Results 20,761-20,780 of 21,307 for speaker:Mary Lou McDonald
- Departmental Appointments (20 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Economic Management Council will report to the Tánaiste. What is the mechanism for keeping the Dáil informed of the work of this group, or is there one?
- Departmental Appointments (20 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: Therefore, there is no mechanism.
- Departmental Expenditure (20 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: I wanted to raise something on the previous question.
- Departmental Expenditure (20 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: I had a question about Question No. 16.
- Departmental Expenditure (20 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: My question related specifically to costs and the visits in question.
- Departmental Expenditure (20 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: I will raise an issue that is more important than sandwiches. I wish to refer to the â¬36 million cost-----
- Departmental Expenditure (20 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: This is Question Time and the Taoiseach has raised the issue of the â¬30 million cost. What is the implication for the Garda SÃochána and the budget? The much bigger concern is not sandwiches or cocktail sausages but that substantial public moneys were spent.
- Departmental Expenditure (20 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: It came out of the Garda budget-----
- Departmental Expenditure (20 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach raised this matter and brought the figure into the discussion.
- Departmental Expenditure (20 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach and Government should consider the â¬36 million spent, particularly as it might affect the Garda SÃochána and the service on our streets.
- Departmental Expenditure (20 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: That is a very cryptic answer.
- Programme for Government (20 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: I thought the Taoiseach might give that answer.
- Programme for Government (20 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: I am surprised he would not consider publishing a revised programme for Government, given the fact that he has had several U-turns since the original programme was put in place. It is a fair point. The transparent thing to do is to set it down on paper. In the revised programme the Taoiseach might make clear his plans in respect of semi-State companies, such as the ESB and others. The...
- Programme for Government (20 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: Deputy-----
- Programme for Government (20 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: -----I wager I will never require help from your good self. In respect of the programme for Government, who pulls the string? The Taoiseach comes into the Chamber day after day and tells us about the constraints of the EU and IMF or decisions made by the previous Administration. It seems to be the Taoiseach's catch-all cover on every issue. Why not have a revised programme for Government?...
- Programme for Government (20 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: Did you?
- Programme for Government (20 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: I thought the Chair was not going to return to me.
- Programme for Government (20 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach could have added to his list-----
- Programme for Government (20 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: I will move to use the interrogative case - the Taoiseach could have outlined that his comprehensive spending review is like a sword of Damocles hanging over the population headed up by the cutback Minister, Deputy Howlin.
- Programme for Government (20 Sep 2011)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach could also concede, as others have suggested, that his strategy is failing in respect of people who are on the dole but he said he will not produce a revised programme for Government. I presume from that we will just have to put it together line by line, chapter by chapter, as he comes in here, fails the people------