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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Bank of Ireland, Ulster Bank and AIB (15 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: The witnesses present an image, and they present it well, of having a strong interest in helping SMEs. However, it would be wrong not to point out that the majority of people I meet are finding it difficult to get finance, and I know many people in small business and others have come to me about it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Access to Finance for SMEs: Bank of Ireland, Ulster Bank and AIB (15 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: I welcome the officials. Mr. Boucher said he will be judged by his shareholders and that is understandable, as he has a business to run. Given the fact the bank would probably be out of business but for the taxpayer, does he feel any pressure to be a service provider to the people as well as a business or does profit remain the top priority because of pressure from shareholders? It goes...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (15 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: 124. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on whether the EU-US negotiations on a transatlantic trade and investment partnership are sufficiently transparent; his views that the text of the EU's negotiating mandate and the initial position papers tabled by the EU should be published, in addition to other relevant documents; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Reports of the Ombudsman for Children (15 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: 489. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he will publish the reports of the Ombudsman for Children into the Health Service Executive conduct, and the report of the Ombudsman under section 42 of the Garda Act 2005 into the Garda conduct, both relating to the Roma children controversy last October; if he will publish these reports before the Easter break; and if he will publish...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Symphysiotomy Reports (15 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: 639. To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish the reports of Judge Yvonne Murphy and Professor Oonagh Walsh of which he has been in possession since last May; if he will publish both of these reports in their entirety; if he will, in accordance with the principles of equality of arms and procedural fairness, to publish both of these reports well in advance of July 2014, when the...

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: In recent months we have seen how section 39 of the Broadcasting Act has been exploited by individuals and organisations seeking to further their own agendas and define the terms of the upcoming public debate on marriage equality. As the barrister Mr. Brian Barrington pointed out at the time of the Pantigate scandal, by its censorship of Mr. Rory O'Neill RTE has undermined confidence in its...

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: I did not say that I would. I am saying that the Bill is welcome because we need to discuss this whole area. In the opening part of his speech, I found the Minister was very derogatory towards the Deputy's Bill. I thought it was over the top. Another prominent misconception is that the right to freedom of expression somehow carries with it an entitlement to a platform. In this regard,...

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: I welcome the Bill. The idea of this House being unavailable to those who have run into financial problems in this climate and in this day and age is a bit on the harsh side. Bankruptcy is very strange. We have had an economic collapse of a sort in Ireland, and some people who have lost hundreds of millions, and some who have cost the State hundreds of millions, will not go bankrupt while...

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2014: Second Stage (10 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: I will give Deputy Cowen a minute.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Assessments (10 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: 24. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the catchment flood risk assessment and management programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16817/14]

Wind Turbine Regulation Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (9 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: I welcome the fact that the Government is not opposing the Bill. Hopefully the reason is genuine and is not connected to the local elections. Its agreement to the set back distances and the provisions relating to noise and shadow flicker are welcome. We do not seem to have a developed energy strategy - not that it is easy to have one, given that so many things have been changing so fast in...

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: I have not had as much time as I would have liked to go through the Bill. The merging of the two bodies was cited last week in the Government’s amendment to the motion of no confidence in the Minister. This disappointing Bill could have been more progressive and reforming. Improvements have been made to the first draft provided in 2012. The Bill lacks substance if it is to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (9 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: 21. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider the case of a small school (details supplied) in County Wexford which is due to lose one of its teachers despite having 87 children on roll; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16445/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Protection (9 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: 29. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department's requirements in relation to child protection are being implemented and monitored by his Department at a school (details supplied) in County Limerick following the constructive dismissal of the school principal and the resignation of the school board of management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16446/14]

Topical Issue Debate: Health Services Provision (8 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: I wish to discuss a case with which the Minister of State, Deputy White, might be familiar, that of Mrs. Eimear Lynch-Rowe who is based in Gorey, County Wexford. Eimear suffers from a very aggressive and rapid form of motor neurone disease, MND. Her symptoms first became apparent in January 2013, and she received her diagnosis last October. Between January last year and now she has...

Topical Issue Debate: Health Services Provision (8 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: My second question related to a breakdown of the cost. I accept there are many issues at stake. The Minister of State referred to equipment and trained staff and where the financial resources would come from. Has anyone estimated the potential cost to provide such a service in the home? Does the Minister of State have even an approximate figure? Is it the case that the HSE will meet...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Household Debt Statistics (8 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: 11. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on figures from the Central Bank of Ireland which show that the total lending to Irish households fell back to €106 billion in February, the lowest level since July 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16061/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (8 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: 30. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the need for a global tax on individual net worth; if he has had discussions at an EU level on the feasibility of a global wealth tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16060/14]

Topical Issue Debate (3 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: Yes, I wish to defer it until next Tuesday when a Minister or Minister of State from the Department of Health will be able to come to the House to deal with it.

Social Housing and Homelessness Policy: Statements (Resumed) (3 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: Housing is a massive issue. It always has been a big issue but the problem now is that the goal posts have moved dramatically in the last number of years. The Minister of State is responsible for housing and may God help her. She has a very difficult task and if the Government is not prepared to give her any money, that makes it even more difficult. A media outlet in Wexford contacted me...