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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (25 Nov 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: 294. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding streams that are available for a programme (details supplied) to be able to buy a bus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58043/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (25 Nov 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: 300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place to ensure third level institutions are prepared for, and capable of providing, alternative assessments for students who are deemed medically vulnerable and cannot attend on-site examinations, students who are living with a medically vulnerable family member and cannot attend on-site exams and students who are required to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (24 Nov 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: 12. To ask the Taoiseach if he will outline the key policy achievements of his Department since June 2020. [54364/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (24 Nov 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach and I have previously discussed the unintended consequences of the programme for Government commitment in regard to the children's disability network teams. Full-time therapies have been taken out of some special schools, to be accessed instead through community HSE services. This policy has had negative outcomes for children and I know the Taoiseach shares some of my concern...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Nov 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: In response to my colleague, Deputy Pearse Doherty, two weeks ago, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Simon Coveney, stated unequivocally that the families of the victims of abuse at Ard Gréine Court in Stranorlar, County Donegal, deserve to get the full truth and to see the full Brandon report; not an executive summary or an extended executive summary but the full report. Leaks...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Nov 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: 5. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [55666/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Climate Change Negotiations (24 Nov 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the COP 26 United Nations Climate Change Conference. [54210/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Climate Change Negotiations (24 Nov 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: During consideration of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act last year Sinn Féin proposed, in an amendment, that appointments to the Climate Change Advisory Council should take the form of a public appointments process, based on the process of appointment to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission. Our amendment was rejected by the Government. It...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Nov 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: This winter, Taoiseach.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Nov 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: This is happening now.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Nov 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: Does the Taoiseach live in the real world?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Nov 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: I find that hard to believe.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Nov 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: My God.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Nov 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: Yesterday, I raised with the Taoiseach the fact that so many people could not access PCR tests and he told me that this was not a problem. Today, there are no PCR tests available in 14 counties according to the HSE's portal. There are no PCR tests available in Carlow, Cork, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Meath, Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, Kerry, Laois, Louth and Leitrim. For...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Nov 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: For the wonderful Minister to make a botch of it again.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Nov 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: Fourteen counties with none.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Nov 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: That is correct.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Nov 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: When will people in those 14 counties be able to get tests?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: I have put forward two propositions to the Taoiseach. First, the carbon tax will have the effect of increasing people's bills. That is a matter of fact. I have also advanced the proposition of waiving VAT on a temporary basis for three months. The Taoiseach has knocked both of those back. We are all well aware that the energy crisis is global. I am not laying that at the Taoiseach's...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2021)

Mary Lou McDonald: Has he explored that fully? Has he put it to the Commission that he wishes to do that? If my ideas are not runners, what are the Taoiseach's ideas? What is he doing for families and businesses now?