Results 5,061-5,080 of 21,131 for speaker:Mary Lou McDonald

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Gender Balance (25 Jun 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 96. To ask the Taoiseach the plans of the CSO to undertake a gendered analysis of full employment to establish the gap between male and female participation in the workforce. [26687/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Free Travel Scheme Eligibility (25 Jun 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 616. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated annual cost of extending the free travel age for children on public transport to 18 years for Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann, Luas and Iarnród Éireann services. [26075/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Services Funding (25 Jun 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 690. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding provided to domestic and gender-based violence organisations in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by organisation in tabular form. [26635/19]

National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jun 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: Hear, hear.

Pre-European Council: Statements (19 Jun 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: I will be sharing time with Deputy Cullinane.

Pre-European Council: Statements (19 Jun 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: Táim buíoch as an deis labhairt ar an ábhar tábhachtach seo um thráthnóna. I understand why the focus might fall on the personalities and the contest as to who might get what top job for the next session of the European Parliament and Commission, but what matters more than that is the nature of the reflection and whether or not there is a real understanding...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Communications (19 Jun 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach mentioned the Australian Prime Minister's Irish ancestry. Of course, there are many Irish people living down under - some voluntarily. They are on the adventure of their lives. Some may come home; some may not. Others, of course, were forced down under in the course of the recession, when the economy went bust and when many people literally lost their shirt. There are many...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Strategy Statements (19 Jun 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach set out as one of the pillars of his strategy the idea of a socially inclusive Ireland in which, as he put it, no one is left behind. His Department's annual report mentions the Government's work on housing in numerous sections but the portrayal of this Government's record in that area is wildly at variance with the reality and the facts on the ground. I was perplexed to read...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Strategy Statements (19 Jun 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 7. To ask the Taoiseach when the annual report for 2018 of his Department will be published. [25301/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (19 Jun 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the leader of the UK Labour Party, Mr. Jeremy Corbyn. [25073/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (19 Jun 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: I very much welcome the fact that the Taoiseach had this exchange with Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the British Labour Party. It is important that such contact would continue because we need to have ongoing open communication with all of our allies, with every person across political persuasions who understand the real impact Brexit will have on Ireland and the potentially disastrous impact...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Jun 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: We have all known for some time that access to vile and violent material, including that of a pornographic nature , on the Internet and through social media is deeply troubling and has real life consequences. When there is a high-profile case such as that which we have seen, it crystallises everybody's attention on the issue. The Taoiseach has made a commitment to establish an office of a...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Jun 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: We will always insist that the health service is fully and properly resourced but we will always call the Government out, not on its spending but on its waste of public moneys and its wilful disregard for the public purse. Everybody has seen that, in particular in the case of the children's hospital.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Jun 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: What is required here is not an intervention by the Labour Court or any other third party but for the Taoiseach to keep his word. That is what he has failed to do. We heard this line before about nursing staff and midwives and now we hear it about chefs and healthcare assistants. The Taoiseach waxes lyrical about their contribution to the system but he is not prepared to pay them. As Head...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Jun 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: This dispute is scheduled to take place tomorrow, when 10,000 workers who are absolutely essential to the functioning of our health services will take to the picket line. These are low-paid workers such as chefs and healthcare assistants. This strike will happen because the Government has broken its word. The Taoiseach knows, as the workers know, that back in 2015 there was an agreement to...

National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Jun 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: Táim fíor-bhuíoch as an deis labhairt ar an mBille tabhachtach seo agus iaraim tacaíocht ó gach aon Teachta dó. If passed, as I hope it will be, the Bill will represent an important step forward in strengthening workers’ rights, particularly for those in the hospitality sector, who are often on low pay and who suffer disproportionate levels of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (18 Jun 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 15. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the proposed Citizens' Assembly in respect of a directly elected mayor of Dublin. [25072/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 Jun 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if will report on his recent meeting with the President of the United States of America, Mr. Donald Trump. [24206/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 Jun 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the First Minister of Scotland, Ms Nicola Sturgeon. [23295/19]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jun 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: It was one of three.