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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (16 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: 189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the return to stability in the economy, her plans to abolish the cap on special needs assistants; her future plans to allocate resources on the basis of need and not budgetary limitations as per the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39527/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (16 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: 190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that significant articles contained in the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 have not been implemented ten years after enactment of the legislation; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that Ireland remains in breach of its commitment under the terms of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Exemptions (16 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: 207. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a full exemption to water charges for households that care full time for one or more disabled persons in view of the fact that members of such households spend far more time in the home than the general population; and that such households double as workplaces; and that services and payments to persons with...

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Budget Statement 2015 (14 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: If one bypasses the bluff that comes in a constant stream from the Government benches and listens to the organisations and people who present the current situation in Ireland through a sober lens, such as NERI and TASC, economists like Sheila Killian and Michael Taft, and clear-eyed geographers like Julien Mercille, Gerry Kearns and Proinnsias Breathnach, one gets a picture of Ireland that is...

Other Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (9 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: 9. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of contracts that have been awarded to companies part-owned by a person (details supplied); the total net worth of all contracts awarded to companies owned by or part-owned by this person in the lifetime of this Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38013/14]

Other Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (9 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: There will be some unease about the fact that Denis O'Brien's close political links may have been instrumental in his bid to buy Siteserv, the company that won the State contract to install water meters for Irish Water. The idea that powerful businessmen with close ties to the establishment still end up profiteering from decisions made by governments or semi-State bodies must be a worry for...

Other Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (9 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: It is disappointing this information is not available but it should be available in the interests of transparency and accountability in respect of how people make decisions. The very nature by which this gentleman ended up in possession of Siteserv is very questionable.

Other Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (9 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: He did a deal with IBRC where €100 million of debt that Siteserv owed to-----

Other Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (9 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: I have not mentioned anyone's name.

Other Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (9 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: The deal with IBRC where €100 million of debt that Siteserv owed to IBRC, which is really the taxpayer, was wiped off is very worrying. Two higher bids for the company that would have earned the State more money were rejected. A former Fine Gael Minister was chairman of IBRC at the time the deal was approved. The chairman of Siteserv, who I will not name, has acted as an adviser to...

Other Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (9 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: -----the revolving doors that exist between the corridors of power and governmental bodies and it further undermines the Taoiseach's assertion that he wants to separate the ties between Government and big business because that is not what we are seeing.

Other Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (9 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: The Minister may be surprised but I am not saying his is the first Government to oversee non-transparent practices in this area. I am saying it has gone on for years in Ireland, but I thought this Government would do things differently. We need more transparency and accountability in this area. In 2011, there was so much talk of reform and doing things differently but, sadly, the Minister...

Other Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (9 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: Yes, I will.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts Data (9 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: 28. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons employed by his Department to collect data on public procurement; their level of remuneration; and when the Government will begin publishing the awarding of contracts in the future. [38012/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (9 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: 199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the terms of reference of the Caranua redress scheme to include those victims of clerical sexual abuse who were awarded compensation under the original redress scheme; her views on whether the terms of reference are too restrictive and on whether those who were deemed eligible for redress in the first instance should be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (9 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: 200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reinstate the subsidy towards the compulsory Gaeltacht placement required to be completed by all primary teacher students. [38712/14]

Agriculture Industry: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: As a result of non-existent support for indigenous industry and a slavish enthusiasm for foreign direct investment, the agriculture sector is by far Ireland's largest home-grown industry and it is vital to us. To safeguard agriculture we must give greater support and protection to small farmers - not just large, intensive farmers - who may have to adapt to environmental pressures in the...

Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: I wish to raise the matter of an appeals system relating to fines on employers.

Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: On the face of it there are some welcome changes in the legislation. As the Minister is aware, the current multi-forum system is unnecessarily complex and will be considerably simplified under the new regime. Having one entry point for complainants will undoubtedly make the process more user-friendly. However, on reading through the Bill it is clear that a number of very serious issues...

Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Oct 2014)

Mick Wallace: It is unlikely to be me. I certainly hope this new proposed service will deliver but if it fails to do what it says on the tin, it will end up being just one more public expenditure cut - another measure to add to the undermining of the notion of the public good, which is a matter of public concern. The neoliberals from the ESRI were prominent in the media this morning talking about big...