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Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (22 Jan 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: On the same issue, it is important to clarify that we cannot wish a border away. I have said to the Taoiseach that, as a matter of simple logic, we seek the backstop to avoid a hardening of the Border. Therefore, as a matter of simple logic, if there is no backstop the Border hardens. It is not just a case of saying we are not doing it because it is not just about infrastructure; it is...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Expenditure (22 Jan 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: Will the Taoiseach confirm when the referendum on the extension of voting rights in the Presidential election will be put to the people? This topic was already raised by Deputy Howlin but I would like a direct answer.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Expenditure (22 Jan 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: That was for the Mater site.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (22 Jan 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 327. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision a new MRI scanner at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [2401/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (22 Jan 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 675. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the per capita funding of local authorities ratio by county. [2441/19]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Jan 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: The projected cost overrun in respect of the national children's hospital is, at best, a fiasco and, at worst, an example of gross incompetence on the part of the Government and those overseeing the project. What is most worrying is that, despite the fact that this overrun is set to blow a hole in the capital budget for years to come, no one seems willing to take responsibility for it. The...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Jan 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach need not convince anybody on the necessity of having a world-class children's hospital. God knows, people have waited long enough for it, but that is not the source of my questions. I am questioning the efficacy and effectiveness of the procurement procedures of the State. The Taoiseach should bear in mind that in the term of office of the previous Government his party made a...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Jan 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: Next Wednesday, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, INMO, will commence industrial action, and the Psychiatric Nurses Association, PNA, is to follow in February. The Government sits on its hands. Last April, Sinn Féin introduced a motion to the Dáil that was agreed unanimously but the Government has refused to implement its recommendations. It called on the Government to...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Jan 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: There is a strike on Wednesday. Well done.

Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: Táim fíor-bhuíoch as an deis labhairt ar an mBille tábhachtach seo um thráthnóna. It is my privilege to support the Bill on behalf of Sinn Féin and I commend Senator Black on advancing it. I listened with a sinking heart to the Tánaiste's speech. He spoke about the centre of gravity as it pertained to Palestine. Let us assess the centre of...

Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Tánaiste dishonours this country and our international standing by taking to his feet in this Chamber and attempting to overlook, disregard or justify all of this. The Irish people are prepared to take on the argument at EU level. Public opinion understands this is necessary. People are prepared to take on the commercial complications set out by the Tánaiste. What they are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (24 Jan 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 163. To ask the Minister for Health the future plans for the health centre on Church Road, East Wall, Dublin 3. [3461/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (24 Jan 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 164. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the closure of the health centre on Church Road, East Wall, Dublin 3. [3462/19]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: Déanaim comhbhrón le muintir an cheathrair óig a fuair bás i dTír Chonaill ag an deireadh seachtaine. I want to join the Taoiseach, on behalf of Sinn Féin, to extend sincere and heartfelt sympathy to the families and friends of the four young men who lost their lives in west Donegal at the weekend and to all who have lost their lives on our roads. Our thoughts...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: Listening to the Taoiseach, one would never think this is the Government presiding over the construction of the most expensive hospital in the world, one would never think this is the Government presiding over €1.2 million of expenditure every week on agency nursing, a figure that is rising and will continue to rise, and one would never think the Taoiseach is the Head of the Government...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is unacceptable for him to sit on his hands on the sidelines and do nothing. I put the question to him again: what does he propose to do as Taoiseach to intervene now, albeit at the 11th hour, to sort this matter out, and not just to try to avert the strike action tomorrow but the strike actions that will surely follow in the weeks and months ahead?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jan 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: So, there is no answer. Okay.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jan 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: I hope he will understand this one. Let us have a go.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jan 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: The programme for Government commits to enabling citizens to overcome barriers they face. The Government made numerous commitments to introduce measures to protect women and children from abuse and violence. People will have faith in such commitments in the future only if the State makes good on wrongs of the past. The Tuam Home Survivors Network called today for the collection of DNA...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jan 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: Many are elderly and frail and some are in hospice care.