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Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (18 Dec 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: Why is An Leas-Cheann Comhairle looking at me?

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (18 Dec 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for his kind words, even if they were not wholly truthful as regards the co-operation of some Members. I want to place on the record our great appreciation for the hard work and diligence of the staff of the Oireachtas. They often demonstrate their patience with all of us. This place simply could not function without them. Christmas is a time for family,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Eligibility (18 Dec 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 289. To ask the Minister for Health if home help will be expedited for a person (details supplied); if the case will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53547/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council Meetings (17 Dec 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 13. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on recent engagements with EU leaders. [51635/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council Meetings (17 Dec 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 15. To ask the Taoiseach his plans for official visits over the next six months. [52802/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (17 Dec 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 663. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the State will begin the collection of DNA samples for the purpose of returning human remains in Tuam, County Galway to identifiable relatives for dignified burial. [53122/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Civil Service Renewal Plan (11 Dec 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 10. To ask the Taoiseach the way in which his Department provides collective leadership to the Civil Service renewal programme. [49996/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): National Economic and Social Council (11 Dec 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of his Department with the National Economic and Social Council. [50202/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (11 Dec 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure last met; and when it is scheduled to meet again. [49039/19]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is significant that the Government has shirked its responsibilities and failed not just these families but countless others as well. The Government has stepped behind the shadow of private developers and landlords. The Taoiseach comes into this Chamber and endlessly recites figures and statistics and pats himself, the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: If he cared, he would not hide behind figures but would change policies. He could start tomorrow evening by backing a rent freeze and a tax credit for renters.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: Is that actually the Taoiseach's answer?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach has no compassion.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: He is in his little Tory boy bubble with his colleagues.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: Last week, after the Taoiseach and his partners in Fianna Fáil reasserted their confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, I invited people to share their housing stories with me and they did, in their hundreds. Nothing could have prepared me for the trauma and heartache that those stories encapsulated. We have compiled some of those stories in a document...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (10 Dec 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 8. To ask the Taoiseach the Cabinet committee that addresses matters relating to Israel and Palestine. [49995/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens' Assembly (10 Dec 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 6. To ask the Taoiseach when the Citizens' Assembly on gender equality will meet. [51634/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Good Friday Agreement (10 Dec 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 104. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to statements in Dáil Éireann on a case (details supplied), if he has made progress on the matter. [49994/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (10 Dec 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if works at a school (details supplied) are to recommence in the summer of 2020; if so, the accommodation which will be made for a créche located in the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51767/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): British-Irish Council (4 Dec 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 3. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his hosting of the recent British-Irish Council summit. [47640/19]