211. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce financial transaction taxes and carbon tax on airline ticket levies in order to raise additional resources to fund sustainable development at scale, as encouraged by the UN Secretary General in his December 2014 Synthesis Report on the post-2015 sustainable development agenda (A69/700); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3693/15]
134. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a cost benefit analysis has been carried out on the use of public private partnerships to build schools; the number of such projects in the future that will include the management and maintenance of schools; the cost of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3375/15]
129. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied with the current system regarding guidance counselling services in second level schools, in view of the fact that since 2011 the guidance provision is managed from within the standard teacher allocation, requiring principals to use their individual discretion in balancing subject provision and guidance counselling needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3374/15]
25. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has requested or his plans to request an unredacted version of the sections relevant to Shannon Airport in the recent US Senate intelligence committee report on CIA torture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2659/15]
22. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 3 of 15 January 2015, if he will provide information on his correspondence with the UK authorities regarding reported tapping of the underground cable between Ireland and Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2658/15]
83. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health his plans for the replacement of the existing system of measuring ambulance response times in view of the findings of the recent report on this issue commissioned by the Health Service Executive, particularly in relation to rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2378/15]
47. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health his plans regarding reproductive rights here, particularly in view of his comments in December 2014 in which he indicated that the existing legislation on abortion is too restrictive and may have a chilling effect on doctors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2377/15]
140. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he has had any discussion with the Health Information and Quality Authority regarding the next report on child detention conditions in view of the fact these reports are supposed to be carried out on an annual basis but the most recent one was published in November 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2193/15]
123. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he has had any discussion with the Department of Justice and Equality in relation to the use of detention on remand for child offenders, in view of statistics from the Irish Penal Reform Trust which found that only approximately 45% of children detained on remand actually go on to receive a detaining order indicating a possible overuse of detention on remand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2192/15]
25. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views that it is acceptable that the Garda has not conducted any searches of US military or troop-carrying aircraft at Shannon airport, in view of the fact that the UN Committee Against Torture specifically stated that in order to comply with our international legal responsibilities regarding torture and suspected renditions, relying on diplomatic assurances was insufficient; and the action she will take in this regard. [1414/15]
13. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in detail the action taken by her on the findings of the Garda Inspectorate report chapter relating to the Guerin report and the Secretary General vacancy in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1416/15]
12. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on commissioning an independent report of the statistics regarding prostitution and trafficking; the impact of the proposed legislation to criminalise the buyer on sex-trafficking, along with a comparison of all other models, and not just the Swedish model; and if she will provide the methods and resources An Garda Síochána will be expected to use in the investigation and detection of the proposed offence. [1413/15]
5. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the establishment and date of commencement of the Guerin Commission of Investigation along with copy order and details regarding pricing and staffing appointments and relevant responsible Departments; the reason for their particular terms of reference and their publication on 19 December 2014 which was not a sitting day of Dáil Éireann; and the reason independent review mechanism cases have not been included but confined to a parallel legal process. [1553/15]
3. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the British intelligence body GCHQ's tapping of the underground cable between Ireland and Britain was authorised by her; if so, the legislation under which it was authorised; if not, the action she will take regarding same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1415/15]
458. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views with the previous Ombudsman for Children that a representative from that office should be represented on the new independent Garda authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43962/14]
20. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the effectiveness of his Department's interaction with the Departments of Justice and Equality and Foreign Affairs and Trade regarding the oversight of foreign military aircraft on Irish territory in relation to our neutrality; if recent interdepartmental discussions have taken place on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1220/15]
8. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the decision to approve the participation of seven members of the Defence Forces in the resolute support mission in Afghanistan in view of it clearly not being a peacekeeping or humanitarian mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1219/15]
17. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on progress made in respect of the implementation of the recommendations contained in the Indecon Bord na gCon report published earlier this year, in particular the poor performance in relation to testing for doping of dogs and publication of the results; if he is satisfied that some of the recommendations will be implemented by the last quarter of 2014, as outlined in Bord na gCon's reply to the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48417/14]
7. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason it is not currently the standard practice in the Irish dog racing industry to make public the results of all doping tests, positive or negative, as is the usual practice in other sports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48418/14]
18. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update on the latest round of talks between the EU and the US on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership scheduled for December 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48150/14]
7. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the regional enterprise strategy will be implemented in the south-east region, in particular in County Wexford; the number of jobs it will bring to County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48149/14]
341. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of measures being taken to prevent cruelty to animals involved in hare coursing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46863/14]
97. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way the new guidelines on appointments to State bodies issued by his Department will prevent cronyism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47806/14]
90. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is satisfied with progress on reform since this Government came into power, particularly in view of recent appointments to State bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47807/14]
32. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the closure of rural post offices, which provide essential services to their communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47327/14]
21. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there are plans for a full audit of the Grid Link project to measure demand on the grid relative to the carrying capacity of the existing and decommissioned lines; if he will demonstrate the need for the proposed lines, as requested by Wexford County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47326/14]
112. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details on the firm awarded the winning tender for the redevelopment of Limerick prison; if she will provide details on the value of the contract in question and the criteria for its award; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47457/14]
111. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details on all contracts awarded by the Irish Prison Service to building consultants and firms over the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47456/14]
14. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she is satisfied that current levels of rent supplement are adequate to meet the housing needs of recipients, particularly in view of increasing rental prices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47080/14]
310. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the amount the Health Service Executive spends per annum on taxis or other forms of transport for patients travelling from County Wexford to Waterford Regional Hospital for dialysis treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46879/14]
102. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on the situation regarding the funding of the National Museum of Ireland; if a decision has been made on whether all four museums will remain open from January; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46862/14]
25. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the consultation process he announced in his budget speech regarding the proposed tax on vacant sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45968/14]
17. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details on plans for the sale of AIB to the private sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45992/14]
515. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a data protection agreement between Irish Water and the Data Protection Commissioner, in relation to Irish Water accessing tenant information from the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45966/14]
514. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will commit to a minimum of 10% social housing on all developments over 800 sq. m; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45965/14]
499. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details on envisaged temporary solutions to assist persons in need of housing support while the new housing strategy is being rolled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40957/14]
498. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update regarding the proposed tax on vacant sites; the person he has engaged for the consultation process on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41761/14]
121. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to disincentivise the practice of land banking through the introduction of a tax on vacant sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41760/14]
113. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there will be a minimum allocation for social housing on all developments above 800 sq. m. in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40958/14]
35. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details on planned changes to staffing schedules in small primary schools, which will increase the appointment-retention figure for a second teacher to 20 students; the measures being taken to ensure that small schools such as a school (details supplied) in County Wexford, that provide a key service to the community, will not be forced to shut down due to these changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45360/14]
13. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills when all articles of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs, EPSEN, Act 2004 will be implemented; if she will provide up-to-date financial information on the cost of implementation of the Act; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45361/14]
20. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had discussions with Northern Ireland Minister of Justice, David Ford, regarding prison conditions in Maghaberry, County Antrim and the impact they may have on the political situation in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44964/14]
10. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will follow the Swedish example and recognise the state of Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44963/14]
117. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the timeframe regarding the introduction of the transatlantic trade and investment partnership; when it is likely to be discussed in Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44363/14]
114. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in the case of Ireland signing up to the transatlantic trade and investment partnership, if Ireland will also be subject to the investor state dispute mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44364/14]
178. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reasoning behind the closure of the Electric Ireland micro-generation pilot scheme to new customers from 31 December 2014, particularly in view of the fact that micro-generation is more affordable and has a much lower carbon footprint than traditional forms of energy generation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44533/14]
139. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress update on the recruitment process for a consultant dermatologist in Waterford Regional Hospital; when the promised replacement dermatology clinics will be operational in South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital in County Cork in order to deal with patients from the south-east region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44528/14]
13. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to permit the Ombudsman for Children to take complaints from children affected by the direct provision system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43963/14]
294. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the recommendations that criminal proceedings be issued against a named garda following the investigation by GSOC into the criminal activities of the gardaí who were involved in a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44096/14]