Results 4,121-4,140 of 21,131 for speaker:Mary Lou McDonald
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (21 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: 182. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if written witness testimonies submitted to the Commission will be in the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation report. [31952/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (21 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: 183. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if written or oral testimonies from witnesses not covered by the Commission’s terms of reference will be in the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation report. [31953/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (21 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: 184. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the Commission has contacted witnesses to inform them that their testimonies will be included in the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation report [31954/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (21 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: 185. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the Commission has contacted witnesses to ask permission for their testimonies to be included in the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation report. [31955/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (21 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: 186. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the Commission has contacted witnesses to ascertain their wishes regarding anonymisation of their testimonies in the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation report. [31956/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (21 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: 187. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the methodology used by the Mother and Baby Homes Commission to pick extracts from the testimonies. [31957/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (21 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: 188. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the methodology used to give summaries of testimonies. [31958/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (21 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: 189. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of witnesses the Commission gave evidence to in view of the provisions of section 12 (1) of the 2004 Act (details supplied). [31959/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (21 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: 190. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the methodologies used by the Commission to decide on the evidence to give or withhold from witnesses in view of the provisions of section 12(1) of the 2004 Act (details supplied). [31960/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (21 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: 191. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if State papers in their original form examined by the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation that were previously accessible under the National Archives Acts 1986 and 2018 have been returned to the National Archives and will remain accessible to members of the public. [31961/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (21 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: 192. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date by which all State papers in their original form examined by the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation will be returned to the National Archives and be available for public inspection under the National Archives Acts 1986 and 2018. [31962/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (21 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: 193. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if personal and administrative records normally held by Tusla and other bodies in their original form examined by the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation have been returned to the original record holders. [31963/20]
- Post-European Council Meeting on 15 and 16 October: Statements (20 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: I am sharing time. We are now well and truly at crunch time in respect of the Brexit negotiations. What happens in the next days and weeks will have a profound impact on the island of Ireland economically, socially and politically. On Thursday and Friday of last week, the European Council met to discuss, among other things, the status of the talks with the British Government as we fast...
- Ceisteanna – Questions: Programme for Government (20 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: The pandemic is hard for everyone but it has been a uniquely horrific time for victims of domestic abuse and violence. Demand for services has increased by at least 30%. I heard the Taoiseach when he was reflecting on level 5 and the gravity of imposing such stringent restrictions on citizens. He cited his concerns about child protection and domestic abuse and violence. What additional...
- Ceisteanna – Questions: Cabinet Committees (20 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: Why did the Taoiseach end them?
- Ceisteanna – Questions: Cabinet Committees (20 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: That is entirely wrong.
- Ceisteanna – Questions: Cabinet Committees (20 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: It should have been extended.
- Ceisteanna – Questions: Cabinet Committees (20 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: Repossession of a person's home is not great either.
- Ceisteanna – Questions: Cabinet Committees (20 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: Will the Taoiseach then try to make some sense?
- Ceisteanna – Questions: Cabinet Committees (20 Oct 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Government let that slide.