Results 16,101-16,120 of 21,257 for speaker:Mary Lou McDonald

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residential Institutions Issues (17 Jul 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 220. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the Bethany Home this month as committed to on 25 June 2013. [35789/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Rehiring (17 Jul 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 223. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of retired civil or public servants that have been retained by his Department since January 2013 on a short term contract or on a consultancy basis where normal abatement rules do not apply. [35848/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Haddington Road Agreement Savings (17 Jul 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 224. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a yearly detailed breakdown of the sectoral measures and accompanying savings for the duration of the Haddington Road Agreement applicable in his Department and/or non-commercial State sponsored bodies under the aegis of his Department. [35865/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff Rehiring (17 Jul 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 227. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of retired civil or public servants that have been retained by his Department since January 2013 on a short term contract or on a consultancy basis where normal abatement rules do not apply. [35841/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Haddington Road Agreement Savings (17 Jul 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 228. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide a yearly detailed breakdown of the sectoral measures and accompanying savings for the duration of the Haddington Road Agreement applicable in his Department and/or non-commercial State sponsored bodies under the aegis of his Department. [35858/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Rehiring (17 Jul 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 240. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of retired civil or public servants that have been retained by his Department since January 2013 on a short term contract or on a consultancy basis where normal abatement rules do not apply. [35837/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Haddington Road Agreement Savings (17 Jul 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 241. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a yearly detailed breakdown of the sectoral measures and accompanying savings for the duration of the Haddington Road agreement applicable in his Department and/or non-commercial State-sponsored bodies under the aegis of his Department. [35854/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Rehiring (17 Jul 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 244. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of retired civil or public servants who have been retained by her Department since January 2013 on a short-term contract or on a consultancy basis where normal abatement rules do not apply. [35839/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Haddington Road Agreement Savings (17 Jul 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 245. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a yearly detailed breakdown of the sectoral measures and accompanying savings for the duration of the Haddington Road agreement applicable in her Department and/or non-commercial State-sponsored bodies under the aegis of her Department. [35856/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (17 Jul 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 267. To ask the Minister for Health the projected annual saving to the Exchequer following his decision to withdraw the automatic entitlement to a medical card for patients undergoing treatment for cancer. [35812/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff Rehiring (17 Jul 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 273. To ask the Minister for Health the number of retired civil or public servants who have been retained by his Department since January 2013 on short-term contracts or on a consultancy basis where normal abatement rules do not apply. [35846/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Haddington Road Agreement Savings (17 Jul 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 275. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a yearly detailed breakdown of the sectoral measures and accompanying savings for the duration of the Haddington Road agreement applicable in his Department and-or non-commercial State-sponsored bodies under the aegis of his Department. [35863/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Staff Rehiring (17 Jul 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 294. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of retired civil or public servants that have been retained by his Department since January 2013 on a short term contract or on a consultancy basis where normal abatement rules do not apply. [35851/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haddington Road Agreement Savings (17 Jul 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 295. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a yearly detailed breakdown of the sectoral measures and accompanying savings for the duration of the Haddington Road Agreement applicable in his Department and-or non-commercial State sponsored bodies under the aegis of his Department. [35868/13]

Construction Contracts Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (16 Jul 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: I am very pleased that we have reached the final Stages of the Bill which I have no doubt will be widely welcomed because it is so hugely necessary to secure payment for subcontractors. The Minister of State is probably not minded to accept amendments, but I hope he will reconsider. With Deputy Sean Fleming and others, on every Stage I have raised the issue of a social clause and social...

Topical Issue Debate: Magdalen Laundries Issues (16 Jul 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: I agree with the Minister on one point, which is people throughout the country expected much more from the religious congregations. I do not believe they should be given a bye ball on the basis they have co-operated with access to records and gave Dr. McAleese full co-operation. One would expect no less given the scenario and what was being investigated. Unlike the Minister I do not find...

Topical Issue Debate: Magdalen Laundries Issues (16 Jul 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: No one is suggesting that.

Topical Issue Debate: Magdalen Laundries Issues (16 Jul 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: When the Taoiseach got to his feet in the Dáil and issued an apology to the survivors of the Magdalen laundries, everybody gathered here and beyond understood that this was the beginning of the end game for those women. It is astonishing to hear the four religious orders - the Sisters of Mercy, the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity, the Sisters of Charity and the Good Shepherd Sisters -...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Issues (16 Jul 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 70. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the legislation in place prohibiting a local authority from negotiating contracts whereby waste collection companies would pay local authorities for the recyclable waste they collected. [33804/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Administration (16 Jul 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 77. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will investigate claims by officials that Exchequer funding for Dublin City Council's Rental Accommodation Scheme falls short annually by approximately 1.5 million euro following a statement that this is not possible. [33776/13]