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Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (17 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: I begin by offering my good wishes to Deputy Leo Varadkar as he enters the Office of An Taoiseach for the second time. To lead Government is a huge honour and an even greater responsibility. We all want those who assume this responsibility to succeed on behalf of the people of Ireland. Nearly three years ago, people voted for something new. Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have passed...

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (17 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: This has always been the Fine Gael way. It is the Leo Varadkar way. The episode that defines Leo Varadkar's last term as Taoiseach is his leaking of a confidential Government document to a friend, something that he admitted to on the floor of this Dáil. While criminal proceedings were not pursued on this matter, serious questions remain.

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (17 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: What was really worrying is that it is still Deputy Varadkar’s stated belief that he is somehow above having his actions questioned by the Standards in Public Office Commission, SIPO. Deputy Varadkar believes that power puts him beyond accountability. This is the view held by the man who now returns to the office of An Taoiseach, the man who recently told young people who were forced...

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (17 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----they are out of touch, out of ideas and out of time. Deputy Micheál Martin has resigned as Taoiseach and the Government is dissolved. We should now have a general election because we need a change of Government. Tá a fhios againn cheana féin cad a fhaighimid leis an Teachta Varadkar mar Thaoiseach. Bhíomar anseo cheana. Diúltaíodh tithíocht agus...

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (17 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: Make no mistake, they cannot prevent the new dawn breaking. The light of the better tomorrow burns brightly and they can stand in the way of change, they can refuse to budge, they can slow it down, they can make the people wait a little longer, but they cannot and they will not stop that change.

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (17 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: The touchpaper has been lit by the hopes of a new generation.

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (17 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: The old ways are on borrowed time. Our future will be defined by equality, prosperity, unity and opportunity for all, building a strong, modern, vibrant all-Ireland economy. That is the future worth fighting for. It is a future that a Sinn Féin Government would work night and day to achieve for workers, for families, for communities and for Ireland.

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (17 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: I begin by wishing Teachta Martin all the very best as he exits the Office of An Taoiseach and his role at Cabinet changes. I wish you and yours a very happy and peaceful Christmas. For the past two and half years, we have debated the important issues facing Ireland and our people, and I have no doubt that you will greatly miss our engagements here on a Tuesday and Wednesday. I wish you...

Death of Private Seán Rooney: Expressions of Sympathy (15 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: Early this morning, the shocking news reached Ireland that a member of our Defence Forces serving with the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon had been killed. Private Shane Kearney and two others were also injured. We hope and pray for their speedy recovery. I extend my deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Private Seán Rooney of Newtowncunningham in County Donegal, the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (15 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: 293. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of additional domestic violence refuge places provided to date in 2023; and the counties within which they are located in tabular form. [63133/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (15 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: 294. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that has been made in implementing the recommendations of the Review of the Provision of Accommodation for Victims of Domestic Violence. [63132/22]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: What of the 1,200 beds?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: Is that why people are on trolleys?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: A report published by HIQA this morning is a damning indictment of Government health policy. It states emergency departments are now under "unprecedented strain", echoing the concerns of the INMO that our hospitals face a nightmare winter. Last month was the worst November on record for hospital overcrowding. Twelve thousand six hundred and twenty-four patients were on trolleys. The HIQA...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: No, it is not.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Michael McGrath, should not reach for the 136,000 good staff in the health service to try to hide behind them, nor should he reach to Tory austerity in Britain to try to spare the blushes the Government rightly experiences because of its absolute failure to resource the health service. The Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly,...

Confidence in Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Motion (13 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: Sinn Féin does not have confidence in Deputy Darragh O'Brien as Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the Opposition in this Dáil does not have confidence in the housing Minister and, more important, the people do not have confidence in him. How could they have confidence in a housing Minister who, with a straight face, says we do not have a housing emergency, or in...

Confidence in Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Motion (13 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----and sick of walking past fancy apartments they will never live in. So, locked out of affordable housing and of opportunity by the policies of the Government, our young people now look to the airports and to life in Toronto, Boston or Sydney. We are now losing again our greatest resource, another generation raised for export. Forced emigration is back with us, not because of fear,...

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (13 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: Cuirim fáilte roimh chlann Aylward, roimh Helena, Bob, Triona, Mark, Lisa, Dylan, Leah, Taylor, Margaret, Jack, Kate, and Ella. It is easy knowing they are a political dynasty the younger members of the clan being so totally at home in the House. It is an omen of things to come, perhaps. I was very saddened to hear of the passing of Bobby Aylward in July. I really liked Bobby. He...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (13 Dec 2022)

Mary Lou McDonald: I want to raise two issues that I have raised before on which progress has not been made. First is the imminent closure of the Mater Hospital long Covid clinic as a result of a HSE decision not to fund its work. Frankly, I find this decision inexplicable. I have written to the Taoiseach on this and I know Dr. Jack Lambart has done so too. The Taoiseach previously undertook to investigate...