as consumers because that is what they do as far as such companies are concerned. The State should avoid playing into the same philosophy as large companies...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity Generation (11 Dec 2014)

Mick Wallace: 21. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there are plans for a full audit of the Grid Link project to measure demand on the grid relative to the carrying capacity of the existing and decommissioned lines; if he will demonstrate the need for the proposed lines, as requested by Wexford County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47326/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Post Office Network (11 Dec 2014)

Mick Wallace: 32. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the closure of rural post offices, which provide essential services to their communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47327/14]

Palestine: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (10 Dec 2014)

Mick Wallace: I will start by quoting the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Charles Flanagan, who this summer stated while Israel was bombing the living daylights out of Gaza:The horror has not been confined to the Palestinian side only. Millions of Israelis have been forced to seek shelter on a daily basis from the indiscriminate firing of rockets into Israel. Some 55 Israelis, of whom the...

Other Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (10 Dec 2014)

Mick Wallace: The Minister of State said the Department does not want to cause rent inflation, which is understandable, but rent inflation is already happening. A two-bed apartment in Dominick Street has gone from €1,000 a month to €1,400 a month in two and a half years. The reason for this is very simple, namely, there is a new problem in the private rental market. Given that the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (10 Dec 2014)

Mick Wallace: 14. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied that current levels of rent supplement are adequate to meet the housing needs of recipients, particularly in view of increasing rental prices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47080/14]