Results 861-880 of 3,850 for speaker:Mick Wallace in 'Dáil debates'
- Report on Recognition of Traveller Ethnicity: Motion (1 Jun 2017)
Mick Wallace: Right.
- Report on Recognition of Traveller Ethnicity: Motion (1 Jun 2017)
Mick Wallace: The strategy states the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government will ring fence the budget for Traveller accommodation and put in place robust mechanisms to monitor expenditure and delivery, including periodic reviews to assess progress in meeting needs, and that the Department will assess whether there are any barriers to Travellers accessing social housing. There is...
- Report on Recognition of Traveller Ethnicity: Motion (1 Jun 2017)
Mick Wallace: As the Minister of State has just said, to define Travellers as an ethnic group does not entitle them to any additional rights and protections. While the recent decision to recognise Traveller ethnicity is a symbolic step and a well-deserved victory for the Traveller community who have fought so long and hard for it, it will be meaningless if the Government fails to follow through with...
- Other Questions: JobPath Implementation (31 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: A bit of lobbying there?
- Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (31 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: I promise not to talk for as long as Deputy Timmy Dooley. My understanding of new politics is that anything for which Fianna Fáil is prepared to vote will be passed, which is great. I am delighted to hear Deputy Timmy Dooley say Fianna Fáil is to get real about climate change. I am looking forward to seeing that come about. I commend Deputy Tony McLoughlin all those around the...
- Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (31 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 3:In page 4, to delete line 10 and substitute the following: "(b) shall also apply in respect of petroleum that is offshore.".
- Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (31 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: On a point of order-----
- Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (31 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: On the proposal by Deputy Stanley regarding separate legislation to deal with offshore fracking, the chances of getting it this far are slim because of the money order.
- Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (31 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: It will not be allowed get this far again. We have an opportunity today to vote to stop offshore fracking. We can do it today.
- Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (31 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: You are quite clever yourself, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle.
- Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (31 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: This is my second.
- Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (31 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: The debate that happened here last week was a little disappointing. We saw our amendments criticised by the Government, the Greens, Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, all under pressure to get the Bill through the House in one hour and 20 minutes. As I said last week, I do not believe that the Government has any genuine interest in tackling climate change and the record of terrible planning...
- Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (31 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: I am the first name on amendment No. 3 but I will not get in again under that. Is that the case?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: National Security Committee (30 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: Accountability and transparency are essential ingredients of a well functioning democracy. National security issues, however, allow governments that are basically democratic to opt out of these responsibilities and justify actions which often constitute gross infringements of human rights under the guise of protecting citizens. Ireland's national security committee, NSC, by its nature,...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: National Security Committee (30 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: 1. To ask the Taoiseach when the most recent meeting of the national security committee took place; the current members of the committee; the number of times the committee meets each year; and the role of the committee. [23329/17]
- Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Accommodation Provision (25 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: There are still no effective rent controls or taxes on landbanking. Airbnb is making the housing crisis worse and operates in a strange place legally. Last year, An Bord Pleanála upheld a Dublin City Council ruling that an apartment owner in Temple Bar needed to apply for planning permission if the owner wanted to continue renting the property out via Airbnb. The Minister, Deputy...
- Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Accommodation Provision (25 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: This morning during Leaders' Questions, the Tánaiste stated that everyone wants to see the homelessness problem solved and every possible initiative is being taken. This statement is not supported by reality. According to Focus Ireland, in March last, 77 families in Dublin experienced homelessness for the first time, while in March 2013 five families became homeless. The 4% cap on...
- Other Questions: Local Authority Housing Provision (25 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: If I send the Minister of State the breakdown of Mel Reynolds' analysis, will he reply to it and counteract what Mr. Reynolds says in order to justify his own numbers?
- Leaders' Questions (25 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: It is outrageous that they might use international terrorism to defend the present Garda Commissioner. The house that is An Garda Síochána is falling down around her ears. While scandals, which can only be described as white collar crime, continue to escalate around Templemore, at the other end of the scale the plot thickens around the Garda involvement in the heroin trade in...
- Leaders' Questions (25 May 2017)
Mick Wallace: But it is not.