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

Mick Wallace: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Other Questions: Heavy Goods Vehicle Levy (15 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: Last Tuesday morning, the Minister issued a press statement saying that he had full confidence in the former Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter. In the process, he chose to misrepresent my position on a number of counts. He misrepresented me on discretion, as the former Minister repeatedly did for over a year. The Minister made out that I was portraying myself as a victim,...

Other Questions: Heavy Goods Vehicle Levy (15 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: This is a form of politics in which I thought the Minister had no interest.

Other Questions: Heavy Goods Vehicle Levy (15 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: 5. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on discussions he has had with his UK and Northern Ireland counterparts in relation to the HGV road user levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21591/14]

Other Questions: Heavy Goods Vehicle Levy (15 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: This topic has obviously arisen on a few occasions. I am aware that it is in some ways beyond the Minister's power given that the UK authorities are allowed to do what they are doing. I realise the matter was debated recently in the Northern Ireland Assembly. It was stated that Secretary of State Theresa Villiers can exclude roads from the levy through an affirmative order. Therefore, if...

Other Questions: Heavy Goods Vehicle Levy (15 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: I thank the Minister for the reply. I realise he is trying to improve matters. Many industries in this State, including the haulage industry, are experiencing difficult times. When the hotels and restaurants were in real trouble, the Government's initiative on VAT was strong, good and very helpful. It was economically beneficial in both directions. The Department of the Environment,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services Provision (15 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: 27. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has made any representations on behalf of Norwegian Airlines efforts to secure a licence from the US Department of Transport to fly from the EU to the US; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21592/14]

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: I disagree with section 12(3)(a), which states that a local authority must only give tenants ten working days of notice before the District Court can hear a possession application. As Focus Ireland has argued, tenants should be given at least 30 working days so they can have a reasonable amount of time to obtain advice and information. Having read some of the submissions to the Oireachtas...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Access (14 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: 34. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a recent report by Pavee Point on Roma maternal health here; his plans to address the barriers identified in the report that prevent Roma women from accessing healthcare, such as lack of clear and accessible information and the need for access to translation and interpretation services; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services Provision (14 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: 46. To ask the Minister for Health in the case of a person (details supplied), if the Health Service Executive will respect the person's right to life when their medical condition deteriorates to a point where they are unable to breathe independently and will require invasive ventilation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21282/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Direct Provision System (13 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: 115. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in view of the fact that more than one third of all asylum seekers living in direct provision are children, if he has been in contact with the Department of Justice and Equality to review and update the existing child protection safeguards in direct provision centres; his views on whether the remit of the Health Information and Quality...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Immigration Policy (13 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: 119. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the contact he has had with the Department of Justice and Equality regarding the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill; his views on whether this legislation should be proofed against Ireland's obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21050/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Qualifications (13 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: 456. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will instruct his Department to create a register of suitably qualified architectural technologists with a view to including this register as a statutory register along with the proposed statutory register of contractors next year. [21090/14]

Topical Issue Debate: Rent Supplement (8 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: I wish to defer the Topical Issue concerning building regulations until Tuesday, 27 May, when the Minister is available.

Nomination of Member of Government: Motion (8 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: Deputies Clare Daly, 'Ming' and I may have been calling for his resignation for the past six months but I for one take no pleasure in Deputy Shatter's fall from grace. I am sure his wife and children realise that there is more to life than holding high office. I respect Deputy Shatter's ability, intelligence, appetite for work, his stand on pro-choice and same-sex marriage but we have a...

Nomination of Member of Government: Motion (8 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: Deputy Fitzgerald has a very difficult job ahead of her, particularly if she tries to do what needs to be done. There are incredible problems within the police force. If she manages to turn the force around and make it one of which we can be proud, it will be a wonderful achievement. Accountability is not something the Garda Síochána does. Transparency is missing and we do not...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Lost at Sea Scheme (8 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: 19. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action he plans to take in relation to recent correspondence from the European Parliament Committee on Petitions regarding the 2009 report by the Ombudsman on the lost at sea scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20345/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Fleet Modernisation (8 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: 23. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a case (details supplied) in relation to the application for a fishing vessel decommissioning grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20344/14]

Estimates for Public Services 2014 - Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Supplementary Estimate) (7 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: I am sharing time with Deputy Clare Daly.

Estimates for Public Services 2014 - Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Supplementary Estimate) (7 May 2014)

Mick Wallace: I know of the difficulties faced by Gráinne McMorrow, senior counsel, in the most recent statutory investigation under the Commission of Investigation Act 2004. Ms McMorrow was appointed in 2007, but her report was only published by the former Minister, Deputy Shatter, a week ago, seven and a half years after the horrific death of Mr. Gary Douch while in the care of the State. I can...