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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (5 Mar 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the process by which the National Council for Special Education fulfils its statutory function to plan and coordinate the provision of education and support services to children with autism spectrum disorder includes a mechanism to determine the number of places needed nationally on an annual basis in advance of the school year. [10578/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (5 Mar 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 374. To ask the Minister for Health the role of his Department in the implementation of Sláintecare. [9460/19]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: On 12 February 1989, 30 years ago, Pat Finucane was shot 14 times in front of his wife, Geraldine, and their children as they sat down for Sunday lunch in their Belfast home. Pat was an intelligent man and a committed and dedicated solicitor. He defended his clients and exposed human and civil rights abuses in the North. Pat was highly effective and highly respected. He was very good at...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: I thank the Taoiseach very much for that. I echo his sentiments as regards the honour of Pat Finucane and the effectiveness of his legal and human rights activism. Above all, we must acknowledge today the great dignity and resilience of Geraldine Finucane and her family. Incidentally, I do not know any single person who has met Geraldine Finucane who was not greatly impressed by her, as...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (26 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: The SDLP walked away from its responsibilities while the late Martin McGuinness did all the heavy lifting.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (26 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: That is the truth. The Fianna Fáil leader’s position is not surprising given the diatribe he greets us with here on a regular basis. Throwing shapes and offering a running commentary on issues of the day are no substitute for political positions and principles, so I suppose the current leadership of the SDLP and Fianna Fáil are very well matched. The prospect of a hard...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (26 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: Táim buíoch as an deis labhairt ar an mBiIle seo anocht. Since the Brexit referendum result became clear in June 2016, we, in Sinn Féin, have been steadfast in stating Brexit presents the most serious social, economic and political challenges to the island in a generation. That is the reality of the current situation. Brexit presents a massive challenge, one that demands a...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Websites (26 Feb 2019)

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Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Websites (26 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: How much will it cost?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (26 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 11. To ask the Taoiseach the number and type of Cabinet committee meetings held since January 2019. [9290/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (26 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: If I have understood the Taoiseach's response correctly, there has been no Cabinet committee discussion or meeting on health so far in 2019. I am sure the Taoiseach is aware that the Euro Health Consumer Index, EHCI, 2018 was published yesterday. It again found that we have the worst hospital waiting lists in Europe. This is consistent with the latest figures published by National...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Websites (26 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 9. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the update of the website of his Department. [9289/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Websites (26 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach might share with us the evidence that migrating to a single website is the most effective and user-friendly manner to interact with the public. He might cite for us the evidence that this is what the public want. Having discrete access points that are Department-specific, whether that is in regard to social welfare or enterprise, for example, strikes me as having the best...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Appointments to State Boards (26 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach will be familiar with the public sector trends research carried out by the Institute of Public Administration, IPA. In its latest study published in December, it found that the proportion of women on the boards of non-commercial State agencies varies greatly by parent Department. The highest proportion of women are represented on traditional feminised boards with...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Appointments to State Boards (26 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 3. To ask the Taoiseach the appointments he has made to State boards and other bodies under the aegis of his Department since February 2018. [9288/19]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: Yesterday, the HSE was fined after pleading guilty in Kilkenny District Court to two charges relating to conditions at the psychiatric unit in St. Luke's General Hospital and two charges relating to the non-signing of seclusions orders by a consultant psychiatrist. The chair of the Mental Health Commission, Mr. John Saunders, stated, "As a regulatory body, it is entirely unacceptable to find...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: I thank the Taoiseach. I am aware of all of that work and, undoubtedly, it marks progress. I discussed these matters when I met the Garda Commissioner, Drew Harris, some months ago. However, I am now making a different proposition and a different point to the Taoiseach. Rather than proceeding in an ad hocor discretionary way, we should establish multi-agency review processes of these...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (26 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: Last night, we witnessed the mother and sister of Clodagh Hawe, Mary and Jacqueline, speak about her brutal murder and those of her three sons, Liam, aged 13, Niall, aged 11, and Ryan, aged six, at the hands of her husband and the children's father in August 2016. Anyone who saw last night's programme has been deeply affected by the utterly terrifying and heartbreaking story, as well as by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (26 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of autism spectrum disorder, ASD, unit places available for school years (details supplied) in tabular form. [9521/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (26 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of early intervention places for children of pre-school age that are on the autism spectrum for school years (details supplied) in tabular form. [9522/19]