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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: And it will be guillotined.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: They are not agreed.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: Vicky Phelan died three weeks ago. The Taoiseach knows she spent her final years fighting for change. She was very clear on what she wanted to see. To recall, she said to the political system: I don't want your accolades or your broken promises. I want action. I want change. I want accountability. It was a most eloquent and heartbreaking call to action for all of the women and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach does not have to convince any of us of the need for that kind of meta-analysis for educational purposes and, more important, for quality control and assurance. I remind the House that this legislation is about the provision of information. It is not about medical malpractice or any other legal processes. This is about information. I believe the Taoiseach, like the rest of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: We need more time.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is imperative we get it right.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: The housing emergency is now spilling into education. Schools are really struggling to recruit teachers, teachers cannot afford the extortionate rents that are being charged and many are locked out of any real opportunity of ever purchasing their own home. I was shocked and gobsmacked to hear the Minister for Education's first response to this was a suggestion of cancelling career breaks...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: Deputy Gould is never wrong.

Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019: Report Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: As has been said by others, it is very important that we get this legislation right. It is important legally that we have clarity and we are clear procedurally that what we are agreeing to will work. This is because, of course, women and their families have had the awful experience of the CervicalCheck scandal but as my colleague, Deputy Tully, referred to, that is not the only scandal, and...

Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019: Report Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: No. She was entirely unaware. That review process is a separate issue. In an anonymised scenario, would that information have found its way onto her files? The answer to that question is "No".

Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019: Report Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: The answer to that question is "No". If there is concern around an entirely anonymised system, a halfway house can be found on that. The Government can give women and patients choice in respect of any future look-backs as to whether their sample or slide would be anonymised. I suggest, and my instinct is, that most people, when we talk about information, clarity, transparency and...

Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019: Report Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: I thank the Minister for this constructive approach. It is much appreciated and I acknowledge this, as others have. I again appeal to the Minister to at least keep an open mind on a programmatic audit. He does not need to convince anyone here on the learning, educational value or the need for metadata. We could have a much more progressive and nuanced approached to this in which the need...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reports (7 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: 100. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she intends to publish the report on the study on familicide and domestic homicide reviews; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61112/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell (6 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: 472. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will now initiate a public inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied) as instructed by the Dáil on the 14 June 2018 in view of the completion of the scoping exercise. [60658/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (6 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: 244. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason that persons applying for social housing or a social housing transfer due to a disability or medical grounds must provide medical references from two separate healthcare professionals when completing the HMD form 1; if he is aware that persons applying for other State supports due to disability or medical grounds...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (6 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: 401. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has increased the renewed 2023 core funding provided by his Department to community development organisations in receipt of funding for the current and previous years to provide for increased operating costs arising from inflation, energy costs and related outgoings. [60659/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (8 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: 225. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the difference between accommodation that promotes itself as Fáilte Ireland-registered and Fáilte Ireland-approved; and if she is concerned at the confusion that may arise for consumers, particularly those visiting from outside the island. [61442/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Strategies (8 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: 279. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the new National Strategy for Women and Girls for 2022 to 2025 will be published; and if the study commissioned by his Department to evaluate the processes for implementation of three equality strategies, which includes the National Strategy for Women and Girls, as well as the Migrant Integration Strategy...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: Well, Taoiseach, this is it: our last exchange.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: Before I put my question to the Taoiseach, which I have no doubt he will answer in full with a fully amplified answer, I wish him and his the very best for the future, whatever that might bring. There has been major disruption at Dublin Airport over the past of couple of days. Flights in and out of the airport have been cancelled or delayed and people's travel plans have been thrown into...