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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (12 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 760. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new social and affordable homes that will be constructed in the Dublin 1, 7 and 11 areas (details supplied) over the next five years in tabular form. [6833/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (12 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 781. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the film forum will meet; and the stakeholders that will be invited to participate. [6941/19]

Fourth Interim Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (7 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: We all accept the scale of the commission's task in investigating this shameful chapter in the State’s past. The need to investigate mother and baby homes and the provision of redress to survivors have been debated in the Chamber for the past 15 years. In 2005, my colleague, Deputy Ó Caoláin, called on the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to include mother and...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): World Economic Forum (5 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: The British Prime Minister is in Belfast today. The word is that she is still in the grip of delusion. She is now saying that there will be no backstop but the Good Friday Agreement is entirely safe, and there will be no backstop but there will be no hard border. It is reminiscent of the earlier position to which she has returned, namely one of, "Don't worry Ireland, we will look after...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): World Economic Forum (5 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 9. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos recently. [4285/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (5 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: November.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (5 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Minister is the not the first to cite commercial sensitivities to keep full information from public view, as we are all aware. Will the Taoiseach confirm or deny reports that the Cabinet has decided to put back the referendum on the extension of presidential voting rights from May until October? Will he give us the rationale for this? He might cite whether his political advisers...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (5 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: We can safely guess who they vote for.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (5 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: Indeed.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (5 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is, absolutely.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (5 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: Fabulous.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (5 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: Many of them are Fine Gael supporters it seems.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (5 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is an astonishing trend among the commentariat.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (5 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: Will the Taoiseach answer my question on the referendum?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff (5 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: And citizens in the North.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Priorities (5 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the priorities of his Department in 2019. [3890/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Priorities (5 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: On Brexit, I invite the Taoiseach to again confirm to the Dáil that the negotiations remain a matter for the British Government and the EU bloc and that there will be no bilateral negotiations between Ireland and Britain on the matter of the backstop or any alternatives thereto. Last week I raised with the Taoiseach the urgent need to publish an affordable housing scheme, something...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: Last year I raised with the Taoiseach the scandalous interest rates being charged by licensed moneylenders who can charge up to 187%. On Monday, Amigo Loans – I kid you not – Amigo Loans, which I raised before with the Taoiseach, started lending here. It is licensed by the Central Bank to charge interest rates of up to 49.9%. It specifically targets people who have a poor...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: I beg to differ on that.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2019)

Mary Lou McDonald: We are two days in and there are seven days to go, but all the Taoiseach has to offer is robotic monologues. Nothing he has said has within it the seeds of resolving the dispute. What can resolve it, as we have said to the Taoiseach consistently, is positive respectful direct engagement. That means engagement with no threats or sabre rattling on pensions or pay, engagement with no...