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Mark Wall

Labour Party Kildare South TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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875
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
89,139
words spoken in the chamber
Across 262 contributions. Plus 59 contributions from the chair, not counted
426
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
199
topics asked about
Across 19 departments

From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.

What they ask about

The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 875 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 262 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 19 0
February 2025 56 24
March 2025 49 10
April 2025 65 6
May 2025 70 21
June 2025 33 9
July 2025 92 13
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 39 18
October 2025 31 9
November 2025 32 19
December 2025 30 11
January 2026 49 14
February 2026 63 14
March 2026 61 9
April 2026 30 9
May 2026 31 12
June 2026 64 21
July 2026 28 10
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 25 14
October 2026 8 19

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 156 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

Asked about similar topics

Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.

Party, constituency and offices

  1. constituency Kildare South 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Labour Party 29 November 2024 to now
Mark Wall Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
1011. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education the number of students on a waiting list for a special school place in County Kildare; the number per each school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20620/25]
Mark Wall Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
1019. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education when a child in County Kildare (details supplied) will receive a school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20658/25]
Mark Wall Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
1058. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education when a child in County Kildare (details supplied) will receive a special school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21076/25]
Mark Wall Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
1060. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education to outline how a parent can appeal a decision for reasonable accommodation for a Leaving Certificate student; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21154/25]
Mark Wall Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Tourism
1125. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he is considering funding local authorities to provide playing pitches and facilities given the increasing demand for playing pitches throughout the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20622/25]
Mark Wall Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Housing
1171. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects to publish the new rural housing guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18859/25]
Mark Wall Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Housing
1322. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when additional funding will be allocated to local authorities for the housing aid and housing adaptation grants given that some local authorities have already closed some of these grants to new applicants. [20621/25]
Mark Wall Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Housing
1323. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a community can make a submission to the Electoral Commission regarding the location of their voting station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20623/25]
Mark Wall Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Housing
1324. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the national planning framework revision figures will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20624/25]
Mark Wall Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1530. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice to provide the number of fixed charge notices issued by Gardaí for the offence of ‘learner driver unaccompanied by a qualified driver’, by county, in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18896/25]
Mark Wall Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1625. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on a stateless application made to his Department (details supplied); to provide direct contact details of an official in his Department who is dealing with this case; to provide the contact details of all supports available within his Department for the person making the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20627/25]
Mark Wall Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
1779. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of childcare providers who have withdrawn from core funding since 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21092/25]
Mark Wall Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
1819. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when UBU projects announced in Budget 2025 will be allocated to counties; the way in which these projects are allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19063/25]
Mark Wall Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
1820. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the additional family resource centres announced in Budget 2025 will be allocated to counties; the way in which these centres are allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19064/25]
Mark Wall Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
1970. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she is aware of a recent media report (details supplied) suggesting that negotiations for an employment regulation order for the early years and school age care sector have stalled and the impact that this is having on staff recruitment and retention, if she will provide an update on this; and if she will make a sta…
Mark Wall Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
1971. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of bringing early years graduates - only NFQ Level 7, 8 and 9 - under public-sector pay and conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21255/25]
Mark Wall Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Rural
2630. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there is a scheme for a farmer to upgrade the rural lane to his home and lands, where he is the only farmer using the lane but relies on contractors to assist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20650/25]
Mark Wall Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Defence
113. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will consider funding a Defence Forces liaison officer to deal with the significant housing challenges that are facing serving members and liaise with housing agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18312/25]
Mark Wall Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Defence
114. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the refurbishment of derelict and vacant housing on the Curragh Camp; the actions his Department has taken to date to refurbish these properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18324/25]
Mark Wall Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Enterprise
201. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider raising the quota or removing it for the category healthcare assistant-community based, given the shortage of healthcare assistants in the community at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18389/25]
Mark Wall Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Education
222. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education the transport costs incurred by her Department for children additional needs who travel to either a special education class or special school settings in Kildare for the past five years, by mode of transport, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18153/25]
Mark Wall Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Housing
262. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant homes officers employed in each local authority; the number of posts that are vacant; the cost of employing each officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18152/25]
Mark Wall Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Health
375. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the current arrangements for a GP practice based in Kildare (details supplied). [18155/25]
Mark Wall Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Rural
441. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding available to a community group to progress a community infrastructure project (details supplied). [18156/25]
Mark Wall Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Environment
249. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of apprenticeships delegated by Electric Ireland in each of the past five years; the number of applications for apprenticeships received by Electric Ireland in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17029/25]