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- Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: Can the Taoiseach give the House a commitment that such a debate will happen? If we have to sit longer, so be it.
- Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: We did not.
- Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: That is the point.
- Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: I am sure the Taoiseach can bring his influence to bear.
- Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: On 10 May the Taoiseach introduced his jobs initiative, stressing that it was not a budget. In May there were 440,000 people on the live register. By the end of August that figure had risen to almost 500,000, or 14.4%. It is now clear that this jobs initiative has failed, the policy of squandering the National Pensions Reserve Fund on the banks rather than using it as a stimulus has been...
- Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: I find it astonishing that the Taoiseach would even suggest that the hundreds of thousands of people out of work do not wish to find employment. Given that he raised the issue of hourly payments, he might also reflect on the fact that no one sitting in this Chamber is on â¬9.50 per hour. If he takes a look around him-----
- Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: -----and tries to understand the cost of living in the real world, he might find the answer to that particular riddle. The Taoiseach states that the unemployment figures are unacceptable; in that he is correct. What is even more unacceptable in the face of this unemployment crisis is to have a Government that sits on its hands. It talks big, it acts small.
- Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: I do not accept the Taoiseach's position that he has had no contact with Aviva. He has passed the buck to IDA Ireland. Hundreds of jobs are now under threat. What will he do about it? It is not sufficient to pass the buck to another agency. If he is so appalled, so concerned to keep people in work and get them back to work, he should get cracking now and ensure those jobs in Aviva are...
- Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: We would be more than happy to outline our position.
- Written Answers — Cash for Gold Trade: Cash for Gold Trade (20 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the progress and a timeline for the report of the group within his Department that are looking into the cash for gold industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24738/11]
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (20 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: Question 97: To ask the Taoiseach the money saved if all State agency board member payments in his Department were reduced by â¬10,000 when their current annual payment is in excess of â¬50,000. [22743/11]
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (20 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: Question 197: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason he did not rescind the recent special severance gratuity payment agreed by the Top Level Appointments Committee to the former Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach, in view of the fact that this payment, which is clearly defined in section 7 of the Superannuation and Pensions Act 1963 as being as a...
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (20 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: Question 198: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the former Secretary General to the Department of the Taoiseach was facilitated by him to retire with a full pension at 57 years with no actuarial reduction despite section 6 of the Superannuation and Pensions Act 1963 stating that a notional period shall be added to the established service of a civil servant if...
- An Bille um an Tríochadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Fiosruithe Thithe an Oireachtais) 2011: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha / Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Houses of the Oireachtas Inquiries) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (20 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: We are entirely supportive of the Government's effort to ensure the Oireachtas can conduct investigations and inquiries in a timely and productive fashion. There is no question that the Abbeylara judgment had to be addressed and I believe the Government is doing the right thing in seeking to address it. None the less, I share many of Deputy Catherine Murphy's concerns that there would be...
- An Bille um an Tríochadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Fiosruithe Thithe an Oireachtais) 2011: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha / Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Houses of the Oireachtas Inquiries) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (20 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: I do not.
- Departmental Appointments (20 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: For the record, what salary is the Second Secretary General on? Will the Taoiseach clarify that for us?
- Departmental Appointments (20 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: I want it from the Taoiseach. This is Questions to the Taoiseach.
- Departmental Appointments (20 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: With all due respect, I believe the Taoiseach can give a full answer to a very clear question.
- Departmental Appointments (20 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is our function to question the Taoiseach in this section.
- Departmental Appointments (20 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: I find it strange, therefore, and wonder does the Taoiseach not know the answer to this question. If he does, he might share it with us.