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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: That they can afford.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: That they can afford.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: This is not a matter of ideology, but of pure common sense. That is why I assume the Taoiseach's colleagues on Dublin City Council, or a good number of them, voted down this proposal. It is a matter of proper standards, the right approach to housing policy and a matter of logic that one does not hand over massively valuable sites to private developers so that they can profit and ordinary...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: I have made my case to the Taoiseach. I wish to make it clear that it is essential that the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, makes herself available to the House to make a full statement and to take questions.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: Are other party leaders not going to be given an opportunity to respond?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: Last night, an overwhelming majority of Dublin city councillors, including some colleagues of the Taoiseach, voted against transferring public land to a private developer. The councillors took a stand for public housing on public land to meet social and affordable need. They know this is the only way to tackle this city's overwhelming housing crisis. The proposal for Oscar Traynor Road in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: Can I respond to the statement?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: Thank you, a Cheann Comhairle. All of us value the independence of the Judiciary and every measure must be taken to protect that. I appreciate the events as set out by the Taoiseach. The Judiciary chose an informal process of its own and it reported on the matter of Mr. Justice Woulfe's attendance at a golfing event in Clifden. I hear also the Taoiseach's determination that the Oireachtas...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: This is not my Leaders' question, by the way. I am responding to the Taoiseach's statement.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: No. The Taoiseach has made a statement. I asked to respond to the statement and I thought that was clear.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: I accept that.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach commenced proceedings this afternoon by making a statement of considerable importance. I am taking the opportunity to respond to that.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: No. The Sinn Féin Whip spoke to the Ceann Comhairle in advance of the sitting to indicate that if the Taoiseach makes a significant statement, the Opposition should get an opportunity to respond to it. I think that is only fair.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: I am not asking to make up rules.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: I have made my brief statement and I believe other leaders would in addition wish to make a statement on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Strategy Statements (17 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 151. To ask the Taoiseach if the statement of strategy of his Department will be provided. [36802/20]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Data Protection (17 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 152. To ask the Taoiseach the number of subject access requests his Department has received annually in relation to the report of the interdepartmental committee to establish the facts of State involvement with the Magdalen laundries from 2013 to date; the number of these requests denied year on year for the same period, in tabular form; and the additional data protection expertise his...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Data Protection (17 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 566. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the breakdown of the 374 data breaches identified by her Department in 2019. [36249/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 647. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the guidelines in place for property viewings, both vacant and occupied, under level 5 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36758/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Nov 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 648. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the guidelines in place for viewings of tenant occupied properties in which the sitting tenants are categorised as at risk or at high risk for Covid-19 will be clarified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36759/20]