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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: In fact, above all else, I am very calm.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: It would be nice if the Taoiseach answered the question.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: I am sure that the Taoiseach’s new-found concern for the ordinary bank workers is very welcome. The banks are of course profitable and they should pay their staff correctly.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: The review states: "In practice, the €500,000 pay cap applies to the few within the banks that hold the most senior management positions, such as the CEO and other senior executives". The Taoiseach is proposing to remove that cap so do not create an alibi or hide behind ordinary bank clerks----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----in a bid to defend the indefensible. I have put it to the Taoiseach on this specific matter that the removal of this pay cap, as though €500,000 is not enough for a senior banker, Fine Gael, true to form, wants to bust through that and go back to the bad old days when bankers could earn obscene amounts of money in their salary and obscene bonuses. The culture has not changed one...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: Can the Taoiseach answer my question?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: I have asked the Taoiseach about the €500,000.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: What banker requires €500,000?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: Can the Taoiseach clarify what banker requires €500,000?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: He is clearly not answering my question.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: Here we go again. With less than three weeks to go before the Taoiseach hands the keys of his office back to the Tánaiste, Deputy Varadkar, the Fine Gael Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, has opened the door to the return of big pay for top bankers. This move will pave the way for bumper pay increases for the top brass at bailed-out banks. We are talking about senior banking...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Nov 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: Nobody should be surprised because this is straight out of the Fine Gael playbook - delivering for those in high places while ordinary people struggle to make ends meet. This would be a bad call at any time, but there is something twisted about allowing big pay hikes for wealthy bankers while workers and families endure an unprecedented cost-of-living crisis. It is a real kick in the teeth...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (29 Nov 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: 480. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will report on the progress of the high-level proposals for a national centre for research and remembrance overseen by the Secretary General of his Department. [57560/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (29 Nov 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: 723. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a child (details supplied) under the care of Portiuncula University Hospitals cardiology and paediatric teams is now classed as a new patient following their automatic transfer to adult services in the same hospital following their sixteenth birthday; if his attention has been drawn to reports that following this transfer, their care has...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (23 Nov 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: 14. To ask the Taoiseach if he has spoken to the new British Prime Minister. [54594/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 Nov 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: 9. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Europe will next meet. [54591/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Programme for Government (23 Nov 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide the commitments in the programme for Government under his remit; if each commitment has been met or is in the process of being met; and the estimated timeframe for same in tabular form. [52774/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Programme for Government (23 Nov 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: 6. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide a progress report on the programme for Government. [57558/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Nov 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: Dr. Gabriel Scally will today outline the recommendations of the CervicalCheck report that have yet to be implemented in full. The lack of urgency and the foot-dragging of the Government in delivering legislation on open disclosure and ensuring the return of testing to Ireland, and the effect this has had on the women concerned, are unforgivable. The Taoiseach gave a commitment last week,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: There is undoubtedly a big problem in recruitment and retention of those therapists and specialists, as the Taoiseach stated. Much of the difficulty is self-inflicted by the Government and the HSE. If they are not prepared to pay and reward people in terms of their take-home pay and their pension entitlements in line with statutory standards, they will have a problem recruiting and holding...