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Order of Business (14 Apr 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: I am sorry, a Cheann Comhairle, you gave the Fianna Fáil speaker a right to come back a second time. The Tánaiste wilfully did not answer my question.

Order of Business (14 Apr 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Go raibh maith agat, a Cheann Comhairle. To return to the scene-----

Order of Business (14 Apr 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: I refer to the minimum wage. Will the new deal, the revised memorandum of understanding between the Government and the IMF come to this House for a vote?

Order of Business (14 Apr 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Is that a "Yes" or a "No"?

Order of Business (13 Apr 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Today's Order Paper has no provision for any statement on the issue of the revised memorandum of understanding. Reference has been made to the fact that we discovered through the media that there would be such a revision. Given that the initial bailout agreement was brought before this House and voted on in December, when does the Taoiseach propose to bring this matter to the floor of the...

Order of Business (13 Apr 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: I take it that not alone is the Taoiseach happy there will be a debate, he will support the idea that this House will have a vote on the revised deal. Last December, Deputy Kenny was enthusiastic for the original agreement to be brought before this House, scrutinised and voted on. The Government at the time resisted that and then finally acceded to it. I trust the current Taoiseach will be...

Order of Business (13 Apr 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: The debate can happen on Tuesday.

Written Answers — General Practitioner Services: General Practitioner Services (12 Apr 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Health and Children his plans for the accelerated delivery of promised primary care centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7548/11]

Hospitals Building Programme (12 Apr 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 35: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding plans for a National Children's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7547/11]

Order of Business (7 Apr 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: This morning the almost 800,000 holders of private residential mortgage accounts have woken up to the news that at lunchtime today the ECB will announce an interest rate increase of 0.25%. As the Tánaiste knows, data from the end of last year reflect the fact that 10% of mortgage holders are in distress, a large proportion of whom are in substantial arrears, while others have restructured...

Order of Business (7 Apr 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: I do. Given that people are already struggling-----

Order of Business (7 Apr 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: I am coming to that now.

Order of Business (7 Apr 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: I notice the Ceann Comhairle does not afford me the same tolerance and hospitality as he affords my colleague.

Order of Business (7 Apr 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: There is no proposal in the legislative programme to deal with this pressing matter. That is astonishing given the urgency of the situation in which so many families find themselves. The Government is asleep at the wheel, it has let this matter slip by-----

Order of Business (7 Apr 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Government moved very quickly to bail out the bankers, to have episode five of the bailout. Where is the legislation to protect mortgage holders who are struggling and in stress?

Order of Business (7 Apr 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: I am acutely aware of the promises the Tánaiste made in the election and of the contents of the programme for Government. I am also aware, as is the Tánaiste, that none of them has found its way into the legislative programme. This is not an issue that can wait. People are under pressure now; people are having their homes repossessed now; people cannot meet their mortgage repayments now....

Order of Business (7 Apr 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: If legislation is not required then the Government should act now on this issue.

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (6 Apr 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 22: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the publication of the Hennessy report. [6918/11]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (6 Apr 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the process of providing a school building for a school (details supplied). [7015/11]

Written Answers — Market Rights: Market Rights (6 Apr 2011)

Mary Lou McDonald: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he will state the legal impediments that are preventing the closure or relocation of the Smithfield horse fair, Dublin. [7017/11]