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Seanad: Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (16 Jun 2022)

Mark Wall: I, too, welcome the Minister of State to the House to deal with this important emergency legislation. As he says, the purpose of the Bill is to amend section 8 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005. As it did in the Lower House yesterday, the Labour Party welcomes this legislation and will be supporting it. There was, however, a worry articulated in the debate yesterday. The Minister...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (16 Jun 2022)

Mark Wall: The Labour Party will be supporting the legislation today.

Seanad: Cost of Living: Motion (15 Jun 2022)

Mark Wall: I will not read out all that I have prepared. I welcome the Minister to the House. The reality is that we all know that more and more families are hurting and finding it difficult to make ends meet. They are turning to us, and other public representatives, in greater numbers to assist them in finding answers to the demands the cost of living is putting on them. Normally, the country's...

Seanad: Cost of Living: Motion (15 Jun 2022)

Mark Wall: No interruptions, please. Senators should speak through the Chair.

Seanad: Cost of Living: Motion (15 Jun 2022)

Mark Wall: I second the amendment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Mark Wall: I also thank our guests for being with us this morning and it is a very important discussion we are having. If it is okay, I will start on the topic of carers. I am aware that in the run-up to the increases in the means test on 1 June, many letters were sent to carers and those in receipt of the carer's allowance. Does the Department have any idea of how many people lost out as a result of...

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....

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...

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: 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.

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.