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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Spanish Government and the Norwegian Parliament are moving to formally recognise the Palestinian state. Ireland must do the same. The Belgian Government has called for sanctions against Israel. Ireland must do the same. Israel must be held to account and we need a ceasefire now. We need a deal to secure the release of all hostages now. We hope that Irish girl Emily Hand will be...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (16 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 16. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the delivery of renewable energy in Ireland; if he is aware of publicly expressed concerns about the renewable energy support scheme following the result of the latest auction; what efforts he is taking to address this; and if the Government has plans to update auction design in order to achieve...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (15 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 6. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland will next meet. [49687/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Last week, I raised with the Taoiseach the 800 vacant posts across primary schools. Today, the TUI has sounded a warning in regard to the recruitment and retention of teachers in secondary schools across the State. The union's survey shows that 89% of schools experienced recruitment problems in the past six months, 61% of schools are having difficulty holding on to staff and students are...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: That is outrageous. The Taoiseach is not withdrawing aid from Palestine?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: I am asking a question.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Childish.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Not alone can I echo the call for a ceasefire and the release of hostages, but I remind the Taoiseach that I actually pre-empted his calls for those very things. There is no controversy on those matters. All the violence must stop now; not humanitarian pauses, not humanitarian windows, but a cease, a cessation, to all violent actions. I remind the Taoiseach that Israel is the dominant...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Why? Because Israel is never ever held to account. The Taoiseach is being very disingenuous as regards the International Criminal Court.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: When it came to Ukraine and Putin's violation of international law, there were, correctly, multiple complaints to the International Criminal Court. Why is Israel different? Why is it that the international community cannot the state the truth that the world has seen with its own eyes? As Palestinians are massacred, why is it that Israel cannot be held to account? The Taoiseach's own words...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: This is a serious issue.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Hear, hear.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Israel's merciless military attack on the people of Gaza continues. The attack has killed more than 11,000 Palestinians, including more than 4,500 children and more than 3,000 women. A child is killed every ten minutes in full sight of the world. Gaza is a graveyard of innocent children. Israel's bombardment has destroyed Gaza's health infrastructure. Hospitals are running out of fuel...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (9 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 307. To ask the Minister for Health the level of additional core expenditure for new developments, excluding funding for carryover and otherwise maintaining existing levels of service, which has been allocated to the Rotunda Hospital for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49110/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (9 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 308. To ask the Minister for Health the level of additional core expenditure for new developments, excluding funding for carryover and otherwise maintaining existing levels of service, which has been allocated to the national maternity strategy for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49111/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (8 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: As Israel continues to lay waste to Gaza and its medical infrastructure, there are 50,000 pregnant women who cannot access basic health services and proper care. Now, Al-Awda Hospital, the only hospital in northern Gaza left providing maternity services, will shut down as fuel runs out. The trauma and the horror experienced by Gazan women is the stuff of nightmares. It is a living...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: We can agree that the scale of this is huge. I hope we can also agree that, along with builders and developers, the State bears considerable responsibility for this fiasco. Let us remember the details. We talk about defects. We have families living in homes that are not safe, that do not have adequate fire safety protection and, in the worst-case scenarios, have inadequate fire escapes....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Across the State, tens of thousands of homeowners and tenants are living in homes built during the Celtic tiger era that have serious building defects. These homes typically have no fire stopping measures, causing significant fire safety concerns. At the most extreme, they have no adequate fire escapes. Many properties have water ingress, that is, moisture seeping into the structure of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (7 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 6. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on any recent discussions he has had with the British Prime Minister. [48408/23]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: I want to return to the question of Gaza. A calendar month ago, horror was visited on Israeli civilians and we remain in condemnation of that action by Hamas. Since then, as has been said, Gaza has become a graveyard for children, with a child killed every ten minutes. It is very clear that Israel is not acting within international law in pursuing its self-defence. The Taoiseach has...