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Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic Plan (30 Sep 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 3. To ask the Taoiseach if his Department has convened the well-being expert group. [27069/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic Plan (30 Sep 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: When he stands up to respond, will the Taoiseach tell us when the two errors in respect of the calculated grades came to light? I know this news will be deeply concerning to students across the land and it seems quite something that errors of this magnitude have occurred but I would like to know when the Government first discovered them. Can the Taoiseach confirm which Departments and...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Sep 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: Yesterday, at 6.30 in the morning, Derryroe Limited, a development company, bulldozed No. 40 Herbert Park. This was the home of The O’Rahilly, who was killed in action during the 1916 Rising. As the Taoiseach knows, he was the leader of the Irish Volunteers and the campaign to save this house in which he lived received very widespread and deserved support right across the public....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: Níl aon phlean ag an Taoiseach. Is í sin an fhírinne. Tá a lán le rá aige ach níl aon phlean aige. He cited the extraordinary income support measures that were introduced by Government. Of course, the Government has cut the pandemic unemployment payment and the wage subsidy and it has left tens of thousands of the lowest income workers out of the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: This morning, the Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI, released an important paper on the impact of Covid-19 on the housing supply. It argues that the pandemic will result in a drop in the private sector supply of new homes. This will further widen the gap between supply and demand, making housing even more unaffordable for working people. The ESRI's central recommendation is...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Broadcasting Sector (29 Sep 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: The commission is to consider the future of print, broadcast and online media in what is described as "a platform-agnostic fashion", which is an interesting turn of phrase. Consideration needs to be given to the differing regulatory frameworks governing online media and traditional media. I think all Members present agree on the absolute importance and urgency of the work of the commission....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Shared Island Unit (29 Sep 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach has hearing difficulties.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Shared Island Unit (29 Sep 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: He always patronises people. It is his thing.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Shared Island Unit (29 Sep 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: Slightly constitutional.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Shared Island Unit (29 Sep 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: We all know it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens' Assembly (29 Sep 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: I got in to ask a question and then the Taoiseach talked down the clock. My colleague got a short few seconds but I will get none.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens' Assembly (29 Sep 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: Okay. The Taoiseach has a peculiar way of looking at the clock. All the evidence in the real world demonstrates the State does not take the matters of drug use, misuse and, above all, recovery seriously. How many detox beds are available in the State? Tell us that.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens' Assembly (29 Sep 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: How many detox beds are there? Does the Taoiseach know? He should.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens' Assembly (29 Sep 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: I also want to raise the matter of a citizens' assembly on the issues of drugs and drug use and misuse, as well as recovery and how the State supports and funds such an approach. I have raised with the Taoiseach the value and importance of the community participation provision within the national drugs strategy. I have brought to his attention that some within the apparatus of the State are...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens' Assembly (29 Sep 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 2. To ask the Taoiseach his plans to establish a citizens' assembly in 2021. [26525/20]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Sep 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: This morning, the North's public prosecution service announced that 15 former British soldiers will not be prosecuted in connection with the murder of 13 civilians in Derry on Bloody Sunday in 1972. I pay tribute to the Bloody Sunday families for their strength, stamina and determination. This is another very disappointing day in their campaign for truth and justice. I share that...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: Tea and sympathy for mortgage holders is of no use to them. Of course, some will be in a position to return to full payment of their mortgage sum but many others will not. The question is why the mortgage breaks were stopped for families and businesses that still require them at a time when we are still in the grip of a public emergency, when additional restrictions have been placed on...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: Yesterday was a very bad day for tens of thousands of families and businesses that need breathing space in respect of their mortgages. The announcement that mortgage breaks will come to an end after this week has caused a great deal of anxiety and stress. These mortgage breaks gave homeowners and businesses some relief as the economic effects of the emergency and public health restrictions...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (29 Sep 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 579. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the operational guidelines in place for applicants that have previously accessed Covid-19 income supports who are now applying for income support having lost work as a direct result of the recent level 3 restrictions put in place in County Dublin. [27108/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (29 Sep 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 580. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the operational guidelines in place for applicants who have not previously accessed Covid-19 income supports and are now applying for income supports having lost work as a direct result of the recent level 3 restrictions put in place in County Dublin. [27109/20]