Results 41-60 of 7,404 for speaker:Mick Wallace
- Jobs Initiative 2011: Statements (Resumed) (11 May 2011)
Mick Wallace: I wish to share time with Deputies Maureen O'Sullivan, Luke 'Ming' Flanagan and Thomas Pringle.
- Jobs Initiative 2011: Statements (Resumed) (11 May 2011)
Mick Wallace: I welcome Deputy Peter Mathews' sentiments on the European Union. I hope matters turn out as he described, as it would be wonderful if the European Union saw sense and started to treat us fairly. Too often Members on this side of the House are accused of being negative about everything. I like to believe we honestly say what we feel. If what we tell the coalition is sometimes negative,...
- Electoral (Amendment) (Political Donations) Bill 2011: Second Stage (resumed) (11 May 2011)
Mick Wallace: Deputy Martin stated in his speech last night that political donations had created a perception that big business can buy influence by financially supporting the election funds of parties or candidates and that it was having a damaging impression, which is putting it mildly. He might perhaps have said that private capital tends to be concentrated in few hands, the enormous power of which...
- Electoral (Amendment) (Political Donations) Bill 2011: Second Stage (resumed) (11 May 2011)
Mick Wallace: I am probably naive. Time will tell. There is no doubt but that something must change if the people are to garner a better opinion of what happens in this House. The legislation recommends that donations over â¬1,000 be declared. I believe that all donations over â¬100 should be declared. The public is entitled to know the identity of anyone who wishes to give â¬100 or more to a...
- Electricity Transmission Network (12 May 2011)
Mick Wallace: There is a bit of a difference.
- Local Authority Housing (17 May 2011)
Mick Wallace: Will the Minister of State consider examining the manner in which PPPs are appointed and their structure? The structure is flawed and there is good reason the estates that were not developed were held by the same builder-developer. The manner in which the selection process works has major problems. Most builders could not possibly get on the list. Only a handful of builders in Ireland...
- Local Authority Housing (17 May 2011)
Mick Wallace: This may apply to private or social housing. There is no proper control of workmanship. In the private sector, engineers and architects sign off on the work but the builder-developer pays the architect and engineer so they have no choice but to go along with him.
- Local Authority Housing (17 May 2011)
Mick Wallace: We did away with the clerk of works years ago. Fianna Fáil got rid of them when it suited the party and its friends and we need to introduce a system for controlling workmanship.
- Local Authority Housing (17 May 2011)
Mick Wallace: It was not related to standards.
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (24 May 2011)
Mick Wallace: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Wexford which stands to lose a full-time special needs assistant form September 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12628/11]
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (24 May 2011)
Mick Wallace: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Wexford which is awaiting clarification as to its allocation of special needs assistants for September 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12632/11]
- Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (24 May 2011)
Mick Wallace: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Wexford in which the loss of a rural co-ordinator will have a very serious impact on the most disadvantaged pupils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12629/11]
- Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (24 May 2011)
Mick Wallace: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Wexford in which the loss of a rural co-ordinator will have a serious impact on the most disadvantaged pupils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12635/11]
- Written Answers — Traveller Education: Traveller Education (24 May 2011)
Mick Wallace: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Wexford which will face serious difficulties as regards learning support provision from September 2011 due to the loss of its resource teachers for Travellers and one language support teacher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12630/11]
- Written Answers — Traveller Education: Traveller Education (24 May 2011)
Mick Wallace: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Wexford which stands to lose four of its learning support staff from September 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12633/11]
- Written Answers — Traveller Education: Traveller Education (24 May 2011)
Mick Wallace: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Wexford which stands to lose a resource teacher for Travellers from September 2011 despite the fact that the number of Traveller pupils attending the school will actually increase next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12634/11]
- Written Answers — Traveller Education: Traveller Education (24 May 2011)
Mick Wallace: Question 144: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Wexford which will lose two resource teachers for Travellers from September 2011, placing enormous pressure on what is left of the special education needs team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12655/11]
- Written Answers — Traveller Education: Traveller Education (24 May 2011)
Mick Wallace: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Wexford which will lose 66% of its learning support from September 2011 due to the withdrawal of the resource teacher for Travellers posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12631/11]
- Finance (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (resumed) (25 May 2011)
Mick Wallace: I reassure Deputy Durkan that I too am very keen to stay in Europe. I am also an optimist at heart and believe everything is possible but I also believe we should get a fair deal from Europe which is not the case at present. I say to the Deputy that when a person goes into a bookie's office and backs a horse, if the horse does not win, the person loses. I agree with him on that point....
- Finance (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (resumed) (25 May 2011)
Mick Wallace: There are many elements I like in the Finance (No. 2) Bill, especially the VAT proposal which will be an enormous boost to the hotel and restaurant industry. I believe in the principle of investment. Investment stimulates an economy whereas austerity drains it. Unfortunately, we are probably not getting as much investment as we would like and are getting much more austerity than we would...