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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 Jul 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach will not convince any sensible person, and certainly not any farmer, that he is protecting his or her interests in any shape, make or form by allowing our market to be flooded with South American beef. It makes no sense. Nobody believes the Taoiseach when he gives us this line that he is conscious of the needs of the rural economy and farming families, when out of the other...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committee Meetings (10 Jul 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 23. To ask the Taoiseach the number of times Cabinet committee A (Economy) has met to date in 2019. [29687/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Jul 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 27. To ask the Taoiseach if he has spoken to the British Prime Minister, Mrs. Theresa May recently. [28084/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Communications (10 Jul 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 31. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the social media policy of his Department. [29116/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: European Council Meetings (10 Jul 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 39. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent meeting of the European Council held from 30 June to 2 July 2019. [29688/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: British-Irish Council (10 Jul 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 41. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent meeting of the British-Irish Council. [29118/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: British-Irish Council (10 Jul 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 44. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the First Minister of Scotland, Ms Nicola Sturgeon. [29686/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sexual Offences Data (10 Jul 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 221. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will advance the scoping group on sexual violence recommendation that further consideration be given to the development of appropriate supplementary data collection exercises to explore the experiences of sexual violence for members of vulnerable and minority groups in view of the fact that a national survey by its...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gender Recognition (10 Jul 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 222. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when he will introduce legislative and related measures to develop gender sensitive reception procedures and support services for asylum seekers as required by the Istanbul Convention. [30233/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (10 Jul 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 224. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when he will introduce legislation to provide for the full implementation of Article 59 of the Istanbul Convention, which requires that autonomous residence permits be granted to victims of domestic violence. [30256/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (10 Jul 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 357. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of family resources centres and the county in which each is located, in tabular form. [30216/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Residential Tenancies Board Administration (10 Jul 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 414. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the operating cost of the Residential Tenancies Board for 2018 and to date in 2019. [30142/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Operations (9 Jul 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: In late 2015 and early 2016, three whistleblowers made protected disclosures to the Department of Defence outlining concerns on a lack of training and protection from the chemicals used in Casement Aerodrome at Baldonnel. Informal research by one of the whistleblowers raised questions over a number of deaths of former Air Corps personnel with 73 deaths occurring amongst former personnel aged...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Operations (9 Jul 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: Generally it is just three questions.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Operations (9 Jul 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: That next group is very long.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Operations (9 Jul 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: No. In that case, can I ask another supplementary question?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Operations (9 Jul 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: I believe the Taoiseach is unintentionally brushing me off slightly with the response he gave. I am looking at a question that was put to the Taoiseach by my colleague, Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh, for a written response on 22 February 2018. The Taoiseach responded as the line Minister, where he set out that he had appointed an independent third party to review the allegations made. The...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Freedom of Information Data (9 Jul 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: Over the past year there have been two landmark cases concerning the freedom of information legislation that fundamentally impact on its principles and will, potentially, have far-reaching consequences. I refer to the cases involving University College Cork, UCC, and Enet. These cases are undermining what should be the starting point for freedom of information and that is a presumption in...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (9 Jul 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: There is a contradiction at the core of what the Taoiseach is saying and I share the alarm that the June meeting was last year and there has been no meeting this year. The Taoiseach is saying the sub-committee does not work as a mechanism and his proposal is to put Brexit in with EU affairs and global matters. To extend the scope makes absolutely no sense.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (9 Jul 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: I understand a briefing of opposition parties is taking place on the most recent contingency plan for Brexit. There is a feeling of Groundhog Day. At first glance it does not appear that contingency planning has moved forward to a significant degree, still less that it has taken leap forward that is necessary as we face the real possibility of a disorderly Brexit. Information on the extent...