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Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: That is a most dangerous perception to grow.

Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: Thank you, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: While that might draw the buzz of the well-heeled benches of the Dáil-----

Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----I assure Deputies that if they go to Jobstown and other communities throughout the State - I refer particularly to working-class communities - they will find that this perception is growing.

Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: I believe that the Tánaiste, like all politicians and elected representatives, has a duty to put that concern to rest.

Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: Does she share my concerns? Does she recognise that the level of Garda resources deployed has been over the top, frankly?

Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: This has happened at a time when Garda resources are stretched.

Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: Is the Tánaiste concerned that a Member of this House was arrested?

Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: Is she concerned about the manner of that arrest and the melodrama around it? Above all, does the Tánaiste not share the concern that a growing number of people regard this as politically motivated policing?

Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: I asked the Tánaiste about Jobstown.

Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: What about the arrests in Jobstown?

Order of Business (12 Feb 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: This morning we learned that the HSE's CEO, Mr. Tony O'Brien, warned the Government that its failure to provide sufficient funding for the health service this year will lead to significant clinical risks for patients. Mr. O'Brien's memo to the Department of Health indicates that these risks are most acute in the context of accident and emergency departments-----

Order of Business (12 Feb 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----maternity care, vital procedures and primary care. In light of what I have just outlined, there is an urgent need for the Minister for Health to make a full statement to the Dáil on this issue. There have been conflicting accounts from the Government in respect of funding requests from the HSE in respect of the health service. It is essential that the Minister come before the...

Order of Business (12 Feb 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: What is the Government's position on it? Does it agree with the commission's recommendation?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Feb 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: I wish to raise one issue. In other business, I see the committee sought a note in respect of accommodation for a Probation Service project, which is fine, as well as a note on the causes of cases initiated by the special investigations unit of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. I am unsure what this is about.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Feb 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: Have they written to the committee?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Feb 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: I agree with that. I do not know whether I took up the Comptroller and Auditor General correctly but he said he intends to return to this matter. I presume there is nothing stopping this committee inviting people to discuss this subject in advance. In fact, it might be a good contribution to the Comptroller and Auditor General's investigation.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Feb 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: We now have a white elephant, as people have said. The Department is obviously figuring out what it will do with the land. I would like to know the position in this regard. The land is an asset acquired by the State and it is not being used for anything. It is serviced land and has cost a fortune. What is the process in this regard? Can something or anything be salvaged from the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Feb 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: That would be important.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (12 Feb 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: In other words, and I do not know if Deputy Costello is suggesting this, we should not wait for them to produce the report. It would be preferable to have them appear before the committee in advance so we can establish what they are doing, the methodology of what they are doing, who is doing it and how they are proceeding. That is a better approach, rather than waiting for a fait accompli.