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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: We can agree that the scale of this is huge. I hope we can also agree that, along with builders and developers, the State bears considerable responsibility for this fiasco. Let us remember the details. We talk about defects. We have families living in homes that are not safe, that do not have adequate fire safety protection and, in the worst-case scenarios, have inadequate fire escapes....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Across the State, tens of thousands of homeowners and tenants are living in homes built during the Celtic tiger era that have serious building defects. These homes typically have no fire stopping measures, causing significant fire safety concerns. At the most extreme, they have no adequate fire escapes. Many properties have water ingress, that is, moisture seeping into the structure of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (7 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 6. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on any recent discussions he has had with the British Prime Minister. [48408/23]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: I want to return to the question of Gaza. A calendar month ago, horror was visited on Israeli civilians and we remain in condemnation of that action by Hamas. Since then, as has been said, Gaza has become a graveyard for children, with a child killed every ten minutes. It is very clear that Israel is not acting within international law in pursuing its self-defence. The Taoiseach has...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: I want to join in extending condolences to Deputy Verona Murphy and to our colleague, Deputy Denise Mitchell, who also lost her father yesterday. I extend condolences to both families. We need to have statements, questions and answers with the Ministers for Justice and Transport on the issue of road deaths. I am struck by the fact that we have seen a spike in the loss of life,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: To attack-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: This is all diversionary.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: We do not want to do that at all. What I would like the Taoiseach to do is-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----to answer the question I put to him. There are currently 800 vacant posts in primary schools. That is set to hit 1,200. That is a problem, I think we can agree. The teaching union is telling us directly that this is related to housing and the fact that teachers cannot afford to rent or buy a home close to where they work. I have asked the Taoiseach what he will do about that. His...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is "unprecedented", "dire", "an exodus". These are some of the words used to describe the chronic teacher shortage, with new research showing 800 vacant primary teaching posts across the State. The situation is set to worsen, with vacancies expected to hit 1,200 in the near future. A staggering 66% of these vacancies are in the greater Dublin area and the impact is being felt...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (7 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 711. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the Government has any plans to recognise Covid-19 as an occupational disease for frontline health care workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47434/23]

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (25 Oct 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: I am sharing time with Deputy Carthy. This European Council meeting is of grave importance. It is a moment of reckoning for European leaders as the people of Gaza struggle to survive Israel's relentless bombardment. Thousands of Palestinians have been slaughtered and injured, more than a million have been displaced, with their homes, hospitals, schools and vital infrastructure have been...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (25 Oct 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 12. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the recent European Political Community meeting in Granada, Spain. [46425/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 Oct 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: The housing crisis continues, leaving workers, families and young people unable to put an affordable roof over their heads. Budget 2024 does nothing to change that reality. Housing affordability has been shredded on the Government's watch. The Simon Community Locked Out report published today shows that even with assistance payments, renting is completely unaffordable, while the latest CSO...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: I am asking about health.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: So the Minister asked for sufficient funding and got nothing.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: I am talking about genuine doctors. We are not talking about managers.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: We are talking about front-line workers.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Why did the Taoiseach's Government take the decision to drastically underfund the health service in budget 2024? It is a health service that is already under enormous pressure, with record treatment waiting lists, a year-round trolley emergency and an ever-worsening recruitment and retention crisis. Against that backdrop, the Government chose, with its eyes wide open, to blow a massive...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Not alone is there a recruitment embargo but industrial action is under way on foot of that. Those who actually run the health service have confirmed for everybody that there is a recruitment embargo and that is going to have real effects in terms of junior doctors, home help workers and so on. There are also 200,000 people on diagnostics waiting lists, 200,000 people on community waiting...