Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Direct Provision System

Mick Wallace

40. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on reports that residents at a direct provision centre were moved to accommodate a wedding; if inquiries will be made as to whether this has happened at other direct provision centres; and if contact with the centre responsible has been made. [26862/19]

Direct Provision System

Mick Wallace

43. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he has taken with the Coroners Service, An Garda Síochána and the various companies that run the direct provision centres to ensure the circumstances regarding the death of a person (details supplied) are never repeated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26864/19]

Direct Provision System

Mick Wallace

53. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he is taking to facilitate the 200 plus residents at Hatch Hall direct provision centre following the announcement of its closure; the reason for the closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26871/19]

Direct Provision Data

Mick Wallace

54. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason he has ceased publishing data with regard to the number and nature of deaths of persons residing in direct provision centres; if he will consider recommencing collection of the data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26863/19]

Public Sector Staff Sick Leave

Mick Wallace

61. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 31 of 16 May 2019, the number of serving members of An Garda Síochána absent from work on sick leave due to stress-related factors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26865/19]

Fish Farming

Mick Wallace

168. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if salmon farm escapes have been reported from 1 June 2018 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25898/19]

Re-introduction of Grey Wolf

Mick Wallace

169. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider examining the feasibility of reintroducing the grey wolf species as a cost effective alternative or additional measure to the BTB eradication programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25899/19]

Re-introduction of Grey Wolf

Mick Wallace

176. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Inland Fisheries Ireland has considered examining the feasibility of reintroducing the grey wolf species as a measure to improving salmon stocks as a result of the trophic cascade effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25901/19]

Re-introduction of Grey Wolf

Mick Wallace

216. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department or an agency under her remit will carry out a feasibility assessment on the reintroduction of the grey wolf species, utilising the criteria provided by an organisation (details supplied) in view of the number of potential benefits to ecosystems and endangered species and arresting biodiversity loss; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25900/19]

Defence Forces Recruitment

Mick Wallace

95. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces report into the standards of height for entry has been presented to him; if so, if he will publish same; if not, when the report will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25304/19]

Prisoner Privacy

Mick Wallace

228. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of complaints made by prisoners and or their families regarding breaches of privacy to the Irish Prison Service over the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24891/19]

Prison Staff

Mick Wallace

229. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prison officers formally disciplined by the Irish Prison Service in response to breaches of prisoner privacy in 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24892/19]

Defence Forces Remuneration

Mick Wallace

8. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the recent comments by the former head of the elite Ranger Wing in Chad that poor rates of pay and allowances for enlisted personnel, rather than officers, were driving personnel out of the Defence Forces; if he has discussed these issues with the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24574/19]

Defence Forces Remuneration

Mick Wallace

15. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on whether the pay and conditions of members of the Defence Forces are having a negative effect on morale levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24573/19]

Coastal Protection

Mick Wallace

33. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to increase vegetated coastal habitats such as mangroves, salt marsh and seagrass beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24282/19]

National Raised Bog Management Plan

Mick Wallace

36. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of the 17 bogs that Bord na Móna stated it would close in late 2018 that have been rewetted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24281/19]

Direct Provision System

Mick Wallace

131. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason An Garda Síochána, in response to requests and reminders by the RIA on 4 April 2019, 17 April 2019 and 3 May 2019, did not release the body of a person (details supplied) for burial; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24482/19]

Direct Provision System

Mick Wallace

132. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the coroner authorised for a person (details supplied) to be buried in private with no ceremony, when there were requests and reminders on 4 April 2019, 17 April 2019 and 3 May 2019 by the RIA for the release of the body for a public burial; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24483/19]

Land Development Agency

Mick Wallace

44. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the Land Development Agency; and when legislation is expected in this regard. [24027/19]

Housing Assistance Payment Administration

Mick Wallace

58. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will re-evaluate the HAP limits for Gorey, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24028/19]

Home Building Finance Ireland Establishment

Mick Wallace

66. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his Department is still working with the Department of Finance on the HBFI loan scheme; if updates can be given about the scheme with regard to the input of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24029/19]

Rent Controls

Mick Wallace

71. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will consider introducing rent controls for Gorey, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24026/19]

Vacant Sites

Mick Wallace

94. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on whether the application of the vacant site levy and vacant site register is varying from county to county resulting in varying levels of success; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24030/19]

Data Protection

Mick Wallace

7. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she or officials from her Department discussed the issue of the publication of the full final report of the investigation by the Data Protection Commission into the public services card with the commission since the meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on 3 April 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22995/19]

Data Protection

Mick Wallace

33. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consent to the publication of the full final report of the investigation by the Data Protection Commission into the public services card following the comments by the Deputy Commissioner at the Oirechtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on 3 April 2019 that the DPC has no objection to the publication and that it is the legal position of the DPC that the commission must get the permission of her Department to publish the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22994/19]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Mick Wallace

52. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he or his officials have been briefed by the board of Pobal in relation to its review of its charitable status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22886/19]

Road Projects

Mick Wallace

138. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of progress on the Macroom bypass; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22939/19]

Direct Provision System

Mick Wallace

142. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures in place to ensure the welfare and fair treatment of residents in direct provision centres; the complaints procedures in place for residents; the appeals processes that exist if a resident is not satisfied with a decision in relation to a complaint; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22392/19]

Direct Provision System

Mick Wallace

143. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of unannounced inspections for each direct provision accommodation centre carried out by the Reception and Integration Agency in each of the years 2013 to 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22393/19]

Direct Provision System

Mick Wallace

144. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to a protest on 25 April 2019 by a large number of residents in a direct provision centre (details supplied); if his attention has been further drawn to video footage posted on a social media platform showing the owner of the centre informing protestors that the protest will impact on them; if he or the Reception and Integration Agency has investigated the events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22394/19]

Aviation Policy

Mick Wallace

57. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he is putting forward to address the increasing carbon emissions from the aviation sector (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21794/19]

Bus Services

Mick Wallace

64. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take to ensure that fossil fuel natural gas will not be considered as a future potential fuel source in the national bus fleet in view of the recognition by Dáil Éireann that the world is facing a climate emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21795/19]

Beef Industry

Mick Wallace

168. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has a role in relation to Halal certification; if there is a Halal-certified slaughterhouse here; and if so, the names of the slaughterhouses. [22214/19]

Beef Industry

Mick Wallace

169. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the requirement criteria for Irish beef for certification by the Chinese Certification and Accreditation Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22215/19]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Mick Wallace

72. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Ireland was approached in relation to the proposal put together by France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Portugal and Luxembourg ahead of the informal EU Council meeting in Sibiu calling on the European Union to step up the fight against climate change and sign up to a European Commission plan to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050; if Ireland will join this call for increased action in view of the recent declaration of a climate emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21531/19]

Climate Change Policy

Mick Wallace

78. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider moving forward the date that Moneypoint is to stop coal burning operations in view of the recognition that Ireland is in a climate emergency in addition to the reports of human rights abuses, population displacement and environmental destruction associated with the mine in which the majority of coal is sourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21532/19]

Trade Agreements

Mick Wallace

494. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of meat plants here that have applied for certification by the Chinese Certification and Accreditation Agency since April 2018; the name of each plant; the date of application for certification for each plant; the status of each application; the number of plants that are still awaiting certification; the representations his Department has made to Chinese officials to achieve certification for the remaining plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21931/19]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Funding

Mick Wallace

14. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied that GSOC is receiving all available support in terms of funding and support from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21107/19]

Garda Misconduct Allegations

Mick Wallace

15. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the fact that An Garda Síochána is conducting criminal investigations of its own members without the knowledge or participation of GSOC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21109/19]

Policing Co-operation

Mick Wallace

17. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the rationale for the proposed participation of Ireland in the EU Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation; the benefits of participation; if a budgetary contribution to the agency is expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21110/19]

Garda Corruption

Mick Wallace

21. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has had discussions with the Garda Commissioner regarding the establishment of an internal corruption unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21108/19]

Public Sector Staff Sick Leave

Mick Wallace

31. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of serving members of An Garda Síochána currently absent from work on sick leave due to stress-related factors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21111/19]

National Children's Hospital

Mick Wallace

23. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health if he will consider publishing a redacted version of the contract for the national children's hospital in the interest of transparency and accountability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20887/19]

National Children's Hospital Administration

Mick Wallace

64. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the governance structure changes he expects to make to the national children's hospital board with regard to the overall oversight of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20886/19]

National Children's Hospital

Mick Wallace

142. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the reason no public benchmarking analysis was completed prior to the issuing of a tender in respect of the national children's hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18045/19]

National Children's Hospital Expenditure

Mick Wallace

143. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact that the public spending code guidelines may have been ignored with regard to the construction of the national children's hospital; if he is satisfied that, in terms of the hospital, the public spending code guidelines on money being spent as efficiently as possible and waste being avoided have been followed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18044/19]

Tillage Sector

Mick Wallace

29. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to support and incentivise the wide-scale production of premium quality tillage crops, meat and dairy products here concentrating on GMO-free, organic and 100% Irish-made products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20108/19]

Animal Feedstuffs

Mick Wallace

40. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of beef products that are genetically modified-free; the percentage of dairy products that are genetically modified free; the percentage of cattle feed used here that is imported genetically modified-free; if the imported feed is tested for traces of chemicals such as glyphosate; if so, the locations these test results can be accessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20107/19]

General Practitioner Contracts

Mick Wallace

723. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health when details of financial emergency measures in the public interest reversals will be communicated to general practitioners, in particular to general practitioners that are not members of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18823/19]

Health Strategies

Mick Wallace

820. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of implementing the National Strategy and Policy for the Provision of Neuro-Rehabilitation Services in Ireland; if he will dedicate the required funding to the strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19192/19]