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Finance (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (resumed) (25 May 2011)

Mick Wallace: It is immoral that people get more than €200,000 for any State job, whether in Government, any State company or in television.

Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) (25 May 2011)

Mick Wallace: We are all fairly well aware that we are short on indigenous industry and very dependent on multinationals to provide employment and to drive the export market. Of the indigenous industry, farming accounts for approximately 60% of exports and it plays a significant role in the domestic economy. There is little doubt that the deal the farmer gets from supermarkets leaves much to be desired....

Written Answers — Communications Masts: Communications Masts (25 May 2011)

Mick Wallace: Question 138: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the condition of electro-sensitivity; if he has any plans to introduce legislation to stop telephone companies receiving exemptions when applying for planning for masts; if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford who suffers severely from...

Accident and Emergency Services (31 May 2011)

Mick Wallace: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if maintaining the 24 hour accident and emergency service at Wexford General Hospital remains in the long-term plans of the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13514/11]

Accident and Emergency Services (31 May 2011)

Mick Wallace: I am glad to hear that the Minister intends to maintain a 24-hour accident and emergency service, as well as maintain the general upkeep of the hospital. He stated before the election that we cannot afford to downgrade Wexford General Hospital because we do not have capacity elsewhere to take up the load. He will be aware that the psychiatric hospital in Enniscorthy, St. Senan's, has been...

Accident and Emergency Services (31 May 2011)

Mick Wallace: The 2010 report of the Inspector of Mental Health Services was critical of the facilities in Waterford but nothing substantial was done to improve the facility since the report was published. Adding to the existing problems in Waterford, patients from Wexford now use the same facility. The acute mental health service in Waterford Regional Hospital is located in a basement overlooked by a...

Accident and Emergency Services (31 May 2011)

Mick Wallace: I agree that it will be great if services in the community are brought up to scratch but at present the people are going nuts in Wexford because they are demoralised about what is available in Waterford. Community facilities offer a way forward provided adequate facilities are put in place.

Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Mick Wallace: I will give credit where it is due. I commend the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Varadkar, on his honesty and straight talking at the weekend. It is very refreshing.

Criminal Justice Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (31 May 2011)

Mick Wallace: Dealing with white collar crime is an important initiative and the Government will impress if it is serious in dealing with this issue. There is no doubt that our mind set in this area needs to change. The Irish Criminal Bar Association conference on white collar crime highlighted the range of legislative and regulatory measures already in place. Speakers at the conference maintained that...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (31 May 2011)

Mick Wallace: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he plans to review measures taken by the last Government to charge €200 per annum for school transport to all children within a two mile radius of the school regardless of them holding a medical card; if he will review the cases of two schools (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (31 May 2011)

Mick Wallace: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reverse the decision to increase the number of children needed in a distinct locality on a particular bus route from seven to ten to retain transport to the local primary school; his plans to determine the number of children that will not be able to attend school without the school transport scheme, as mentioned in the...

Government and Oireachtas Reform: Motion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: I thank Government Deputies for their interesting contributions. There was a divergence of opinion among speakers, which I welcome.

Government and Oireachtas Reform: Motion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: That is allowed. I do not have a problem with that.

Government and Oireachtas Reform: Motion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: I have not been at one of those for a while. Last night the Minister, Deputy Howlin, seemed to have a problem with the divergence of opinion on these benches as to what we should do with the Seanad. He criticised us for not thinking the same way. It is a strange notion that we should all behave like sheep or sing of the same hymn sheet even though we were elected as Independent Deputies....

Government and Oireachtas Reform: Motion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: I completely agree with Deputy Stagg that it is outrageous to take power away from Parliament by appointing unelected members to quangos and paying them too much money, although we probably would not agree on much else. Most of us will agree that the House is in need of reform. The general consensus is that it does not function like a Parliament and it would be healthier if it was reformed....

Government and Oireachtas Reform: Motion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: God bless us, is that all?

Government and Oireachtas Reform: Motion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: The people who are elected to local government should be given decision making powers so they can be responsible to voters. The way local government is funded is madness. Insufficient funds are made available and we have one of the weakest systems of local government and the most centralised government in western Europe, which is to the detriment of society. I agree with the proposal to...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (1 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will instruct the National Roads Authority to produce more affordable improvements more evenly and fairly across the nation; if a more affordable and equitable policy on road design and construction is to be adopted; if he will offer examples of present schemes that will be reassessed in this manner; and if he will make...

Order of Business (2 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: For the record, Deputy Ellis will be delighted to hear that the grouping with the highest percentage of females in this Parliament is the Technical Group, with a figure of 25%.

Dáil Reform: Statements (2 Jun 2011)

Mick Wallace: I wish to comment on what Deputies Tuffy and Anne Ferris said. The HSE and the National Roads Authority have grown into monsters and are out of control. The Government cannot tell them what to do anymore; they are not answerable. It would be great if this Government brought power back to the House. I agree with what Deputy Stagg said about quangos, as I did last night. This notion of...