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Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Mark Wall: I want to be guided by the Cathaoirleach now because I, too, want to talk about private clubs. We have an amendment in this regard, amendment No. 38, which does not seem to be grouped with any other. I agree with Senator McDowell. If the Cathaoirleach wishes to indulge me or tell me he will have the subject matter brought up somewhere else, he may do so.

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Mark Wall: Great. Senator McDowell has made many points we totally agree with.

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Mark Wall: I will talk in the round. I agree with Senator McDowell. He mentioned the report Regulating Gaming in Ireland, published in 2006. Its authors outlined their concerns about private clubs. He mentioned his own amendments. It is time that we regulated the private clubs. When the Minister of State set out with this legislation, he was attempting to do so, but there is still an anomaly with...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Mark Wall: I am avoiding it as best I can. I am only repeating what Senator McDowell said in his contribution. If he can say it, surely I can, if it is okay with the Cathaoirleach.

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Mark Wall: I did not repeat any word that was said, if that is okay with Senator Ward.

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Mark Wall: I wait with bated breath to hear what the Minister of State has to say about private clubs, which have been raised before me by colleagues whom the Cathaoirleach already mentioned. However, it is time that gambling was taken seriously. There was engagement with Senator Lombard on advertising. I have an amendment in this regard, amendment No. 116, which is also not grouped, and I want the...

Seanad: Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Mark Wall: I support Senator Ruane and Senator Gavan in this. I am aware of and have been contacted by many parents whose credit card details have been used. I know we are banning the use of credit cards for gambling in this Bill but we are not actually mentioning loot boxes and the effects they are having.Many parents have contacted me - and I am sure other Members of this House - whose credit card...

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (24 Sep 2024)

Mark Wall: Does the Minister of State wish to respond?

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (24 Sep 2024)

Mark Wall: Amendment No. 41 is out of order.

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2024)

Mark Wall: I want to speak to amendments Nos. 71 and 83. Regarding amendment No. 71, this planning framework needs to take cognisance of the Gaeltacht Act 2012 which requires the Irish language rights to be considered when looking at the overall framework plan. For amendment No. 83, we would require that the Government present any draft or any new or revised national planning framework to the Houses...

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2024)

Mark Wall: We spoke last night about bread-and-butter issues in our work as public representatives. This is another one and I applaud Senator Currie for tabling the amendment. On any tall building in a town or on a roadside or on any tall hill, you will suddenly see a mast now. We are all in favour of telecommunications and note their importance but there is a lack of public consultation. As public...

Seanad: Migration: Statements (10 Jul 2024)

Mark Wall: The Minister has ten minutes to open the debate.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2024)

Mark Wall: I add my name to the condolences on the late John O'Mahony. Unfortunately, John and his Galway team broke our hearts in 1998 and again in 2000 with his Galway team and the lilywhites defeat in that All-Ireland of 1998. I cannot share the view with the Senator Carrigy that that was a good day. Unfortunately, it was not a good day but out of that we gained a lot of respect for John O'Mahony...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: The Future of Local Democracy: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2024)

Mark Wall: I welcome everyone and thank them for their contributions, which have fed, as other members have said, into what we are trying to do here. The most important thing is we want a report that reflects all the contributions, but also one that works and does not sit on some shelf as previous ones have. There has been mention of previous reports going back to the 1970s, etc. We want to reform...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: The Future of Local Democracy: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2024)

Mark Wall: I thank the witnesses for the contributions. As Ms Sparks said, the sixth C, cyberbullying, is a huge challenge for us as well and it is something that we need to do a lot of work on and I know the media committee has done that. It is a challenge and it is something that came back to us at the last local elections. We need to challenge it, to call it out at every possibility and to...

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2024)

Mark Wall: I welcome the Tánaiste to the House today. It is fair to say that we have a unique command of our Defence Forces when compared to other defence forces around the world. My colleague, Deputy Howlin, went into the history of that in the Dáil and I know the Tánaiste expressed an interest in it as well. I do not intend to go back as far as to how that command and control...

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2024)

Mark Wall: I thank the Tánaiste for the reply. I have two questions. He mentioned that this is a direct result of the commission report. Can he confirm today that there are no changes from what the commission report outlined in the command and control structure that was discussed at Cabinet yesterday or whether there are changes from the commission report? The second issue relates to...

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2024)

Mark Wall: There has been much talk about gagging of representative associations and individuals by means of this Bill. Every young person I meet who has joined the Defence Forces tells me that one of the reasons they did so was because they have a representative association, whether it is RACO or PDFORRA. They want the same rights as other young careerists, with someone who is there to represent them...

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2024)

Mark Wall: I just want to take up that last point. I thank the Tánaiste again but that is the point we are all trying to make here. The Tánaiste mentioned that the 1954 Act includes the phrase "political matters". The phrase "Government policy matters" is a new one that has been introduced here, although the Tánaiste can correct me if I am wrong. That is an issue because the...

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2024)

Mark Wall: I move amendment No. 4: In page 9, lines 12 and 13, to delete “in relation to a political matter or matter of Government policy” and substitute “in relation to a matter of political controversy”.