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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Quesitons: Sale of State Assets (16 Jul 2014)

Mick Wallace: Questions have been raised about the manner in which the sale took place. It is not good enough for a State body to claim that it cannot tell us exactly how something was done because of commercial sensitivity. Everything could have been done perfectly and completely in order - I am not saying for a second that it was not - but some of the smaller seaweed companies are dubious about how the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Quesitons: Sale of State Assets (16 Jul 2014)

Mick Wallace: I realise that Údarás na Gaeltachta contacted likely bidders, but it is disappointing that there was no public tender. It is difficult to have transparency without one. Údarás na Gaeltachta did not apply for a licence. Rather, Arramara Teo did. The licence application was included in the sale. Traditional harvesters could be pushed off the pitch. They are uneasy....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Quesitons: Sale of State Assets (16 Jul 2014)

Mick Wallace: 3. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will make public the terms under which the State seaweed company Arramara Teo was sold; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31286/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Quesitons: Sale of State Assets (16 Jul 2014)

Mick Wallace: I wish the Minister and Minister of State all the best in their new jobs and I hope they enjoy them. Seaweed is a valuable resource and is now used in a wide range of areas. It has been harvested by local people on the west coast for generations. These traditional harvesters are afraid that Údarás na Gaeltachta has done a deal with Arcadian Seaplants that will prevent them from...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Quesitons: Sale of State Assets (16 Jul 2014)

Mick Wallace: Yes. He will enjoy this more.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council Funding (16 Jul 2014)

Mick Wallace: 15. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has any discussions with the Arts Council regarding the manner in which the council allocates funding in order to ensure that all persons and organisations receiving funds are operating in an ethical manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31273/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (16 Jul 2014)

Mick Wallace: 21. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for the commemoration of the First World War; her views on whether the occasion should be used to highlight the devastating effects of war; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31275/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service Staff (16 Jul 2014)

Mick Wallace: 28. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there is an adequate number of National Parks and Wildlife Service officers to protect our wildlife properly; her plans to recruit additional officers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31274/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (16 Jul 2014)

Mick Wallace: 32. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in view of her responsibility for the decade of commemorations programme, her role in deciding to whom the Government extends invitations to attend commemoration events; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31272/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (15 Jul 2014)

Mick Wallace: The council's submission deals mainly with the licensing question, but I would have pointed to planning as the main issue. Mr. Keegan referred to the integrity of the planning system, but can he explain how holding more than three concerts in one year does not break Croke Park's remit under the planning regulations? Mr. Keegan stated that one could apply for a licence for more than three...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (15 Jul 2014)

Mick Wallace: 79. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider amending section 290 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 in order to reinstate the lough payment scheme until there are suitable and affordable saving, credit and payment options available to financially marginalised persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30930/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (15 Jul 2014)

Mick Wallace: 100. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the decision to discontinue the lough payment scheme, also known as MABSlink, which supports marginalised persons in managing their finances and accessing legal credit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30929/14]

Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2014)

Mick Wallace: We are not saying we have too much time. If fact, we do not have enough.

Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2014)

Mick Wallace: I draw the Minister's attention to comments about the proposed banking corporation by the director of the Nevin Economic Research Institute, Mr. Tom Healy, to the effect that a proper State development bank needs to be able to deal with and lend directly to small and medium enterprises and that the existing banks constitute a significant part of the problem which SMEs face seeking to access...

Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2014)

Mick Wallace: Deputies Catherine Murphy and Joe Higgins.

Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2014)

Mick Wallace: In the past three years, I have asked about the Government's commitment to establishing a strategic investment bank 13 times. I wonder why this has been so slow in coming, but better late than never. It is somewhat disappointing that such little time has been allocated for debate on an issue so important. There is a serious democratic deficit when we do not discuss these issues properly....

Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Bill 2014: Second Stage (10 Jul 2014)

Mick Wallace: Nobody has been injured on the Israeli side.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (10 Jul 2014)

Mick Wallace: 25. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in relation to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations, his views on reports that the EU has put forward proposals that will weaken regulation of the financial sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29924/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Missions (10 Jul 2014)

Mick Wallace: 27. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he raised the issue of poor working conditions in China during his recent trade mission to that country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29923/14]

Free Travel Pass: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (9 Jul 2014)

Mick Wallace: I am aware that the Minister for Social Protection insisted last night that there is no threat to the free travel pass. Similar promises have been made in the past so she will forgive us for being a little sceptical. I am sure she remembers her colleague, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, signing a pre-election pledge not to increase third level fees. We know what happened to that. The Minister...