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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is not agreed. I too rise to condemn the outrageous, appalling attack over the weekend at Sandwith Street in Dublin. However, I listened to the Minister's fielding of questions from colleagues on this matter and I have to say she is most unconvincing in her presentation. The reality is that in a First World wealthy state, we have endured a housing crisis for more than a decade. Irish...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----this outrage and take questions on those matters.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Will the Ministers present make statements and take questions?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Some 1,300 people with disabilities or acquired brain or spinal injuries live in nursing homes. These settings are entirely inappropriate to their needs. We all agree that people should get the support they need, ideally to live in their own homes or, failing that, in appropriate settings. None of this will be news to the Minister or the Government because the inappropriate placing of...

Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is important that we are clear about what we are confronting this evening. The people of Palestine live under an oppressive and brutal apartheid regime. It is a cruel system enforced and intensified by Israel's new government. The systematic violation of human rights and international law sees Palestinians killed, jailed and tortured, Palestinian homes demolished, families driven from...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (11 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 133. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the Office of Public Works appointment of an expert design team to complete Phase 1 works at the national monument site, 14 to 17 Moore Street, to include the team undertaking the work; details on the work themselves; and the timeframe within which the works will be completed. [22313/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (11 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 134. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the Office of Public Works tender Phase 2 fit-out and presentation work at the national monument site, 14 to 17 Moore Street, to include the team undertaking the work if appointed; the details on the works themselves; and the timeframe within which the works will be completed. [22314/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Flexible Work Practices (11 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 204. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the recommendations regarding paternity and parental leave, and family friendly working hours for councillors proposed by the cross-party all-female councillor sub-group in 2021 will be implemented. [22261/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Sites (11 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 218. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action he will take following the late discovery of a report (details supplied) identifying No. 18 Moore Street as a pre-1916 structure which was submitted to his Department a number of years ago but was not made available to the Moore Street Advisory Group despite the repeated requested of its members. [22315/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Maternity Leave (11 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 253. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he will introduce legislation providing for maternity leave for Oireachtas Members; and the constitutional and practical concerns that prevented him from including these provisions in the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022, as previously committed to. [22257/23]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: I also extend a very warm welcome to our friends from Malawi. A report by the Central Statistics Office, CSO, yesterday revealed that since March 2022 wholesale electricity costs have fallen by 57%. Yet, electricity bills have soared by 63% for households in that same time. It is very clear, therefore, that these savings are not being passed on to consumers. While big companies’...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: I described for the Taoiseach a scenario in which an elderly woman could not put a headstone on her husband's grave. Her family found her sitting in the dark so terrified was she of another high electricity bill. The exceptional needs line the Taoiseach gave me was of absolutely no assistance to her. The Taoiseach has given a list of things the Government has done but the one thing it has...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----but no actual result for households. What will he do now to effect a drop in energy bills for households, for the lady to whom I referred and others? Equally, what is he doing now to bring costs down at the till in supermarkets?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: You did not.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: They are not having the desired effect.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: The woman is sitting in the dark, afraid to turn on her light.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: On this day 25 years ago, the votes on the Good Friday Agreement referendum were being counted. I commend the Ceann Comhairle for organising an event this evening to mark this significant occasion. A few days ago, the North went to the polls and delivered a seismic change in the local government elections. The clear message is that Ireland has changed and is changing. The clearer message...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [20326/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 19. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic policy unit of his Department. [22483/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 31. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on humanitarian response to Ukraine will next meet. [22484/23]