Results 11,761-11,780 of 21,157 for speaker:Mary Lou McDonald
- One-Parent Family Payment Scheme: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Jul 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: This will not do it.
- One-Parent Family Payment Scheme: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Jul 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Deputy should get the Tánaiste to raise it with the British Prime Minister, Mr. Cameron.
- One-Parent Family Payment Scheme: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Jul 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Deputy should go around to the north inner city and Cabra, tell lone parents that story and see how he gets on.
- One-Parent Family Payment Scheme: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Jul 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: I am sure they have written to the Deputy, as they have written to me.
- One-Parent Family Payment Scheme: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Jul 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: That is absolute rubbish.
- One-Parent Family Payment Scheme: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Jul 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: The cleaner working ten hours per week is not being given the additional four hours.
- Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (1 Jul 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: She is absolutely right.
- Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Motion to Recommit (1 Jul 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is clear from the Minister of State’s reaction that he wanted to brush off Deputy Catherine Murphy’s most reasonable request that, given the antics and manoeuvres of Government, the content of the amendments and the length of some of them, at the very least we should, and the public might, expect a full and thorough Committee Stage consideration of each amendment. The...
- Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Motion to Recommit (1 Jul 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: If that is not parliamentary language, I put it to the Minister of State that this is not correct parliamentary procedure. What is going on here is not worthy of any assembly that would have even the pretence of going through proper democratic processes and oversight.
- Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Motion to Recommit (1 Jul 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: That is right Deputy Bannon.
- Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Motion to Recommit (1 Jul 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: Deputy Catherine Murphy and the Opposition are quite right to insist that this matter go to Committee Stage. Can we have a full and detailed explanation from the Minister of State of why he and the Government have proceeded in this manner and why he feels we are not due, and the citizens and taxpayers in this jurisdiction cannot expect, a proper Committee Stage debate on this issue, because...
- Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Motion to Recommit (1 Jul 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: I ask the Minister of State why it is not agreed.
- Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Motion to Recommit (1 Jul 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: Can the Minister of State give an explanation for not agreeing to that?
- Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Motion to Recommit (1 Jul 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle-----
- Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: To suit the Taoiseach.
- Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach certainly did not raise a racket.
- Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: Three million of them are in poverty thanks to the Taoiseach's friends.
- Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: Hear, hear.
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (1 Jul 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: 65. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the annual saving to her Department if spending on education and training was reduced by 2.5%, 5% and 10%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26926/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (1 Jul 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: 66. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the annual saving to her Department if spending on professional fees, including but not limited to legal, IT-related, accountancy and other advisory and consultancy, was reduced by 10%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26954/15]