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Other Questions: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (29 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: Some parents are very worried. A parent I know in Wexford, Jane Johnstone, has pointed out to me that the section of the circular is a serious concern for many parents. She stated:Most of our kids wouldn't have the understanding of rules, and when kids present with challenging behaviours it's largely due to one of two reasons - either they can't communicate their needs, or are...

Other Questions: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (29 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: I understand the Government has retained the numbers-----

Other Questions: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (29 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: The big problem is that the demand has grown greatly, which is unfortunate. The number of children needing help has increased a great deal and we have not kept pace in dealing with them. We know that resources are stretched, but children are falling behind now because they do not have as much support. The Minister of State said that teachers are qualified to look after many of these...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (29 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: 52. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on his plans for the full implementation of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 in view of the fact that it is now a decade since this Act was passed by the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23365/14]

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2014: Referral to Select Committee (28 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality pursuant to 82A3(a) and 118 of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business and paragraph (8) of the Orders of Reference of Select Committees.

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (28 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: I welcome the Minister's commitment to reform of the Garda Síochána structure. I thank her for allowing this draft to progress past Second Stage. I welcome the words of Deputy Donohoe this evening. I acknowledge that a much-needed public consultation process is finally under way in respect of Garda reform. I emphasise that the Bill before the House was drafted only after...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (28 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: 26. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will discuss with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Justice Minister the deteriorating morale in Maghaberry Prison due to unrest surrounding prison conditions; the wider impact this may have on the stability of communities in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (28 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: 31. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the continuing deterioration of the situation in Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23208/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (28 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: 58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a school (details supplied) in County Wexford which has been without a principal for more than two years; if his Department has taken any action in relation to this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23463/14]

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." We decided to bring forward this Bill again in light of the recent U-turn in Government policy. It is regrettable that the newly discovered policy direction is reactionary rather than genuinely reforming. It has taken a stream of emerging Garda crises to pre-empt even minimal proposals recognising the need for reform in this regard. Reform...

Topical Issue Debate: Building Regulations Qualifications (27 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: There is no doubt that unless a structure is formed whereby architectural technologists can constitute a statutory registered body on their own, architectural technologists will be second-class citizens. The Minister's new regulations insist on the submission of working drawings before work begins. I would have no problem with that. I always waited too long to get them from architects. It...

Topical Issue Debate: Building Regulations Qualifications (27 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: And 12%.

Topical Issue Debate: Building Regulations Qualifications (27 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: As the Minister will be aware, I have some serious reservations about the new regulations introduced in March this year. Before I deal with the issue of architectural technologists, however, I want to say that I still believe the Government is missing the point and that independent supervision by people working for the State is the best way forward. I still insist that it cannot possibly...

Other Questions: Mortgage Schemes (27 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: The Minister would surely agree with me that supply is a bigger problem than demand. He might argue that the sort of incentive he mentioned might indirectly increase supply. However, there is a fear now that any Government moneys spent on increasing demand will only facilitate another property boom and the banks. This is difficult to understand, given that the banks would be out of...

Other Questions: Mortgage Schemes (27 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: George Osborne's Help to Buy scheme has cost the British taxpayer £12 billion and has led to a serious increase in the price of housing. The Minister is right that a builder cannot build unless he can make ends meet and the project makes a profit. Does the Minister not agree that the biggest problem in Ireland is the land bank accumulation that goes on? It is not the builders that are...

Other Questions: Mortgage Schemes (27 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: 8. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for a mortgage insurance scheme for first-time buyers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23047/14]

Other Questions: Mortgage Schemes (27 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: The Government's document, Construction 2020: A strategy for a renewed construction sector, states consideration will be given to the concept of a mortgage insurance scheme. Specific reference is made to the Help to Buy scheme in the United Kingdom. Will the Minister elaborate on plans in this regard?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Schemes (27 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: 28. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a help-to-buy scheme, similar to that operating in the UK; his views on whether such a scheme could drive up house prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23048/14]

Guerin Report: Statements (15 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: The former Minister for Justice and Equality is gone because he failed to properly deal with the challenges of policing in Ireland. The challenges did not begin on his watch. Several who held the office before him ignored the obvious. For 18 months at least the former Minister refused to deal fairly and openly with the different issues brought to his attention. Instead he chose to minimise...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2014: First Stage (15 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: I move:Bill entitled an Act to amend the Garda Síochana Act 2005 to strengthen the independence and functions of the Office of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission and to provide for the establishment of a body to be known as the Garda Síochána Independent Board with monitoring, oversight and supervisory functions over the Garda Síochána to improve the...