Results 17,221-17,240 of 21,499 for speaker:Mary Lou McDonald
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: That is disgraceful.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach knows the reason.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach is well aware of the reason.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach is utterly disingenuous.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach should not abuse his position in that way and go unchallenged. It is outrageous.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Future of Media Commission (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the establishment of the Future of Media Commission and the role of his Department in its work. [36853/20]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Future of Media Commission (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach has previously remarked that the commission has been constituted as an expert group rather than a stakeholders' representative body. This observation is to miss the point of the concerns raised about the breadth of the commission's membership in terms of addressing the limitations of the goals set for its work. There is no reference in the terms of reference to the...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Future of Media Commission (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: What about accountability?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Future of Media Commission (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach would be better to focus on his own performance.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Future of Media Commission (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach challenged Deputy Murphy.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: 5. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the parliamentary liaison unit. [35252/20]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: First, I am increasingly at a loss as to what this liaison unit is doing. The Taoiseach has cited its efforts - no doubt they are legion - to effect Dáil reform. Yet, not 40 minutes or an hour ago we had an exchange in which the Taoiseach steadfastly refused even the current accountability mechanisms not to mention any new innovation. I imagine we will all take that with a grain of...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: Not on this issue.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the Cabinet committee on the environment and climate change. [35253/20]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: We previously discussed the programme for Government commitment to developing and protecting Ireland's biodiversity. An important component of this work is the National Biodiversity Data Centre programme, established by the Heritage Council 14 years ago. This programme collects data on Ireland's biodiversity and, thanks to the ecological commitment of its staff, the all-Ireland pollinator...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: Dearie, dearie me. Jesus, that is good.
- Covid-19: Statements (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: I am sharing time with Deputy Cullinane. This year has tested us all. It has tested our mettle, our resolve and our resilience. None of us could have expected that we would live this reality, with our people and our communities robbed of the simple everyday things that make up our lives. It has been a year of stress, worry and uncertainty brought by a global pandemic. People have...
- Covid-19: Statements (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach is not really in to people answering questions.
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Home Schooling (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: 628. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of home school applications received annually in each of the years 2015 to 2019, in tabular form. [38813/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Home Schooling (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: 629. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of home school applications received in each month from January to October 2020, in tabular form. [38814/20]