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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...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: British-Irish Council (24 Sep 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 42. To ask the Taoiseach the date on which he will host the next British-Irish Council summit. [38510/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (24 Sep 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed major building project at a school (details supplied). [38740/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (24 Sep 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 521. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the third party legal advice received regarding the legality of the public services card will be published. [38487/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports (18 Sep 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 228. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason her Department has to convene a meeting of the film forum following a recommendation in the July 2018 Joint Committee on Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht report on development and working conditions in the Irish film industry. [37896/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports (18 Sep 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 229. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the film forum is likely to meet. [37897/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports (18 Sep 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 230. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a detailed assessment on the way in which the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht report on development and working conditions in the Irish film industry has been implemented. [37898/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Policy Reviews (17 Sep 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: Briefly, two very important matters of communication now pertain to Brexit. The first is to make it absolutely clear to the British Government that the backstop is the bottom line that is not negotiable. Second, contrary to the position adopted by Deputy Micheál Martin, and it ought to be remembered that Fianna Fáil in the early days of Brexit passed a proposal at its Ard-Fheis...