Results 741-760 of 956 for speaker:Mark Wall
- Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (8 Dec 2021)
Mark Wall: It surely is.
- Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (8 Dec 2021)
Mark Wall: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?
- Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (8 Dec 2021)
Mark Wall: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2021: Motion (8 Dec 2021)
Mark Wall: I thank the Acting Chairperson for the build-up. Being from Kildare, I am acutely aware of the importance of the horse racing industry to the county. It is not known as the Thoroughbred County for nothing. A 2019 Deloitte report on the economic benefit of breeding and racing in Kildare found that almost 5,000 people were employed in the county in direct and secondary employment and the...
- Seanad: Antarctic Treaty: Motion (8 Dec 2021)
Mark Wall: And the bank holiday.
- Seanad: Antarctic Treaty: Motion (8 Dec 2021)
Mark Wall: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Antarctic Treaty: Motion (8 Dec 2021)
Mark Wall: Senator Garvey has not seen anything yet.
- Seanad: Antarctic Treaty: Motion (8 Dec 2021)
Mark Wall: Keep going.
- Seanad: Antarctic Treaty: Motion (8 Dec 2021)
Mark Wall: I welcome the Minister. I put on record my thanks and the thanks of the Shackleton Museum, Athy, and its board of directors to the Green Party for tabling this important motion. I especially thank the Green Party Senators here, particularly Senator Martin. I also acknowledge Councillor Colm Kenny, who played a crucial role in bringing this forward, along with Senator Martin. I acknowledge...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)
Mark Wall: I want to raise several issues. I have received a series of calls and emails in recent days from teachers in the main. The message was the same in all of the correspondence I received. The conditions in which they are working and in which our children are attending school are totally unacceptable. There are stories of windows being left open with the heating turned up to the last but the...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)
Mark Wall: We are in the age of technology advances, yet when we have a simple solution, as in this case, it seems we are not willing to accept it. I am sure there are many more young people affected by this than this young person from my home town. I would appreciate it if the Leader would support this person's young dream by way of a follow-up letter to the Department.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Dec 2021)
Mark Wall: I agree with the sentiments of Senator Chambers on Afghanistan. It is important that we have a discussion of the issue. I, too, read the distressing article mentioned by the Senator, which reported that over 1 million children are at risk of starvation. It is an issue we need to discuss and do more on, as colleagues have said. I want to raise two other issues. The first concerns sport....
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2021)
Mark Wall: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2021)
Mark Wall: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2021)
Mark Wall: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2021)
Mark Wall: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2021)
Mark Wall: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2021)
Mark Wall: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2021)
Mark Wall: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Human Rights in China: Motion (1 Dec 2021)
Mark Wall: I call on the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Colm Brophy, to make his contribution.