Results 4,201-4,220 of 21,404 for speaker:Mary Lou McDonald
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: No, that is not accepted.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: No.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is not true.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: A Cheann Comhairle-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: -----not alone will the Taoiseach not insist that his Minister for Justice present herself, make a statement and take questions and answers, he is now abusing Dáil time to fabricate a fairy tale-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: -----and to put inaccurate information on the record of the Dáil. Neither of those things is acceptable. Furthermore, the Taoiseach seems to think this is a source of amusement. No one else here finds this funny in the least.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach is behaving in a way that is an abuse of his office.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: No, he has not.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: Not agreed. There are serious and pressing questions that need to be put to the Minister for Justice and clarified on the floor of the Dáil. The Taoiseach's overarching objective in the midst of all of this has been to evade, spoof and deny that accountability to the Dáil. The fact that the Minister will not make herself available to make a statement and take questions is...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: -----on the floor of the Dáil. It raises questions beyond the particular appointment and this particular scenario. It raises questions around what the Taoiseach might be trying to hide. More fundamentally, is this a manoeuvre by the Government to ensure that accountability will be stymied and stifled in every set of circumstances? It will not get away with that.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is not smart or acceptable. The Opposition is united on this. I ask that the Minister for Justice present herself, make a statement and take questions. It is a straightforward request.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is not funny.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: Do your job, Taoiseach.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: The criteria are all about process. One cannot have a process without them.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: It does not.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: Hear, hear.
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: I thank the Taoiseach for that. From day one, as he knows, the British Government has resisted revealing the truth on the killing of Pat Finucane. In 2012, his wife, Geraldine, said: At every turn, dead witnesses have been blamed and defunct agencies found wanting. Serving personnel and active state departments appear to have been excused. The dirt has been swept under the carpet...
- Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: I am sure the Taoiseach will agree that the courage and resilience shown by the family of Pat Finucane in their battle with the British state is inspirational. Pat Finucane was killed in February 1989 by a UDA death squad working in collusion with RUC special branch, the British Army's force reconnaissance unit and the British state. For three decades, like so many others, the family have...
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Home Schooling (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: 628. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of home school applications received annually in each of the years 2015 to 2019, in tabular form. [38813/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Home Schooling (24 Nov 2020)
Mary Lou McDonald: 629. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of home school applications received in each month from January to October 2020, in tabular form. [38814/20]