Results 7,241-7,260 of 21,149 for speaker:Mary Lou McDonald
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Management (11 Jul 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: 630. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if all households are serviced by more than one waste management service provider. [32628/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Illegal Dumping (11 Jul 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: 631. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the clean-up cost of illegal dumping by county, in tabular form. [32629/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Illegal Dumping (11 Jul 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: 632. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the detail of the allocation of the €1.3 million provided for anti-dumping initiatives, by county; and the detail of each of the initiatives undertaken in each county using the allocated budget and the budgetary period the €1.3 million has been allocated for, in tabular form. [32630/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Illegal Dumping (11 Jul 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: 634. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the estimated cost of cleaning up illegal dumping by county, in tabular form. [32632/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Illegal Dumping (11 Jul 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: 633. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the detail of the allocation of the €9 million provided for enforcement against illegal dumping by county, in tabular form. [32631/17]
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (5 Jul 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is provided for in the Agreement.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (5 Jul 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: I will begin by thanking the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Teachta Coveney, and the team of Government officials who participated in all of the discussions at Stormont Castle. I want to commend also our own negotiating team who have been immersed in this process for weeks and months and who for our part, to reassure the House, have kept channels of communication with every party and with...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (5 Jul 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is not about trust; it is about implementation.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (5 Jul 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: I thank the Taoiseach for his report on the conversation with President Trump. We are all familiar with the concerns on this side of the Atlantic about many of the policies and strategies being pursued by the Trump Administration. Immigration has been mentioned and we could speak about the partisan White House approach to Israel. Climate change is also on the long list. I should also say...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (5 Jul 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: Yes. It has been tried by others, including the Labour Party, which failed miserably. Mr. Trump is not a contributor to Sinn Féin and nor has he ever been. The Taoiseach can ask him about it on his next phone call.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (5 Jul 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: Following the Taoiseach's conversation, is he any more hopeful about the attitude of the Trump Administration towards the 50,000 undocumented Irish living in the USA? Has there been a follow-up call with the Trump Administration since the Taoiseach spoke with the President? I have a concern and it is important for families here and people in the United States to know whether the...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (5 Jul 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: President Donald Trump might be rather alarmed to hear he was in Sinn Féin. The Taoiseach should not create a diplomatic incident as it might not be wise.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (5 Jul 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: May I correct the record of the Dáil? It relates to a matter raised by the Taoiseach.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (5 Jul 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: No. For the record, President Donald Trump was in the Democratic Party, as opposed to Sinn Féin, in 1995. That should be noted.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategy Statements (5 Jul 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach has no answer for me.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategy Statements (5 Jul 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: I take the Taoiseach's point in terms of the changing of strategy statements because what is needed is sustained focus to deliver change. What is necessary also is a strategy statement that amounts to more than aspiration and that moves beyond rhetoric. The Taoiseach mentioned a better Ireland. That is fantastic. We can all sign up for that. The issue is whether Government and the Office...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Jul 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: Academics and experts.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Jul 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: Is the Taoiseach gainsaying the finding of-----
- Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Jul 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: The living wage technical group has stated this morning that the living wage in Ireland has risen to €11.70, a rise of 20 cent, as a result of the increased cost of living facing citizens and workers. As the Taoiseach knows, the living wage is evidence-based and the rate of pay a full-time worker needs in order that he or she can experience a socially acceptable standard of living,...
- Leaders' Questions (5 Jul 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Government is now over a month behind in allocating special needs assistants, SNAs, to schools for the forthcoming school year. This comes hot on the heels of an overwhelming number of appeals by schools regarding their special needs allocation under the new resource model. These delays are causing serious distress in families and communities. Parents of children with special needs are...