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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: On 12 February 1989, 30 years ago, Pat Finucane was shot 14 times in front of his wife, Geraldine, and their children as they sat down for Sunday lunch in their Belfast home. Pat was an intelligent man and a committed and dedicated solicitor. He defended his clients and exposed human and civil rights abuses in the North. Pat was highly effective and highly respected. He was very good at...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: I thank the Taoiseach very much for that. I echo his sentiments as regards the honour of Pat Finucane and the effectiveness of his legal and human rights activism. Above all, we must acknowledge today the great dignity and resilience of Geraldine Finucane and her family. Incidentally, I do not know any single person who has met Geraldine Finucane who was not greatly impressed by her, as...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: This morning the Society of St. Vincent de Paul published its Working, Parenting and Struggling report, which is an analysis of the employment and living conditions of one-parent families in Ireland. Its findings are an indictment of the Government's record on poverty prevention and alleviation among single parent families, many of whom are at work. The report finds that one in 11 working...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: The tone of the Taoiseach's response is not unexpected but it is almost depressing. The measures his Government is taking are clearly not working for hundreds of thousands of people across the State but in particular for those families headed by a lone parent. The Irish Timescarried a very interesting series on child poverty. If the Taoiseach has not read some of the articles I would...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: I am asking for additionally. I will not debate the ins and outs of parenting and the challenges of it, and I am not going to trade statistics with the Taoiseach. I will simply tell the Taoiseach something that he should already know, that is, more needs to be done because people are struggling and suffering.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: What by way of addition is the Taoiseach going to do now about the cost of living crisis being experienced by families across the land? When will the living wage - not the minimum wage - be the floor and the basic income in this jurisdiction?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: I want to talk about people.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: Which is sessional.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: Does the Taoiseach have to restrict the number of times he boils his kettle?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: Not agreed.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: The purpose of this emergency legislation is to guard against the worst effects of a hard Brexit. I think everybody in the House has co-operated with Government because we recognise the necessity for contingencies for such a scenario. It is inexplicable therefore how so many of our amendments, moved in that spirit of being prepared, have been ruled out of order. They have covered such...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: That is precisely what our amendments sought to do.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: The residents and owners of some boom-time developments across the State are facing massive repair costs and possible eviction due to building defects. Some of these include fire-safety issues, rotting roofs and defective balconies. The people concerned have bought or rented homes in good faith, but the Government has all but ignored calls to assist them. The Oireachtas Joint Committee on...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (5 Mar 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 5. To ask the Taoiseach the role of his Department in contingency planning in respect of Brexit. [9457/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (5 Mar 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: At this stage, with just 24 days to go, I ask the Taoiseach to confirm to the Oireachtas that he has not given any undertaking or intimation to any negotiating party that his Government or the Irish State will be in any way resiling from the backstop or Irish protocol, as it is currently drafted. It is important that he makes that clear. We may speculate as to what the British Government...

Ceisteanna - Questions: All-Island Civic Dialogue (5 Mar 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 10. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent meeting of the all-island civic dialogue held on 15 February 2019. [9459/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: All-Island Civic Dialogue (5 Mar 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: I agree with the Taoiseach that the all-island civic dialogue has been a necessary and useful exercise. I am interested to know what his future plans for the dialogue are. Does he foresee it becoming a forum for exchanges on Ireland post Brexit? Whatever way this lands and whether it is hard or soft, Brexit will have huge implications for the entire island. We need to work to involve...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (5 Mar 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 17. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagement with the Prime Minister of Portugal, Mr. António Costa. [10782/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (5 Mar 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: In the end game of the Brexit saga a critical issue will be the stance of the Taoiseach and the Government in respect of what is acceptable as a final outcome. I did not understand the point Deputy Micheál Martin was trying to make in regard to the backstop. I am assuming he was not suggesting or encouraging that the Government might resile from the content of the backstop. If he was,...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (5 Mar 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 115. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the names of election observers registered with his Department through Irish Aid who observed elections in each of the past ten years. [10305/19]