Results 9,701-9,720 of 21,499 for speaker:Mary Lou McDonald
- Order of Business (30 Sep 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: Can he make a statement to the Dáil?
- Order of Business (30 Sep 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: Where is the legislative remedy? The law is insufficient and has left these people in the circumstances they are in. Never mind the review; where is the law?
- Order of Business (30 Sep 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: There are no mandatory inspections. The certificates are granted based on the plans.
- Order of Business (30 Sep 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: I am not interested in him.
- Order of Business (30 Sep 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: Where is the evidence of this in the legislative programme?
- Social Housing Policy: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (30 Sep 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: Nothing means more to any parent than the welfare of his or her children. We all want to do the best for them, to care for them and give them the stability they need from the moment they are born. We want to give them the start in life they deserve. That cocoon of comfort, care and stability is not a reality for all children. Homeless children are traumatised on a daily basis at a time...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Sep 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: In this part of the discussion, I have a sense that I am getting two messages from Ms McGrath so I would like some clarification. The proposition is to have a system with a reporting mechanism that is based on output-based performance targets. From my reading of the documentation we have been given, there is no suggestion that other data or information would not also be reported. The...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Sep 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: That is great. Given that in Ms McGrath's contribution she mentioned a culture of continuous improvement in the course of business transformation, she is obviously minded towards measurement and targets. It is all there in the mix. As a member of the committee and the Oireachtas, to have precisely this slice of reporting before us would be very useful. It would not be a mechanism to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Sep 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: A cost-benefit analysis is done of the resources that are channelled through the local authorities. Could Ms McGrath give me a potted account of how it happens?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Sep 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: While the output is at arms length from the OPW, it is important those works and the system be assessed in terms of efficacy, efficiency and delivery at the far end. I appreciate that the OPW is in a strange position, not just in terms of its portfolio, which includes estate management, but in many other respects. The OPW is almost a conduit for other agencies. While I do not suggest this...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Sep 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: The OPW is an excellent organisation in terms of the heritage sites and maintenance.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Sep 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: The OPW staff should be commended. How does the OPW assure the quality of its maintenance projects?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Sep 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: I would like to ask a few very short questions if I may. Reference was made earlier to training and development and I would ask Ms McGrath to give us a flavour or overview of the type of training and development provided to OPW staff. Has the OPW been moving staff from different locations or centralising staff recently? What is the dynamic in that respect?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Sep 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: Was there a proposal to move staff from the National Botanic Gardens?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (30 Sep 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: I did not mean to spring that on Ms McGrath. I might write to her about it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 Oct 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: Regarding Mr. Douglas Fannin, am I to take it, based on what the Chairman read to the committee, that we are supporting, recommending or suggesting a judicial review or inquiry?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 Oct 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 Oct 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: I am happy that we are registering our concern. Thank you.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 Oct 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: Yes. Thank you.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (1 Oct 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: The timing of the release of the documentation by the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, and his Department is very telling. The experience to date has reflected the fact that the Minister has been markedly reluctant to give a full account and to answer questions on all the issues pertaining to NAMA and, more specifically, to the Northern loan book, Project Eagle. In order to be helpful,...