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Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach needs to answer the question.

Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Oct 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: There is nothing defamatory in what the Deputy is saying.

Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Oct 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: I was saying that under section 5, the exclusion of employers with ten or fewer employees would have to be redefined. I have suggested the provision should include the annual turnover of companies to reflect the fact that some companies can be hugely powerful and influential, although their staff numbers may be low. It is also necessary to take into account the fact that some companies...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (1 Oct 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: 86. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the asylum application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22. [37267/14]

Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Second Stage (30 Sep 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: I welcome the introduction of the legislation, which has been a long time coming. The legislation comes on the back of decades of political corruption and cronyism. Members in the Dáil and beyond are familiar with the corruption scandals of the 1990s to 2000s that exposed corrupt practices. In summary, the legislation is designed to rebuild trust in the political system. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (30 Sep 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: 159. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 has had a jobseeker's application suspended; the reason the local office has yet to forward the relevant files to the appeals office despite the appeal having been submitted over two months ago. [36886/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Support Services (30 Sep 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: 322. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to provide mainstream revenue funding in respect of a centre (details supplied) in County Dublin in 2015 following the termination of start-up funding at the end of 2014. [36831/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youthreach Programme Funding (30 Sep 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: 500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount of funding provided by her Department for the Youthreach programme per year from 2010 to date in 2014; and her views with respect to the Youthreach programme for 2015. [36756/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youthreach Programme Reviews (30 Sep 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: 501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will conduct a review of the Youthreach programme; and if so, if the Joint Committee on Education and Skills will be involved in this review. [36757/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Development (30 Sep 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: 619. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has any information regarding the filling in of Dublin Port dry dock; his views on this matter. [36779/14]

Order of Business (25 Sep 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: When?

Order of Business (25 Sep 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: Some of the survivors of mother and baby homes who were outside the Dáil gates earlier this morning were in the Visitors Gallery for Leaders' Questions. I acknowledge their presence. We were supposed to have the terms of reference for the inquiry before the summer recess. We were then told we would see the terms of reference in September. We are still waiting as September draws to a...

Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----would support and vote for the Fine Gael candidate. These are the questions I am asking.

Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: I am sorry, a Cheann Comhairle-----

Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Ceann Comhairle is deliberately preventing me from asking the questions I wish to put and I would like an answer to them.

Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: Does An Tánaiste support the Taoiseach in this and will the Labour Party again fall in behind Fine Gael to back the candidate?

Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: I think those questions are clear and I look forward to the Tánaiste's response.

Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: I can see that.

Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: What about appointments to State boards?

Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2014)

Mary Lou McDonald: When the Government took office in 2011, it promised a departure from the stroke politics and cronyism which had permeated past Fianna Fáil Administrations. At the time, An Taoiseach went so far as to describe the election of this Government as a democratic revolution. Nevertheless, here we are in 2014 and we can see that An Taoiseach, Deputy Enda Kenny, has clearly bought into the...