Results 12,261-12,280 of 21,499 for speaker:Mary Lou McDonald
- Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: Mr. Jimmy Deenihan raised this in September 2014. He is a party colleague, is he not?
- Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: We presented a Bill but the Government voted against it.
- Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: Of course.
- Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is not a judicial circumstance.
- Questions on Proposed Legislation (1 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Minister, Deputy Coveney, is due to publish his rent strategy paper shortly. As the Tánaiste knows, the Residential Tenancies Board published its latest index this morning, which reveals that the cost of renting a home is continuing to climb. The board's director has described the rental market as still volatile, which is probably gentle language. Those working with the homeless...
- Questions on Proposed Legislation (1 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: Rent certainty.
- Questions on Proposed Legislation (1 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: No, what about rent certainty?
- Questions on Proposed Legislation (1 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: And also in the North of Ireland.
- Questions on Proposed Legislation (1 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: That is not outside of Ireland; it is actually part of Ireland.
- Questions on Proposed Legislation (1 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is an important point.
- Questions on Proposed Legislation (1 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: They live in Ireland.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: Fianna Fáil voted against it three times.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: That is not true.
- Business of Dáil (15 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: Ní raibh.
- Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is a bit late for that now.
- Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: Right across the State, there are 700,000 people living in private rented accommodation. As a result of the housing crisis, the vast majority of them are under immense pressure. In the face of constant rent increases and an absence of supply, they are just about getting by. In truth, many of them are not getting by. Four families become homeless each day. Many more are on the brink....
- Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: If the cap fits, the Tánaiste should wear it. If the Government does not wish to be stereotyped as one which is utterly out of touch and utterly indifferent to the struggles of renting families, it should stop behaving in that way. This is not a complex matter. The antics, as they have played out in recent days, confirm for families watching that, when it comes down to it, tenants are...
- Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: It seems Fine Gael wishes to give the impression of action involving itself and Fianna Fáil. The way to resolve this is to link rent reviews to the consumer price index. It is transparent, it is fair, it is what will work and it is what the Government would do if it had the interests of tenants and hard-pressed families at heart.
- Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: How many families will be homeless at that stage?
- Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: Sure they will.