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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Jan 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: In response to the first question the Taoiseach said our most valuable citizens were children. I challenge him and the Government because it is very clear to me that on his watch children are not our most valued citizens. This morning Temple Street Children's University Hospital released the figure for the numbers of children who had presented at its emergency department last year and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (22 Jan 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 327. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision a new MRI scanner at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [2401/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (22 Jan 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 675. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the per capita funding of local authorities ratio by county. [2441/19]

Ráitis ó Cheannairí na bPáirtithe agus na nGrúpaí - Statements from Party and Group Leaders (21 Jan 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: Go raibh maith agat, a Cheann Comhairle. Táim lán-sásta labhairt ar an ócáid stairiúil seo - comóradh 100 bliain an Chéad Dáil. One hundred years ago in this very room, revolutionary Ireland found its parliamentary voice. Deputies gathered with a unity of purpose in the cause of equality, independence and freedom. An eyewitness to the day,...

Government's Brexit Preparedness: Statements (17 Jan 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: I am deeply saddened to learn there are tensions between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, partners in government, and I am happy to take to my feet as a leader of the Opposition. Táim fíor bhuíoch agus an deis labhartha seo a ghlacadh ar an ábhar tábhachtach um tráthnóna. Since June 2016, when the Brexit referendum result became clear, we have been...

Government's Brexit Preparedness: Statements (17 Jan 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: That is exactly what would happen. Contingency planning must also include provision for emergency EU funding for vulnerable sectors and regions in the event of a crash. Since the Brexit referendum result, Sinn Féin has argued for the establishment of such a fund and has called on the Government and the European Commission to facilitate it. While the Government has belatedly begun...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Communications (16 Jan 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: I thank the Taoiseach for the account of his conversation. When does he propose to speak to Mrs. May? We can speculate and no doubt people will on what form the management of this parliamentary crisis will be across the water and that is all fair enough. The question for us is where Ireland is positioned. Will the Taoiseach make absolutely clear and plain to Mrs. May that the needs and...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (16 Jan 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: Of course, the reason there is such a recruitment and retention crisis in the Defence Forces is, frankly, because people cannot live on the poverty wages they are being paid. Not just members of the Defence Forces, but more directly their families have, as we all now know, long protested and campaigned on this issue. It is a disgrace to us as an Oireachtas if we praise the blue helmets and...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Communications (16 Jan 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 18. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent conversation with the British Prime Minister, Mrs. Theresa May. [53034/18]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (16 Jan 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 15. To ask the Taoiseach the foreign visits he plans to undertake to the end of June 2019. [1705/19]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (16 Jan 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 16. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to Mali and Ethiopia. [1707/19]

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

Mary Lou McDonald: 2. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee B, social policy and public services, last met; and when it is scheduled to meet again. [53033/18]

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

Mary Lou McDonald: I think Deputy Howlin's points are well made. The national theatre's lack of in-house production is a cause of concern for all of us. I look forward to hearing the Taoiseach's response to the Deputy's questions. We are approaching the fourth anniversary of the marriage equality referendum. The people's decision to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples was momentous and defining....

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

Mary Lou McDonald: The spring legislative programme includes the mental health (amendment) Bill. As the Taoiseach will be aware, this will implement the recommendations of the expert review group, which were published in late 2014. I am pleased that this legislation is listed but it has been listed in legislative programmes since as far back as autumn 2017 and little progress has been made. Mental health...

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

Mary Lou McDonald: Last night, as predicted, the Brexit withdrawal agreement negotiated between the British Government and the European Union was overwhelmingly rejected by the British Parliament. As was the case during the Brexit referendum debate, the vote last night again reflected an absolute disregard for the interests of Ireland and for the international obligations of the British State to honour and...

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

Mary Lou McDonald: I also ask him to set out the Government's plan to protect our all-island trade and economy, our society and our peace agreement in the event of a no-deal, no-backstop Brexit.

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

Mary Lou McDonald: I am well aware of the intent and the content of the backstop and welcome the Taoiseach's assertion that he will stand by it. I take it that this will remain the case, irrespective of overtures or pressure that might come from the British Government or from other quarters. The backstop is necessary, as the Taoiseach correctly said, to avoid a hard border. It logically follows that in the...

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

Mary Lou McDonald: What will the Taoiseach do? I agree with him that his should not, under any circumstances, be the Government that reimposes a hard border on the island of Ireland. However, that begs the question again: what does the Government do?

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

Mary Lou McDonald: What does the Taoiseach propose to do? What is the contingency in that set of circumstances?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff Data (15 Jan 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 7. To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff employed in his Department in 2018. [53032/18]