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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (8 Dec 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Europe will next meet. [39896/20]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: Nobody is suggesting that we should drift backwards; far from it. We are absolutely insisting that students nurses and midwives must be acknowledged and paid for the critical tasks they carry out. We are insisting in this year and in these times above all other times, as we face into a pandemic, that we recognise and reward the real work of student nurses and midwives. Those students are...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCeann Comhairle. At 8 o’clock this morning Joanna Sloan, a young nurse in Belfast, was the first person in Ireland to receive a vaccine for Covid-19. A little earlier a 90-year-old Fermanagh woman, Margaret Keenan, was the first person in Britain to receive the jab. We now await the vaccine roll-out plan for this part of the island. There is at last...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Dec 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 91. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the guidelines and measures in place for the operation of outdoor markets under the level 3 guidelines of the Living with Covid Plan [41478/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Dec 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 93. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the rationale for the decision taken regarding the operation of bowling alleys under level 3 of the Living with Covid Plan. [41581/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Dec 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 94. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the rationale for the decision taken regarding the operating of children’s indoor play areas under level 3 of the Living with Covid Plan. [41582/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Dec 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 219. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the specific guidelines that apply to seasonal events; and the rationale for these guidelines under the current level 3 guidelines of the living with Covid plan. [41477/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Dec 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 243. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the rationale behind the decision made on children's dance classes under level 3 of the living with Covid plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41680/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Dec 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 244. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has engaged with or plans to engage with any of the organisations that provide children's dance classes to hear their concerns about Covid-19 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41681/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Dec 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 241. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the rationale behind the decision made regarding children’s gymnastic classes under level 3 of the living with Covid plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41678/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Dec 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 242. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has engaged with or plans to engage with any of the organisations that provide children’s gymnastic classes to hear their concerns regarding Covid-19 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41679/20]

Pre-European Council: Statements (2 Dec 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: I am sharing time with Deputy Brady. There is less than a month to go to the end of the Brexit transition period. We heard the news from Europe this morning that Tory intransigence, particularly with regard to its dangerous Internal Market Bill, has brought negotiations to a cliff edge. Serious difficulties remain and the window to have any agreement ratified before the end of the year is...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategy Statements (2 Dec 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach's statement of strategy must place a strong and renewed focus on the very many challenges facing Ireland's young people. Youth unemployment now stands at 45%. The release valve of emigration, which was relied upon by successive administrations, is not available to us. The ball is now firmly in the Government's court. It must deliver innovative interdepartmental solutions to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (2 Dec 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: Sunday marked the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Ireland's strongest and most useful expression of solidarity would be the formal recognition of the state of Palestine. This would honour the hopes and aspirations for peace and the dignity of the Palestinian people, who continue to live under the horrific oppression of the Israeli authorities as they ramp up...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (2 Dec 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: I understand and it is no problem. I have previously raised with the Taoiseach the specific challenges facing the commercial events sector. The sector accounts for approximately 90% of the five million events tickets each year pre-Covid, which in ordinary times delivers a significant stimulus for hospitality and tourism. The event production industry Covid-19 working group, known as...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (2 Dec 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 4. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with foreign affairs will next meet. [38620/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Dec 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: I am very concerned at the news this morning that AIB, a State-owned bank, is to proceed with 1,500 job losses and that there has been minimal consultation with the unions. Astonishingly, at the same time as AIB proposes to let 1,500 staff go at a time of very high unemployment, it is also seeking to buy back Goodbody Stockbrokers at a cost of more than €100 million. Not alone that,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: Figures published yesterday by Banking & Payments Federation Ireland show a surge in mortgage approval rates for October, driven by first-time buyers. Behind that figure is a very worrying spike in house prices, which reflects the broken housing policies of this Government and the previous one. On average, first-time buyers are now borrowing €10,000 more than was the case...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: I will try to bring the Taoiseach in touch with some glimpse of reality. The people I referred to who are locked out of the housing market do not have massive household savings. In fact, many of them are struggling just to get by. They pay rent, which has gone through the roof, and they struggle to have any savings. Many of them have lost work and income. They are relying on a proactive...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (1 Dec 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 6. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on social affairs and equality will next meet. [38622/20]