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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (29 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Fisheries and Food if he will give assurances to this house that agri environmental options scheme payments due from 2010 and AEOS and REP scheme four payments for 2011 will be paid in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17620/11]

Direct Payment Schemes (29 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Fisheries and Food in relation to payments, if he will give a guarantee that all inspections be completed, processed and cleared in order to deliver payments on schedule within the Charter of Rights and that disadvantage area payments will be paid in mid-September and single farm payments advanced on 16 October; in a year of significantly...

Direct Payment Schemes (29 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: I thank the Minister. Are the agri-environmental options scheme, AOS, payments included? Some are still due from last year. Is it true that the EU funds 50% of these payments and the Exchequer must make up the remainder? Farmers are wary because if all the payments are not made this year, there is a fear that the Exchequer may be under even more pressure next year. If farmers do not get...

Direct Payment Schemes (29 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: Does the Minister agree small farmers are the most reliant on these payments? The State has taken the least care of them over the years. We have been much better at looking after large milk farmers rather than small farmers who are more reliant on these payments.

Twenty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: I agree that improving the adoption laws is a positive step but, like Deputy Catherine Murphy, I am of the view that it is a terrible pity that a referendum on children's rights will not be immediately forthcoming. A referendum on the right's of the child has long been called for by organisations such as Amnesty International and Barnardos. I hope the Government will not kick the can down...

European Council Meetings: Statements (29 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: The Taoiseach claimed there is no demand for credit from small and medium-sized businesses, a point with which I disagree. Until we have a functioning banking system, it will be difficult to see any form of recovery in the small and medium-sized sector. I am aware of many businesses that have been refused credit. Despite all the State has done for them, the banks are still not open for...

Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: When the Taoiseach is introducing legislation later in the year for the referendums he has planned, will he consider asking the people if they wish to have a temporary suspension of contract law for the specific purpose of reducing salaries-----

Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: How is this out of order?

Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: We are having difficulty reducing salaries that already exist.

Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: If we suspend contract law, which we can achieve through the referendum process, we could tackle the problem head-on.

International Time Zones (23 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: I can inform the Minister that an extra hour of daylight in the evening in winter would be of huge benefit to productivity in the construction industry. It is a real problem for us when it gets dark at 4.30 p.m. or 5 p.m. rather than 6 p.m. It has a huge impact on the construction industry. Given that it can take an hour and a half to set up for the day, it can be a real bummer when one...

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: I am very confused about the lack of accountability in NAMA and do not understand it. Did the Minister state it would not come under his wing?

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: Right. There seems to be a lack of accountability in regard to NAMA. Who decided what the wages would be?

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: Who decided who would get the jobs? I have encountered many people who worked for banks and in real estate who have moved into NAMA. It seems they are getting more money now than they ever got in their previous jobs. I do not understand that, given that they are doing much the same type of work. It is questionable whether they should have got the work when one considers that they were...

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: I have some very interesting questions for him.

Workers' Remuneration: Motion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: I refer to a statement made by the task group: We endorse the conclusions reached by Kevin Duffy and Frank Walsh that reducing JLC rates to the minimum wage level will have important distributional consequences without having any substantial effect on employment. We are concerned that recent proposals reportedly made by Minister Bruton are not in line with the Duffy Walsh report. The...

Special Educational Needs (22 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: I reiterate what Deputy Browne said. It is grossly unfair. I was disappointed to hear the Taoiseach's remarks today. Last Friday, I received telephone calls from parents who were crying over this. When I suggested to them that they come up on Tuesday to protest, they jumped at the idea. They had no plans in place but feel so strongly about this matter that more than 100 people turned up...

Arts Review (22 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: We want further details.

Order of Business (21 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: In view of promised legislation and given that the banks are still pretty reluctant to lend to small and medium business, does the Government still plan to introduce the strategic investment bank?

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: As the minimum wage in the construction industry is €14.50, this measure will not have an impact. However, the catering industry will be affected. We have had a good debate last night and today. Deputies Higgins and Ó Snodaigh should be complimented for being in the House. Only a handful of the 166 Members elected to the Dáil were present for the debate. At least we are prepared to...