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Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: This is a shambles.

Leader's Questions (11 Jul 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: That is not the reason. The woman in question has been in an intensive care for seven months.

Leader's Questions (11 Jul 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: I can tell the Taoiseach why Olivia is still in one of only three intensive care unit beds in Cavan General Hospital. She is there unnecessarily and is aware of that. She is very distressed by it. The reason she is there is that the HSE, despite the medical advice and view that she ought to go home, refuses to fund the home care package. I beg to differ with the Taoiseach. It is...

Leader's Questions (11 Jul 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: I have raised the chaos within the health service with the Taoiseach many times. This chaos has human consequences. This afternoon I want to put one name and one face to some of these consequences. Earlier I informed the Taoiseach's office that I wanted to raise with him the case of Olivia Harte. Olivia is 41 years of age and from County Leitrim. She is the mother of two young children,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Management Regulations (11 Jul 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: 629. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a list of waste management services providers by county, in tabular form; if each service provider provides a brown bin service to all customers; and if not, the date by which this service will be in place. [32627/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Management Regulations (11 Jul 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: 635. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the counties that have implemented in full Part II of the European Union (Household Food Waste and Bio-Waste) Regulations 2015, in tabular form. [32633/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Management Regulations (11 Jul 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: 636. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if all households situated in population agglomerations of 1,500 persons are provided with a separate collection service for food waste from households; and if this collection takes place at least as often as the residual waste collection service as required by the European Union (Household Food Waste and Bio-Waste)...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Management Regulations (11 Jul 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: 637. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the local authority areas that have an authorised facility for the purposes of the authorised treatment process for household food waste as required by the European Union (Household Food Waste and Bio-Waste) Regulations 2015, in tabular form. [32635/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Management Regulations (11 Jul 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: 638. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if food waste arising on producers' premised source is segregated and kept separate from non-biodegradable materials, other waste and contaminants and collected by an authorised waste collector in all local authority areas as required by the European Union (Household Food Waste and Bio-Waste) Regulations 2015; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Management (11 Jul 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: 630. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if all households are serviced by more than one waste management service provider. [32628/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Illegal Dumping (11 Jul 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: 631. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the clean-up cost of illegal dumping by county, in tabular form. [32629/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Illegal Dumping (11 Jul 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: 632. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the detail of the allocation of the €1.3 million provided for anti-dumping initiatives, by county; and the detail of each of the initiatives undertaken in each county using the allocated budget and the budgetary period the €1.3 million has been allocated for, in tabular form. [32630/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Illegal Dumping (11 Jul 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: 634. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the estimated cost of cleaning up illegal dumping by county, in tabular form. [32632/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Illegal Dumping (11 Jul 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: 633. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the detail of the allocation of the €9 million provided for enforcement against illegal dumping by county, in tabular form. [32631/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (5 Jul 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is provided for in the Agreement.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (5 Jul 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: I will begin by thanking the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Teachta Coveney, and the team of Government officials who participated in all of the discussions at Stormont Castle. I want to commend also our own negotiating team who have been immersed in this process for weeks and months and who for our part, to reassure the House, have kept channels of communication with every party and with...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (5 Jul 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is not about trust; it is about implementation.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (5 Jul 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: I thank the Taoiseach for his report on the conversation with President Trump. We are all familiar with the concerns on this side of the Atlantic about many of the policies and strategies being pursued by the Trump Administration. Immigration has been mentioned and we could speak about the partisan White House approach to Israel. Climate change is also on the long list. I should also say...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (5 Jul 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: Yes. It has been tried by others, including the Labour Party, which failed miserably. Mr. Trump is not a contributor to Sinn Féin and nor has he ever been. The Taoiseach can ask him about it on his next phone call.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (5 Jul 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: Following the Taoiseach's conversation, is he any more hopeful about the attitude of the Trump Administration towards the 50,000 undocumented Irish living in the USA? Has there been a follow-up call with the Trump Administration since the Taoiseach spoke with the President? I have a concern and it is important for families here and people in the United States to know whether the...