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- Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: There is little sense in the Tánaiste throwing out red herrings such as funding or the absurd argument that austerity will deliver growth when it has patently failed to do so.
- Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Tánaiste stated that each citizen has a right to cast his or her vote. Can I take it that Labour Party members, supporters and elected representatives have a free hand in voting? Clearly, there is unease among the party's grassroots.
- Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: If the Tánaiste is not prepared-----
- Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: -----to take account of the clear political shift away from austerity across the Continent,-----
- Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: -----perhaps he might consider listening to those within his party's grassroots, people who know that austerity has failed and that it will not deliver jobs or prosperity, who know how badly people are suffering-----
- Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: -----and who are not prepared to go along with the Tánaiste's delusional stance-----
- Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: -----in blindly supporting a treaty-----
- Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: -----that is so clearly against the interests of this State and her citizens.
- Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Tánaiste-----
- Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Has the Tánaiste said that to his Labour Party colleagues on the local authorities?
- Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Is the Tánaiste conceding that there is dissent within the Labour Party on that point?
- Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: And austerity.
- Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: The treaty will not deliver stability.
- Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: That is nonsense.
- Order of Business (10 May 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: The programme for Government contains a commitment to reform legislation on workers' rights to engage in collective bargaining to ensure compliance with recent judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. As the Tánaiste will know that court has ruled that the accepted right to join trade unions includes the right to bargain collectively. At the time of the campaign on the referendum...
- Order of Business (10 May 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: When?
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (10 May 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No.107 of 2 May 2012, the date on which he intends to complete his consideration of proposals submitted to him by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government regarding revised pension terms for city and county managers. [23451/12]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (10 May 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding back payments of rent supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [23511/12]
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (10 May 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Question 113: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his proposals for new pension terms for city and county managers submitted to the Department for Public Expenditure and Reform for consideration. [23431/12]
- Written Answers — Adoption Legislation: Adoption Legislation (15 May 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date on which she will publish legislation regarding adoption; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23964/12]