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Seanad: Communications Regulation and Digital Hub Development Agency (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Wall: Amendments Nos. 7 to 9, inclusive, and 46 to 48, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together, by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Communications Regulation and Digital Hub Development Agency (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Wall: Amendments Nos. 12, 14, 25, 31, 36 and 37 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (15 Feb 2023)

Mark Wall: I acknowledge Senator Martin for bringing this Bill forward. As has been said by my colleague, the excellent briefing we received today was most worthwhile. The speakers were knowledgeable. As always we had the excellent Noeleen Blackwell, CEO of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre and Ms Jane McGowan, barrister-at-law, who outlined in great detail what was involved in this Bill. As a public...

Seanad: Teacher Supply and School Places: Statements (15 Feb 2023)

Mark Wall: Senator Hoey and I are sharing time, if that is okay.

Seanad: Teacher Supply and School Places: Statements (15 Feb 2023)

Mark Wall: I thank the Minister for coming in tonight. I want to start by putting on record our thanks to the many teachers we have in the country who go above and beyond their duties every day of the week. It is always important, as colleagues said, that we start with that and thank them for the great job they do for so many of our students throughout the country in primary, post-primary and third...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (16 Feb 2023)

Mark Wall: I will start by painting a picture of two of the many cases I want to speak about. The first case if that of the family of a young man from Newbridge. The family speaks of a loving son whose preschool teachers first raised concerns about him. The boy was granted the access and inclusion model, AIM, programme. He was due to have an assessment by teachers at the end of junior infants' class...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (16 Feb 2023)

Mark Wall: I thank the Minister of State. Once again, she gave an honest answer. That is the message I have got from the families I deal with. It is like what that woman said to me yesterday, that it was the first transparent answer she got after almost three years of asking. The Minister of State has given that today, albeit with the disturbing figure of 2,665 children that she has also given us....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs (16 Feb 2023)

Mark Wall: Absolutely.

Seanad: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2023)

Mark Wall: Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are related. Amendment No. 2 is consequential on amendment No. 1. Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2023)

Mark Wall: I welcome Mr. Hession, Ms Hurley and Ms Conroy this morning. I thank them for being with us. Deputy Tully touched on much of what I want to cover but one of the big issues for us over the past number of weeks and months since we started was the cost of having a loved one with autism. That is something we want to touch on again today and ask a couple of questions. I also want to talk...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Feb 2023)

Mark Wall: I support the comments that Senator Murphy made about front-line workers. As he will be aware, later on tonight the Labour Party will use its Private Members' time to discuss healthcare workers and the attacks on healthcare staff that have taken place. The Labour Party supports what is sought by the unions and we will discuss the matter later tonight. I wish to use my time to support the...

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Feb 2023)

Mark Wall: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Malcolm Noonan.

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Feb 2023)

Mark Wall: I welcome representatives of Friends of the Iveagh Markets, who are guests of Senator Seery Kearney. With us today are Lord Iveagh and others. They are very welcome to the debate.

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Feb 2023)

Mark Wall: The next speaker is Senator John Cummins. He is taking five minutes and giving three minutes to his colleague. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Feb 2023)

Mark Wall: I assure the Senator that there is nothing wrong with being a culchie any day of the week.

Seanad: Welfare and Safety of Workers in the Public Health Service: Motion (22 Feb 2023)

Mark Wall: I second the motion.

Seanad: Welfare and Safety of Workers in the Public Health Service: Motion (22 Feb 2023)

Mark Wall: I welcome the Minister to the House. I thank Senator Hoey for her work in preparing this important motion. I also thank her for her work at the Joint Committee on Health and in relation to health on behalf of the Labour Party, including her work in support of student nurses and other campaigns, over the past two years. I listened to some, and read more, of the testimony at the recent Joint...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Feb 2023)

Mark Wall: I join in condemning the attack on the PSNI officer last night. It is horrific to even contemplate that his son witnessed the attack and that there were so many young people there. As has been said by my two colleagues, that message needs to go out loud and strong. We can never go back. Anyone who has information needs to bring that to the relevant authorities. I also want to support the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Feb 2023)

Mark Wall: The negative impact of Putin's illegal invasion is global and it will be with us for some time to come. As we mark this tragic anniversary, our thoughts must turn to the long-term need to rebuild Ukraine. We must redouble our efforts to create a world free from the kind of energy, food and security challenges that this crisis has done so much to create, just as we must not shy away from our...

Seanad: Rail Network: Statements (23 Feb 2023)

Mark Wall: I welcome the Minister to the House for this important debate. I also welcome his comments on rail freight, which are important. I look at pictures of the rail network going back 60 or 70 years and the way lines covered the country, compared to what we have now. It shows what we have lost and the potential we had in those times. Rail freight to take juggernauts, etc., out of our towns and...