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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach should not try to hide behind the excellence of healthcare workers to try to deny the failures of his Government. I direct my comments to him and his colleagues in government. Yesterday, we had 704 people on trolleys and today, we have 712 people on trolleys. A survey has revealed that three quarters of nurses surveyed stated that they have considered leaving their posts....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Tell Rishi Sunak that.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Tell the British Prime Minister that. Tell your Tory colleagues that.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: If I can say for the record, the Taoiseach's response to Deputy Murphy was pretty disgraceful. Homeowners are bracing themselves for tomorrow when the European Central Bank, ECB, will sign off its seventh mortgage interest rate hike since July of last year. This means that tens of thousands of workers and families will pay hundreds of euro extra per month compared with last year. People...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: You are a disgrace.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: You shame your office.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: You shame your office.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: You are shameful, Leo.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: We are well aware of that.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (3 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the shared island unit of his Department. [20296/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Constitutional Amendments (3 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 10. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his plan for constitutional amendments. [19137/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Energy Prices (4 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding streams that are available for a school (details supplied) to assist with the cost of rising energy costs for the school. [20837/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (4 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 181. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the Youth Homeless Strategy 2023-2025 commitments to offer LGBTI+ Youth Homelessness Training Workshops for service providers to ensure a better understanding of LGBTI+ issues and the various forms of discrimination; and to develop privacy and safety strategies for young LGBTI+ people using...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Equality Issues (4 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 212. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the progress to date on the development of a legal ban on the practice of conversion therapy; when he expects legislation to be ready for introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20974/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (3 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 197. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the large-scale sport infrastructure fund will be open for applications. [20593/23]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Workers and families continue to be fleeced by a cost-of-living crisis that is out of control. People’s finances are being pushed to the very bring. They are being hammered by sky-high energy bills, soaring food bills, runaway rents, mortgage interest rate hikes and a cost-of-living crisis that is hitting them from all sides. Almost a quarter of household gas customers found...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: What is the additional support that will be coming? Unite the Union research published last week reflects that wages have in real terms fallen by approximately €76 per week. Leaving that aside, as already stated, 160,399 households are in arrears on their gas bills and almost 200,000 are in arrears on electricity bills. When I put the question to the Taoiseach and asked him what he...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: I wish to record my sadness at hearing of the passing of former Deputy Derek Keating. I did not realise he had died. I share our sympathies. I want to return to the story of Micheline Walsh, a 78-year-old woman. The Taoiseach described the situation in which she and her husband find themselves as very sad. It is indeed very sad. The situation is also unacceptable and, in fact, it is...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (9 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social policy and public service reform division of his Department. [19138/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policies (9 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 5. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and public services will next meet. [20325/23]