Results 20,081-20,100 of 21,499 for speaker:Mary Lou McDonald

Ceisteanna - Questions: Council of Europe (13 Jun 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent attendance at the Council of Europe summit in Reykjavík, Iceland. [24233/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategies (13 Jun 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 9. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the rational reform programme for the European semester recently published by his Department. [22486/23]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cross-Border Co-operation (13 Jun 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 20. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the shared island dialogue all-island women's forum civic initiative. [22487/23]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: I offer a word of sympathy on the loss of the great Dub, Christy Dignam. I send our solidarity to his family. Ní bheidh a leithéid arís ann, gan dabht. The news overnight of 650 job losses at Tara Mines has left workers, families and the wider community reeling. The suspension of operations at the mine is devastating and a body blow that will affect the entire community....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: This, then, was not a matter of surprise. The Taoiseach set out what seems to be an extensive range of engagements involving the mine and various Ministers. I am at a loss as to why the Taoiseach is feigning surprise. It was clear to Government that the mine was under significant pressure. As a matter of fact, it has been reported in the media that the company had written to Government on...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is disappointing that the Government let this happen.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: What did you do?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: I am not stupid. I can grasp that.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach did not do his job again.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Jun 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: In a report published today, the Ombudsman for public services has criticised what he called a shameful lack of support for drivers with disabilities. These schemes are a lifeline for people with disabilities, ensuring they can live dignified and independent lives as they travel to work or college and go about their lives. However, as the Taoiseach will be aware, the mobility allowance and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (14 Jun 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the Government's response to Ireland's Competitiveness Challenge 2022. [22488/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (14 Jun 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce met Oireachtas Members at the end of last month to outline the development and growth challenges for business in Donegal and the north west. I travelled to Letterkenny last week to speak at the chamber's lunch, and the message from its members was absolutely clear, that significant shortfalls in transport infrastructure, the housing crisis and staff shortages...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (14 Jun 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 17. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Health will next meet. [28322/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (14 Jun 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: It has been reported HSE board members were told the health service needs to recruit nearly 12,000 full-time staff this year but expects to recruit only half that number. Government research tells us job-stay rates are greater in the public and Civil Service when compared with the private sector, yet one in ten staff left the HSE last year to retire or emigrate, and the job churn continues...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (13 Jun 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 882. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions she will take following publication of the Study on Familicide and Domestic and Family Violence Death Reviews. [27502/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Referendum Campaigns (13 Jun 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1036. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the terms of reference for the interdepartmental committee concerning the referendums on family, care and equality will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27503/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Constitutional Amendments (13 Jun 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1070. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the Inter-Departmental Committee concerning the Referendums on Family, Care and Equality will produce their findings and/or make recommendations to Government. [27896/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (14 Jun 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 99. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the capital expenditure cost of providing one staffed additional family refuge space; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28773/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Referendum Campaigns (14 Jun 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 139. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will set out the period of time during which the Inter-Departmental Committee concerning the Referendums on Family, Care and Equality will consider the submissions made to that committee before producing its findings and/or making recommendations to Government. [28862/23]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: The children of Ireland need a national children’s hospital. It is an essential piece of infrastructure. Families’ hopes are on this hospital opening its doors and providing the state-of-the-art healthcare their children need. We all want to see this hospital opened without further delay. The project has been mismanaged from the start. It is already cited as the most...