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Other Questions: Penalty Points System (6 Feb 2013)

Mick Wallace: It was not him.

Other Questions: Penalty Points System (6 Feb 2013)

Mick Wallace: I have not named him either.

Other Questions: Penalty Points System (6 Feb 2013)

Mick Wallace: What is the specific legislation? The Minister still has not told Members. This is crazy.

Other Questions: Penalty Points System (6 Feb 2013)

Mick Wallace: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he considered exercising his powers under the Garda Siochana Act 2005, as amended by the Criminal Justice 2007, to order an inquiry into the practice of terminating fixed charge notices by the Ombudsman under s.102 in which he is entitled to do so if he considers it in the public interest or to order a special inquiry by specially appointed...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Traffic Legislation (6 Feb 2013)

Mick Wallace: It is as if the rules are being made up in retrospect. A Garda circular, HQ45/09, outlining policy regarding termination of fixed-charge penalties was issued in 2009. It states that it applies only to a driver of a fire brigade vehicle, an ambulance or the use by a member of An Garda Síochána of a vehicle in the performance of the duties of that member, or a person driving or...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Traffic Legislation (6 Feb 2013)

Mick Wallace: As the dossier indicates, this discretion is exercised in a way which is non-transparent, non-reviewable, not subject to any appeal system, not subject to any formal recorded process evidenced by a paper trail, not subject to any formal examinable criteria and not subject to any oversight or monitoring. The Minister had a number of options for tackling this rather than through an internal...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Traffic Legislation (6 Feb 2013)

Mick Wallace: Did the Minister consider the issue to be one of public concern?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Traffic Legislation (6 Feb 2013)

Mick Wallace: I have not insinuated that gardaí-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Traffic Legislation (6 Feb 2013)

Mick Wallace: Yes, please.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Traffic Legislation (6 Feb 2013)

Mick Wallace: I have not insinuated that gardaí across the country are corrupt. We are talking about senior members terminating fixed-charge notices. Is the Minister not concerned that one superintendent terminates a handful and another terminates more than 1,000? No one is prejudging anything. However, if I want to judge it at all, should we not have an independent inquiry? Does the Minister...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Traffic Legislation (6 Feb 2013)

Mick Wallace: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will set out the specific legislation and specific Garda directives or circulars which detail the boundaries and limitations within which members of An Garda Síochána exercise discretion for the termination of fixed charge penalty notices; if the terms of reference of the internal review being conducted by the Garda Commissioner...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (6 Feb 2013)

Mick Wallace: Tony Healy of the Nevin Economic Research Institute in an interview on RTE radio this morning described our situation "as the largest and most expensive public bailout of private banks in recent European history; it is really impacting on people very severely and I think there is a lot of concern abroad about the capacity of Ireland to repay these debts". He went on to say: "We are in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Safety (6 Feb 2013)

Mick Wallace: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to any problems in relation to the manner in which data is collected by the Gosafe system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6016/13]

Other Questions: Commercial Rates Calculations (5 Feb 2013)

Mick Wallace: Who was given the break?

Other Questions: Commercial Rates Calculations (5 Feb 2013)

Mick Wallace: Offices, maybe, but retail is screaming and is on the floor, so to speak.

Other Questions: Commercial Rates Calculations (5 Feb 2013)

Mick Wallace: I welcome Deputy Barry Cowen's remarks that rates have fallen by 6% somewhere in the country. My experience is very different. Dublin city is undergoing revaluation at present and we were told that material change of circumstances would be taken into consideration. Now, however, the Valuation Office is going on physical appearance only when, surely, turnover should be a factor. There is...

Other Questions: NAMA Social Housing (5 Feb 2013)

Mick Wallace: I am fully aware that trying to move units from NAMA into social housing is not black and white all the time. Neither is it easy for NAMA to sell units all the time. There are complications about selling units under many of these projects. Many of these housing units or apartments would not necessarily suit social housing but many of them would. Does the Minister of State agree that...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Registrations (5 Feb 2013)

Mick Wallace: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the approximate cost of remedial works on septic tanks; the percentage of tanks that he intends to inspect; the timescale for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5545/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Gas Pipelines (31 Jan 2013)

Mick Wallace: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason Bord Gáis are being allowed to place a high pressure gas main at minimum level depth along main residential areas in Dublin city; and his views on the cost implications and disruption for other utilities. [4905/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Gas Pipelines (31 Jan 2013)

Mick Wallace: I know from our own civil works over years that best practice for a gas main in built up areas is 2 m. Dublin City Council would have expected it to be laid at a depth of 2 m. Laying it at a depth of 1 m is detrimental to anyone coming afterwards to install infrastructure for water, drainage, telecommunications or electricity. We are looking for trouble by putting this pipe at a depth of 1...