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Leaders' Questions (7 Dec 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: The European Council at its meeting scheduled for next Thursday will decide whether sufficient progress has been achieved in the Brexit talks to allow movement to the next phase. I hope the Tánaiste and I agree that this cannot and will not happen unless the matters of concern to Ireland, North and South, are addressed and solutions agreed that defend the national interest. I hope we...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Investigations (7 Dec 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: 109. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the date by which the tender process to secure the membership of two academics for the scoping group to consider the availability of data and make recommendations on a study to identify the prevalence of sexual abuse and violence here and emerging trends will be completed. [52500/17]

Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2017: First Stage (6 Dec 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Harbours Act 1996 and the Harbours Act 2015 with regard to the maximum term of office allowed to certain directors of harbours and to provide for connected matters. When introducing the Harbours Act 2015 the former Minister for Transport, Deputy Paschal Donohoe, included a provision to restrict to ten years the...

Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2017: First Stage (6 Dec 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Standards Commissioner (5 Dec 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: 163. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the establishment and annual costs associated with the Office of the Public Sector Standards Commissioner. [51518/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (5 Dec 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: 481. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full advertising, print, broadcast media and other associated costs in 2017 for her Department's fraud campaign. [51519/17]

Legal Proceedings against Members of Dáil Éireann: Motion (30 Nov 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: His constituents are very well represented.

Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Nov 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: Change the legislation.

Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Nov 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: In the programme for Government, a whole chapter is dedicated to ending the housing shortage and homelessness. It speaks of ending the need for rough sleeping by providing a high level of funding for homeless services and supporting emergency beds and accommodation options. This month, the Dublin Region Homeless Executive quarterly rough sleepers count revealed a 33% increase in the number...

Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Nov 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: I just wanted to note that the man who was found dead in a tent in Ranelagh this week was on the priority list for a Housing First home. I say that to underscore the importance of this issue and to offer our sympathies for the loss of that man and others. I want to know at this stage what the Government will do to make good this commitment? I do not want a list of statistical-----

Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Nov 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: I know-----

Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Nov 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----but such is the tragedy of it. We are in an emergency situation. Will the Government accept this and do something about it?

Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: I thank the Tánaiste. I do not for one second misunderstand the issue of the veto or how it might be deployed. I do not gainsay it either because I have seen myself the sense of solidarity at the European level. I do not believe that the Tánaiste or any Deputies should miss the clear impatience in some circles to move on to phase two. My concern arises around the position of the...

Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: We are now fast approaching the critical meeting of the European Council to discuss the next stage of the Brexit negotiations. At this point in the process, the Government has maximum leverage and may avail of a veto to secure the best comprehensive deal in our national interests. There is an effort in the British press and by the Tories to bounce us into some kind of vague, cobbled...

Nomination of Member of Government: Motion (30 Nov 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: On a personal level, I congratulate the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, and the incoming Minister, Deputy Madigan, on their new portfolios and I say comhghairdeas to Deputy Coveney on his elevation to the position of Tánaiste. The Taoiseach now has a very strong Cork flavour to his Government. In addition to the Tánaiste, we have the Minister, Deputy Creed; the Minister of State,...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Nov 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: Agreed.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Nov 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: Just in a more thoughtful way, we need to consider this business of draft reports and the inappropriateness of their being circulated, or the refusal to circulate them on the basis that they are drafts and therefore not the completed work. Ordinarily, that makes absolute sense, of course - one wants the finished product and not work in progress - but it is different if a controversy arises...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Nov 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: I do not want to delay things but I am sure everyone saw the "Prime Time" programme and the serious issues it raised. They are issues which for the most part will need to be dealt with in the Oireachtas through the health committee and on the floor of the Dáil and Seanad. I was struck by the issue of the spending of public money on consultant contracts. There was a suggestion that...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Nov 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: Do they have to speak in private session?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Nov 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: Of course. That is fine.