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Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 Sep 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: I put it to the Taoiseach that it is actually very dangerous for him to set out that rhetoric on the floor of the Dáil, but that it is even more dangerous if he actually believes and is gripped by the delusion that the Tories have done anything positive or assertive to ensure a pathway back. They have not. They have frustrated progress.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 Sep 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 9. To ask the Taoiseach when he last spoke to the British Prime Minister, Mrs. Theresa May. [30677/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 Sep 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: I return to the issues of the gender pay gap and gender equality more generally. I understand these matters formed part of the Taoiseach's discussions in June with Ms Christine Lagarde. The gender pay gap is a frontline equality issue, not a sideline, petty concern. It is a matter of deep concern that, notwithstanding legislation on equal pay for work of equal value dating back to the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Sep 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 2. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee C, European Union, including Brexit, last met; and when it is scheduled to meet again. [29286/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Sep 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: I accept that media reports in Ireland and across the water in Britain yesterday about the implementation of the backstop agreed between the British Government and the EU in December amounted to speculation. Nonetheless, at this stage, they are very worrying. It is clear there is still a wide difference of opinion between the various actors, that is to say, the British Government and the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Sep 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: This weekend the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, will make an historic first state visit to Ireland on his way to a meeting of the UN General Assembly in New York. I warmly welcome the President's visit and I hope it will be a very productive one. I understand that in a meeting with the Tánaiste on Saturday evening there will be a focus on a number of issues, not...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Sep 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: Now is the time for us to afford the official recognition to the state of Palestine, which is the agreed position of the Oireachtas and a necessary one in international terms.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: The CPO process is long and arduous.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach says the Government is doing everything to increase supply. It is not. I had occasion to visit a fantastic social housing scheme in Cherry Orchard and an affordable scheme in Ballymun. I spoke to the approved housing bodies about their analysis of the current situation. They both said they cannot understand all the blockages, delays and red tape being placed in their way by...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: The summer has seen the housing and homelessness emergency go from disaster to calamity. According to the most recent homelessness figures, the number of homeless individuals now stands at nearly 10,000. The number of families accessing emergency accommodation stands at 1,778, which is 349 more than in the same month last year. Scandalously, the number of homeless children has increased...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Interdepartmental Committees (18 Sep 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the interdepartmental committee he has convened to examine the way in which existing mainstream State services can best meet the needs of survivors into the future has met; the committee's reporting mechanisms; and if the outcomes of the committee's work will be made public. [37759/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (7 Sep 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 400. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount provided to each reception and integration centre, by centre and region, in each of the years from 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36653/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (7 Sep 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 475. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons living in Northern Ireland who have been successful in obtaining Irish naturalisation in each of the past five years in tabular form. [36012/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (7 Sep 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 476. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the additional supplementary evidence or material required from those living in Northern Ireland that wish to apply for naturalisation. [36013/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Certificates (7 Sep 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 477. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that have been granted naturalisation in each of the past five years. [36014/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (7 Sep 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 841. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 will secure an appointment for knee surgery at Cappagh Hospital. [36315/18]

Northern Ireland and Brexit: Statements (12 Jul 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: There is a full inquiry into it.

Northern Ireland and Brexit: Statements (12 Jul 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: This year we celebrate 20 years of the Good Friday Agreement, 20 years of peace and progress and 20 years that have changed the relationships across our island and between Ireland and Britain. However, recent events demonstrate that we cannot be complacent or take the progress or the peace for granted. The Good Friday Agreement was an agreement in the first instance to protect citizens and...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (11 Jul 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 13. To ask the Taoiseach the European Union member state Heads of State or Government he spoke with prior to the June 2018 European Council meeting. [29285/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (11 Jul 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: Will the Taoiseach set out the structure of negotiations from here in respect of Brexit. If we are not on the last lap, it is certainly a crucial phase. Could I have some clarity as to whether this remains a bilateral negotiation, which is the correct approach, or whether the Taoiseach will take the advice of his partner in government, Deputy Micheál Martin, and adopt a trilateral...