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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Dec 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: I was very struck earlier by the Taoiseach's response to the Anti-Evictions Bill 2018 and, frankly, by its coldness. I understand the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, has sought Cabinet approval for measures to strengthen the powers of the Residential Tenancy Board. We welcome the proposed extension of notice to quit periods but the Taoiseach needs...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (12 Dec 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is astonishing even by Deputy Micheál Martin's dithering standards that it took nine weeks to establish that his Government has failed in areas such as housing. I offer our services from the real Opposition benches to speed up any future reviews.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (12 Dec 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: I could have told them that in two minutes and we could have spared ourselves the melodrama and the pretence of a-----

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (12 Dec 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----critical tension between Tweedledum and Tweedledee.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (12 Dec 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: Indeed, Leas-Cheann Comhairle, or perhaps I might.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (12 Dec 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: It seems that the Tories' difficulty is Fianna Fáil's opportunity to run away again from the Irish electorate-----

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (12 Dec 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----and to deliver more of the same, more failure and more homelessness, and yet to cry crocodile tears. Bravo, Deputy Micheál Martin. Well done. That is some kind of stability, as described by the soldiers of destiny. However, I will go on to more prosaic matters, which might be less provocative and upsetting to the delicate souls on the Fianna Fáil benches. The European...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (12 Dec 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: That is why, since the Brexit referendum result became clear, we have been unequivocal in stating that Brexit presents the most serious social, economic and political threat to our island in a generation. We have been clear in stating that the Government’s approach to negotiations had to be guided by the fact that citizens in the North voted to remain and that democratic verdict had...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Facilities (12 Dec 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of all primary schools; the primary schools that have a kitchen or a canteen; the primary schools that do not have a kitchen; and the primary schools that do not have a canteen, respectively, in tabular form. [52411/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Facilities (12 Dec 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all new school build contracts include the provision of a kitchen and a canteen for students and teachers. [52412/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Commencement of Legislation (12 Dec 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 158. To ask the Minister for Health if the commencement of Parts 2 and 3 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 is reliant on enactment of the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017 [52253/18]

Centenary of 1918 General Election: Statements (13 Dec 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: Táim lán-sásta labhairt ar an ócáid stairiúil seo. The 1918 general election remains a seminal moment in our country’s history. A defining point when poets, visionaries and soldiers came together with the mass of our nation to build a republic. They voted for equality and independence. They voted to break the link with Britain. They voted to make good...

Centenary of 1918 General Election: Statements (13 Dec 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: So 100 years on, let me put it very clearly: there is nothing stopping Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael from contesting elections in the North. They can go ahead, and as happened 100 years ago, let the people be the judges and have their say on that. Until then and beyond, Sinn Féin will represent our people on the basis of the mandate and their instruction. The 1918 general election...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Communications (18 Dec 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his Department’s social media policy. [51726/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (18 Dec 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 6. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the Orange Order. [50555/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (18 Dec 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 678. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the actions being taken to prevent workers' rights from being abused across the film industry. [52855/18]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (19 Dec 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 2. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee F (National Security) last met; and when it is scheduled to meet again. [51727/18]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (19 Dec 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 11. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the December 2018 European Council meeting. [53029/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Commissions of Investigation (15 Jan 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the status of the commission of investigation into IBRC. [53031/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 Jan 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 5. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee E, health, last met; and when it is scheduled to meet again. [53030/18]