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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: While the Taoiseach acknowledges the scale of this crisis, and that is perhaps welcome, I hear no urgency or real sense of purpose from him in dealing with this issue. He lists off the things that he envisages as solutions to this crisis but the reality is that the number of homeless people and homeless children continues to rise. Let me ask him again. Faced with this crisis, what does he...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...home for their kids to grow up in and to build their lives as a family. Their nightmare began when they were evicted. Their lives were turned upside down. They now sleep in emergency accommodation. It is hard to imagine the trauma for this young family and their two small children. It is hard to imagine how to even begin to explain to a child why they are being uprooted from their...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach has been in government for 12 years. What he has read into the record of the Dáil just reflects a litany of failure and inefficiency, and a lack of priority given to this area and to these children. One of my colleagues, Deputy Browne, another Tipperary Deputy, heard today that a one-year-old child with autism from Tipperary got word from the HSE that the first services...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: I would like to tell the Taoiseach about a little boy who lives here in Dublin. He will have his fourth birthday in a few weeks from now. His mother wants what any other parent would want for her child, namely, for him to be happy and to have all of the opportunities that life brings. However, this little boy has complex needs. He had a preliminary team assessment for disability services...

Accommodation Needs for New Arrivals: Statements (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Any and all forms of bigotry, racism, xenophobia, intimidation, abuse, physical or psychological attack are to be, and have been, roundly condemned. I take to my feet to condemn all of those actions without equivocation and to condemn the small minority of people who believe that it is not only acceptable but is in some way politically profitable for them to engage in this type of behaviour....

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...an event this evening to mark this significant occasion. A few days ago, the North went to the polls and delivered a seismic change in the local government elections. The clear message is that Ireland has changed and is changing. The clearer message is that people want to see the Executive back up and running to deal with the issues that matter in health and housing, to deliver good...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----but no actual result for households. What will he do now to effect a drop in energy bills for households, for the lady to whom I referred and others? Equally, what is he doing now to bring costs down at the till in supermarkets?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...the one thing it has not done is to intervene to ensure the big drop in wholesale costs gets passed on speedily to the consumer. I know all about hedging and the process he described to me, but that is no good to that woman. The Taoiseach talks about windfall taxes and high-level initiatives. At what stage will that woman and every other household see a drop in their bills? That is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: I also extend a very warm welcome to our friends from Malawi. A report by the Central Statistics Office, CSO, yesterday revealed that since March 2022 wholesale electricity costs have fallen by 57%. Yet, electricity bills have soared by 63% for households in that same time. It is very clear, therefore, that these savings are not being passed on to consumers. While big companies’...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 564. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide in tabular form a breakdown of the increased funding of €7 million for organisations funded by TUSLA to address acute demands in existing domestic violence services throughout the country; and in tabular form, a breakdown of funding allocated to investment in new services as outlined in the new strategy, and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 920. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the delivery of two specialist endometriosis centres for complex care located at Cork University Maternity Hospital and Tallaght University Hospital; and if he will confirm when patient referrals will be accepted at these services. [24949/23]

Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is important that we are clear about what we are confronting this evening. The people of Palestine live under an oppressive and brutal apartheid regime. It is a cruel system enforced and intensified by Israel's new government. The systematic violation of human rights and international law sees Palestinians killed, jailed and tortured, Palestinian homes demolished, families driven from...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is not agreed. I too rise to condemn the outrageous, appalling attack over the weekend at Sandwith Street in Dublin. However, I listened to the Minister's fielding of questions from colleagues on this matter and I have to say she is most unconvincing in her presentation. The reality is that in a First World wealthy state, we have endured a housing crisis for more than a decade. Irish...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Last year, when costs at the pumps were skyrocketing, nobody was scaremongering. That was a reality that every person experienced when going to fill his or her vehicle. The Minister and I are in agreement. I do my weekly shop as well. We see with our own eyes, do we not, the evidence of increased costs. It is an absolute disaster for people on small or fixed incomes. People are really...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: ...sign of coming down. Last week, the Government met food retailers and the Taoiseach said the Government would have a very stark message to deliver. In advance of the meeting, the Minister of State, Deputy Richmond, said he was preparing a dossier on price gouging that he was going to confront retailers with. We now hear this did not in fact happen. This meeting was talked up by the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (11 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 133. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the Office of Public Works appointment of an expert design team to complete Phase 1 works at the national monument site, 14 to 17 Moore Street, to include the team undertaking the work; details on the work themselves; and the timeframe within which the works will be completed. [22313/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (11 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 134. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the Office of Public Works tender Phase 2 fit-out and presentation work at the national monument site, 14 to 17 Moore Street, to include the team undertaking the work if appointed; the details on the works themselves; and the timeframe within which the works will be completed. [22314/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 20. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the North Sea Summit. [20297/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (10 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: At dawn on Sunday, Israeli forces arrived at a primary school in Jubbet ad-Dhib, a village in the occupied West Bank. They proceeded to bulldoze the EU-funded school building to the ground. In the aftermath, we saw the heartbreaking image of children as young as six sifting through the rubble for their schoolbooks. The demolition of Palestinian schools is a terrifying feature of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (10 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Fáilte roimh gach duine from the Banner. We also have people here from Indiana in the US and others. They are very welcome. I have made the case to the Taoiseach – I hope he has heard what I am saying – that a meeting with the sector, while welcome, is not enough in and of itself. A message to the sector asking it to bring costs down is welcome but that equally is...