Results 15,701-15,720 of 21,499 for speaker:Mary Lou McDonald
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2019)
Mary Lou McDonald: We are two days in and there are seven days to go, but all the Taoiseach has to offer is robotic monologues. Nothing he has said has within it the seeds of resolving the dispute. What can resolve it, as we have said to the Taoiseach consistently, is positive respectful direct engagement. That means engagement with no threats or sabre rattling on pensions or pay, engagement with no...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2019)
Mary Lou McDonald: I beg to differ on that.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)
Mary Lou McDonald: Last year I raised with the Taoiseach the scandalous interest rates being charged by licensed moneylenders who can charge up to 187%. On Monday, Amigo Loans – I kid you not – Amigo Loans, which I raised before with the Taoiseach, started lending here. It is licensed by the Central Bank to charge interest rates of up to 49.9%. It specifically targets people who have a poor...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Priorities (5 Feb 2019)
Mary Lou McDonald: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the priorities of his Department in 2019. [3890/19]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Priorities (5 Feb 2019)
Mary Lou McDonald: On Brexit, I invite the Taoiseach to again confirm to the Dáil that the negotiations remain a matter for the British Government and the EU bloc and that there will be no bilateral negotiations between Ireland and Britain on the matter of the backstop or any alternatives thereto. Last week I raised with the Taoiseach the urgent need to publish an affordable housing scheme, something...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (5 Feb 2019)
Mary Lou McDonald: November.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (5 Feb 2019)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Minister is the not the first to cite commercial sensitivities to keep full information from public view, as we are all aware. Will the Taoiseach confirm or deny reports that the Cabinet has decided to put back the referendum on the extension of presidential voting rights from May until October? Will he give us the rationale for this? He might cite whether his political advisers...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (5 Feb 2019)
Mary Lou McDonald: We can safely guess who they vote for.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (5 Feb 2019)
Mary Lou McDonald: Indeed.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (5 Feb 2019)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is, absolutely.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (5 Feb 2019)
Mary Lou McDonald: Fabulous.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (5 Feb 2019)
Mary Lou McDonald: Many of them are Fine Gael supporters it seems.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (5 Feb 2019)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is an astonishing trend among the commentariat.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (5 Feb 2019)
Mary Lou McDonald: Will the Taoiseach answer my question on the referendum?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (5 Feb 2019)
Mary Lou McDonald: And citizens in the North.
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): World Economic Forum (5 Feb 2019)
Mary Lou McDonald: 9. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos recently. [4285/19]
- Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): World Economic Forum (5 Feb 2019)
Mary Lou McDonald: The British Prime Minister is in Belfast today. The word is that she is still in the grip of delusion. She is now saying that there will be no backstop but the Good Friday Agreement is entirely safe, and there will be no backstop but there will be no hard border. It is reminiscent of the earlier position to which she has returned, namely one of, "Don't worry Ireland, we will look after...
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Management (5 Feb 2019)
Mary Lou McDonald: 190. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Civil Service employee assistance service provides supports to staff and management of the Civil Service in the area of domestic and gender-based violence; if the service plans to incorporate workplace awareness of domestic abuse into its work programme and people managers’ guide. [5482/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (5 Feb 2019)
Mary Lou McDonald: 271. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if legislation will be introduced to provide for domestic homicide reviews as has been introduced in the UK under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crimes and Victims Act 2004. [5090/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (5 Feb 2019)
Mary Lou McDonald: 287. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the six additional protective services units scheduled for delivery by the end of quarter 4 2018 have been established in DMR south central, Waterford, Kerry, Kilkenny, Carlow, Limerick and Galway Garda divisions; the status of the appointment or assignment of the full personnel complement for each unit, and the status of...