Results 11,041-11,060 of 21,440 for speaker:Mary Lou McDonald
- Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Tánaiste and her party promised repeatedly not to cut lone parent payments until a Scandinavian-style child care system was in place. They did not give a damn about that promise. In fact, the Labour Party in government has broken every single promise it made. The decisions and actions taken by the Labour Party and Fine Gael, of which the Tánaiste is so proud, have hurt...
- Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: What does that have to do with child care?
- Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: Where are the costings for the proposals announced by the Tánaiste's party today?
- Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Tánaiste should be gracious enough to answer my question and provide costings.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle, I asked the Tánaiste a question in respect of costings and the source of those costings in respect of her announcement today. I can only surmise that there are no costings and no credible source for any costings.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: There are no costings.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: I wish to state for the record that the Labour Party's initiative is not costed. That should be recorded.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: Throughout the State, hundreds of thousands of parents struggle with the crisis in the child care system. Parents, and particularly mothers, are being blocked from returning to work. Working families are being financially crippled because of the lack of affordable and accessible child care. The National Women's Council of Ireland rightly argues this is one of the biggest obstacles to...
- Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: With the greatest of respect to the Tánaiste, I must question her judgment if she is proud of the record of the Labour Party, whatever about Fine Gael, in the Government in respect of child care. We expected what we have got from Fine Gael. The Fine Gael Party is the Fine Gael Party. There are different expectations for the Labour Party, however, and they have been shattered. I remind...
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility (14 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: 230. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government why a family (details supplied) in Dublin 22 is at risk of losing the family home, given that, as former local authority tenants, its members wish to purchase the home from the local authority to prevent them from becoming homeless; why they have been told that his Department will not allow the purchase of the local...
- Order of Business (13 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: Will the Taoiseach allow time for a debate on Moore Street? I listened to his response to Deputy Adams. Only that I know his form on these matters I would have found his response very shocking. A number of Deputies, including myself, submitted a Topical Issue Matter today on the issue of Moore Street, its proper development and the protection of the national monument. None of us were...
- Order of Business (13 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: I propose to resubmit the matter tomorrow and thank the Ceann Comhairle for his advice, which is very helpful. In the absence of that, and given the seriousness of the situation, the year that is in it and the fact that he is the sitting Taoiseach, I would think it is in all of our interests that we have a debate and resolved position of support for the proper development of the...
- Order of Business (13 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: With a shopping mall.
- Order of Business (13 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach should allow time on the floor of the Dáil for the matter to be debated. That is what I have asked for.
- Order of Business (13 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: So there will be no debate. I am disappointed the Taoiseach cannot answer the questions asked.
- Leaders' Questions (13 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is-----
- Leaders' Questions (13 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: Hear, hear.
- Leaders' Questions (13 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: Kilmainham was saved because the State was forced to save it.
- Leaders' Questions (13 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach could put a shopping mall there as well.
- Leaders' Questions (13 Jan 2016)
Mary Lou McDonald: A commemorative shopping mall.