Results 9,161-9,180 of 21,440 for speaker:Mary Lou McDonald
- Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: If the cap fits, the Tánaiste should wear it. If the Government does not wish to be stereotyped as one which is utterly out of touch and utterly indifferent to the struggles of renting families, it should stop behaving in that way. This is not a complex matter. The antics, as they have played out in recent days, confirm for families watching that, when it comes down to it, tenants are...
- Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: It seems Fine Gael wishes to give the impression of action involving itself and Fianna Fáil. The way to resolve this is to link rent reviews to the consumer price index. It is transparent, it is fair, it is what will work and it is what the Government would do if it had the interests of tenants and hard-pressed families at heart.
- Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: How many families will be homeless at that stage?
- Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: Sure they will.
- Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: Nero fiddles as Rome burns.
- Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is a bit late for that now.
- Business of Dáil (15 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: Ní raibh.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: That is not true.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: Fianna Fáil voted against it three times.
- Questions on Proposed Legislation (1 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: And also in the North of Ireland.
- Questions on Proposed Legislation (1 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: That is not outside of Ireland; it is actually part of Ireland.
- Questions on Proposed Legislation (1 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is an important point.
- Questions on Proposed Legislation (1 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: They live in Ireland.
- Questions on Proposed Legislation (1 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: Rent certainty.
- Questions on Proposed Legislation (1 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: No, what about rent certainty?
- Questions on Proposed Legislation (1 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Minister, Deputy Coveney, is due to publish his rent strategy paper shortly. As the Tánaiste knows, the Residential Tenancies Board published its latest index this morning, which reveals that the cost of renting a home is continuing to climb. The board's director has described the rental market as still volatile, which is probably gentle language. Those working with the homeless...
- Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is not a judicial circumstance.
- Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Government is running away from this issue. The letter I quoted from earlier is dated 30 September 2014. It is very clear that all the rhetoric, lip service and tea and sympathy delivered in Liverpool, Manchester, London, New York, Boston, Sydney or Brisbane amounts to a con on the part of the Government. It is an utter disgrace. The Constitutional Convention recommended that the...
- Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: Mr. Jimmy Deenihan raised this in September 2014. He is a party colleague, is he not?
- Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: We presented a Bill but the Government voted against it.