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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Services for People with Disabilities (8 May 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount the multi-sensory unit cost which was recently put into a unit (details supplied). [19925/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Constitutional Amendments (3 May 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 210. To ask the Minister for Health if will report on the referendum to repeal the eighth amendment of the Constitution. [18733/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Referendum Campaigns (2 May 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: I reiterate those concerns which have been raised with me by people on the campaign trail who are regular Facebookers and say they cannot log-on without being bombarded with what are clearly expensive advertisements advancing the "No" position. Let me say clearly that those citizens who are campaigning for a "No" vote and hold that view are absolutely entitled to hold that view and...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Brexit Negotiations (2 May 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: This morning the hard Brexiteer wing of the Tory party told Theresa May that any proposed British customs partnership with the European Union was a non-runner. The arch-Brexiteer that is Jacob Rees-Mogg has said that any such proposal is deeply unsatisfactory and that it would not get Britain out of the EU, which is what people voted for. I agree with him on the first point. A so-called...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Brexit Negotiations (2 May 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 7. To ask the Taoiseach if he has spoken with the President of the European Council, Mr. Donald Tusk recently since his address on 18 April 2018 to the European Parliament on Brexit matters. [18948/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Media Mergers (2 May 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 2. To ask the Taoiseach the Cabinet committee at which media mergers and communications are discussed. [18734/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Media Mergers (2 May 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is important to return to the conduct of the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Denis Naughten, with reference to the proposed takeover of Celtic Media by Independent News & Media. The Minister has yet to give a credible answer or explanation for his conduct in providing what could be fairly regarded as confidential information for a lobbyist...

Questions on Promised Legislation (2 May 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: I want to ask the Taoiseach about the serious incident management team conducting an audit into CervicalCheck. I understand the audit formed the basis of a report presented yesterday evening to Tony O'Brien, who is still director general of the HSE. Given the level of confusion and misinformation that has marked this sorry episode, the report should be made available to Members. I also...

Leaders' Questions (2 May 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: As a woman, there is absolutely no chance of me not going for a cervical smear test. I believe this reflects the view of the majority of women who are very well versed in the necessity to care for their health and the efficacy and value of screening. The Taoiseach should not repeat that again to avoid answering the questions that have been put. He said it might have been a cock-up. That...

Leaders' Questions (2 May 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: Vicky Phelan's solicitor has been adamant in his description of the behaviour of the HSE in regard to his client. He has described it as a cover-up. To be honest, I was not 100% sure if that was the right description but I am now. I am now convinced that we are faced with a cover-up by the HSE and for the following reasons. We and the general public were previously led to believe that all...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Project Ireland 2040 Administration (1 May 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: I will raise something different with the Taoiseach relating to Project Ireland 2040, specifically the construction of MetroLink. There is a general acceptance that this is a positive proposal and the infrastructure is long overdue. I raise with the Taoiseach the so-called emerging preferred route and the impact it will have specifically in Glasnevin, more specifically on St. Mobhi Road and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Project Ireland 2040 Administration (1 May 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 8. To ask the Taoiseach the role of his Department with regard to Project Ireland 2040; and the role of his Department in its implementation. [18735/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (1 May 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the international, European Union and Northern Ireland division of his Department. [17817/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (1 May 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Taoiseach as ucht a chuid freagra. I welcome the visit to Ireland by Mr. Michel Barnier. Yesterday's all-island civic dialogue on Brexit in Dundalk was a very good initiative which was particularly enjoyed by the young people who were invited to participate. Mr. Barnier is also due to visit Newry, Derry and Dungannon and it is very important that he makes...

Order of Business (1 May 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: On the same issue, I want to be sure I understand what the Taoiseach is saying. In 2015 the Government pulled the plug on mandatory open disclosure as a statutory duty of candour. The Taoiseach was on the record that he thought it was a good idea, but on the basis of information or advice, he backed away from it. That was a mistake but that is what he did. The Taoiseach now tells us that...

Order of Business (1 May 2018)

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Order of Business (1 May 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: The account the Taoiseach has given does not actually tally with accounts and the turn of events as reflected at the time. I hope the record of the Dáil is correct.

Leaders' Questions (1 May 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: Do not underestimate the level of public understanding of the importance of screening. Women know full well that cervical screening and BreastCheck are essential parts of their healthcare. That is not a matter of public debate. We also know they are not diagnostic and there is no "100%". Furthermore, we know that in these cases, information was deliberately withheld from women and their...

Leaders' Questions (1 May 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: That is not what I asked.

Leaders' Questions (1 May 2018)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach has said that he defends the right of patients to know the full facts about their own health. The fact is that he has opposed a mandatory duty of candour. He failed to support it as Minister for Health in 2015 and he failed to support it again in February of this year when he was questioned by my colleague, Deputy O'Reilly. His failure in this area reinforces the State's...