Results 61-80 of 1,080 for speaker:Mark Wall

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (8 Jul 2025)

Mark Wall: 536. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of full-time female firefighters within the State, and the fire station they are stationed to, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37791/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (8 Jul 2025)

Mark Wall: 537. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount spent by each local authority on female specific facilities to support their female firefighters over the past three years; the amount per year, per station, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37792/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (8 Jul 2025)

Mark Wall: 570. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of increasing all core weekly social welfare payments by €1, in tabular form. [37454/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (8 Jul 2025)

Mark Wall: 571. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of increasing the child support payment for those over 12 and those under 12, by €1, in tabular form. [37455/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (8 Jul 2025)

Mark Wall: 572. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of increasing child benefit by €1. [37456/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (8 Jul 2025)

Mark Wall: 573. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of increasing the fuel allowance by €1. [37457/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (8 Jul 2025)

Mark Wall: 574. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of increasing the living alone allowance by €1. [37458/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (8 Jul 2025)

Mark Wall: 575. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of increasing the income disregards by €1 for the one-parent family payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37459/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (8 Jul 2025)

Mark Wall: 576. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of expanding the free travel scheme to recipients of the domiciliary care payment. [37460/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (8 Jul 2025)

Mark Wall: 577. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of increasing the domiciliary care allowance by €1. [37461/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 Jul 2025)

Mark Wall: 878. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of agency staff employed by the HSE for each of the past three years, by CHO area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37794/25]

Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2025)

Mark Wall: Like Deputy O'Reilly, I am prepared to listen to what the Minister might say in reply.

Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2025)

Mark Wall: I move amendment No. 18: In page 13, to delete lines 3 to 41, and in page 14, to delete lines 1 to 5. Again, like with amendment No. 7, I would like to get the Minister's comment on the amendment.

Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2025)

Mark Wall: I move amendment No. 2: In page 5, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: “Report 3. The Minister shall, not later than 3 months after the passing of this Act, make a report in writing to each House of the Oireachtas on the estimated number of persons affected and the estimated savings to the Exchequer achieved by the provisions of sections 4 and 8 to the effect that an...

Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2025)

Mark Wall: I welcome the fact we are on Report Stage of the Bill. I put on record my thanks to John O'Meara, and I recognise his late partner Michelle, and I also thank my colleague, Deputy Kelly, who has put tremendous work into this, as the Minister has acknowledged. The Minister might clarify the point Deputy Kerrane raised in her contribution. My understanding is that anyone would be entitled...

All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Statements (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Mark Wall: I want to talk about my hometown of Athy. I have been dealing with Irish Rail over the last period about increasing the frequency of rail services from the commuter town of Athy into Dublin. I was pleased with a recent response from Irish Rail that told me the imminent DART+ fleet coming on stream would free up additional carriages. We are looking for an hourly service from Athy and also...

Nursing Homes: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2025)

Mark Wall: We need a fair deal for care. This means ending the privatisation of nursing home care and giving older people the choice to age in their own homes and communities, with a statutory right to home care. This right to home care has long been promised by successive Governments since 2017, but we have yet to see any real progress on this. Instead, the only option that older people and their...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (2 Jul 2025)

Mark Wall: 18. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 229 of 24 June 2025, the full amount paid to the private security firm mentioned in his reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36320/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (2 Jul 2025)

Mark Wall: 92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of issues impacting a school (details supplied) regarding the minority works grant; if she has any plans to increase funding for the grant and to improve the grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36321/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (2 Jul 2025)

Mark Wall: 176. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how a person (details supplied) can go about getting a visa refund given the long delays in processing times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36357/25]