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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...

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: 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.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (1 Jul 2025)

Mark Wall: 113. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his Department’s plans to tackle dereliction and vacancy in rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26342/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Meetings (1 Jul 2025)

Mark Wall: 774. To ask the Minister for Health if she and her officials will meet with an organisation to discuss their policy concerns (details supplied). [35621/25]

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]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Jul 2025)

Mark Wall: I want to raise the issue of childcare places, including after-school care, with the Taoiseach. I particularly want to raise the issues of childcare and after-school care in Kilcullen, a town of 4,000 people in my own constituency of Kildare South. I am currently dealing with 14 families who cannot get a crèche place and 16 families who cannot get an after-school place. Unfortunately...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Jul 2025)

Mark Wall: Kilcullen.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Library Services (10 Jul 2025)

Mark Wall: 80. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide the amount of funding allocated to local libraries, in each county, for the past four years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38310/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Library Services (10 Jul 2025)

Mark Wall: I thank the Minister of State for his detailed reply. I welcome the fact that €40 million has been spent on libraries. We all agree in this House that every euro spent on libraries is a euro well spent. I start by commending everybody in my hometown of Athy where over the past number of years a former Dominican church was converted into a library. Anyone who has visited that...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Library Services (10 Jul 2025)

Mark Wall: The latest information I have is that it is hoped the project will proceed in quarter 1 of 2026, which would be very welcome. I mentioned in this House before that Newbridge now has a population of almost 26,000 people, so it is very important we have a functioning library for that size of population. The fact the new building will be four times larger than the existing building, which has...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Library Services (10 Jul 2025)

Mark Wall: 87. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will report on the progress of implementing the national public library strategy; the amount of funding allocated to the strategy; the current expenditure on the implementation of strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38316/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Library Services (10 Jul 2025)

Mark Wall: We have spoken about libraries before but I want to get an update on the public library strategy and maybe discuss one or two issues around that.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Library Services (10 Jul 2025)

Mark Wall: I did not come in on Deputy McGreehan's question because I wanted to leave it until this one. I totally believe it is important to have multipurpose facilities. I want to raise an issue that has come up in respect of a couple of locations. We have derelict buildings, old former schools in rural areas. A number of people have come together to form book clubs and heritage and historical...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Library Services (10 Jul 2025)

Mark Wall: I thank the Minister of State for the positive reply. I want to mention two issues he brought up, namely, the age-friendly aspect and sensory rooms. They are important as part of our libraries. I welcome the fact that the Government has recognised that. I urge the Government to continue to invest in sensory rooms in particular. I know from visiting my local library and other libraries...