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Written Answers — Department of Health: Question Heading for question(s) 819 (7 Nov 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: 819. To ask the Minister for Health the mental health budget expenditure allocation, including the new or additional services that will be provided for in 2018 from the additional €15 million allocation and the €20 million in services committed to in budget 2017 and carried forward into 2018. [46823/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Sexual Offences Data (7 Nov 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1087. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if Tusla will produce an annual report on sexual violence statistics for 2016 in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45629/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Reports (7 Nov 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1088. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department will contribute to the funding of a second sexual abuse and violence study here, SAVI 2; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45630/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Incidence (7 Nov 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1090. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will request Tusla to collect figures for women and children using domestic violence refuges and step down accommodation on a monthly basis for inclusion in the monthly Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government homeless figures. [45639/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Suicide Prevention (7 Nov 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1091. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if all frontline staff including but not exclusive to Tusla receive suicide prevention training, if suicide prevention training is mandatory for front line staff under the aegis of her Department; and if not, her plans to make such training mandatory with the provision of a refresher online course available to staff to be completed...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (7 Nov 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1142. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if transitional funding for a society (details supplied) will be provided in 2018; the sum that will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45886/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Suicide Prevention (7 Nov 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1174. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if all front-line staff receive suicide prevention training, if suicide prevention training is mandatory for front-line staff under the aegis of her Department; and if not, her plans to make such training mandatory with the provision of a refresher online course available to staff to be completed every three years...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Data (7 Nov 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1234. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full-year cost of providing all persons in receipt of the long-term illness scheme card with a free travel pass. [46419/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Domestic Violence Refuges Provision (7 Nov 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1296. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will include the number of women and children using domestic violence refuges and step-down accommodation in his department’s monthly homeless figures. [45640/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Government Audit Service (7 Nov 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1298. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of whole-time equivalents employed within the Local Government Audit Service. [45733/17]

Leaders' Questions (26 Oct 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: I am aware of that. The testimony of the victim was heartbreaking

Leaders' Questions (26 Oct 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: I have taken it into consideration. I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

Leaders' Questions (26 Oct 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: Victims of such crime are robbed for their confidence and their dignity.

Leaders' Questions (26 Oct 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: They are left physically, emotionally and mentally sick and their childhoods are taken yet so often, despite the horrific nature of these crimes, perpetrators receive very, very light sentences. This infuriates not just victims and their families but the general public. It sends very dangerous messages to victims of crime generally but specifically to victims of sexual violence. These are...

Leaders' Questions (26 Oct 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: I have been general.

Leaders' Questions (26 Oct 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: I have taken the Leas-Cheann Comhairle's advice and I have spoken in general.

Leaders' Questions (26 Oct 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: People have, therefore, have had enough of light sentences for these crimes and there is a real and immediate challenge. As legislators, we must respond rationally and effectively to what is a very grave deficiency within our criminal justice system and the Government must lead that response. We need to build public confidence. We need a mechanism to deliver consistency and accountability...

Leaders' Questions (26 Oct 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: All of us appreciate and value the independence of the Judiciary, the separation of powers and the necessity for an independent Judiciary. The Tánaiste will notice that I have not advanced an argument in respect of mandatory sentences for that very reason. It is our job, however, to reflect truthfully the level of public disquiet that arises in high profile or other cases, particularly...

Leaders' Questions (26 Oct 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: The leniency of the sentence handed down in a high profile sexual offences case earlier this week has, rightfully, disgusted and angered people. The abuser groomed a young girl, bombarding her with thousands of text messages, many of which were sexually explicit. He then sexually abused her when she was only 16 years old.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (26 Oct 2017)

Mary Lou McDonald: While it might be better to raise this issue when discussing the work programme, will we deal with the issues that arose around the Eversheds memo and the legal advice received now?