Results 3,501-3,520 of 21,440 for speaker:Mary Lou McDonald
- Order of Business (13 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: -----that cuts to carers, parents and children would be rushed through in such a glib and a cynical fashion. That is what the Members opposite all stand accused of now - complete and utter cynicism. I know the Tánaiste is not going to change his mind on the guillotining of the debate because God forbid some of his people, in particular, might think better of what they are about to do....
- Order of Business (13 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: -----to carers, women and mothers.
- Order of Business (13 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: We object to the guillotining of the debate and ask the Tánaiste to reconsider it.
- Order of Business (13 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is not agreed. However, I am not going to call a vote on it so Deputies can relax. I want to make the point-----
- Order of Business (13 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: I believe it would be better to order tomorrow's business tomorrow. We will have legislation coming forward in respect of the property tax, a tax on the family home, and as with the social welfare legislation we should not rush that through the House.
- Order of Business (13 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Can we order the business then?
- Order of Business (13 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Why?
- Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: How much time do I have?
- Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Indeed. It is difficult to know where to begin. This is an unfair and unjust proposal. It comes hot on the heels of social welfare cuts rushed through the Dáil yesterday. We are all acquainted with those. I hope we are all equally acquainted with the consequences that the cuts will have on people's domestic budgets, on their standard of living and decisions they will make on whether...
- Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: One does not pay water charges-----
- Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: They are two different jurisdictions.
- Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Yes; people cannot pay the tax.
- Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: The country is partitioned.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: What about the pupil-teacher ratio?
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Corporal Punishment (18 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland's failure to ban corporal punishment has resulted in the State being in violation of Article 17 of the Revised European Social Charter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56780/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Detention Centres (18 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date on which the Oberstown, County Dublin, facility will be fully operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56779/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Public Sector Pay (18 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the date on which he intends to review the salary grading structure of the public service as it affects his Department as committed to in the Programme for Government. [56386/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Staff Grades (18 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which he intends to review the salary grading structure of the public service as it affects his Department as committed to in the Programme for Government. [56383/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform (18 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a comprehensive list of the shared services initiatives delivered by his Department since it was set up and the corresponding monetary savings to the Exchequer associated with each of the initiatives listed for 2012 and projected saving for 2013. [56481/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Reform (18 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform following his announcement in September 2012 of his intention to set up a new National Procurement Office within his Department, the date by which this new office will be fully operational; the targeted savings for 2013 arising from the new office noting that a recent report of the Central Procurement Function estimated that implementation...