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Ceisteanna - Questions: Government Communications (2 Jun 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: Much of the Government's communications yesterday focused on returning to work and supports for business, but pillar 2 of the recovery plan, as it is called, includes a number of commitments that fall well short of people's lived experiences. It seems that, increasingly, there is a disconnect between Government policy objectives and the outcomes experienced on the ground. No amount of spin,...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (2 Jun 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: 7. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the national reform programme. [25953/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (2 Jun 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: Ireland’s national reform programme is to be integrated into the Government’s national recovery and resilience plan. The aim, as I understand it, is to mitigate the economic and social impact of Covid and make our economy and society more sustainable, resilient and better prepared for the challenges ahead. On that basis, what provision does the national reform programme intend...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (2 Jun 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: 10. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the international and European Union division of his Department. [28067/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (2 Jun 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: Last week the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution to establish an independent commission of inquiry to investigate violations of international humanitarian and human rights law in Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories, including east Jerusalem. During the special sitting of the council, the UN heard how Israeli forces had targeted homes, medical facilities, media...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (2 Jun 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: 20. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the British Prime Minister. [27635/21]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Strategies (2 Jun 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: 24. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the statement of strategy of his Department. [27636/21]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Policies (2 Jun 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: 39. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the progress to date by his Department in its development of a well-being framework for Ireland. [28068/21]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: The scandal relating to defective building blocks with pyrite and mica has devastated the homes and lives of the families affected. This scandal has hit many areas across the State but it is most acute in Donegal, Mayo and Clare. This scandal is a result of the light-touch regulation and reckless practices of the Celtic tiger years. It is not the fault of the families concerned, it is the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: Let us agree that something went catastrophically wrong in respect of mica and pyrite. Something went catastrophically wrong with the blocks that were used to construct these homes. Let us also agree that those responsible for these catastrophic wrongs have to be identified and held to account. I have no argument with the Taoiseach and the people of Donegal, Mayo and Clare have no argument...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: We know that the only sustainable and viable redress is 100% redress. I want to invite the Taoiseach again to clearly state that the Government will pursue and deliver, in a timely fashion, a scheme that is 100% redress.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: The people gathered on the streets of Dublin want to hear the Taoiseach confirm that. Can he confirm it for them, please?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: Will the Taoiseach answer my question?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: Is the Taoiseach committing to a 100% redress scheme?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: Is the Taoiseach guaranteeing 100% redress?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: Will it be 100% redress?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: I want to object to the Taoiseach studiously refusing to answer a very straightforward question about a 100% redress scheme. Will he please answer it?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: No, you have not, Taoiseach, and that is very worrying.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategies (15 Jun 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: 10. To ask the Taoiseach when the annual report of his Department for 2020 will be published. [31802/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (15 Jun 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: 13. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on education will next meet. [29519/21]