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Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2014)

Mick Wallace: The only change is that the Garda Commissioner made a show of himself.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Administration (28 Jan 2014)

Mick Wallace: 129. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if it is acceptable for companies using the JobBridge scheme to request a PhD as the minimum educational requirement to be held by applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3673/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (28 Jan 2014)

Mick Wallace: 136. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the analysis that has been carried out by her Department to determine if reductions in rent supplement have resulted in an increase in homelessness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3674/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Energy Conservation (28 Jan 2014)

Mick Wallace: 481. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in view of recent climate change research by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change showing that nations are not reducing their emissions enough, if he will introduce a national energy conservation awareness campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51933/13]

Other Questions: Trade Missions (23 Jan 2014)

Mick Wallace: 6. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the perceived benefits of the trade mission to Saudi Arabia are worth the negative consequences of dealing with a regime with such a poor human rights record; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2958/14]

Other Questions: Trade Missions (23 Jan 2014)

Mick Wallace: Saudi Arabia has probably one of the worst human rights records in the world. On the recent trade mission the Taoiseach congratulated Saudi Arabia on its election to the UN Human Rights Council, but did not challenge it on its human rights record. We are not talking about something that happened 30 years ago, but something that is happening today. Is it right to leave all principle outside...

Other Questions: Trade Missions (23 Jan 2014)

Mick Wallace: A recent Human Rights Watch report stated:Saudi Arabia stepped up arrests, trials, and convictions of peaceful dissidents, and forcibly dispersed peaceful demonstrations by citizens in 2013. Authorities continued to violate the rights of 9 million Saudi women and girls and 9 million foreign workers. As in past years, authorities subjected thousands of people to unfair trials and arbitrary...

Other Questions: Trade Missions (23 Jan 2014)

Mick Wallace: The Minister says that opening up trade links with these people will change how they do things. How has Saudi Arabia changed how it does things in the past 20 years? As far as I can see nothing is changing. As long as it can do business with everybody it will be under no pressure to change anything. We approved of the EU sanctions on Iran because we wanted to force it to the negotiating...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Proposed Incinerator at Poolbeg: Dublin City Council (22 Jan 2014)

Mick Wallace: When I asked Mr. Keegan if he had an appetite for an investigation into how matters were mismanaged, he said it was water under the bridge. Does accepting such events as water under the bridge help our efforts to achieve accountability and transparency?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Proposed Incinerator at Poolbeg: Dublin City Council (22 Jan 2014)

Mick Wallace: Likewise, I realise this was not on Mr. Keegan's watch. However, does he have an opinion on the reason no serious internal investigation took place after the McKechnie judgment had been so damning of individuals in the council or the reason no one has been held accountable? In the interests of transparency and accountability, does Mr. Keegan have an appetite for carrying out such an...

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (22 Jan 2014)

Mick Wallace: Community service should not be seen simply as a form of punishment but as something positive. It would not do any of us any harm to do community service. I will bring forward an amendment on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (22 Jan 2014)

Mick Wallace: I reserve the right to bring forward amendments to this section on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (22 Jan 2014)

Mick Wallace: I reserve the right to bring forward amendments to this section on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (22 Jan 2014)

Mick Wallace: I reserve the right to bring forward amendments to this section on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (22 Jan 2014)

Mick Wallace: I reserve the right to bring forward amendments to this section on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (22 Jan 2014)

Mick Wallace: I reserve the right to bring forward amendments to this section on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (22 Jan 2014)

Mick Wallace: I reserve the right to bring forward amendments to this section on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (22 Jan 2014)

Mick Wallace: I wish to delete section 19(1)(c)(i).

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (22 Jan 2014)

Mick Wallace: Okay.

Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (22 Jan 2014)

Mick Wallace: Section 19(1)(c)(i)