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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Protection (9 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 443. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1099 of 21 March 2023, when he will introduce the second stage of the Criminal Justice (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2022; and the interim measures he will take to ensure that the State is meeting its international legal obligations to children as it has still not ratified...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Energy Prices (4 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding streams that are available for a school (details supplied) to assist with the cost of rising energy costs for the school. [20837/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (4 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 181. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the Youth Homeless Strategy 2023-2025 commitments to offer LGBTI+ Youth Homelessness Training Workshops for service providers to ensure a better understanding of LGBTI+ issues and the various forms of discrimination; and to develop privacy and safety strategies for young LGBTI+ people using...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Equality Issues (4 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 212. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the progress to date on the development of a legal ban on the practice of conversion therapy; when he expects legislation to be ready for introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20974/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Constitutional Amendments (3 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 10. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his plan for constitutional amendments. [19137/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (3 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the shared island unit of his Department. [20296/23]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: You shame your office.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: You shame your office.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: You are shameful, Leo.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: We are well aware of that.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: If I can say for the record, the Taoiseach's response to Deputy Murphy was pretty disgraceful. Homeowners are bracing themselves for tomorrow when the European Central Bank, ECB, will sign off its seventh mortgage interest rate hike since July of last year. This means that tens of thousands of workers and families will pay hundreds of euro extra per month compared with last year. People...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: You are a disgrace.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Tell Rishi Sunak that.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Tell the British Prime Minister that. Tell your Tory colleagues that.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach should not try to hide behind the excellence of healthcare workers to try to deny the failures of his Government. I direct my comments to him and his colleagues in government. Yesterday, we had 704 people on trolleys and today, we have 712 people on trolleys. A survey has revealed that three quarters of nurses surveyed stated that they have considered leaving their posts....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Ashbourne Community School is with us in the Gallery. It is very welcome. As we speak, hundreds of nurses are meeting in Killarney in the middle of a prolonged and ongoing crisis in our hospitals. The health service is on its knees and has been for many years now. There is overcrowding on our hospital corridors, waiting lists are out of control and staff are exhausted and demoralised....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (3 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 197. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the large-scale sport infrastructure fund will be open for applications. [20593/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Reviews (27 Apr 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 342. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 421 of 21 January 2023, when he will publish findings of the consultation to examine the functioning and effectiveness of the Equality Acts, which was expected early this year. [20147/23]

Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement: Statements (26 Apr 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: This month marks - I apologise, I was about to read the Tánaiste's speech back to him. Gabh mo leithscéal. That would have been quite a turn.

Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement: Statements (26 Apr 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: In fact, it was the Taoiseach's speech I was about to read; it was not actually the Tánaiste's speech. Some 25 years ago, the signing of the Good Friday Agreement transcended the past and changed the future for us all. After more than three decades of a terrible conflict, the agreement delivered a peace that had looked impossible. It ushered in a new era of hope, opportunity and...