Results 3,281-3,300 of 21,440 for speaker:Mary Lou McDonald
- Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is not easy, certainly not for those people who are on the receiving end of what the Taoiseach called the strategy of the Minister. The families who are being hurt directly in the here and now by his cuts to home help hours are living a terrible reality and the Taoiseach appears to be either immune or indifferent to that reality. The Minister has a responsibility. He has a duty of care...
- Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: -----that Fianna Fáil perfected over many years. He now follows in that dishonourable tradition. I do not choose to personalise this against an individual. I am saying very clearly that in Deputy James Reilly we have a Minister-----
- Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: -----whose strategy is failing and who fails to meet even the most basic criteria-----
- Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: -----of openness and good governance.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: I can only presume that just as the Minister told us yesterday if he had it all to do again he would do it again in the same way, the Taoiseach is standing by him and is refusing to take any action.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: I reiterate my question. What will the Taoiseach do about his Minister for Health in a scenario where he is so abjectly failing and where public confidence in him is so clearly lacking?
- Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Allow the Taoiseach to reply.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: I do not welcome the reduction in home help hours. Neither do I welcome the Taoiseach's support for a Minister who proposes such cuts.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Deputy Martin's earlier concerns about An Taoiseach answering multiple questions have been confounded by his capacity to answer 55 in one batch.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: I am curious to know more because the term special case has been used. The Taoiseach tells us that Angel Merkel, Mr. Hollande and all the others recognise us as a special case. Will the Taoiseach set out for us what they understand by this? It is a turn of phrase the Taoiseach has used regularly but there is no clarity to what is meant by it. The Taoiseach still seems to be placing all...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: I accept that.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: You can, but can I just say-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: The distribution of time has been grossly unfair, a Cheann Comhairle.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: With all due respect, I think you can.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: I really think your position is outrageous.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach said a great deal but managed to tell me nothing. This is the problem I have with him in these matters. Do not misunderstand us; we want the Government to be-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Sorry, a Cheann Comhairle.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: You did not interfere with Deputy Martin in the manner in which you are interfering with me.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Deputy Martin engaged in an exchange of over 40 minutes with the Taoiseach.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: He did. You are not watching your clock, a Cheann Comhairle.