Results 16,701-16,720 of 21,499 for speaker:Mary Lou McDonald

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: School Transport (28 Jul 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 176. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to correspondence issued by this Deputy on 29 June 2020 regarding the decision made by Dublin Bus to cancel provision of school transport services to a school (details supplied), the reason for the decision; if he has raised the matter with Dublin Bus; if he has raised the issue with the Minister for Education and Skills; and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (28 Jul 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 441. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the delay in receiving leaving certificate calculated grades will impact on students that have applied to study at an EU member state university many of whom require results in August 2020 to secure an offer of a place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18194/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (28 Jul 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 442. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will provide guidance for students that have applied to study at an EU member state university that will be impacted by the decision to delay the issuing leaving certificate calculated grades until September 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18195/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (28 Jul 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 443. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has notified her EU counterparts of the decision to delay issuing the leaving certificate calculated grades until September 2020; if she has proposed plans to accommodate students studying at EU member state universities; if she requested flexibility for students coming from Ireland to study; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (28 Jul 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to correspondence issued from this Deputy on 29 June 2020 regarding the cancellation of school transport services to a school (details supplied), the reason for the decision; if she has raised the matter with the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport; if alternative school transport will be provided; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: English Language Training Organisations (28 Jul 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 483. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that an English language school (details supplied) is refusing to refund students for courses and examinations cancelled owing to Covid-19; and if the matter will be examined in view of the obligations for a provider to have established policies and procedures for the refund of fees to students in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (28 Jul 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 930. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the HSE recently amended its public statement of 6 August 2019 in response to the Independent Rapid Review of Specific Issues in the CervicalCheck Screening Programme as a result of a dispute in the accounts of a phone call which took place between a contributor to the report and an official in his...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (28 Jul 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 931. To ask the Minister for Health when persons diagnosed with stage III melanoma will be able to access adjuvant immunotherapy nivolumab pembrolizumab as advised by the National Cancer Control Programme and approved by the HSE for reimbursement in public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18151/20]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Jul 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: Welfare and solidarity payments should not be abused. We are all in agreement on that point. If there is any malpractice or fraud, it must be addressed. The circumstances we now face do not relate to corruption or malpractice but to a decision taken by the Government to openly and blatantly discriminate against workers who are on a Covid payment. Having issued inconsistent and confused...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Jul 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is the Taoiseach who has broken the consensus and the notion that we are all in this together by sending inspectors to airports seeking out those on Covid payments. That is what has happened. I put it to the Taoiseach that in so doing, the Government acted outside the law. I would like him to state to the Dáil the legal basis upon which individuals were approached to establish...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Jul 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: Will it be carried out by the Department, when will we see results from it and when the small number of people involved get their money back?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Jul 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: I am.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Jul 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: No, the Taoiseach has not.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Jul 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: No, it is not.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Jul 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: Somebody did.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Jul 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: I wish to voice my disappointment and dissatisfaction at the fact that the Taoiseach has consistently failed to answer the very simple questions put by me and Deputy Paul Murphy.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Jul 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach may think that is clever but it is not clever at all. It is disingenuous and unhelpful to the people we represent. The Enough is Enough - Every Voice Counts campaign has been raised this afternoon and I wish to return to it. The stories have been set out of those whose day-care facilities have been closed and the kind of devastation that has meant in their lives for them,...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Jul 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: I would like the Taoiseach to answer questions. We all like things but it seems we are not going to get them.

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (29 Jul 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 2. To ask the Taoiseach his plans for public services reform to be driven from his Department. [17249/20]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (29 Jul 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 3. To ask the Taoiseach the Cabinet committee which addresses matters relating to justice. [17250/20]