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Nomination of Member of Government: Motion (26 Jun 2024)

Mary Lou McDonald: This is a big day for Teachtaí Michael McGrath and Chambers. They are elevated to high office as this Government is in its endgame, as Europe stands at a crossroads and as the world watches on at the relentless slaughter in Gaza. My first message to the Government and to its nominee to the European Commission is that nobody representing the Irish people can support Ursula von der Leyen...

Nomination of Member of Government: Motion (26 Jun 2024)

Mary Lou McDonald: Today, as one Minister moves on and another Minister moves in-----

Nomination of Member of Government: Motion (26 Jun 2024)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----one thing is certain: everything will remain exactly the same. That is the present reality and that must change.

Nomination of Member of Government: Motion (26 Jun 2024)

Mary Lou McDonald: The choice that will face the people at the next election is stark. It is a choice for more of the same or for something new and something different.

Nomination of Member of Government: Motion (26 Jun 2024)

Mary Lou McDonald: The country has had enough of Fine Gael in power, enough of Fianna Fáil propping them up, enough of record homelessness, eye watering rents and runaway housing prices and enough of a Government which believes that €500,000 is the price of an affordable home. A general election is coming; it cannot come soon enough. When it does, Sinn Féin will make its case and the people...

Nomination of Member of Government: Motion (26 Jun 2024)

Mary Lou McDonald: I thank an Cathaoirleach Gníomhach. We have a great country-----

Nomination of Member of Government: Motion (26 Jun 2024)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----and we can deliver so much better for people on things that matter-----

Nomination of Member of Government: Motion (26 Jun 2024)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----on housing, on health, on the opportunities to build a good life here, where housing is affordable, where healthcare is accessible, where the State has your back and supports you when you need them. That is what we need. That is what Sinn Féin offers: a Government that is on the side of workers and families, opening the corridors of power to the voices of ordinary people, new...

Nomination of Member of Government: Motion (26 Jun 2024)

Mary Lou McDonald: We need better than leaving children with scoliosis on waiting lists for years and breaking promises to them again and again. That is what this Government has done. We need an end to policies that leave workers and families worse off since you came to office due to rip-off prices. The out-of-control costs must end. We can and we will do so much better so. Bring on the election. Bring...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Jun 2024)

Mary Lou McDonald: 10. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [26069/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (25 Jun 2024)

Mary Lou McDonald: 2. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on environment and climate change will next meet. [26068/24]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2024)

Mary Lou McDonald: We are just hearing the very sad news that Tommie Gorman of RTÉ has died. It is very shocking. We extend our initial sympathies to Ceara and his family. I certainly I did not see that coming. He was a tremendous man, and I am sure we will have an opportunity again to reflect on him. This week, Dublin City Council has announced the price of so-called affordable homes on Oscar...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2024)

Mary Lou McDonald: I am pleased to hear that the Taoiseach is willing to work with all of us because Natasha said to me that the experience of the courtroom was more traumatic for her than even the attack itself. I find that a shocking scenario for a young woman in any era but in a time of enlightenment when we all agree that we have an epidemic of violence against women and that we have to adopt a...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2024)

Mary Lou McDonald: This is so profound it requires immediate action by all of us. By the way, there are still nine counties with no domestic violence shelters. The Taoiseach knows this. Some progress has been made but let us not delude ourselves. We are not in a good place in this scenario. The question to the Taoiseach in respect of what he described in the Defence Forces - we know there is at least one...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2024)

Mary Lou McDonald: We know how profound these issues are. We need to see real leadership. We need to see collective leadership, but there is a particular onus on the Taoiseach as leader of the Government in that regard.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2024)

Mary Lou McDonald: As the Ceann Comhairle has said, I extend our deepest sympathy to the family, friends and loved ones of Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh, a man who it is fair to say can only be described as a legend of Irish life. He was the voice of the GAA and what a tonal voice he had. His voice will forever be associated with long, hot summer afternoons and the hopes and expectations of so many....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Jun 2024)

Mary Lou McDonald: Next Wednesday, Aer Lingus pilots will embark on industrial action commencing with an indefinite work to rule. The announcement represents a deepening of the pilots' pay dispute with the company and this dispute did not come out of the blue. The frustration of pilots has been building for a long time as Aer Lingus failed to deliver improvements in pay and conditions in line with colleagues...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Jun 2024)

Mary Lou McDonald: I thank the Minister. I agree with her that this is a source of huge anxiety for many people who have looked forward to their summer holiday and have scrimped and saved for family holidays, holidays with friends, weddings or other family occasions abroad and, as she said, people who are planning to come home. I am also conscious of our hospitality industry, in particular, which has endured...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Legislative Programme (19 Jun 2024)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [25303/24]

International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (18 Jun 2024)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Government is wrong to adopt the EU migration pact. That it did not even consider, it seems, exercising Ireland's opt-out from any element of the pact is shocking. Migration is a challenging issue. We must, of course, respect international law and co-operate with other states but, ultimately, migration policy must be set by an Irish Government elected by the Irish people. We must...