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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: Does the Ceann Comhairle want the Business Committee to meet so that the Government Chief Whip will let-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: That is disingenuous.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Legislative Programme (25 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: I look forward to the Taoiseach answering some of Deputy Kelly's questions. The Government is to legislate to defer the increase in the State pension age to 67 from January, but we have not seen that legislation yet. This delay is causing great uncertainty for many citizens. It should be remembered that the Fianna Fáil-Green Party coalition first proposed the pension age increase,...

Ceisteanna - Questions: US Presidential Election (25 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 5. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent phone call with the President-elect of the United States of America. [38194/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions: US Presidential Election (25 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: I want to again congratulate President-elect Joe Biden on winning the US presidential election. I extend to him and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris my best wishes in meeting the challenges that will face the new administration. The President-elect is a long-standing friend of Ireland and has remained unequivocal in his support for the upholding of the Good Friday Agreement. He has...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Shared Island Unit (25 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the shared island unit of his Department. [38621/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Shared Island Unit (25 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: Last Friday, I and my colleague, Deputy Doherty, launched Sinn Féin's discussion document on the economic benefits of a united Ireland. I have sent the Taoiseach a copy of our document and I hope that he and his officials within the shared island unit will consider the research and discussions contained within it. As the Taoiseach is aware from his recent engagements with various...

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: Yes, you can.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Access (26 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 391. To ask the Minister for Health the assistance available to help facilitate a remote visit between a person (details supplied) based in County Dublin and a family member currently resident in a long-term care facility. [39417/20]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: Last night the British Government announced that it will not hold a public inquiry into the killing of Pat Finucane. This has come as a devastating blow to the Finucane family. Pat's widow, Geraldine, and his three children, Michael, Catherine and John, have fought for three long decades for truth. They had hoped that this week the British Government would finally seize the opportunity to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: I thank the Taoiseach. His reiteration of the position of the Irish Government, the Irish State and the Houses of the Oireachtas that there must be a public inquiry into the killing of Pat Finucane is absolutely essential. I join the Taoiseach also in reiterating the fact that agreements entered into must be honoured and delivered on. As he rightly points out, at Weston Park and following...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Dec 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: On the same subject but from a slightly different vantage point, given that the motion in question is around the potential removal of a judge from the Supreme Court Bench, that is a very serious matter and I do not think it is desirable that a motion can be put down and that it lingers on the Order Paper indefinitely. Is it not in our interests that we deal with the matter either way,...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Dec 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: We believe people should have the right to retire with the State pension at the age of 65 if they so choose. The idea of sending someone to stand in a dole queue at the age of 65 is just wrong. When people have reached that age they have worked their shifts and paid their dues. We are putting a motion before the Dáil tonight calling for the State pension age of 65 to be reinstated. I...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Dec 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: Deputy Bruton cannot do that.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Dec 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is not generally allowed.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Dec 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: No, it is not.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (1 Dec 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 3. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination. [39895/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (1 Dec 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: As the Taoiseach is aware, responsibilities for domestic violence supports and services are spread across multiple Departments and State agencies. Safe Ireland has called for the urgent roll-out of a funded national service development plan as the start of a comprehensive and long-term response to the enormous everyday problem of domestic violence. Domestic and gender-based violence...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Garda Reform (1 Dec 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: I wish to reflect on the new operating model for An Garda Síochána, which the Taoiseach correctly said is designed to provide more visibility and a more responsive and localised policing service to communities. This is not the reality on the ground and certainly not in the constituency I represent. The reality is that there is a lack of Garda presence, especially in the evening...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (1 Dec 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 6. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on social affairs and equality will next meet. [38622/20]