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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Mark Wall: On behalf of the Labour Party, I welcome Senator Clonan and his family to the House. I sincerely thank him for his work on the Defence Forces, in particular, over recent years. It is going to be very important in this House as we get to debate, we hope, the report of the Commission on the Defence Forces, which we have been promised for a few weeks. I thank Senator Clonan for his work on...

Seanad: Tourism: Statements (5 Apr 2022)

Mark Wall: I, too, welcome the Minister to the House. There can be no doubt that the Irish tourism industry has gone through a devastating time. Covid-19 has had a profound impact on all sectors of it. In the past month or so, Fáilte Ireland presented the most comprehensive and robust research undertaken to date on staffing and skills in the tourism and hospitality sector. Thirty percent of...

Seanad: Defence (Restriction on Use of Certain Titles) Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Mark Wall: I welcome the Minister to the House. I thank him for indicating that the Government is not opposing this Bill and fully supports its intent. That is very important and the Labour Party fully supports it too. It is also very important to note the following part of the Minister's statement: Since the enactment of the Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act 1923, the official Irish name of...

Seanad: Defence (Restriction on Use of Certain Titles) Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Mark Wall: Surely that is not right and did not happen. Surely the Minister cannot stand over that and he will tell us it did not happen. That is not the professional force of which I know.

Seanad: Defence (Restriction on Use of Certain Titles) Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Mark Wall: That is not the professional force we are talking about tonight.

Seanad: Defence (Restriction on Use of Certain Titles) Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Mark Wall: The term "Defence Forces" is in the Title, in fairness, and that is what we are discussing.

Seanad: Defence (Restriction on Use of Certain Titles) Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Mark Wall: I will leave it at that, a Chathaoirligh. I have said my piece on that particular incident and maybe the Minister can comment. If not, I ask him to revert to me afterwards. I thank Fianna Fáil and Senators Malcolm Byrne and Senator O'Loughlin in particular for introducing this Bill. The Labour Party fully supports it. I hope the Minister will be back before the House to discuss the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Mark Wall: I join with my colleague, Senator Craughwell, in the call for the Minister for Defence to come before us once again and to allow both PDFORRA and the Representative Association of Commissioned Officers, RACO, to affiliate with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, ICTU. It is a call a number of us have made in this House. I raised it with the Minister recently when he was in here. As the...

Seanad: Automated Data Exchange for Police Co-operation: Motion (26 Apr 2022)

Mark Wall: I too welcome the Minister. The Labour Party will be supporting this motion. As other speakers have said, international co-operation is essential and it is particularly essential for us on this island. We need to know what is going on around us and ensure this is no haven for criminal activity. This is a very important motion in order to reflect that. It is important to say that we will...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Apr 2022)

Mark Wall: Amendments Nos. 42 and 45 are related and may be discussed together, by agreement.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Apr 2022)

Mark Wall: Amendments No. 44 and 52 are related and may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Apr 2022)

Mark Wall: Amendments Nos. 46 to 50, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Apr 2022)

Mark Wall: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Regional Aid (5 May 2022)

Mark Wall: I welcome the Minister to the House. I also want to thank the Cathaoirleach for choosing this important matter. Regional aid is an enhanced form of aid that can be provided to enterprises in more economically disadvantaged areas. It incentivises SMEs and large enterprises to invest in growth and expansion. Most important, it increases the attractiveness of these areas for investment. It...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Regional Aid (5 May 2022)

Mark Wall: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy English, for his reply. I worry when I see that the indicators for Kildare show an unemployment level that does not conform with the criteria set down. I am asking about the Athy municipal district, where unfortunately the unemployment rate is higher. Once again, we have a departmental reply which encompasses the entire county rather than the part of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Regional Aid (5 May 2022)

Mark Wall: I will provide the Minister with the facts.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Regional Aid (5 May 2022)

Mark Wall: I intend to do that and to work with the Minister of State.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Regional Aid (5 May 2022)

Mark Wall: I look forward to discussing the data. I am aware that we have exceeded our time. I appreciate the Minister of State's reply, but they are not the facts and figures I have. I look forward to sharing them with him.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Regional Aid (5 May 2022)

Mark Wall: I will share the facts and figures with the Minister of State-----

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Regional Aid (5 May 2022)

Mark Wall: -----because the disposable income on that does not fit with the Athy municipal district.