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Tillage Sector: Motion (26 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: I used to take a bit of land and-----

Tillage Sector: Motion (26 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: I did. I had to do everything with it. I picked up 20 tonnes of loose beet off the field by hand after the machine was done, which took me a week. I was born on a 36 acre farm. Most small farms tend to be a mixture of different aspects of farming involving cereals and different animals, be they pigs, cattle or sheep. Small farmers tended to have a bit of everything and there was...

Tillage Sector: Motion (26 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: The Minister told me that our emissions are grand and everything is rosy whereas the EU has told us that we are one of the biggest culprits when it comes to methane emissions. The EU would say that the Irish are not doing enough to address climate change challenges.

Tillage Sector: Motion (26 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: The Minister is starting to sound like Bertie Ahern. That is what he said in 2007. We have argued in here about the increase in the dairy herd. I do not think it is a good idea. Aside from the climate change aspect of it, we are making more problems for ourselves. We cannot have milk without calves, so we are increasing the beef herd, which adds to our climate challenges. On top of...

Tillage Sector: Motion (26 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: I apologise because I have not read the report and I did not hear the contributions of the Chairman or the Minister. I was caught at something else. People probably find me a strange visitor to the agricultural sector, especially the Minister. I usually come from an environmental perspective, but for the record, I grew sugar beet myself.

Topical Issue Debate: Rail Network (26 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: I am glad to hear the Minister confirm again that he does not have any intention of closing the line. However, I could be forgiven for suspecting that Irish Rail does not have much of an appetite to keep it open. I still insist that this particular report, which would have been driven and very much determined by Irish Rail, is a flawed one. The Minister and the Taoiseach may not be captive...

Topical Issue Debate: Rail Network (26 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: What about the environment? Is that an issue?

Topical Issue Debate: Rail Network (26 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: Over two months ago I asked the Minister in a parliamentary question for his views on the reliability of the route profitability figures published in the 2016 rail review carried out by Roland Berger from the National Transport Authority, NTA, and whether his attention had been drawn to anomalies in the figures in the report. His response was that his Department had consulted the NTA and the...

Public Private Partnership on Capital Infrastructure: Statements (26 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: I will do it for less.

Public Private Partnership on Capital Infrastructure: Statements (26 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: The 2012 Fine Gael and Labour stimulus plan spent €2.25 billion on capital projects, predominantly based on the use of public private partnerships. It was announced at a time when the use of PPP contracts was on the wane worldwide. That same year, the UK Treasury was in the process of reviewing its PPP system because as the Treasury review put it, there was "widespread concern that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (26 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: 19. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he expects the agriculture sector to adapt its practices in the future to make use of the new allowances provided for in the recently agreed effort sharing regulation legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18111/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (26 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: 30. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the consumption rate of fruit and vegetables here for the most recent year available; the percentage of annual consumption of fresh produce produced here; the percentage for imports in this regard; his views on the future of the fresh produce and horticultural sector here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18110/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (26 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: 53. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the net carbon stock in forests here will increase to 2050; if the planned harvesting boosted by bioenergy demand will decrease carbon stocks and reduce the carbon sequestration value of standing forest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17968/18]

Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: I am not making allegations. I am stating facts. I want the Taoiseach to dig deeper. Not only does NAMA have a tendency to play a bit footloose with criminal law, but it seems to care little for the data protection law. Two months ago, the Data Protection Commissioner found that NAMA was in breach of its obligations under data protection law regarding requests for data from the O'Flynn...

Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: The end of February saw the first ever prosecution resulting in a conviction in the UK of a corporate body for failure to prevent bribery. The case concerned the managing director of a company paying a £10,000 bribe to secure a contract worth £6 million. This was the first test of section 7 of the UK's Bribery Act, which provides that a corporate body is guilty of an offence if a...

Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: I have done that. I promise the Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: My questions are for Mr. Nugent. Is it correct that he is the chief administrative officer of An Garda Síochána?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: That means he has overall responsibility for the finance directorate and ICT, among other areas. As such, the executive directors of ICT and finance report to him.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: I want to start with the ICT governance board. One of the main roles of the board is to ensure that ICT projects and the contracts relating to them are consistent with the public spending code. The public spending code is a 200 page document but one of the main requirements of the code is that contracts over €25,000 be tendered for. The board has been up and running since November...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Oversight and Accountability: Discussion (25 Apr 2018)

Mick Wallace: How many ICT contracts has the Garda agreed since the board was set up and were all those contracts tendered for?