Results 17,621-17,640 of 21,260 for speaker:Mary Lou McDonald

Leaders' Questions (23 Jan 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach said that the Government is prepared to legislate for pay cuts for low paid public sector workers but it consistently refuses to legislate on the issue of the runaway gilt edged pensions-----

Leaders' Questions (23 Jan 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----of former taoisigh and some of the Taoiseach's former colleagues. Why that contradiction? Surely, if the Government is to be fair there must be fair play all around. By any standard, young nurses, midwives and the health service are getting a raw deal from this Government.

Leaders' Questions (23 Jan 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: Answer the question on high pay.

Leaders' Questions (23 Jan 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: Answer my question.

Leaders' Questions (23 Jan 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: What about your salary, Taoiseach?

Leaders' Questions (23 Jan 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is a case of the Government protecting itself.

Leaders' Questions (23 Jan 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: On Sunday, the Taoiseach took to the airwaves to threaten public sector workers with pay cuts. Last week, at the outset of negotiations on a successor to the Croke Park agreement, the Government warned of compulsory redundancies in the public sector. This is not the way to negotiate in good faith. The case for public sector reform is unanswerable and is accepted by those in the public and...

Leaders' Questions (23 Jan 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: No doubt the Taoiseach is right to say that they are the best-trained nurses and midwives in the world, which is all the more reason to ensure we have them within our system. Sinn Féin Members met representatives of the nurses. In case the Taoiseach and his Government colleagues do not know, they are very angry about this scheme. They do not see it as some golden opportunity for them...

Leaders' Questions (23 Jan 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: They were particularly outraged at the weekend when the Minister for Health suggested that if they were not happy with the scheme they should emigrate or perhaps get a job in a fast-food restaurant. Perhaps those are the kinds of choices the Government envisages for young highly qualified people. The position of equal pay for work of equal value is fundamental in any profession or job and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Grades (23 Jan 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the percentage of senior civil servants from Principal Officer upwards that are women; and the percentage of Assistant Secretaries General and Secretaries General grades that are women. [3082/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Jan 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the fact that the percentage of children attending primary school is increasing annually, if the cap on special education assistants leading to a shortage of essential classrooms supports for children with special needs. [2671/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (22 Jan 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: 190. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason for the delay in issuing a passport to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 20. [2973/13]

Order of Business (17 Jan 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: I want to-----

Order of Business (17 Jan 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: I am not opposing it.

Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: I listened very carefully.

Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: Answer my question. Where will they find your money?

Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: You are not answering my question.

Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: Tell families where they are to find the additional money. You cannot.

Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: This morning the latest survey from the Irish League of Credit Unions revealed that 1.6 million people are left with €50 or less to spend at the end of each month after they meet their household bills. The survey reflects that since October last an additional 230,000 people have fallen into this bracket. This is a direct result of the Government's austerity policies and its most...

Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2013)

Mary Lou McDonald: I hope the Minister is not questioning the validity of the survey carried out by the Irish League of Credit Unions, although it sounded remarkably like it. The Minister certainly lives in a vacuum or bubble if he is unaware of the extent to which households are struggling, and the Irish League of Credit Unions is truthfully and accurately reflecting that reality. The Government cannot...