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Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: I thank the Taoiseach. If his discussions were directed toward bringing some logic, common sense, or rationality to the British Prime Minister, I am afraid he has failed in his mission. For a British Prime Minister to claim that he or she cares about the Good Friday Agreement and peace and security on this island on the one hand while floating a non-paper which very provocatively - almost...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: Hear, hear.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: I notice from the Taoiseach's comments earlier that he has obviously had sight or some account of our pre-budget proposal. If that is the case, he will be aware that we want the Government to make medical cards automatically available to all patients suffering from cancer. As matters stand and as the Taoiseach knows, medical cards are automatically awarded to children suffering from cancer...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: What about beds?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: I am glad the Taoiseach has apologised to the patients and their families. That is the very least they deserve. More than an apology is needed, however. Those patients and others, and any families who finds themselves in this situation, actually want change and a solution to this matter. The Taoiseach comes in here as a matter of routine and recites the actions he claims to have taken and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: I raise the issue of the dangerous overcrowding in our hospitals. Today's figures from the INMO are really shocking. As of this morning, there were 610 patients on hospital trolleys. That includes 81 people on trolleys in University Hospital Limerick, 58 people on trolleys in Cork University Hospital, and 50 people on trolleys in the Mater, in my own constituency in Dublin. The list goes...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committee Meetings (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 104. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure last met; and when it is scheduled to meet again. [38870/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Seanad Reform (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 105. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the Seanad reform implementation group. [38871/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Regeneration Projects (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 106. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the role of his Department in the North East inner city initiative. [38872/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Citizens Assembly (1 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 111. To ask the Taoiseach when he plans to convene the Citizens' Assembly on gender equality. [39346/19]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: Yes.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Sep 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: There are reports in the media today of Irish hospitals hiring debt collection agencies to recoup the cost of unpaid bills from patients. It is reported that last year alone, over €500,000 was spent in hiring debt collection agencies. Patients are telling some very upsetting stories about harassment, threats, and strong arm tactics being employed. They talk about being frightened....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: I welcome the clarification. It is very important, as the clock ticks down and people become very anxious about what might happen at Halloween, that the Government, as well as political leaders across the Dáil Chamber generally, remain firm in their resolve to secure and deliver the bottom line, the least worst option, which is the backstop. No one here is pretending that it is the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: I join others in extending heartfelt thoughts to Mr. Lunney and his family. He is the father of six children. I met him in recent months to discuss Brexit. As others set out, the attack on him was utterly vile and criminal and every effort must be made to bring those responsible to justice. It is also worth saying the attack does not represent the standards or spirit of people who live in...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: A pre-budget submission from Focus Ireland has highlighted some pretty damning figures for the Government on the issue of family homelessness. The number of families falling into homelessness has risen by more than tenfold since 2011. This means that when Fine Gael came to power, eight families were becoming homeless every month. Eight years later, that figure has risen to 90 families per...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: That is not true.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: We will do so.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Minister is correct to point out that Sinn Féin has consistently been against regressive forms of taxation that hit people on lower incomes. As it happens, I have two climate strikers in my home. I say to all of the strikers what I have said to them, namely, that tokenism will not cut it.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: We will not indulge in it as a political movement. I say the same thing to the strikers that I have said to my own two climate strikers, namely, that we will not let the Government get away with it either. We have had a carbon tax here for ten years and emissions have risen massively. That is the fact of the matter. Those who commend carbon tax do so only in the context of alternatives...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: We were all deeply impacted on by the determination and passion of the thousands of young people who took to the streets of Ireland on Friday to demand action on climate change. When it comes to the greatest threat facing our planet, young people are leading from the front. Their message is very clear, easily understood and makes sense. They are five words that will make a difference if...