Results 10,701-10,720 of 21,440 for speaker:Mary Lou McDonald
- Order of Business (19 May 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: I tell the Ceann Comhairle what I also understand, if I might put it to him this way. In her last response the Tánaiste indicated, as we know, that we will have a debate on the O'Higgins report next week.
- Order of Business (19 May 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: She also said quite correctly that it is a very lengthy document, running to some 370 pages, and of course Members will wish to examine all matters in that report very thoroughly. In the meantime-----
- Order of Business (19 May 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: Bar this interruption, I would have completed what I had to say and put the question-----
- Order of Business (19 May 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: This is relevant, Ceann Comhairle. I ask whether the Tánaiste, working on the assumption that she will put the questions to the Commissioner, will at least receive responses from the Commissioner-----
- Order of Business (19 May 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: Can I ask the Tánaiste to publish responses that she will get, one presumes, from the Garda Commissioner for the information of the Dáil Deputies in advance of the debate next week?
- Order of Business (19 May 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: On a second matter, Ceann Comhairle, I ask the Tánaiste when it is proposed that the Minister for Education and Skills might come before the House-----
- Order of Business (19 May 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: -----to make a statement - timing is everything they say - on the very troubling brief that he has been given for his Department as he settles into his new role. Page 35 of that brief reflects the fact that the current reduced funding levels create a risk that some schools may not be able to cover critical costs such as insurance, heat and light. The brief continues, "the absence of which...
- Order of Business (19 May 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: Could he be any more snide?
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (19 May 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: 31. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will hold a public inquiry into a recent press report (details supplied) that claims that a corporation in the United States of America was able to use cheap labour, in the form of women incarcerated in some Magdalen laundries and other institutions, over many years to make profits for that company that are not taxable in Ireland; if she...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (19 May 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: 32. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to a recent press report, (details supplied) why religious orders were given such a high level of autonomy to collude with global multi-national companies in providing cheap labour, in women incarcerated in Magdalene Laundries and other institutions, to make profits which they did not have to pay taxes on; why these companies were not...
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (19 May 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: 54. To ask the Minister for Finance why religious organisations are not subject to the same level of financial scrutiny as secular organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10999/16]
- Other Questions: Tax Code (18 May 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: 11. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of the commitment to phase out of the universal social charge; and the level of economic risk he attributes to this policy. [10544/16]
- Leaders' Questions (18 May 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: It behoves the Tánaiste to answer the question. Where is Dáil reform now?
- Leaders' Questions (18 May 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: Deputy Burton is a paragon of honesty.
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Programme for Government Initiatives (18 May 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: 14. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the quantum of the fund referred to in the commitment in the programme for Government to establish a rainy day fund; and the way in which it will operate. [10545/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (18 May 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: 92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondary school places currently available for children with autism in Dublin 15 for September 2016. [10860/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (18 May 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: 93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options and services available for children with autism who have been refused secondary school places in Dublin 15 for September 2016; and the accommodations his Department is making to ensure that they can access education in their locality. [10861/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (18 May 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: 135. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his time frame to end pay inequality for teachers, given that these measures have been in place for five years. [10739/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (18 May 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: 136. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the time frame for a review of pay inequality for teachers, given the proposed establishment of a public service pay commission. [10740/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (18 May 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: 137. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason for the continued inequality in teachers' pay and for the delay in reviewing pay for teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10741/16]