Results 12,321-12,340 of 21,179 for speaker:Mary Lou McDonald
- Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (16 Apr 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: 109. To ask the Minister for Defence the reason the upper age limit for entry into the Defence Forces is 25 years; the way this compares to the practice in other European Union and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries; and if he will review the age limit and consider raising it to 30 years of age. [14993/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff Recruitment (15 Apr 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: 185. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are impediments to temporary staff who are employed by outsourced companies on behalf of the Revenue Commissioners when they seek to apply for permanent jobs which are identical to the jobs they been performing on a temporary basis prior to the advertising of the new job. [14867/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (15 Apr 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: 425. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the subsidiary principle of the Hague Convention for the Protection of Children in Intercountry Adoption was implemented in the adoption of five children from the United States of America to Ireland in 2014, considering that 7,092 children were adopted into the United States of America from overseas in 2013. [14230/15]
- Freedom of Information Act 2014: Motions (2 Apr 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is only six months ago.
- Freedom of Information Act 2014: Motions (2 Apr 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: I am just supplementing the facts.
- Freedom of Information Act 2014: Motions (2 Apr 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: Dear divine Jesus, is that the best the Minister can do?
- Freedom of Information Act 2014: Motions (2 Apr 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: Is that the best the Minister can do?
- Freedom of Information Act 2014: Motions (2 Apr 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle-----
- Freedom of Information Act 2014: Motions (2 Apr 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: No, you cannot.
- Freedom of Information Act 2014: Motions (2 Apr 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: My point is that the Minister might address himself to the changes he proposes in respect-----
- Freedom of Information Act 2014: Motions (2 Apr 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: -----of the regime surrounding refugee and asylum, not throw slurs against my character. The Minister should deal with the issue, if he can and if he can defend what he is trying to do here.
- Freedom of Information Act 2014: Motions (2 Apr 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: That is pathetic.
- Freedom of Information Act 2014: Motions (2 Apr 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: To six months ago.
- Freedom of Information Act 2014: Motions (2 Apr 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: Like Deputy Sean Fleming I oppose both motions. However, I wish to zero in on what I believe to be the most troubling development in respect of the motions, that is, the Minister's proposal to change the effective date of FOI for the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal from April 2008 to October 2014, which is six months ago. The Minister wants to create a...
- Freedom of Information Act 2014: Motions (2 Apr 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: ----- going back to 2008? What is the purpose of all of this? I said to the Minister in the committee that this is not only a very bad idea, it is extremely alarming, and I am disappointed that he would bring forward such a motion at the behest of a Fine Gael Minister for Justice and Equality. Far from enhancing freedom of information or this area of policy it sets the clock back.
- Order of Business (2 Apr 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is not agreed. These matters, which were presented by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin, came before a committee yesterday. One is of particular concern and relates to the refugee applications commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. This matter requires further discussion, consideration and debate. I do not think it should be rushed through in this...
- Order of Business (2 Apr 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: I will have five minutes.
- Order of Business (2 Apr 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: As we rise for the Easter break, I want to return to the water services Bill or legislation which will allow the Government to deduct - essentially to pickpocket - water charges from wages, social welfare payments and pensions. When might we see it? The Minister, Deputy Kelly, has clearly signposted it. The Tánaiste was somewhat equivocal the other day on her position, but we know she...
- Order of Business (2 Apr 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: Why the delay?
- Order of Business (2 Apr 2015)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is not going to do it. How interesting.