Results 17,521-17,540 of 21,260 for speaker:Mary Lou McDonald
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Diplomatic Representation (5 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: As were many civilians.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Diplomatic Representation (5 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: Are Deputy Martin's questions to the Taoiseach or to me?
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Diplomatic Representation (5 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: That is also true of Northern nationalists and well the Deputy knows it.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Diplomatic Representation (5 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: Certainly nobody wants to see any 11 year old or children of any age involved in riots and getting arrested. Without trying to take for a second from the very deep social problems in many areas across the Six Counties, statistics reflect that while the indices of poverty and deprivation are found in loyalist areas, they are predominantly within what would be termed Nationalist or republican...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Diplomatic Representation (5 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: No, the RUC.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Diplomatic Representation (5 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: Correct.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Diplomatic Representation (5 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: We met with representatives of the Human Rights Consortium in the North to discuss the outstanding elements of the Good Friday Agreement, in particular, the need for a bill of rights for the North. The consortium is very concerned that the British Government is deliberately long-fingering this issue because of Tory objections to the idea of a bill of rights and because elements of political...
- Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: Get out of here.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: And they were slaves.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: Taoiseach, I do not want glib remarks.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: I refer to an apology from the Taoiseach-----
- Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: -----as Taoiseach, to those women, which is long overdue.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: Moreover, when you were on these benches, you were very clear that an apology was needed.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: I am aware of that.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: The United Nations forced the Government to deal with it. The Government was forced by the United Nations to do it.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Government was forced by the United Nations to do it.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: This is disgraceful on the Taoiseach's part.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: I look forward to the Taoiseach's apology.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: More to the point, the women await the Taoiseach's apology.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: The last of these institutions only closed their doors in 1996, so sadly this is not something that is simply a throw-back to the 1940s or 1950s. The Taoiseach spoke of the courage of the women coming forward to tell their true stories. I join with the Taoiseach in recognising their courage. I only wish that their courage could be matched by some courage on his part. I have been greatly...