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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (21 Mar 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 973. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason the study commissioned by his Department to evaluate the processes for implementation of three equality strategies, the National Strategy for Women and Girls as well as the Migrant Integration Strategy and the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy to be completed early this year has not yet...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Protection (21 Mar 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1099. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when he will introduce the Criminal Justice (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2022 which was due to be published at the end of 2022; and if he is satisfied that the State is meeting its international legal obligations to children as it has still not ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (21 Mar 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1116. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the programme for Government commitment to introduce domestic homicide reviews legislation can be delivered as he has yet to publish the study on familicide and domestic homicide reviews submitted to him in the summer of 2022; and if he remains committed to the zero tolerance policy as set out in the Third Strategy on...

International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Hear, Hear.

International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: I wish to share time with Deputies Funchion, O'Reilly and Kerrane.

International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: I wish a happy International Women's Day to the Ceann Comhairle and to all gathered here. International Women's Day is a time to recognise and celebrate the strides taken by women towards gender equality and to reflect on the road ahead that we have still to travel. In Ireland, much progress has been achieved. This has been secured by generations of women who have stepped forward and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: An Garda Síochána (8 Mar 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: I hope we would all accept that the critical building block for a policing service for our future is actually the people working within the service, in other words, the gardaí themselves. The Taoiseach's response did not reflect the fact gardaí are resigning in increasing numbers, with nearly three times the number resigning from the force last year when compared with 2017....

Ceisteanna - Questions: An Garda Síochána (8 Mar 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 14. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the policing reform implementation programme office in his Department. [9604/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (8 Mar 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the Government's response to Ireland's Competitiveness Challenge 2022. [9602/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (8 Mar 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Presumably that includes the Taoiseach.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (8 Mar 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: One of the challenges identified by the report Ireland's Competitiveness Challenge 2022 is the need to enhance labour market performance for the purpose of increased productivity and competitiveness. The report finds that increased performance can be achieved by increasing participation and fostering skills and calls for these productivity gains to be shared with workers which is an...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (8 Mar 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: On what is International Women's Day, I will take the opportunity to acknowledge the important work of the all-island women's forum and the women from across Ireland's diverse communities who have participated so generously in that work. We support the forum's ambition to be a catalyst for change in seeking substantial reform that will enable women to take our rightful place as leaders in...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (8 Mar 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Is this the Taoiseach's social media clip for the day?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (8 Mar 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the shared island dialogue all-island women's forum civic initiative. [10770/23]

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

Mary Lou McDonald: Cyra Cahill is three years old and is in need of services. Her mother, Charlotte, has spoken out publicly about her because she is desperate to secure those services. Cyra had an assessment of needs last year but there was no psychologist present. As the Taoiseach is aware, the HSE approach to assessment of needs was ruled by the High Court last year to be in breach of the Disability Act...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (8 Mar 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: If you believe that, stand aside, call an election and let us get on with the job.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (8 Mar 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: We have plenty of proposals.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (8 Mar 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Stop it.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (8 Mar 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Stop it. This is a serious issue for families who will face eviction.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (8 Mar 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Sorry, a Cheann Comhairle, the Taoiseach made a point of order and questioned the democratic capacities or ability of this party. I might remind the Taoiseach that on the last occasion that we went to the polls, this party and these benches secured more votes than his own.