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Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Sep 2022)

Mark Wall: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Sep 2022)

Mark Wall: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Transport (14 Sep 2022)

Mark Wall: The Minister is very welcome to the House this afternoon. This is one of the biggest issues, if not the biggest issue apart from housing, that I have received representations on in my office over the past couple of weeks. I am sure colleagues are in the same boat. The issue is parents are seeing their children left at the side of the road; that is the bottom line. Whether we like it or...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Transport (14 Sep 2022)

Mark Wall: I thank the Minister for her reply. We cannot wait for reviews. Colleagues have said that. As for the example I gave the Minister of the incident involving the child, she is a special needs child. I did not say that in my initial contribution. She is losing school days because she cannot get to school, but the school bus is going past her door with five to six empty seats on it. We need...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Public Transport (13 Jul 2022)

Mark Wall: I welcome the Minister of State. I also welcome the recent 20% reduction in fares, as I have done previously, and the introduction of the youth travel card. Both changes are helping commuters and will make a difference but, as we all know, more is needed. The reason I tabled this matter is to once again highlight the totally unfair, penal and discriminatory difference in train fare prices...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Public Transport (13 Jul 2022)

Mark Wall: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. As I said in my opening remarks, I appreciate what the Minister has done with regard to the forthcoming youth travel card and the 20% reduction in fares. Unfortunately, commuters in south Kildare will still be getting into their cars because doing so saves them €500 a year. In fact, some are saving €150 or €200 a month. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (12 Jul 2022)

Mark Wall: I thank the Minister of State for coming in this morning. It is much appreciated. I listened to her opening statement from my office. She mentioned that her Department had looked at the model in Malta. Can she give us some insight into where that consultation is at the moment? It is a model that is held up by many as regards European norms and where we should be going as a country. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism: Autism Policy: Discussion (12 Jul 2022)

Mark Wall: It is great that we have another chance to talk to Mr. Harris. I join with colleagues in thanking him and AsIAm for everything they do for autistic people in this State. It is wonderful that Ireland has an organisation like AsIAm with Mr. Harris at its helm for people who need him. He has outlined many issues for us. I totally agree with Deputy Flaherty that this committee has been...

Seanad: Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Mark Wall: I welcome the Minister. I acknowledge, as colleagues have, the Government's continued efforts to deal with the unjustified war in Ukraine and how this country has stood up and stood out in supporting the displaced people of that democratic country who have ended up in this country in their thousands, seeking our support. As colleagues have said, the Government and communities need to be...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Mark Wall: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Mark Wall: I move amendment No. 82: In page 51, to delete lines 26 to 32 and substitute the following: “(4) (a) Nothing in subsection (2)(a) prevents a broadcaster from broadcasting, or a relevant media service provider from making available, party political programmes provided that an unfair preference is not given to any political party— (i) by a broadcaster, in the allocation of...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Mark Wall: I am filling in for my colleague, Senator Sherlock. I welcome the paragraph the Minister has inserted but we have a question about the definition of "party political broadcast". We are seeking the inclusion of this further provision on that. I would welcome a comment from the Minister.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Mark Wall: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Mark Wall: I move amendment No. 84: In page 52, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following: “(ba) in relation to broadcasters only— (i) that the broadcast programme material, taken as a whole— (I) adequately reflects the participation, and (II) is responsive to the interests, of members of all groups (defined by reference to gender, sexual orientation, disability,...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Mark Wall: We tabled this amendment following a Bill with which the Minister may be familiar that my colleague introduced this week on the amount of time allocated to females in broadcasting. As we all know, it is a very serious imbalance, and the amendment attempts to address that. We will try to progress the Bill my colleague has introduced but, in the meantime, we are seeking that this amendment...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Mark Wall: Based on the Minister's reply, I will withdraw the amendment.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Mark Wall: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Mark Wall: I move amendment No. 91: In page 53, line 22, to delete “salts or sugars” and substitute the following: “salts, sugars or milk-based formulae (infant milks, follow-on milks, growing-up milks and toddler milks) aimed at infants and young children up to 36 months”.

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Mark Wall: I welcome amendments Nos. 89 and 90 that were brought forward by the Minister and withdraw amendment No. 91.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2022)

Mark Wall: I want to return to an important issue I raised with the Leader two weeks ago, that is, the reduction in the allocation of SNAs for some schools following the recent announcement. Setting aside the totally unacceptable way in which some SNAs found out on a website at 4.20 p.m. in the afternoon that they no longer had a job, the issue now is the unrealistic demands facing the schools that...