Results 18,281-18,300 of 21,499 for speaker:Mary Lou McDonald
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2021)
Mary Lou McDonald: I again invite the Taoiseach to make clear that workers will be able to avail of the PUP, that businesses will be supported and that he will not throw thousands of workers under the bus as a consequence of his poor management and lack of decisive leadership. I call on him to support those workers and their families.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2021)
Mary Lou McDonald: Do you want to trade seats? When I am in your seat, I will answer questions. You should not worry about that.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2021)
Mary Lou McDonald: Will workers be able to avail of the PUP? I am asking for a "Yes" or a "No".
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Nov 2021)
Mary Lou McDonald: Despite the widespread rejection of the report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Certain Related Matters, the Government has based its redress scheme on its findings. Survivors and families have been consistent in the demand for inclusive redress, redress that recognises the human rights abuse of forced family separation. The Government has ignored the...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Nov 2021)
Mary Lou McDonald: Now you have closed a section.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Nov 2021)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Government has closed a section-----
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (17 Nov 2021)
Mary Lou McDonald: 154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason all apprenticeships are being migrated to a consortia-led model when the success of consortia-led model has not yet been demonstrated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56322/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (17 Nov 2021)
Mary Lou McDonald: 153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider ending the exemption of apprenticeships from the minimum wage legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56321/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (17 Nov 2021)
Mary Lou McDonald: 155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps his Department is taking to begin monitoring the wages paid to apprentices in the consortia-led model given that apprentices are exempt from the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 and SOLAS only monitors the wages paid to craft apprentices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56323/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (17 Nov 2021)
Mary Lou McDonald: 156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide complete lists of all consortia-led apprenticeships including the details of the education providers and accrediting agency, duration and total enrolment figures in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56324/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (17 Nov 2021)
Mary Lou McDonald: 157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average waiting time for craft apprentices to access off-the-job training; the number of apprentices waiting to access same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56325/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Nov 2021)
Mary Lou McDonald: 230. To ask the Minister for Health if further consideration has been undertaken regarding a system for medical exemption to the EU Digital COVID Certificate following recent discussions with the National Public Health Emergency Team (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56316/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (18 Nov 2021)
Mary Lou McDonald: 260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will be informed of a decision by her Department on two emergency works applications relating to electrical work and a fire alarm further to the provision by the school of all information requested to the emergency works team of her Department. [56770/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (18 Nov 2021)
Mary Lou McDonald: 342. To ask the Minister for Health when the updated HSPC guidelines regarding ventilation in respect of Covid-19 will be published. [56769/21]
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2021)
Mary Lou McDonald: I send all of our best wishes to our colleague, the Ceann Comhairle, Seán Ó Fearghaíl, and wish him a full and speedy recovery. The failure of the Government to plan for the Covid surge has created substantial pressure. GP services are overwhelmed, and schools are struggling. In large swathes of the country, people cannot get a PCR test while the Government still dithers...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2021)
Mary Lou McDonald: Despite the Taoiseach's attempts to reassure or to advance the pretence that we have enough capacity in our hospitals, the evidence is that we had staff protesting outside Connolly hospital and, for example, in Limerick hospital other beds are being repurposed for use as ICU beds. It is very clear the capacity falls well short of what is needed and that fact was established as far back as...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Nov 2021)
Mary Lou McDonald: They are not agreed. There are serious questions now arising right across the State in regard to testing capacity. People could not book a PCR test yesterday in Wexford, Carlow, Kilkenny and Waterford, and we are getting similar reports from across the country. Meanwhile, the Government is dithering still on antigen testing. We need to make time for the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Nov 2021)
Mary Lou McDonald: According to the Taoiseach, there is no problem with testing.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Nov 2021)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is not agreed.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Nov 2021)
Mary Lou McDonald: That is not sufficient.