25. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the nature of the further investigations proposed into those cases selected from the independent review mechanism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3027/16]
23. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has discussed carrying out of an assessment of the risk posed to Ireland by publicity surrounding the use by the military of the United States of America of Shannon Airport with the Garda Commissioner; if she supplied the results of any such assessment to the Tánaiste prior to her comments in the Dáil during Leader's Questions on 17 December 2015, when the Tánaiste asked this Deputy if he understood what the consequences of his statements in regard to US military use of Shannon might be in terms of the safety of people in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3026/16]
21. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has had discussions with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Department of Defence or the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport in relation to any assessment of the risk to Ireland from a terrorist attack by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria due to the continued use by the military of the United States of America of Shannon Airport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3028/16]
17. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if her reform programme has been successful to date; if she is satisfied with the manner in which promotions in An Garda Síochána are handled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3024/16]
3. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the legislation regulating State surveillance measures, such as data retention, interception of communications and the use of surveillance and tracking devices, is sufficient to protect the privacy rights of Irish citizens; if she intends to strengthen this legislation in favour of citizens; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3182/16]
311. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive will introduce a sugar tax for food and drink sold in hospitals, along the lines of the one recently announced by the National Health Service in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2722/16]
288. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the impact of the closure of almost 140 Garda stations during this Government's term of office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3076/16]
281. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations and the number of gardaí in each station in County Wexford on 1 January in each of the years 2011 to 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2927/16]
72. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Defence if he is satisfied that the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force mission in the Golan Heights is an effective use of the skills and experience of the Defence Forces; if he has had any discussions regarding discontinuing the Irish participation in this mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2792/16]
65. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Defence if he is aware of concerns in a number of quarters regarding Ireland's involvement in the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force mission in the Golan Heights, and in particular in relation to the question of whether this mission is a success in terms of its aim of bringing peace to the area; if he has carried out any up-to-date analysis of the merits and impact of Ireland's role in this mission; the details of any such analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2791/16]
27. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Food Harvest 2020, which aims to significantly increase dairy cow numbers, will result in the European Union imposing emissions fines; the measures he is taking to mitigate against this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2301/16]
9. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the Food Harvest 2020 programme, including details of any analysis he carried out or commissioned into the expected effects of this programme on the environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2302/16]
30. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will place restrictions on the export of military or dual-use items to Saudi Arabia, or if he will introduce policies to refuse such licences for export to countries engaged in conflicts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2071/16]
28. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to his response to Parliamentary Question No. 26 of 26 November 2016, if our ongoing practice of exporting military and dual-use items to Israel and to Saudi Arabia violates the common criteria against which the export of such goods should be assessed, and in particular the provision that requires that the destination country respect human rights and international humanitarian law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2072/16]
448. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will allocate additional funds for the provision of social housing across the country, and in County Wexford alone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2005/16]
206. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if, at any of the recent consultations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, he or any other delegate raised concerns regarding the shifting of some of the more controversial issues in the TTIP to a time after the conclusion of the agreement, as has been flagged by many international democracy watchdogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2339/16]
205. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership in its current form and, in particular, the regulatory co-operation provision, is weighted heavily in favour of corporations at the expense of citizens and; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2338/16]
175. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the projects and initiatives he has funded in County Wexford in the past year, including the announcement date of each funding package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2006/16]
174. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is satisfied with the level of investment in public services here, given our standing in relation to the rest of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2004/16]
173. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will introduce a grant scheme for flood relief and prevention measures for households and businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2003/16]
172. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his response to the ongoing flooding, particularly in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2002/16]
67. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform with regard to the Office of Public Procurement, if the current holder of a contract who is excluded from the new tender because of the quality of a sample has a right to appeal the decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1944/16]
51. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform ,with regard to the Office of Public Procurement, if products can be added to existing contracts without being subject to the tendering process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1945/16]
54. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will lower the starting age for the State pension to 65 years of age to bring it in line with the general age of retirement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1716/16]
35. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance if he has analysed the impact of real estate investment trusts on the Irish rental market and on property portfolios; if so, if he will provide details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1338/16]
33. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering measures to introduce a tax on sugar sweetened drinks, particularly in view of the related information released under freedom of information in December 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1339/16]
229. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance the measures he has in place to assist members of the public in being made aware of their entitlements and rights under the tax relief at source scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1171/16]
228. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance the guidelines or rules he has in place for mortgage lending institutions regarding the methods of calculation of tax relief at source for individual mortgage holders, or if it is the case that lending institutions can use their own discretion in this regard; if he is satisfied that the current procedures in place regarding the repayment of mortgages adequately takes the best interests of the borrower into account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1170/16]
31. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the time limits for Community Employment Schemes, particularly in cases where there are no new applicants for positions vacated as a result of the time limit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1136/16]
24. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to her reply to Parliamentary Question No. 57 of 16 December 2015, if she will introduce measures to ensure equality in the calculation of contributory pension entitlements, for example, by speeding up the introduction of the promised yearly average system with a total contributions approach and by allowing such a system to apply retroactively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1135/16]
27. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 133 of 3 November 2015, if he has considered reviewing Ireland's long-standing arrangements under which the United States is granted blanket permission for overflights by unarmed military aircraft, particularly in view of the concerns raised in a number of quarters regarding Ireland's neutrality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45414/15]
25. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 3 November 2015, if he is satisfied that our stated foreign policy of neutrality is not compromised by the use of Shannon Airport by the United States military, which has landed over 343 military aircraft there since March 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45413/15]
57. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will amend legislation on the State pension (contributory) so that the calculation of average contributions only takes into account the number of years actually worked, rather than the number of years since the person started working, given that the current system unfairly penalises women who took breaks in their employment in order to raise children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45590/15]
27. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of soldiers of the United States of America who have passed through Shannon Airport; the number of permits he has issued for civilian aircraft to land in Shannon Airport or overfly Irish airspace while carrying munitions in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44888/15]
16. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied with his role in upholding the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Order 1973 in respect of the use of Shannon Airport by civil aircraft used by foreign militaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44887/15]
62. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to increase the availability of community renewable energy initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44800/15]
57. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will call off the research project currently being carried out by the Environmental Protection Agency into hydraulic fracturing, given there is no public health research or researchers with medical expertise included in the study and there will be no external peer review component to the study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44801/15]
209. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide long-term funding to the atmospheric research station at Mace Head in County Galway, given its importance in continuing to measure climate and air pollution data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44535/15]
36. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the plan for the provision of social housing is the most effective option available in tackling the worsening housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44126/15]
7. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce specific measures targeted at increasing the capacity of local authorities to build social housing units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44125/15]
7. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the construction of an additional secondary school in south Wexford, given the long waiting lists for schools in the region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43784/15]
6. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills the measures she is taking to address the ongoing lack of secondary school places in Wexford town, which is forcing many parents to send their children 25 kilometres each way to schools in Enniscorthy in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43783/15]
70. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the creation of a body, or the adaptation of an existing body, which would provide funding, upskilling, legal advice and promotion for emerging musicians, perhaps along the lines of the Music Commission in New Zealand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43484/15]
48. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she is taking to increase co-operation and co-ordination between the different sources of funding for musicians, Culture Ireland, Irish Music Rights Organisation and First Music Contact, in order to make the best use of available resources; if she has consulted the Department of Social Protection or the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation regarding the feasibility of developing targeted schemes for those interested in working in the music industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43483/15]
19. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health if the level of mental health provision in County Wexford is adequate to meet the needs of the local population; the measures he is taking to resolve the ongoing staffing issues in the county and to attract and maintain quality expertise there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42969/15]
13. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to improve access to, and the quality of, treatment for lymphoedema in the south-east region and across the country; when he expects the Health Service Executive report on this matter to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42968/15]
147. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he is taking to secure the release from prison of a person (details supplied), particularly given the concerns expressed by a wide range of human rights watchdogs, such as Amnesty International, that this person will not receive a fair trial; if he is pursuing the most effective policies in this regard in order to secure this person's release; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43064/15]
39. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is satisfied with the role he and Túsla - Child and Family Agency have played in the welfare of children in direct provision and if any measures are under way to improve the provision of care; the measures he is taking to ensure that any refugee children will be given the care they need upon arrival; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42543/15]
15. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the findings published on 22 October 2015 by the Health Information and Quality Authority following an unannounced inspection of the detention schools in Oberstown campus which outlined a number of recurring issues which had not been addressed, such as single separation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42542/15]
76. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied that the issues highlighted in the Garda Síochána Inspectorate report, particularly relating to the misrepresentation of crime figures, have been addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42366/15]