Results 1,081-1,100 of 21,096 for speaker:Mary Lou McDonald

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: I would like to tell the Taoiseach about a little boy who lives here in Dublin. He will have his fourth birthday in a few weeks from now. His mother wants what any other parent would want for her child, namely, for him to be happy and to have all of the opportunities that life brings. However, this little boy has complex needs. He had a preliminary team assessment for disability services...

Accommodation Needs for New Arrivals: Statements (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Any and all forms of bigotry, racism, xenophobia, intimidation, abuse, physical or psychological attack are to be, and have been, roundly condemned. I take to my feet to condemn all of those actions without equivocation and to condemn the small minority of people who believe that it is not only acceptable but is in some way politically profitable for them to engage in this type of behaviour....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 31. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on humanitarian response to Ukraine will next meet. [22484/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 19. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic policy unit of his Department. [22483/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [20326/23]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: On this day 25 years ago, the votes on the Good Friday Agreement referendum were being counted. I commend the Ceann Comhairle for organising an event this evening to mark this significant occasion. A few days ago, the North went to the polls and delivered a seismic change in the local government elections. The clear message is that Ireland has changed and is changing. The clearer message...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----but no actual result for households. What will he do now to effect a drop in energy bills for households, for the lady to whom I referred and others? Equally, what is he doing now to bring costs down at the till in supermarkets?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: You did not.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: They are not having the desired effect.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: The woman is sitting in the dark, afraid to turn on her light.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: I described for the Taoiseach a scenario in which an elderly woman could not put a headstone on her husband's grave. Her family found her sitting in the dark so terrified was she of another high electricity bill. The exceptional needs line the Taoiseach gave me was of absolutely no assistance to her. The Taoiseach has given a list of things the Government has done but the one thing it has...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: I also extend a very warm welcome to our friends from Malawi. A report by the Central Statistics Office, CSO, yesterday revealed that since March 2022 wholesale electricity costs have fallen by 57%. Yet, electricity bills have soared by 63% for households in that same time. It is very clear, therefore, that these savings are not being passed on to consumers. While big companies’...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 475. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the Government has any plans to recognise Covid-19 as an occupational disease for front-line healthcare workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24462/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 564. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide in tabular form a breakdown of the increased funding of €7 million for organisations funded by TUSLA to address acute demands in existing domestic violence services throughout the country; and in tabular form, a breakdown of funding allocated to investment in new services as outlined in the new strategy, and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 793. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the short-term measures in place to address the shortages of Ozempic; the reason for the ongoing shortages; the long-term solutions being put in place to prevent these shortages recurring in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24437/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 794. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being put in place to address the shortages of 241 medicines, including 13 which are on the World Health Organisation, WHO, critical list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24438/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 795. To ask the Minister for Health to elaborate on the media comments made by his Department regarding the Government's consideration of the introduction of a serious shortage protocol, SSP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24439/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 919. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the average waiting time for first time patients referred to the endometriosis clinic in the Coombe Hospital; the number of persons currently awaiting a first appointment; the number of persons awaiting a follow-up appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24948/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 920. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the delivery of two specialist endometriosis centres for complex care located at Cork University Maternity Hospital and Tallaght University Hospital; and if he will confirm when patient referrals will be accepted at these services. [24949/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 921. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the status of the Government's commitment to develop a National Endometriosis Framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24950/23]