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Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: I am sure the Taoiseach will agree that in order to bring about that radical transformation of policing, the new Garda Commissioner must have public confidence and that is what I am asking the Taoiseach about. Yesterday I raised with him the case of Pat Finucane. Many times we have raised incidents, not least the Dublin and Monaghan bombings, where British state collusion was writ large....

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: I want to know what he has to say to Stephen Travers and to the other families.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: I want to hear that from the Taoiseach, as Head of Government. It would also be appropriate for Mr. Harris to make a statement addressing those issues of confidence - those real and deep-seated concerns because we all know that reform of An Garda Síochána-----

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----has to work. This has to succeed. For it to succeed, the incoming Commissioner must enjoy public confidence.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Garda Commissioner.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (26 Jun 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 3. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to Spain. [26615/18]

Order of Business (26 Jun 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: The programme for Government commits to supporting the establishment of a public inquiry into the killing of Pat Finucane almost 30 years ago. Today Pat's wife, Geraldine, and the Finucane family are in the British Supreme Court in an attempt to compel the British Government to fulfil its obligation to hold a public inquiry, as agreed at Weston Park in 2001. The Taoiseach may recall that in...

Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: I am not asking the Taoiseach to do anything other than to engage in wise and prudent use of public moneys. If, however, it is his view that there is not a crisis in the recruitment and retention of medical staff, particularly nurses, I must inform him that there are lots of people working on the front line who would strongly disagree with him. I am putting the simple proposition to the...

Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: Cuirim fáilte roimh Mr. Robin Newton. I also give a special welcome to Mr. Paddy Agnew, a former Deputy for Louth, who is in the Public Gallery. He was elected to the Dáil 37 years ago on an anti H-Blocks ticket. This is the first time he has been in Leinster House. I am sure everybody will extend a warm welcome to him. We are delighted he is here. It took him a while but he...

Address by Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission (21 Jun 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is clear that the Brexiteers still cannot agree what Brexit means, much less what it looks like. That is their problem and cannot be ours. The upcoming Council meeting cannot simply be another exercise in kicking the can down the road. This is crunch time. In the absence of the British demonstrating how they would avoid a hard border, uphold the Good Friday Agreement and protect...

Address by Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission (21 Jun 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: Cuirim céad míle fáilte roimh Uachtarán Juncker. On my own behalf and on behalf of Sinn Féin I extend a very warm welcome to President Jean-Claude Juncker on his heroic return to the city of Dublin. Mr. Juncker has asked us to hang and weigh each of his words carefully and I have followed his advice. I am happy to respond, as we meet at this crucial time for...

Seanad: Address by Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission (21 Jun 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: Cuirim céad míle fáilte roimh Uachtarán Juncker. On my own behalf and on behalf of Sinn Féin I extend a very warm welcome to President Jean-Claude Juncker on his heroic return to the city of Dublin. Mr. Juncker has asked us to hang and weigh each of his words carefully and I have followed his advice. I am happy to respond, as we meet at this crucial time for...

Seanad: Address by Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission (21 Jun 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is clear that the Brexiteers still cannot agree what Brexit means, much less what it looks like. That is their problem and cannot be ours. The upcoming Council meeting cannot simply be another exercise in kicking the can down the road. This is crunch time. In the absence of the British demonstrating how they would avoid a hard border, uphold the Good Friday Agreement and protect...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland (20 Jun 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to a museum (details supplied). [26616/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland (20 Jun 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 9. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to west Belfast and his address at the launch of Féile an Phobail. [26617/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Economic and Social Council (20 Jun 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 80. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the Urban Development Land, Housing and Infrastructure: Fixing Ireland’s Broken System report recently published by the National Economic and Social Council, NESC. [22696/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Global Footprint Initiative (19 Jun 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: I welcome the eventual launch of the Global Ireland 2025 plan. It had been mooted in public on no less than two occasions by the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste. Fair play to them for getting a couple of bites at the cherry. I agree with the Taoiseach, especially in light of Brexit, on the need to extend our reach for the purposes of investment, tourism, trade, links with our diaspora...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Global Footprint Initiative (19 Jun 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 10. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his commitment to double Ireland's global footprint by 2025. [26447/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (19 Jun 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: Gabhaim buíochas don Taoiseach as ucht a chuid freagraí. The press release which followed the Taoiseach's conversation with Prime Minister Trudeau said that they discussed the recent referendum to repeal the eighth amendment. He has referred to it in his answer. I know this had been an item of discussion between them when they met last year so he might give us some more detail as...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Websites (19 Jun 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 2. To ask the Taoiseach his plans to update his Department's website. [24672/18]