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Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality; and Defence: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (2 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: I also think it is a disgrace that the Minister is not here. It is more game playing. He said that the crisis is not of his making, or rather, the crises, and I agree with him but his handling of them has been disastrous, defensive and has lacked any appetite for truth, transparency or accountability. We have spent 18 months dealing with one issue after another, pointing out the fact that...

Companies Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: I was tempted to call a vote on the Bill but it would be a little unfair. The Bill makes progress.

Companies Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: The Bill makes progress, although not as much as I would have liked-----

Companies Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: -----but then it is difficult to get everything one wants in life, irrespective of where one is.

Companies Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: Deputy Calleary pointed out that the Bill has closed certain gaps, and it has done so, but not all of them, unfortunately. I believe it will probably be revisited in the coming years and that is perfectly doable. The race to the bottom in how we structure much of our business activities will be addressed in the coming years and I believe that changes will have to be made. Deputy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Road Haulage Industry: IRHA and FTA (2 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: I raised some of these issues this morning in the Dáil with the Minister, Deputy Varadkar. It is unusual that Ireland and the UK are unable to come to a more amicable and common-sense arrangement. The Minister was at pains to point out that the UK was governed by some EU regulations - the cabotage rules - and he was making the point that the EU regulations were the reason. If the road...

Companies Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: It is true.

Companies Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: As regards the Minister of State's statement that everybody in this House would be pro-business, history will show that austerity and all it entailed was not pro small business. That is why our domestic economy has struggled so much during the past few years. It may have been pro big business it was not pro small business. As regards the Minister of State's final comment, I have not asked...

Companies Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: The parish pump is never far away.

Companies Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 242:In page 905, between line 18 and 19, to insert the following:“1233. (1)An unlimited company shall disclose by the filing of a notification with the Companies Registration Office a list of all members which are limited companies, and their respective number of allocated shares. (2) Subsection (1) shall apply to all body corporate members, wheresoever...

Other Questions: Haulage Industry Regulation (2 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: There are a number of issues. The UK interpretation of the movement of unaccompanied trailers seems unfair. It is surprising, given the close relationships between Ireland and England, that we cannot come to a better understanding. Nolan Transport, one of the biggest companies in the country, lost two trucks recently. The company is out of pocket to the tune of €300,000 from this...

Other Questions: Haulage Industry Regulation (2 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: 7. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact an increasing number of haulage operators are reregistering their vehicles in other jurisdictions due to the significant costs associated with the haulage industry here, such as the commercial vehicle road tax and commercial vehicle testing; his views on the United Kingdom’s restrictive...

Other Questions: Haulage Industry Regulation (2 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: More than 11,000 international trucks operate in Ireland but more than 1,000 have left the jurisdiction and reregistered elsewhere because they do not feel there is a level playing field here. I am sure the Minister is well aware of the issues and I have raised a few of them in the question. Does the Minister have any plans to deal with the matter?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Military Aircraft Landings (2 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: 11. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of requests made by aircraft from the United States in 2013 for a permit to transport munitions through Shannon Airport; the number of these requests that were refused and the grounds for those refusals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15131/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Graduate Nursing Scheme Issues (1 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: 123. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is acceptable for graduate nurses and midwives participating in the graduate nurse-midwifery programme to be paid only 85% of the first point of the new entrant scale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14904/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Midwifery Services (1 Apr 2014)

Mick Wallace: 139. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the midwife shortage at Wexford General Hospital where the ratio of midwives to births stands at 1:47, which is significantly above the internationally recommended midwife to birth ratio of 1:29.5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14903/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (27 Mar 2014)

Mick Wallace: 25. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on reports that only 11 children have been adopted from abroad under the terms of the Hague adoption convention, which Ireland ratified in November 2010, even though there are 537 active declarations; her plans to speed up this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14012/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Garda Operations (27 Mar 2014)

Mick Wallace: 24. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the contact she has had with the Department of Justice and Equality and An Garda Síochána regarding allegations that Traveller children, including a 16 day old baby, have been registered on the PULSE system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14013/14]

Restorative Justice (Reparation of Victims) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (26 Mar 2014)

Mick Wallace: I presume the idea of restorative justice means restoring justice, but it must be very difficult to restore justice in the majority of situations. I am not a big fan of imprisonment; I do not see many benefits in it. There are better ways to deal with offenders than throwing them in prison. Not only do they not learn very much but sometimes they seem to come out with more problems. We...

Garda Inspectorate Report on the Fixed Charge Processing System: Statements (26 Mar 2014)

Mick Wallace: During the past 18 months the Minister's handling of the different crises that have arisen has been generally weak, ineffective and indecisive and too often it has been governed by his appetite for political survival rather than an appetite for doing the right thing according to the responsibilities of his Ministry. I do not have enough time to go through everything but I will outline 30...