Results 17,381-17,400 of 21,260 for speaker:Mary Lou McDonald
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Croke Park Agreement (27 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: We did not have to travel far to find somebody to give the lie to the Minister's claim that the agreement is in any way fair or equitable. In fact, people came to us. A sample of the workers who are badly hit by this agreement were the firefighters who assembled outsides the gates of the Houses yesterday. Having studied the agreements, the firefighters clearly understand they will face...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Croke Park Agreement (27 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: He was not prepared to go after them other than in the most light-handed of ways.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Croke Park Agreement (27 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: This is not about pensions; it is about pay. I have other issues to raise.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Croke Park Agreement (27 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: I asked my question.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Croke Park Agreement (27 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures he is taking in the current negotiations on an extended Croke Park deal to protect the current pay of low and middle income workers. [10490/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Remuneration (27 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the saving to the Exchequer if all annual public sector pay, to include local authorities and State agencies, was capped at €100,000. [10428/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Remuneration (27 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form the saving to the Exchequer if public sector increments were withdrawn for all pay under €50,000, between €50,001 and €60,000, between €60,001 and €70,000 and more than €70,000. [10429/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (27 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the basis on which St. Patrick's Mother and Baby Home, Navan Road, Dublin was added to the institutions covered by the Residential Institutions Redress Scheme by Statutory Order No. 518 of 2005. [10707/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (27 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Magdalen Laundry redress mechanism will be placed on a statutory footing. [10700/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (27 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Magdalen Laundry redress mechanism will include an independent appeals mechanism. [10701/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (27 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if surviving women wishing to avail of legal representation, for example women who wish to remain anonymous, that this will be allowed within the Magdalen Laundry redress mechanism. [10702/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (27 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if it his intention to withhold access to redress from surviving women of the Magdalene Laundries who have previously received supports from the Residential Institutions Redress Board for abuses suffered whilst in an industrial school. [10704/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (27 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reasons the Magdalen Laundry review terms of reference refer only to women who are now resident in Britain; and if surviving women who now reside outside Ireland and Britain will be able to access the Magdalen Laundry fund. [10703/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (27 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the formal action he will take to ensure the religious orders are brought to account for their role in the Magdalene Laundries abuse. [10705/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (27 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will include the survivors of Bethany Home in the Magdalen Laundry redress mechanism noting the principle of due diligence which provides that where State authorities knew of actual human rights abuses by non-State actor as recorded for example during State inspections of Bethany under the Registration of Maternity Homes Act and failed to...
- Order of Business (26 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: I understand the Taoiseach wants the legislation on the X case and the A, B and C case to be right, but he will appreciate the urgency that exists in bringing the legislation forward. I ask for more clarity. He indicated that he does not want to see any undue delay. Is there any prospect that we will see the heads of a Bill before Easter?
- Order of Business (26 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: Has he been given an indicative date?
- Leaders' Questions (26 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach has his hand in their pockets.
- Leaders' Questions (26 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: What about special advisers?
- Other Questions: Energy Schemes (26 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way in which he expects the €70 million energy efficiency fund to be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9982/13]