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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.

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

Mary Lou McDonald: That was a ridiculous answer.

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

Mary Lou McDonald: They are not agreed. What arrangements will be made to take statements and have a discussion on the agreement that has been struck between the British Government and the European Commission? As I said earlier, the imperative is now to restore government in the North. It is very important that we have a space and an opportunity to reflect on the agreement itself and to send out - I hope...

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

Mary Lou McDonald: I want to return to the Children's Rights Alliance report card, which was published today. It records that some progress has been made, but the Government gets a D grade for child homelessness and a very damning E grade for youth mental health. The Children's Rights Alliance described serious failings in the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, including more than 140...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí (Atógáil) - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: I thank the Taoiseach for that. There is no doubt but that the certainty and progress of which he speaks is desired by all of us and, most particularly, by people in the North. It is fair also to say that Europe listened to the concerns that were raised, as it made clear it always would, and agreement and a deal have been struck. Let us reflect, however, on the fact that the biggest...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: The announcement yesterday of agreement by the European Commission and the British Government on the protocol is very welcome. It marks the end of negotiations to resolve trading practicalities. We always said that a workable and durable solution existed if both parties engaged in good faith and the necessary political will was demonstrated. The protocol represents hard-won protections for...