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Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (15 May 2018)

Mick Wallace: As we stated on Committee Stage, amendment No. 20 in this group advocates a small but possibly significant change. It appears from the current wording of section 37(4) that the processing of personal data in the public interest would be possible without being specified in regulations made by a Minister. In such circumstances, who would decide what constituted the public interest and who...

Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (15 May 2018)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 1:In page 15, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following:“ “scientific research purposes” means scientific research carried out by research staff who have full autonomy in determining both the object of study and the methods of inquiry;”.

Palestine: Statements (15 May 2018)

Mick Wallace: The Israelis have adopted a dangerous mindset. They seem to think they can destroy the national aspirations of the Palestinians by military force. Israel is engaged in apartheid in its own country. What it is engaged in in the Gaza Strip and on the West Bank is nothing short of genocide. The Minister knows that no one else would get away with it. The Israeli Justice Minister, Ayelet...

Palestine: Statements (15 May 2018)

Mick Wallace: Does the Tánaiste think the security of Israel would improve if it were to stop its illegal settlements programme, stop trying to destabilise Syria, stop trying to provoke a war with Iran and allow the many Palestinian refugees to return? They have a right to return. All of these things need to happen. Why are we tolerating the behaviour of Israel? Why are we still allowing Shannon...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Sanctions (15 May 2018)

Mick Wallace: 52. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the withdrawal of support for the EU sanctions targeting Syria will be considered; if the relevant working groups in Brussels that review the impact of sanctions have published reports in 2018 with regard to the negative impact of the sanctions; if so, if he has engaged with these reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (15 May 2018)

Mick Wallace: 55. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the ongoing civil war in Yemen; if the Saudi Arabia-led coalition which conducts airstrikes on a daily basis will be condemned; his views on the fact that eight million persons are now at risk of starvation; the role Ireland can play on an international stage in striving for peace in Yemen; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (15 May 2018)

Mick Wallace: 408. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided by the HSE to a centre (details supplied) in each year since 2013, in tabular form; if his attention has been drawn to the high turnover in staff at the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21149/18]

Report on Mental Health Care: Motion (10 May 2018)

Mick Wallace: The interim report is ambitious in its scope but, I would say, cautious in its goals. The proposed staff and service provision increases are a no-brainer and, basically, no mental health care to speak of is provided by the HSE. There are three excuses for mental health provision in Ireland: locked up on drugs, drugged in the community and trapped on waiting lists. The report mentions these...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (10 May 2018)

Mick Wallace: 31. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of times the Defence Forces engaged in aid to civil power duties with regard to US military aircraft present at Shannon Airport to date in 2018; the number of personnel involved; the cost of these engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20427/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel Data (10 May 2018)

Mick Wallace: 44. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of personnel who have exited the Defence Forces, excluding mandatory retirements, to date in 2018; the overall number he anticipates for 2018, excluding mandatory retirements; his views on the fact that the current pay and conditions of the Defences Forces are forcing personnel to consider employment in other areas; and if he will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to the Labour Market for International Protection Applicants: Discussion (9 May 2018)

Mick Wallace: I thank the witness for her presentation. It was said that while the directive gives member states the power to set the conditions for access to the labour market, including the requirement to give priority to EU and EEA citizens, they must do so in a way that ensures that asylum seekers have effective access to the labour market. We had a fairly robust debate with the Minister; perhaps the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to the Labour Market for International Protection Applicants: Discussion (9 May 2018)

Mick Wallace: Does the witness have an opinion on whether the Government could be leaving itself open to a legal challenge given the position it has taken?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to the Labour Market for International Protection Applicants: Discussion (9 May 2018)

Mick Wallace: Is the Government open to legal challenge?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to the Labour Market for International Protection Applicants: Discussion (9 May 2018)

Mick Wallace: The point was made that it is essential that a good understanding of the labour market profile of asylum seekers underpins support structures. I believe that is a good point. It was said that significant administrative barriers faced by asylum seekers in accessing a range of services must be dealt with by ensuring that such administrative barriers are overcome, including through training of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to the Labour Market for International Protection Applicants: Discussion (9 May 2018)

Mick Wallace: Do the witnesses find that when they put their ideas and plans to the Government that it is receptive?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to the Labour Market for International Protection Applicants: Discussion (9 May 2018)

Mick Wallace: The Irish Refugee Council, IRC, is calling for unrestricted access to work after six months. Does the chief commissioner agree?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to the Labour Market for International Protection Applicants: Discussion (9 May 2018)

Mick Wallace: Is access totally unrestricted?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to the Labour Market for International Protection Applicants: Discussion (9 May 2018)

Mick Wallace: I thank the witnesses for coming before us. Article 20 of the reception conditions directive provides that a member state may reduce or withdraw reception conditions but requires that under no circumstances may a person be left in a state of destitution. The witnesses say that if somebody loses their place, there should be a right of appeal but that there is none at the moment. I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to the Labour Market for International Protection Applicants: Discussion (9 May 2018)

Mick Wallace: In this situation, the direct provision centre was living with the fact the person in question was going to Dublin, coming back and being there at the weekends. He was getting his €21.60 per week and everything was fine. Then it suddenly was not and they threw him out and made him homeless. Does the council visit direct provision centres? Does it find that the people who run these...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to the Labour Market for International Protection Applicants: Discussion (9 May 2018)

Mick Wallace: What has been the council's experience in terms of how the people who run these centres are being held to account by the Government?