Results 17,001-17,020 of 21,499 for speaker:Mary Lou McDonald
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: I thank the Taoiseach for again rehearsing the figures for testing. I am aware that the target of 100,000 set in the springtime has now been met and surpassed. However, in the words of the WHO, "You will never test too much", and that capacity will need to be built on. I asked about contact tracing. The facts are that this system collapsed over the weekend, which is extremely alarming,...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: We are all agreed that the manner in which the Debenhams workers have been treated by their former employer is a shame and a disgrace. This week, Members from across the House, including ourselves in Sinn Féin, Solidarity - People Before Profit, the Labour Party, the Social Democrats, the Independent Group, the Rural Independent Group and others have come together to call on the...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (21 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: 1. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Europe will next meet. [29924/20]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (21 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: Yesterday, the Taoiseach spoke about the EU's co-ordination efforts in terms of Covid-19. I hope he will agree that in addition to the specific healthcare and services co-ordination in terms of data, expertise and a vaccine, the Taoiseach and his European counterparts are also discussing the wider economic and social challenges that undoubtedly will need to be addressed. These are things...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Shared Island Unit (21 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: I welcome the Taoiseach's shared island webinar which is due to take place tomorrow. I look forward to that and to the process wherein all parties can actively participate in the shaping of the work and mission of the shared island unit. My more substantive point relates to Covid-19. Following on from Deputy Tóibín, I understand the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference...
- Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (21 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: What happened behind the high walls of the mother and baby homes casts a long and very dark shadow over our country. The women and children, many of whom were placed in these institutions by the State, were abused and exploited. They were stigmatised, vilified, and considered outcasts from society. The awful abuse of single mothers, the forced separation of families and the horrors of what...
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (21 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: 173. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of witnesses who appeared before the Confidential Committee of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation. [31943/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (21 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: 174. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of witnesses who appeared before the Investigative Committee of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation. [31944/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (21 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: 175. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of witnesses who appeared before the Confidential Committee were subsequently referred to the Investigative Committee of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation. [31945/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (21 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: 176. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of written testimonies received by the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation. [31946/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (21 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: 177. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of witnesses who gave either oral or written testimony to the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation that were covered by the Commission’s Terms of Reference [31947/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (21 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: 178. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of anonymised witness testimonies that will be included in the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation report. [31948/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (21 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: 179. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if anonymised witness testimonies will be reproduced in full in the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation report. [31949/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (21 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: 180. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if witness testimonies from the Confidential Committee of the Commission will be in the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation report. [31950/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (21 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: 181. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if witness testimonies from the Investigative Committee of the Commission will be in the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation report. [31951/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (21 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: 182. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if written witness testimonies submitted to the Commission will be in the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation report. [31952/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (21 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: 183. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if written or oral testimonies from witnesses not covered by the Commission’s terms of reference will be in the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation report. [31953/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (21 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: 184. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the Commission has contacted witnesses to inform them that their testimonies will be included in the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation report [31954/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (21 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: 185. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the Commission has contacted witnesses to ask permission for their testimonies to be included in the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation report. [31955/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (21 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: 186. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the Commission has contacted witnesses to ascertain their wishes regarding anonymisation of their testimonies in the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation report. [31956/20]