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Other Questions: Arts Funding (14 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: The justification for handing this funding to Creative Ireland is "to accelerate its programme". Is there an effort on the part of Creative Ireland to eclipse the Arts Council? The Arts Council's own ten-year strategy, Making Great Art Work, was published, strangely enough, without any reference whatsoever to the Department's own ten-year cultural policy, Culture 2025, which is supposed to...

Other Questions: Arts Funding (14 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: 48. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is satisfied that the budget 2018 decision to increase the Arts Council's funding by less than 5% is consistent with the goal to double investment in the arts sector over the next seven years; the way in which she plans to meet this funding goal between 2017 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47762/17]

Other Questions: Arts Funding (14 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: My question is very similar to that of Deputy Niamh Smyth and relates to the same issue. There seems to be some confusion. The amount of money allocated to the arts in Ireland is way below the European norm. The Taoiseach has promised a lot more but we are playing catch-up and it seems that is going to continue. Given that the arts is so important to the Irish people, more should be done....

Other Questions: Arts Funding (14 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: There are concerns about how the money is being used. What is the Minister's response to Emmet Kirwan, the brilliant playwright, who said that Creative Ireland's so-called fifth pillar "appears to be that artists should get on message and it commodifies the arts and co-opts artists to put forward an idealised version to the world of what Ireland is like, which is a branding exercise; but...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Creative Ireland Programme (14 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: 73. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of some members of the creative industries regarding Creative Ireland's potential for allowing political control over arts funding decisions; if she has examined the recent experience in Australia regarding the establishment of the national programme for excellence which diverted...

Heritage Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: I think I have 12 minutes.

Heritage Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: I will probably take it all. In many ways it is strange to call this Bill a Heritage Bill. It seems to me to facilitate the eradication and destruction of certain elements of Irish heritage. There are a number of parts to the Bill, including provisions on canals and the burning of vegetation on uncultivated land, as well as changes to the laws protecting National Parks and Wildlife...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Legislation (9 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: 29. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has satisfied himself with the current functioning of the freedom of information system under the 2014 Act; his plans to amend section 44 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 to give power to him to instruct the Information Commissioner to carry out a review of the operations of the Act; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Legislation (9 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: 31. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has satisfied himself that section 27 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 is functioning properly; if all agencies that come under freedom of information following the 2014 Act are applying fees and charges in respect of freedom of information requests in an open and transparent manner; if guidelines are issued to the agencies...

Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill [Seanad] 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (8 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: I will address the amendments in the group which deal with apologies and the provision that an apology shall not constitute an admission of liability. This is a crucial issue. As noted in the discussion on the second group of amendments, apologies are one of the most important aspects of any open disclosure process. The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care reviewed...

Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill [Seanad] 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (8 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 19:In page 21, line 27, to delete "placed the patient at risk of unintended or unanticipated injury or" and substitute "the patient was placed at risk of".

Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill [Seanad] 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (8 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: I wish to follow up on the comments of Deputy Catherine Connolly. I am a great believer in trusting everyone until they prove unworthy of it. I raised yesterday with the Taoiseach the case of a woman called Jane Johnstone, who was having an horrendous time with the HSE in Wexford owing to her having had the audacity to stand up for herself and her two autistic children. I wish it were...

Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill [Seanad] 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (8 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 16:In page 21, line 23, after “an” to insert “unintended or unanticipated”.

Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill [Seanad] 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (8 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 17:In page 21, line 25, to delete “injury or”.

Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill [Seanad] 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (8 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: We changed it so it would be in line with the English model.

Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill [Seanad] 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (8 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 7:In page 20, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following:" "less serious harm" means harm which does not meet the criteria for moderate harm, major harm or prolonged psychological harm;".

Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill [Seanad] 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (8 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 8:In page 20, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following:" "major harm" means a permanent lessening of bodily, sensory, motor, physiological or intellectual functions, including removal of the wrong limb or organ, that is related directly to a safety incident and not related to the natural course of the patient’s illness or underlying condition;".

Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill [Seanad] 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (8 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 9:In page 20, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following:" "moderate harm" means— (a) harm that requires a moderate increase in treatment, and (b) significant, but not permanent, harm;".

Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill [Seanad] 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (8 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 10:In page 20, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following:" "moderate increase in treatment" means an unplanned return to surgery, an unplanned re-admission, a prolonged episode of care, extended time in hospital or as an outpatient, cancelling of treatment, or transfer to another treatment area (such as intensive care);".

Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill [Seanad] 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (8 Nov 2017)

Mick Wallace: I move amendment No. 11:In page 20, line 25, to delete "shall be construed in accordance with section 8;" and substitute the following:"means both— (a) a Category A safety incident construed in accordance with section 8, and (b) a Category B safety incident construed in accordance with section 9;".