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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: The least they can expect from the Dáil is some recognition and a sense of urgency to deliver this relief.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: Why not?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: They are not agreed. I have been asking the Taoiseach to take action on soaring energy bills for months and Cabinet has now responded with a €100 credit for electricity, which is modest but welcome. People are facing record levels of inflation and skyrocketing prices not just for electricity but for oil, gas and other fuels. This credit will bring some small relief. I ask the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: So we are not getting more vaccinators I am assuming.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: How many and when?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: How many vaccinators? The Taoiseach does not know.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: If the Taoiseach does not know how many he should just say so. I would appreciate an answer. It is a very straightforward question.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach does not have to convince anybody in this House or beyond in respect of the booster. All of the evidence is that people wish to receive their boosters. We have a highly vaccinated population. Therefore, the issues that arise are operational. There is a question mark over the management and leadership of the Taoiseach's Government in rolling out this booster campaign. We...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: I have dressed in red for the occasion. I thought it would be a bit much to don the beard and the hat so I left them.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: However, I might get a more positive response from An Taoiseach if I were attired in that manner. In any event, happy Christmas in advance to all. I wish to raise with the Taoiseach his Government's management of the Covid booster roll-out. This morning, on his way to Cabinet, the Taoiseach said it is now a case of all hands on deck because of the Omicron variant, but his urgency comes...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Dec 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: 413. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she expects the National Council for Special Education to complete and submit its policy advice on education provision in special classes and special schools first commissioned in September 2018. [61740/21]

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: For the purposes of clarity, the Minister of State has repeatedly indicated that the effect of the Deputy's amendment would be to force up cover costs. Can she set out precisely how that could be the case? I have listened to the exchange and I am unclear as to how or why that claim is being made by the Minister of State.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (8 Dec 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: 13. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [58550/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (8 Dec 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the public service, justice and police reform division of his Department. [58549/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (8 Dec 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: 2. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit will next meet. [60150/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Dec 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: Yesterday, I raised the contract signed by government with National Broadband Ireland, NBI, and pointed out that the majority shareholder of that consortium is Oak Hill Advisors, a firm with more expertise in dealing with distressed debt than infrastructural projects. Broadband roll-out is behind schedule and there are major concerns regarding the structure of the contract with NBI. It was...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Dec 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: Can you answer my question?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Dec 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: That is not an answer to the question.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: And it is not working. Whatever the Taoiseach's view of me, I am sure he will agree the ESRI and KPMG are not, surely to God, ranting as well, or are they? The evidence they have adduced through a very comprehensive study, using data from the Central Statistics Office, CSO, and ESRI, which are hardly ranters or ravers, show house prices will be at €500,000 on average, or more than...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: This crisis is set to get worse if the Government persists with its current policy. Those are the facts. We saw figures from the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland, BPFI, showing almost half of first-time buyers must run to their parents for help to secure a deposit. It is called the bank of mammy and daddy. Not every mammy and daddy are in a position to bankroll every son and...