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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Rents have soared to unaffordable levels in the decade that Fine Gael has been in power. The latest daft.iereport is a nightmare read for workers and families caught in the private rental trap. The report shows that new rents across the State increased by nearly 14% in 2022. All counties bar one saw double-digit increases. Some of these increases are frightening: County Mayo, up 21%;...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Reviews (14 Feb 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 167. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will publish the independent review of the organisational structures of the Maritime Casualty Investigation Board (details supplied). [7148/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (8 Feb 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: I asked about Derry Airport.

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (8 Feb 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: In response to my last question on paid domestic leave entitlements, the Taoiseach cited the North as a reason for holding entitlements back. I will put on the record that north of the Border, there is an entitlement to ten days of leave on full pay. I reiterate my call to the Taoiseach to go back to the Minister and to ensure that domestic violence leave is at full pay. I will raise...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (8 Feb 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 20. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council. [5644/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (8 Feb 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 9. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the programme for Government. [4089/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (8 Feb 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Later this year there will be a look-back independent inquiry into the State's handling of the pandemic. How will nursing home deaths be dealt with? I encourage the Taoiseach to meet families whose loved ones died during the pandemic. These include families from Dealgan House or Ballynoe nursing home in Whites Cross. They will tell a story of systemic institutional failure that resulted...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Gender Equality (8 Feb 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach's response indicates the huge amount of work that is still to be done yet on the issue of equal pay for work of equal value. I wish to raise a related matter with the Taoiseach, if I can. It is the domestic violence leave reduced rate of pay provision that is contained within the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022. The legislation, as the Taoiseach...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Gender Equality (8 Feb 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the gender pay gap report from his Department. [5645/23]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: We also need further supports in respect of energy costs. Will the Taoiseach put together such a package and, if so, when will he announce it?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----and members of the Cabinet decide. The Taoiseach has very significant questions to answer on these matters from Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and, let it be said, others, including those within the Labour Party.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: I hope the Taoiseach and his colleagues, rather than answering individual questions, will make a comprehensive statement on these matters. The levels of child poverty in the State are absolutely unacceptable. We have seen the worsening situation for workers and families laid bare in a report by Barnardos, published this morning. The Taoiseach is probably familiar with its key findings....

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is not agreed. The Attorney General has published his report. There is nothing terribly surprising in it but it is disingenuous of the Taoiseach to describe the treatment of vulnerable citizens as merely an historical phenomenon. The political choices that were made by successive governments are very much contemporary. The Attorney General has set out the legal stall from his point of...

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

Mary Lou McDonald: Do not imagine for a second that we or the families who are struggling can wait for the next budget. That is completely unreal.

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

Mary Lou McDonald: I thank the Taoiseach. As he said, there are 186,000 borrowers on tracker mortgages, 129,000 on standard variable rates and more than 113,000 with non-banks and vulture funds. Some borrowers are being affected very dramatically and very immediately with these five hikes so far and with more to come. I do not believe the Government should hesitate on this matter. The reality, as we know,...

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

Mary Lou McDonald: First of all, I wish to record the shock felt across the world at the natural disaster and devastation we have witnessed in Türkiye and Syria. We extend our solidarity to all those hurt and injured and urge the global community to rally to the support of these devastated communities. Last Thursday the European Central Bank increased interest rates for the fifth time since July of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (8 Feb 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 279. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress made by the European Union and the international unit of his Department in finalising Ireland’s child guarantee action plan, for which work was initiated by his officials in 2021. [5543/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Equality Issues (8 Feb 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 298. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he will publish the study commissioned by him 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. [6077/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reviews (8 Feb 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 323. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the officials in his Department have completed their examination and analysis of the study on familicide and domestic homicide reviews submitted to him in the summer of 2022. [5927/23]

Address by H.E. Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament (2 Feb 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Ben arrivata, Signora Presidente. You are very welcome, Madam President. Ireland is a nation that stands proudly for the values of democracy, solidarity, equality and human dignity, for freedom. These are values shared and cherished by the peoples of Europe as we strive to shape a bright future for workers, families and communities in a rapidly changing world. They are of course the...