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Other Questions: Commission on the Future of Policing Reports (5 Jul 2018)

Mick Wallace: So do I.

Other Questions: Commission on the Future of Policing Reports (5 Jul 2018)

Mick Wallace: Mr. Harris is an outsider in that he was not previously a member of An Garda Síochána. The Minister mentioned that the commission is an independent body, which is all the more reason there is no excuse for it not producing an interim report. Will the commission cease to exist on publication of its report and, if so, who will have oversight of the implementation of its...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (5 Jul 2018)

Mick Wallace: 16. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of refugees Ireland has accepted under the refugee protection programme; when the original figure of 4,000 refugees will be reached; the reason for the delays in resettlement and relocation; his views on whether the family reunification programme will experience delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Retirements (5 Jul 2018)

Mick Wallace: 29. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has had discussions with the Garda Inspectorate regarding retirement figures in An Garda Síochána; if he has assessed the possible need for a foreign recruitment drive particularly in the area of white collar crime; his plans to have discussions with the new Garda Commissioner with regard to these retirements;...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Protected Disclosures Data (5 Jul 2018)

Mick Wallace: 46. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the functioning of the protected disclosures system in An Garda Síochána; his further views on whether it is serving the needs of those who make a protected disclosure; the number of protected disclosures An Garda Síochána has received since 2014 under this system; the number of the disclosures...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Sector (5 Jul 2018)

Mick Wallace: 70. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 7 February 2018, the number of prosecutions that were commenced in respect of unlicensed gaming activity for non-compliance with gaming licensing requirements in each of the years 2010 to 2017, by district; the number of these that led to convictions; the enforcement role An Garda...

Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Report Stage (4 Jul 2018)

Mick Wallace: Where is the logic in that? People who have not been in a craft brewery will want to do tours but if a person has had the tour, bar a change in the premises, he or she is unlikely to want to have a tour every time he or she goes in looking for a six-pack. The long and the short of it is that we are dancing around issues here for God knows what reason. I presume it is to placate the...

Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Report Stage (4 Jul 2018)

Mick Wallace: I am, yes, and I have not gone off subject. Does the Minister think I have?

Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Report Stage (4 Jul 2018)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 1:In page 3, lines 10 to 25, to delete all words from and including “(1) Where” in line 10 down to and including line 25 and substitute the following:“(1) Where a person who holds a relevant licence (in this section referred to as “the applicant”) duly gives notice of his or her intention to apply for a licence under this section in...

European Council: Statements (4 Jul 2018)

Mick Wallace: Europe does not want them. I can understand why Europe does not want to flood the EU with mad jihadists but what is the EU plan to deal with the jihadists in Idlib who nobody wants but who the EU was actually involved in funding and arming? My final question is as follows. Does the EU have any concerns around Erdogan's relationship with the Kurds and the threat of genocide against the...

European Council: Statements (4 Jul 2018)

Mick Wallace: I have some questions and it would be good to get answers. While I do not want to pin the Minister of State down to providing the answers today, it would be great to get a response. To put things in context, I echo the words of Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan. We are also of the opinion that we should not be taking sides in any war. It was unfortunate that Syria had to seek the help of...

European Council: Statements (4 Jul 2018)

Mick Wallace: Yes.

European Council: Statements (4 Jul 2018)

Mick Wallace: We were not.

European Council: Statements (4 Jul 2018)

Mick Wallace: And we will not be.

European Council: Statements (4 Jul 2018)

Mick Wallace: I put it to the Minister of State, Deputy McEntee, that while the Irish were campaigning for a seat on the UN Security Council, we did not hear a lot about neutrality. The fact that Ireland was competing for the gig with two NATO members - Norway and Canada - might have had an influence in that we were probably more eager to align ourselves with the US than with neutrality. It could have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulatory Authority: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Mick Wallace: I thank witnesses for attending. Forgive me if my questions are a little different as I do not know enough about this matter but I am interested to learn about it. To follow up on Deputy O'Callaghan's point on education and opportunity, he made the point that the efforts we have been making to bring more diversity and societal representation into the Judiciary have not been easy. We are up...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulatory Authority: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Mick Wallace: Has the authority the potential to address that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulatory Authority: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Mick Wallace: While those serving their time in the profession have to work for slave trade labour prices, when they get up the ladder our legal services are one of the dearest in Europe. That will be challenging for the authority to address. While it is relying on the partnerships to address that and bring costs down a little, as far as I am aware no ceilings have been put on costs in the legal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulatory Authority: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Mick Wallace: I return to the point that someone who qualifies must work for peanuts for a few years until he or she gets more experience. We all know that if someone comes onto a building site and wants to do carpentry but has not served his or her time, he will not be of great benefit to the builder. He will be only worth apprenticeship wages. In the case of someone who qualifies in the legal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Services Regulatory Authority: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Mick Wallace: That it is not the case at the moment.