17. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills the requirements needed for primary schools currently holding a DEIS 2 status, to be upgraded to a DEIS 1 status; when the last review of the overall DEIS system took place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37946/14]
417. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he proposes to recommend to the Irish Government with regard to US troops and war materials transiting through Shannon Airport given the High Court ruling (details supplied) by Judge Kearns on 28 April 2003 in the Horgan v. Ireland case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34546/14]
264. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the action she has taken following new allegations regarding the continued abuse of the penalty points system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36806/14]
123. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on increasing employer PRSI contributions on the portion of salaries above €100,000, as recommended by the Nevin Economic Research Institute; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37018/14]
102. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way Ireland can justify supporting trade sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine issue but refuses to implement trade sanctions against Israel, despite it engaging in genocide in Gaza this summer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37738/14]
98. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the UN Security Council resolution requiring countries to pass laws outlawing travel to join so-called terrorist groups; if Ireland plans to implement it; the way it affects our claim to neutrality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37737/14]
190. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a landlord or former tenant will bear responsibility for any unpaid water bill when the tenant leaves the residence rented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37478/14]
189. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the composition of the board of the Private Residential Tenancies Board and their areas of expertise; the number of tenants and the number of landlords who are members of the board; the number of board members who are linked with landlord representative bodies or property related businesses; the number of members who are linked with tenant representative bodies or agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37468/14]
94. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation whether, if the EU and US agree on the transatlantic trade and investment partnership, it will be debated and approved by Dáil Éireann before being accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37469/14]
23. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance his views in relation to the input into Europe-wide standards of financial regulation in order to ensure that there is no repeat of the economic crisis of 2007-2008 and the subsequent bailouts. [37017/14]
509. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will acquire the Rosmini facility (details supplied) in Gracepark Road, Dublin 9, as a specific centre for the education of blind and autistic children. [36838/14]
329. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the action he has taken following comments by the Ombudsman for Children that safe social work is not possible in some parts of the country due to the size of the caseloads facing individual social workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37094/14]
328. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the action he has taken to address the fact that thousands of cases concerning children at risk have not yet been allocated a social worker; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37093/14]
157. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position in relation to enhanced redundancy payments in respect of a person (details supplied); the reason this payment has not yet been provided; the steps she is taking to expedite this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36875/14]
120. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health his plans for a new redress scheme for survivors of symphysiotomy in view of the fact that the ex gratia compensation scheme designed by Judge Yvonne Murphy has been rejected by survivors and criticised by the UN Human Rights Committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36504/14]
84. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health his views on the forthcoming seminar scheduled in November by the Genesis II group, in which unregulated products such as MMS and CD, which claim to cure autism and cancer and are banned in the US and UK, will be sold; if the Health Products Regulatory Authority has the necessary powers to ensure these events do not take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36505/14]
212. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the current system of permits for wide and-or exceptional loads; if he will consider a new arrangement whereby hauliers will be able to contact just one office instead of the numerous individual offices in each county council that a wide and-or exceptional load will have to pass through; if he will consider the National Roads Authority to be suitable for such a task; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36056/14]
104. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will review the reinstatement of a garda (details supplied); the reason the garda was reinstated, for a second time, after being dismissed from An Garda Síochána; if she will disclose the person responsible for reinstating the garda; if she will consider disciplinary action against those who worked to have the garda reinstated in Carrick-on-Shannon Garda Station; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36055/14]
103. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will confirm that all criminal records may be found within the Data Protection Processing Unit of the Garda Síochána; if she will confirm that the Garda are capable of locating within their own records every criminal record handed down by the State; the reason An Garda Síochána will not issue a police certificate, otherwise known as a criminal record, when asked to do so for the purpose of employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36054/14]
34. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will review the prohibition on the right to work for asylum-seekers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35418/14]
20. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the process to be used in the selection of the new Garda Commissioner; the number of applicants from outside the State to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35414/14]
511. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he will take to ensure that the funding received by the National Collective of Community Based Women's Networks is protected within the new SICAP and not diluted within overall areas rather than specifically targeted at disadvantaged women, in recognition of the valuable contribution these organisations have made in removing barriers to disadvantaged women's full and equal participation in society. [35757/14]
175. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance the reason homeowners' mortgages with IBRC were sold to Shoreline without the change of ownership being reflected on the property folio. [35838/14]
26. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has tried to use his influence within the EU, with regard to any potential EU-US trade agreement, with a view to protecting the future of the agrifood sector here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35152/14]
18. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the impact Russia’s import ban is having on Irish fish exporters; the action he has taken to address this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35153/14]
27. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the Irish contingent of peacekeepers on the Syrian Golan Heights in view of the changed and deteriorating situation and multiplicity of armed groups in the area of operations, and also in view of the fact that this UNDOF mission has been in place for over 40 years without having facilitated the resolution of the Syrian-Israeli conflict; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34547/14]
15. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Defence his plans to instruct the Irish Defence Forces to detain and intern any US soldier transiting through Shannon Airport in compliance with Article 11 of the Hague Convention (V) on neutrality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34546/14]
1571. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason for the delay in renewing harvesting licences for seaweed companies and traditional harvesters here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31271/14]
18. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government following on from the recent CIAT meetings, if he will include architectural technicians and architectural technologists to act as assigned designers-certifiers under SI 9 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34324/14]
8. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the review of Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000 has been completed; the outcome of this review and any legislative changes he will make on foot of it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34323/14]
31. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason Ireland is not following the recommendation of the inter-governmental panel on climate change to leave all fossil fuels in the ground in view of the warning it has given; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31650/14]
23. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the development of wave power here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31649/14]
32. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in view of her responsibility for the decade of commemorations programme, her role in deciding to whom the Government extends invitations to attend commemoration events; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31272/14]
28. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there is an adequate number of National Parks and Wildlife Service officers to protect our wildlife properly; her plans to recruit additional officers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31274/14]
21. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for the commemoration of the First World War; her views on whether the occasion should be used to highlight the devastating effects of war; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31275/14]
15. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she had any discussions with the Arts Council regarding the manner in which the council allocates funding to ensure that all persons and organisations receiving funds are operating in an ethical manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31273/14]
100. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason for the decision to discontinue the lough payment scheme, also known as MABSlink, which supports marginalised persons in managing their finances and accessing legal credit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30929/14]
79. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will consider amending section 290 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 in order to reinstate the lough payment scheme until there are suitable and affordable saving, credit and payment options available to financially marginalised persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30930/14]
27. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he raised the issue of poor working conditions in China during his recent trade mission to that country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29923/14]
25. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in relation to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations, his views on reports that the EU has put forward proposals that will weaken regulation of the financial sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29924/14]
32. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of State-owned properties that are currently unoccupied and the costs associated with same; the number of properties rented by the State from private landlords and the cost to the State of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29683/14]
9. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason absence due to pregnancy-related illness is counted as sick leave in the public service sick leave scheme; if he will acknowledge the discriminatory impact this has on women workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29684/14]
822. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of rural transport programme staff who will be made redundant as a result of the restructuring of the programme into the 18 transport co-ordination units; the terms of the redundancy package being offered to staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29510/14]
773. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health if he will consider including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on the Health Service Executive list of long-term illnesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29771/14]
772. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the Health Service Executive payments for out of hours GP consultations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29770/14]
68. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to section 4 of Circular 0030/2014, if children are expected to assist in catering for the care needs of their fellow pupils who have special educational needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29253/14]
60. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Education and Skills regarding section 6 of Circular 0030/2014, the reason for the decision to prohibit health staff from giving their professional opinion about the educational resources required by a child with special educational needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29254/14]
219. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health if the clinical guidance document to assist health professionals in the implementation of the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 includes a referral pathway for the continuing care of women who seek treatment under section 7 of the Act because of physical health risk, section 8 for emergency care or section 9 where the risk is due to mental health issues and are refused such treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28907/14]
218. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health if the clinical guidance document to assist health professionals in the implementation of the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 includes a clear referral pathway for women, who seek treatment under section 7 of the Act because of a risk to life arising from physical health which is not imminent and not inevitable, and for their general practitioners, crisis pregnancy counsellors or other service providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28906/14]
217. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health if the clinical guidance document to assist health professionals in the implementation of the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 includes a clinically relevant standard for assessing real and substantial risk to life and distinguishing such risk from a risk to health; if doctors will be required under the 2013 Act to wait until a woman’s health deteriorates to the point where their life is at risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28905/14]