Results 301-320 of 886 for speaker:Mark Wall

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Payment of Interns) Bill 2022: Second Stage (25 May 2022)

Mark Wall: I welcome the Minister of State back to the House. I am proud to speak on this Bill and in doing so I want to thank my colleague, Senator Sherlock, for bringing forward such legislation and for all her hard work on it. She has been championing legislation to improve the quality of life of all workers in recent years, from paid sick leave to paid leave for pregnancy loss. I am also glad...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Mark Wall: Amendments Nos. 149 to 152, inclusive, have been ruled out of order as potential charges on the Revenue.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Mark Wall: Amendment No. 154 has been ruled out of order as a potential charge on the Revenue.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Mark Wall: Amendments Nos. 156 to 158, inclusive, have been ruled out of order as potential charges on the Revenue.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Mark Wall: Amendment No. 160 has been ruled out of order as a potential charge on the Revenue.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Mark Wall: Amendments Nos. 163 to 165, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Mark Wall: Amendments Nos. 166 to 168, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together with the agreement of the House. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Mark Wall: Amendments Nos. 169 and 170 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Mark Wall: I move amendment No. 174: In page 82, to delete line 12, and substitute “children, having particular regard to the general public health of children.”. I thank the Minister for her comments and will withdraw the amendment at this stage.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Mark Wall: I move amendment No. 177: In page 82, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following: “(2A) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2)(d), measures to be taken by service providers under that paragraph may include a prohibition of the inclusion in programmes of commercial communications relating to foods or beverages considered by the Commission to be the subject of...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Mark Wall: Is the Senator going to speak later on a different section?

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Mark Wall: Amendments Nos. 7 and 8 are related and may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Policy Issues for Carers: Family Carers Ireland (18 May 2022)

Mark Wall: I agree with the Chair and I welcome our visitors. Their testimony has been very powerful. As Deputy Donnelly said, it is simply heartbreaking. Everybody needs to hear what Mr. Douglas, Ms Ryan and Ms Budayova have said. Most important, we need to remember why we are here today. This is because of Una, Ailis, Liam and Esther. They are the most important people we can speak about today....

Seanad: Situation in Ukraine: Motion (1 Jun 2022)

Mark Wall: I begin by thanking you, a Chathaoirligh, the Ceann Comhairle, and colleagues throughout the Seanad who have come back with stories from recent trips to Ukraine. They are very important stories of what is happening on the ground. As Senator Dooley outlined, those stories form the basis of this important debate we are having at this juncture in the war. I thank Senator Dooley and the Fianna...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jun 2022)

Mark Wall: I wish to raise once again respect for special needs assistants, SNAs. I had a wonderful trip on Tuesday with the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Autism to Ballyowen special school, where I saw at first hand the great work all our SNAs do in that school, but I am also aware daily and weekly, as all of us in this House are, of the great work our SNAs do for so many of the children across this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Community Employment Programme: SIPTU (25 May 2022)

Mark Wall: I thank all our guests for coming in. This is very important to many people. CE schemes are at the heart of the communities I represent. Ms Rohan said correctly that without them the grass would not be cut, the lines would not be there and the sports clubs Deputy Paul Donnelly mentioned would not be able to continue, basically. We saw during Covid that there was so much pressure on sports...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2022)

Mark Wall: I wish to raise an issue that I have previously mentioned a number of times in this House. I refer to the need to extend the short-hop zone to Newbridge train station, other train stations in south Kildare and to Portarlington in County Laois. I welcome the creation of a focus group by Newbridge Community Development within the last number of days to advocate for an extension. On my way...

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Mark Wall: I ask the Acting Leader to propose the suspension of the House. The Minister of State needs to get to the Dáil for a vote.

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Mark Wall: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Mark Wall: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I also thank him for referencing the Bill I brought forward on behalf of the Labour Party. Indeed, my colleague, Senator Malcolm Byrne, brought forward a similar Bill on behalf on Fianna Fáil. It is very important that those two Bills were brought forward because the problem has not gone away, unfortunately. We are still getting calls....