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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: They are not agreed.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Let me try this again with the Taoiseach. I have told him that the HSE is now warning about the increasing and unpredictable cost of the national children's hospital. It is of such a scale that the cost will eat up one third, or perhaps more, of the budget and put a question mark over other much-needed infrastructure. It seems that the Minister for Health has a figure. He will not share...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Did the Minister not claim he had an estimate?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Commissions of Investigation (30 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Committee Stage of the mother and baby redress scheme legislation continues in the Seanad this afternoon and will move to Final Stage in the coming weeks. There is no commitment from the religious orders as to their contribution to that redress scheme. Unfortunately, the Government has still not resolved shortfalls in the legislation regarding children who were boarded out and children...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Commissions of Investigation (30 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Then publish it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Commissions of Investigation (30 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: The six-month rule is pertinent here.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (30 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 4. To ask the Taoiseach when the senior officials group on digital issues, chaired by his Department, will next meet. [25578/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (30 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Despite Ireland’s progress in digital skills, the OECD skills strategy assessment found that many do not have the necessary skills to progress in a modern economy and that participation in lifelong learning falls well behind other EU countries. Digital and green transitions will transform the type of skills required in society and society. SOLAS has advised that higher levels of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (30 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is a matter of balance and investing in the skills now.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (30 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: You are not. Industry does not share that view.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (30 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: No, you invest in your people and you invest in skills.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (30 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: By the way, you are the authors of austerity and not this side of the House, just for the record.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Climate Action Plan (30 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 12. To ask the Taoiseach the number of meetings that have taken place to date in 2023 of the climate action delivery board, co-chaired by his Department. [25579/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Climate Action Plan (30 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: To meet our climate targets we need to support communities in developing and recognising their commitment to, and hope for, a sustainable future. This transition must be inclusive and democratic if it is to be successful and if policymakers and decision-makers are to bring the people with us. This approach will not only deliver the transition; it will ensure that it is just. My...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: A new report into familicide and domestic homicides in Ireland has issued its recommendations today. They include establishing a domestic and family violence death review process. This report is historic, and I commend all those who ensured that this groundbreaking work took place. It was secured following tireless campaigning from families who have been affected by this devastating...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: I thank the Minister for that response. He has rightly described familicide and violence of that nature as tragic. It is certainly evident on witnessing the absolute bewilderment of a survivor of this violence. In this regard, I am thinking of Kathleen Chada. When I first met her, she told the story of losing her two boys. How to make sense of that is beyond any of us, I am sure. What...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (31 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: On the watch of this Government, workers and families are to the pin of their collars. Yesterday, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul warned that many are being forced to take out loans or get help from charities to cover school costs and so-called voluntary contributions. The Government has failed to do anything to tackle sky-high energy costs, unlike other European countries, refused to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 475. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the Government has any plans to recognise Covid-19 as an occupational disease for front-line healthcare workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24462/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 564. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide in tabular form a breakdown of the increased funding of €7 million for organisations funded by TUSLA to address acute demands in existing domestic violence services throughout the country; and in tabular form, a breakdown of funding allocated to investment in new services as outlined in the new strategy, and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 793. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the short-term measures in place to address the shortages of Ozempic; the reason for the ongoing shortages; the long-term solutions being put in place to prevent these shortages recurring in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24437/23]