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Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Banking Sector Regulation
Mick Wallace
175. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance his views on claims by the chartered accountants regulatory board, who have stated that accounting standard IAS 39 forces banks to portray an inaccurate financial position; his further views that his assurances, provided in reply to Parliamentary Question No. 185 of 18 February 2014, that banks have not systemically overvalued loans in their published accounts could be misleading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6178/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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EU Directives
Mick Wallace
220. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has updated Regulation (EC) 1606/2002, an international accounting standard, to reflect Article 4(3) of Directive 2013/34/EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5556/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Departmental Funding
Mick Wallace
581. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to mental health bodies in County Wexford in 2014 and 2015, including the amounts and the names of the relevant bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6179/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Departmental Funding
Mick Wallace
582. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the details of funding to drug treatment and awareness bodies in County Wexford in 2014 and in 2015, including the amounts and the the names of the relevant bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6180/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Proposed Legislation
Mick Wallace
583. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of a medically supervised injecting centre in County Dublin; the status of the relevant legislation; if he plans to establish such centres outside of County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6182/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Medicinal Products Data
Mick Wallace
584. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on prescriptions of specific serotonin re-uptake inhibitors, SSRI, and serotonin-noradrenaline re-uptake inhibitors, SNRIs, and the number of persons who are prescribed SSRIs and SNRIs, according to the latest data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6183/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Health Services Staff Data
Mick Wallace
585. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the number of psychotherapists and psychiatrists he employs, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6184/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
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Diplomatic Representation
Mick Wallace
607. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had discussions with his counterpart in the Philippines regarding a person (details supplied) who has been under house arrest in the Philippines for almost three years; the measures he is taking in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5448/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
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Haulage Industry Regulation
Mick Wallace
572. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will introduce a motor tax on foreign hauliers in line with recent moves in Belgium and in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4854/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Mental Health Services Provision
Mick Wallace
68. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health if he has plans to put a 24-hour acute mental health unit in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3923/16]
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Health Services Access
Mick Wallace
90. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health his views on the recent statistics from Health Consumer Powerhouse, which found Ireland to have the longest emergency department waiting times in Europe and placed Ireland second worst for access to specialists; the measures he is taking or planning to address these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3922/16]
Thu, 28 Jan 2016
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Child Poverty
Mick Wallace
13. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the specific measures he is taking to tackle child poverty; the targets he on his own and in conjunction with other Departments has set for reducing child poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3209/16]
Thu, 28 Jan 2016
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Ombudsman for Children Remit
Mick Wallace
17. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will extend the mandate of the Office of the Ombudsman for Children in order that it can receive complaints from children in direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3210/16]
Wed, 27 Jan 2016
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Surveillance Operations
Mick Wallace
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]
Wed, 27 Jan 2016
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Garda Promotions
Mick Wallace
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]
Wed, 27 Jan 2016
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Military Aircraft Landings
Mick Wallace
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]
Wed, 27 Jan 2016
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Military Aircraft Landings
Mick Wallace
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]
Wed, 27 Jan 2016
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Garda Misconduct Allegations
Mick Wallace
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]
Wed, 27 Jan 2016
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Garda Misconduct Allegations
Mick Wallace
31. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the recommendations of the independent review mechanism into historic cases of malpractice by An Garda Síochána, with particular reference to the number of cases where follow-on action was proposed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3025/16]
Wed, 27 Jan 2016
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Children in Care
Mick Wallace
125. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures he is taking to reduce the number of children who are in care but who have not yet received a written care plan, which according to the advocacy group, Empowering People in Care, currently stands at 604; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3329/16]