Results 10,681-10,700 of 21,149 for speaker:Mary Lou McDonald
- Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: No, that is the Labour Party's record. Sinn Féin has not been in government. Did the Deputy miss that bit?
- Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: I can read.
- Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: He can read too.
- Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: I thank the Minister for the condescension from the Labour Party.
- Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: That is not true.
- Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: That is not true.
- Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: Under the Tánaiste's watch, women, children, the poor, the vulnerable and low paid workers have taken cut after cut and suffered blow after blow as she has implemented time after time, measure after measure, cuts that can only be considered as being anti-woman, anti-child and poverty creating. This Government in its time in office made eight separate cuts in payments to lone parent...
- Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: Now like a deer caught in the headlights she attempts to pull out of the Labour Party hat political gimmicks and ludicrous and uncosted populist promises, as she tries so hard to curry favour in the hope that people will forget the injury she and her Government has caused them by an endless litany of austerity policies. It is insulting to suggest, as the Tánaiste claims, that she and...
- Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Deputy is losing the run of himself.
- Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: Who is to say? That is the great thing about elections; it is in the hands of the people.
- Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: I doubt that. Comprehensive ethics legislation is central to addressing corruption risk. Such legislation minimises the risk of it occurring. Having such legislation in place is fundamental to the quality of governance that we enjoy. It reduces conflicts of interest between the public and private interests of public officials. Crucially, it gives the public officials guidance and...
- Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: Do you reckon?
- Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: So it seems.
- Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is very distracting.
- Public Sector Standards Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: The publication of the Public Sector Standards Bill 2015 is to be warmly welcomed. It is, however, unfortunate and a great pity that the Bill will not come into force before the dissolution of the Dáil. It represents a lost opportunity by the Government to bring together both local and national ethics requirements which give effect to the recommendations of the Moriarty and Mahon...
- Leaders' Questions (19 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: The penny drops.
- Leaders' Questions (19 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: Cue the promissory note.
- Other Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (19 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: Just answer the question.
- Other Questions: Public Procurement Contracts (19 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: I am aware of that, but for all that, we meet people with a disability, specifically people who use a wheelchair, who tell us their experience is not of an accessible city, town or services. I hope in the course of the next general election they will spell out specifically the inaccessible nature of many facilities. While it is not under the Minister's remit, I could provide the example of...
- Other Questions: Tender Advisory Service (19 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: I am well aware the Minister is encouraging that kind of consortium bidding but I am sure he is aware, through his discussions with ISME, the Small Firms Association and further afield, that this is very problematic for small businesses and nearly impossible for micro businesses. When the review happens in 12 months, I believe it is very important there is a listening ear to the reality of...