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- Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Ceann Comhairle has no role in ensuring accountability for Ministers to answer-----
- Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: Last night the shambolic and incompetent Government scraped through a vote of confidence. While the Government might have won the vote it should be very clear that it and the Taoiseach, Deputy Enda Kenny, do not enjoy the confidence or support of the majority of Irish people. The Taoiseach and the Government remain in power by way of favour from Fianna Fáil and the Independents in the...
- Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: Could the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Bruton, tell me how the Government managed to secure the support of its Independent colleagues? What was the price of the votes of the Ministers, Deputies Shane Ross, John Halligan, Seán Canney, Kevin Boxer Moran and Finian McGrath, for keeping Deputy Enda Kenny, an incredibly incompetent Taoiseach, in power? We know the Independents...
- Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Deputy is right.
- Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: I thank Deputy Dooley.
- Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: Shucks, thanks.
- Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: You did.
- Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: I reject the Government's motion, which is entirely politically motivated and represents a craven attempt to cling to power at all costs. The Taoiseach's defence this evening of his record in government was most unconvincing. I do not think he believed it himself. He lauded his and this Government's achievements and seemed to be blissfully ignorant to the reality that self-praise is no...
- Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is about civil liberties.
- Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: Does the Minister have no plans to be-----
- Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: It was the first time he made sense.
- Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: Hear, hear.
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: He cannot.
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Government must be accountable to the House.
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle-----
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: May I intervene to ensure that the record of the Dáil is correct?
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: On a point of order, to ensure that the record of the Dáil is accurate-----
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach is wrong in his response for the following reason. At the time of the protected disclosure Maurice and Lorraine McCabe were not aware of the particular file.
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach is not answering the question factually and it is essential to point that out.
- Clarification of Statements made by the Taoiseach and Ministers: Statements (Resumed) (14 Feb 2017)
Mary Lou McDonald: No, that is wrong.