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

Mary Lou McDonald: We are perfectly entitled to represent the people we represent-----

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

Mary Lou McDonald: -----and to do so robustly. That is at the heart of democratic debate.

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

Mary Lou McDonald: Yesterday, the Taoiseach defended to the hilt the Government decision to scrap the eviction ban at the end of this month. Not alone is this a cruel decision but it shows once again that the Government is not on the side of hard-pressed renters. The Government has chosen to drop this protection for tenants in the middle of an unprecedented housing emergency. I want to emphasise that small...

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

Mary Lou McDonald: Jesus, Mary and Joseph.

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

Mary Lou McDonald: There is no one shouting you down, Leo. Relax.

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

Mary Lou McDonald: Yes.

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

Mary Lou McDonald: Thank you, a Cheann Comhairle. That is excellent. That was very well said. The only false narrative being spun here is that the housing emergency is the fault of landlords. Let me scotch that. It is not. Responsibility for this emergency lies fairly and squarely at the feet of the Taoiseach and his Government.

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

Mary Lou McDonald: That is the narrative. The choice here is between having a roof over your head or not; having rent that you can afford or not; having a Government that will stand up and defend renters or not; having a Government with the basic intelligence and cop-on to know that one does not create more uncertainty for renters at a time when supply is that tight and rents are so high and people are to the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (7 Mar 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 21. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Education will next meet. [9603/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Priorities (7 Mar 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 13. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic policy unit of his Department. [11068/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (7 Mar 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 525. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide the draft heads of the Bill to establish an agency with responsibility for domestic sexual and gender-based violence. [11488/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (7 Mar 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 589. To ask the Minister for Health the reason some eligible non-HSE Section 38 healthcare employees (details supplied) covered by the Government decision have still not received the Covid-19 pandemic recognition payment ; the reason this is the case; and when these workers will receive payment. [11094/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (7 Mar 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 590. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the rollout and processing of the Covid-19 pandemic recognition payment to eligible non-HSE/Section 38 healthcare employees (details supplied) covered by the Government; the number of payments that have been made by HSE and a company to date; and the number awaiting processing for payment. [11095/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Security Committee (1 Mar 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 13. To ask the Taoiseach the membership and terms of reference of the national security committee chaired by the Secretary General of his Department. [8123/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Defence Forces (1 Mar 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 8. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the high-level steering board, chaired by the Secretary General of his Department, to oversee the implementation of the high-level action plan for the report of the Commission on the Defence Forces. [8122/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (1 Mar 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the social affairs and public service unit of his Department. [9601/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Constitutional Amendments (28 Feb 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 24. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his plans for constitutional amendments. [9598/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Feb 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 12. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [9599/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (28 Feb 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 3. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the recent special European Council meeting. [8118/23]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Feb 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: We should have the proper facilities for them. That is the Minister of State's job.