Results 6,041-6,060 of 21,440 for speaker:Mary Lou McDonald

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Accommodation (6 Nov 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 431. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of the €17 million capital budget allocated by his Department to the An Garda Síochána building programme for 2019 that has been directed to completing the necessary building works to accommodate the delivery of protective services units to all divisions by the end of 2019. [45560/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence Policy (6 Nov 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 427. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the development of a domestic violence risk assessment matrix by An Garda Síochána will be completed and operational across all divisions. [45556/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (6 Nov 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 428. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a list of all Garda divisions, in tabular form. [45557/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (6 Nov 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 449. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he remains committed to complying with the recommendations of the Ombudsman’s report, Opportunity Lost - An Investigation by the Ombudsman into the Administration of the Magdalen Restorative Justice Scheme; and if he is satisfied with the ongoing delay by the Attorney General to approve an addendum to the Magdalen...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (6 Nov 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 735. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a centre (details supplied) has not received the additional funding of €150,000 which was granted to it in 2016 by the HSE. [45755/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (6 Nov 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 736. To ask the Minister for Health when a centre (details supplied) will receive the additional funding promised in 2016 which has now accumulated to €428,625.83; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45756/18]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Oct 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: The programme for Government acknowledges that significant Exchequer resources will be invested in capital spending in the education sector yet issues surrounding these publicly procured projects show a series of errors. Following the collapse of Carillion and Sammon there remains a myriad of outstanding issues relating to school building projects including in my constituency. As we...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is almost two years since the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes outlined details of excavations carried out at the site of the former mother and baby home in Tuam, County Galway, which discovered a significant quantity of human remains. From what we know, the bodies buried there are those of children and babies aged up to the three years old who were unceremoniously...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: There is absolutely no doubt that the Taoiseach has decided on the right course of action. There is also no doubt that it is of immense importance to the survivors and their families, in the first instance, that the right thing is done but more broadly it is of immense importance for us as a society to consciously do the right thing in respect of these women and the children who were born...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Oct 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: You should find out.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Oct 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: I raise the matter of the Tuam mother and baby home and the statement which is expected from the Minister, Deputy Zappone. I understand that last night the Taoiseach met three survivor representatives but that no survivor from the Tuam mother and baby home was present. I want to tell the Taoiseach, in case he is unaware, that this has caused some hurt and disappointment. This morning,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: All of us are agreed on the necessity of home care packages, not only their social necessity but also their economic common sense. That is not a matter of controversy. The report is very clear and the figures are not wrong. The 1.5 million hours cut from the system have not been fully replaced and there is a 16% deficit in the hours required. The report also proposes how that might be...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: Before I ask my question, I extend our sympathy to the family of the former Deputy, Seymour Crawford, who I understand is being laid to rest today. I offer sympathy to the Taoiseach and his party colleagues. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis. This morning, Care Alliance Ireland published a report on the provision and shortcomings of public provision of home care. Its findings...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (23 Oct 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 582. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the method by which new members of the mother and baby home collaborative forum will be appointed as vacancies arise. [43363/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Constitutional Amendments (23 Oct 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 683. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans in respect of holding constitutional referenda over the next 12 months. [42204/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Constitutional Amendments (17 Oct 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 69. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans in respect of holding constitutional referenda over the next 12 months. [42204/18]

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Oct 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: I am particularly pleased to rise to my feet in the Dáil for this Second Stage debate on the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018. For a very long time I did not imagine that this legislation would materialise, much less that I would be a parliamentarian speaking here in the Dáil on it. I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate and underscore the...

Nomination of Member of the Government: Motion (16 Oct 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: There is a choice here. Either Fianna Fáil can do the honest thing and cross the floor to form a coalition by agreeing a programme for Government and delivering it or we can go to the people without delay. What causes instability is uncertainty and delay. We are into just the latest episode of that. Fianna Fáil wishes to be all things to all people at all times but it has been...

Nomination of Member of the Government: Motion (16 Oct 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: First, on a personal level, of course, it is an achievement for each of the four Ministers. I cite, in particular, an Teachta Joe McHugh for his achievement today. When I break the dramatic news that we will not be supporting this motion, I do not wish them to take it personally because it is not personally intended. Since the last general election we have been subjected to the...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (16 Oct 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: I will be sharing time with Deputy Crowe. Táim buíoch as an deis labhairt ar an ábhar tábhachtach seo um thráthnóna. Since the result of the Brexit referendum became clear, Sinn Féin has been unequivocal in stating that Brexit presents the most serious social, economic and political threat to this island in a generation. The referendum debate in...