Results 721-740 of 886 for speaker:Mark Wall

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Second Stage (16 May 2024)

Mark Wall: Before I call Senator Horkan, I welcome the pupils and teachers of Rush National School to the House. You are very welcome to Leinster House and the Seanad. I hope you have a very good day and enjoy your visit.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)

Mark Wall: It is good to see the Acting Leader. I welcome our visitors from Western Australia. I know they are no longer with us. My son is in Australia at the moment. It is very important we continue to have links with Australia, and it is great to see our visitors here.I also congratulate Breda Disney, as the Cathaoirleach did, on her service in a school in Newbridge. I congratulate her and Liam...

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements (22 May 2024)

Mark Wall: I second the motion. I also welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, to the House. I thank my Labour Party colleagues for their assistance in tabling this very important motion. In particular, I thank my colleague, Senator Sherlock, for all her hard work in preparation for this important matter, and the work she continues to do with the three unions that she has named, that have...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Meals-on-Wheels Services (23 May 2024)

Mark Wall: I thank the Cathaoirleach for selecting this Commencement matter and welcome the Minister of State to the House. We are all familiar with the magnificent meals-on-wheels services throughout the country and I am particularly acquainted with the service in my own area of south Kildare. The service is operated by a list of great operators including Rathangan Daycare Centre, St. Conleth's...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Meals-on-Wheels Services (23 May 2024)

Mark Wall: I thank the Minister of State for that positive reply. I note her passion about this great service. It is something I share with her. The day care centre in Monasterevin is a new one that the Minister of State would be familiar with. It has capacity and I spoke to people there yesterday. They would love to talk to someone. I will take that up and get them to write in to the HSE...

Seanad: Housing Commission Report: Motion (29 May 2024)

Mark Wall: I thank the Senator. Senator John Cummins is next. The Senator has six minutes.

Seanad: Housing Commission Report: Motion (29 May 2024)

Mark Wall: I, too, welcome the Minister of State to the House. I thank the Sinn Féin Senators for bringing forward this very important motion. I brought up this issue under the Order of Business last week when the report of the commission was published and I asked for a debate on it. The Labour Party is very glad to speak on it tonight. There can be no doubt, as has been said already by people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Impact of Means Testing on Carer’s Allowance and Other Social Welfare Schemes: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Mark Wall: I welcome all our guests. Like Deputy Ó Laoghaire, I welcome Ms Skelly, in particular. I thank Ms Skelly, Ms Bailey and Ms Maher for their testimonies. As we always say here, lived testimony is very important when it comes to everything we do here. It was very important for us to hear their testimonies this morning. I have encountered multiple issues with carer's allowance in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Impact of Means Testing on Carer’s Allowance and Other Social Welfare Schemes: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Mark Wall: I am happy with that. I do not wish to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Impact of Means Testing on Carer’s Allowance and Other Social Welfare Schemes: Discussion (29 May 2024)

Mark Wall: I, too, welcome our guests. This follows on from our discussion this morning. A few important items have been raised, including the cost of disability. As has been correctly said, we have been talking about this for 30 years and various reports state different figures. Perhaps if our guests have come across an annual figure for the cost of disability they could share it with the committee...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jun 2024)

Mark Wall: I too wish to be associated with congratulating Senators Doherty and Boylan. I congratulate Senators Blaney, Chambers and Gavan for putting their names forward as well. I wish to take up the last point made by my colleague with regard to spoiled votes. The issue I wish to raise is those ballots that were not stamped, which is a huge issue for us. Those people did the right thing. When...

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (18 Jun 2024)

Mark Wall: I welcome the Minister of State with responsibility for defence into the House today. I believe it is her first debate here on defence. It is very important that she is here. I welcome the comments made by the Tánaiste earlier before he left the House. Not for the first time in this House I will raise the issue of recruitment and retention. Indeed, it has been raised by colleagues...

Seanad: Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (25 Jun 2024)

Mark Wall: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. There are a number of sections which he has outlined in his initial speech which I would like to discuss with him here. A very helpful note was sent out to us by the Library and Research Service, which informed us that this Bill amends a number of Acts to facilitate the following changes. First, it is to allow an increase in the number of...

Seanad: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (26 Jun 2024)

Mark Wall: That is covered in a different section which we will come to.

Seanad: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (26 Jun 2024)

Mark Wall: I ask the Senator to speak to the section. We are on section 54.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jun 2024)

Mark Wall: I congratulate Senator Kyne and wish him the very best of luck in his new role in the remaining term of the Seanad. I wish Senator O'Hara well in the upcoming election. Yesterday, I chaired much of the debate on surrogacy in this country. I congratulate all those who took part in it, particularly Senator Seery Kearney, who is with us this morning and who did considerable work on...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: The Future of Local Democracy: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jun 2024)

Mark Wall: Much like Senator Boyhan, I am on both sides, but I have chosen to stay on the left. I make this presentation today on behalf of Deputy Bacik, leader of the Labour Party, who, unfortunately, cannot be with us today. It has been 125 years since the first local elections were held in Ireland, and there is a case to be made that now, more than ever in those 125 years, we need a fundamental...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: The Future of Local Democracy: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jun 2024)

Mark Wall: I will not ask any questions but will make a couple of comments on what we heard today. I thank everybody for coming in. This has been an informative discussion. Deputy Murphy mentioned regional assemblies. It is a serious issue as to where they fit in the future of local government. I would love an answer from the Ministers of State on where Government sees regional assemblies. The...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Policy (2 Jul 2024)

Mark Wall: I, too, welcome the Minister of State. I thank the Cathaoirleach for selecting this matter. It is always important in debates such as this to put on the record the very proud history of St. Vincent's Hospital, Athy. It can trace its history back to the opening of the Athy workhouse on 9 January 1844, an event that came just in time to relieve some of the harshest effects of the Famine in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Policy (2 Jul 2024)

Mark Wall: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply. The middle of the reply tells us that it is anticipated that the project could commence on site in quarter one of 2025, which is the news that the people of south Kildare really wanted to hear. I note that this is dependent on the final decision and the review of the tender process, which is standard enough practice for all major...