Results 781-800 of 956 for speaker:Mark Wall

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (23 Nov 2021)

Mark Wall: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Enrolments (18 Nov 2021)

Mark Wall: I welcome the Minister of State. I am also glad to be sharing time on this very important matter for families in south County Kildare. I, like my colleague, have raised this continually since becoming a Member of the Seanad. Indeed, I think this is the third time I have raised it on the Commencement. We need a temporary three- to four-year plan. We have just heard we may have a school...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Enrolments (18 Nov 2021)

Mark Wall: This school was announced in December 2018. That was three years ago, which is enough time for anyone to ensure that everything is in place. I, too, was involved in St. Paul's school, as the Minister of State will be aware, and that took so long. Three years is long enough for anybody. We are tired waiting on this. It has to happen. I wish to draw his attention to something he did not...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by An Taoiseach (18 Nov 2021)

Mark Wall: Like other members, I welcome the Taoiseach to the House. I consider it an honour to have been elected to this House. I welcome the fact that the Taoiseach has come to listen to us today. I join the Taoiseach in thanking all our front-line workers but there is one cohort of front-line workers on whom I want to concentrate. Since I come from the great county of Kildare, it may come as no...

Seanad: Air Accident Investigation Unit Final Report into R116 Air Accident: Statements (18 Nov 2021)

Mark Wall: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Air Accident Investigation Unit Final Report into R116 Air Accident: Statements (18 Nov 2021)

Mark Wall: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Air Accident Investigation Unit Final Report into R116 Air Accident: Statements (18 Nov 2021)

Mark Wall: I also welcome the Minister of State and thank her for her comprehensive reply. As a previous Senator said, the reply extended to 20 minutes. It will take some time to examine it, as noted by Members in the Lower House last night. There is much contained in that statement given by the Minister of State. I welcome it but we should also take some time to digest it before coming back to...

Seanad: Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland: Statements (17 Nov 2021)

Mark Wall: I welcome the Minister to the House. As a Member of the Seanad Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union I have heard at first hand the issues that businesses, communities and individuals have already faced since the UK took it upon itself to leave the EU. The fall-out from the withdrawal is still being felt on a day-to-day basis throughout the...

Seanad: Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland: Statements (17 Nov 2021)

Mark Wall: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2021)

Mark Wall: There will be a chance to speak to the section.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2021)

Mark Wall: Amendment No. 33 is out of order.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Community Care (11 Nov 2021)

Mark Wall: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Burke, to the House. I wish to raise an issue which is very important for many people in Monasterevin, County Kildare. This issue has been going on since 2014. I am seeking an update, and wish to go through some detail with the Minister of State. The day care centre in Monasterevin was closed by HSE Estates in 2014 on health and safety grounds, and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Community Care (11 Nov 2021)

Mark Wall: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. This is so important for the town of Monasterevin. For many of the older people who use the centre, this is their life. Two days a week they head down to Monasterevan GAA to enjoy the facilities. It is a social outlet. The committee hopes to extend that to three days a week when the new centre opens. The question arising from what the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Nov 2021)

Mark Wall: I will raise two matters today, with the first relating to what a colleague from south Kildare has just raised with the Leader, namely, the Monasterevin day care centre. We are both asking that it be made fit for purpose as quickly as possible. The day care centre was closed by the Health Service Executive estates in 2014 on health and safety grounds, and since that time Monasterevin Gaelic...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Nov 2021)

Mark Wall: Next week will be the first anniversary of our discussion on Jadotville, which was supported by all sides of the House. Of course, we recently passed the 60th anniversary of this great military event. These Irish soldiers are not just regarded as heroes in their homeland, but by a growing number of people worldwide. I recently came across the wording of the surrender document of Commandant...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Mark Wall: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I thank the Fine Gael Senators who tabled this Private Members' motion. Obviously, it is timely, given what happened across the water in Glasgow this week. I acknowledge the detailed presentation by the National Transport Authority, NTA, that all Senators received this week. It was exciting in parts. The motion calls for investment in...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Mark Wall: The Senator cannot share time when responding, unfortunately.

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Mark Wall: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (20 Oct 2021)

Mark Wall: I support Senator Moynihan for bringing this Bill before us. It is very important to give the support that has been given throughout the House given its importance to our student population and how we treat those who are the future of our country. As my Labour Party colleagues said, we have a crisis in student accommodation but it is one that did not need to happen. I am glad the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: National Broadband Plan: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Mark Wall: I thank the guests. Senator Garvey has mentioned much of what I wanted to speak about, which is businesses, especially rural business. I have a number of problems with businesses within 500 m of fibre broadband but that cannot connect. There is no doubt it is affecting their business and quality of life. I appreciate the answer given to Senator Garvey that one cannot change the broadband...