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Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: This is the Government’s fifth and final budget, marking the end of this administration’s time in office. It is a moment to take stock of all that has happened since 2011, to consider the Government's record in the round and to assess the winners and losers on its watch. The picture that emerges is one worthy of any Tory-minded administration anywhere in the world. Those...

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: Hear, hear.

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is terrible.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Data (13 Oct 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: 167. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality for a breakdown by year and by institution of the number of women confined in each of the ten Magdalen laundries. [35429/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Data (13 Oct 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: 168. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality for a breakdown by year and by institution of the number of women who died in each of the ten Magdalen laundries. [35430/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (13 Oct 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: 233. To ask the Minister for Health if he will implement Mr. Justice Quirke’s health care recommendations in full, given that the dental profession has confirmed that the redress for women resident in certain institutions cards afford the women no additional benefits to the medical card. [35431/15]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Oct 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: Regarding the report on wards of court, I have had some correspondence from Ms Mary Farrell. I know that she has been in contact with the clerk to the committee. The question is whether there has been a response back to the committee on the basis of that report.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (8 Oct 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: Yes, she is anxious about it. I thank the Chair.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Cessation (8 Oct 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: 37. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide this Deputy with a copy of the community employment supervisors' enhanced redundancy agreement. [34981/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Access (8 Oct 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: 137. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the Health Service Executive provides occupation therapy reports for local authority tenants living in Tallaght in Dublin 24 seeking to apply for the local authority's disabled access grant , but does not provide local authority tenants in Clondalkin in Dublin 22 with the same service; the reason for this disparity; his views that...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (8 Oct 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: 228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views that the penalties and interest charged by e-Flow for non-payment of toll charges are acceptable; if he has discussed the matter with the National Roads Authority; and if not, if he will do so in order to have a fairer pricing regime put in place. [35177/15]

Building on Recovery: Statements (7 Oct 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: Just as the first cuckoo heralds the spring, one knows there is an election in the air because from near and far across every constituency, one hears the rustling of wads of taxpayers' cash. It is that time when the Minister blows the dust from his wallet, the rust is scraped from the locks of the Government's treasure chests and the Minister's largesse flows freely, or so he would have...

Building on Recovery: Statements (7 Oct 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----a budget that he was a party to cutting during his years in office. One could argue, were one to take into account inflation, changes in population and demographic pressures, that in real terms the figure is less than the level of expenditure the Minister inherited. In any event, it still will leave us second from the bottom of the league in European terms in respect of capital...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Proceeds of Sale of Aer Lingus: Motion (7 Oct 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: I apologise for my late arrival; I was discussing legislation in the Dáil. While the connectivity fund is very welcome, my first question relates to the pension scheme at Aer Lingus. I apologise if this issue has been raised, as I assume it has been in the course of the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Proceeds of Sale of Aer Lingus: Motion (7 Oct 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: Everyone is conversant with the difficulties that emerged in the Aer Lingus pension fund. The Government intervened in the matter with the objective, if one likes, of straightening out those difficulties. The sad reality, however, is that for one group of pensioners - those known as deferred pensioners - matters were not resolved. In the run-up to this meeting, every Member of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Proceeds of Sale of Aer Lingus: Motion (7 Oct 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: That is a wholly unacceptable response. I am not claiming any monopoly of concern on this issue but instead highlighting the absolute absence of concern on the part of the Government. This is a long-running saga which did not just emerge today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Proceeds of Sale of Aer Lingus: Motion (7 Oct 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: That is fine if the matter will be debated in the Dáil on Thursday and subsequently in the Seanad.

Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Oct 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: I am.

Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Oct 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: I am aware of that. Thank you. I have made my point on that and I look forward to an exchange on that issue on Committee Stage. I was very taken with the last piece of the Minister of State's speech last night:The regeneration of the area will lead to a more appealing cityscape, a more pleasant living space and increased prosperity for all. Within the context of the Dublin city development...

Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Oct 2015)

Mary Lou McDonald: As we finished yesterday, I commended the Minister of State on commending the local community in the docklands area. I brought to his attention the demise of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority, DDDA, and I commented on how the Minister of State had given a very benign account of why all of that happened. It happened nonetheless and we are where we are now. It is extremely...