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Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: That is a terrible option.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: This is a nice little chat between the lads.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 12. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social policy and public service reform division of his Department. [37277/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 16. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee E (health) last met; and when the Cabinet committee on social policy and public services will meet. [38483/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: I am not sure whether the Taoiseach is aware that engineers have identified structural flaws in 17 public school building projects that house 18 schools. This came to light during the summer. Educate Together is the patron body of several of the affected schools, including one in my constituency. These schools are in addition to the 22 schools that were found last year to have had...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his contact and engagements with the British Prime Minister, Mr. Boris Johnson. [37276/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: I thank the Taoiseach. If his discussions were directed toward bringing some logic, common sense, or rationality to the British Prime Minister, I am afraid he has failed in his mission. For a British Prime Minister to claim that he or she cares about the Good Friday Agreement and peace and security on this island on the one hand while floating a non-paper which very provocatively - almost...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: Hear, hear.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: I notice from the Taoiseach's comments earlier that he has obviously had sight or some account of our pre-budget proposal. If that is the case, he will be aware that we want the Government to make medical cards automatically available to all patients suffering from cancer. As matters stand and as the Taoiseach knows, medical cards are automatically awarded to children suffering from cancer...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: What about beds?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: I am glad the Taoiseach has apologised to the patients and their families. That is the very least they deserve. More than an apology is needed, however. Those patients and others, and any families who finds themselves in this situation, actually want change and a solution to this matter. The Taoiseach comes in here as a matter of routine and recites the actions he claims to have taken and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: I raise the issue of the dangerous overcrowding in our hospitals. Today's figures from the INMO are really shocking. As of this morning, there were 610 patients on hospital trolleys. That includes 81 people on trolleys in University Hospital Limerick, 58 people on trolleys in Cork University Hospital, and 50 people on trolleys in the Mater, in my own constituency in Dublin. The list goes...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committee Meetings (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 104. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure last met; and when it is scheduled to meet again. [38870/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Seanad Reform (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 105. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the Seanad reform implementation group. [38871/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Regeneration Projects (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 106. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the role of his Department in the North East inner city initiative. [38872/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Citizens Assembly (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 111. To ask the Taoiseach when he plans to convene the Citizens' Assembly on gender equality. [39346/19]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: Yes.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Sep 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: There are reports in the media today of Irish hospitals hiring debt collection agencies to recoup the cost of unpaid bills from patients. It is reported that last year alone, over €500,000 was spent in hiring debt collection agencies. Patients are telling some very upsetting stories about harassment, threats, and strong arm tactics being employed. They talk about being frightened....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: I welcome the clarification. It is very important, as the clock ticks down and people become very anxious about what might happen at Halloween, that the Government, as well as political leaders across the Dáil Chamber generally, remain firm in their resolve to secure and deliver the bottom line, the least worst option, which is the backstop. No one here is pretending that it is the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: I join others in extending heartfelt thoughts to Mr. Lunney and his family. He is the father of six children. I met him in recent months to discuss Brexit. As others set out, the attack on him was utterly vile and criminal and every effort must be made to bring those responsible to justice. It is also worth saying the attack does not represent the standards or spirit of people who live in...