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Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: When the people of Catalonia cast their votes on independence two years ago, they were met by riot police. These were extraordinary scenes not only for the people of the region but for all of Europe. The brutality meted out by the riot police on behalf of the Spanish state was as unnecessary as it was horrific. Police seized ballot boxes and used batons and rubber bullets to remove voters...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: I raise with the Taoiseach again the case of Emma DeSouza. I raised it with him yesterday and he informed the House that he was counting on a review that had been undertaken on the watch of former British Prime Minister, Theresa May. I told him yesterday that that response was wholly inadequate but, more to the point now, Emma DeSouza has reflected the fact that this review is inadequate....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: They have children and young people in real distress. They cannot get the services they need. Despite the Taoiseach rattling figures at me, the reality on the ground is that the Government has failed to fund these services.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: I want to offer the Taoiseach the opportunity again to make a commitment to fund these services properly. This is not to satisfy me but to satisfy the needs of the communities and families who rely on them.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: I thank the Ceann Comhairle. I take it the lads have simmered down now. Grainne Gault is due to protest at the gates of the Dáil this afternoon. On St. Patrick's Day last year, Grainne lost her beautiful 14 year old daughter Elisha to suicide. In the wake of Elisha's death, Grainne and her family have been incredibly courageous. She and the group, Mental Health Warriors, have...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: We are only going to get this right if we start from a factual position and if there is no delusion on anybody's part. The death of Elisha Gault, the child I mentioned, was not captured in the official statistics. She is not officially recorded as a death by suicide. Instead of claiming - I believe erroneously - that deaths by suicide are falling, the Taoiseach would be better served by...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Data (16 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 250. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients in the Dublin 7 area who receive domiciliary care allowance whose child has a diagnosis of asthma. [42408/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Data (16 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 252. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of students studying MEd (details supplied) who are in receipt of the back to education allowance. [42481/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (15 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: I would have liked an answer to my question as to whether bilateral engagements are taking place between Dublin and London in respect of the Good Friday Agreement.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: I appreciate the Taoiseach's response in respect of bilateral engagements with London on the Good Friday Agreement. I remind him that the agreement is an internationally binding treaty and caution him not to be drawn into negotiating or undermining any aspect of it. If my information is correct, he is discussing and negotiating these matters directly. His fingerprints will, therefore, be...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (15 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 5. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic division of his Department. [37284/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (15 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: Given that the Brexit deadline is only a couple of weeks away, I have no doubt that the economic division – in fact every division - of the Taoiseach’s Department is seized of the potential fallout of a disorderly Brexit. It seems there is now a possibility of an agreement. However, the reality of Brexit in any event is that there will be a fallout because it is bad news for...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (15 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: That is a mistake on the Taoiseach’s part. While not expecting to have the fine detail, we could at least have a sense of the flow of traffic on these matters. For my part, as the leader of an all-Ireland party, I would expect from the Taoiseach some briefing on issues like the matter of consent and how the Irish State envisages that to find application or expression through the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Government-Church Dialogue (15 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: The changes to which Deputy Boyd Barrett referred will actually occur next Monday. I refer to the matter of former mother and baby homes. As the Taoiseach knows, four years have passed since the commission of investigation into this issue was established. In that period, five interim reports have been published and the inquiry has been granted a one-year extension. That extension was...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----prides itself on its values of democracy and the rule of law. I put it to the Taoiseach that he needs to raise these unjust-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----jailings at this week's meeting of the European Council. I am sure the Ceann Comhairle is also concerned, given that the Speaker of the Catalan Parliament-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----was imprisoned for simply facilitating a debate. The Ceann Comhairle is more than familiar with the case and the cause.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: Indeed.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: Equally. Excellent.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: The imprisonment by the Spanish Government of nine Catalan leaders, including the former Vice President of Catalonia, Oriol Junqueras, is an affront to democracy. Essentially, nine innocent people have been condemned to jail for peacefully exercising their right to democracy and self-determination. Their crime, it seems, is organising a referendum to allow their people to democratically...