Results 17,941-17,960 of 21,518 for speaker:Mary Lou McDonald
- Leaders' Questions (20 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is a departmental briefing note.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is called opposition.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: A bit like the Tánaiste's neck.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: I want the Tánaiste to answer the question. He is the Tánaiste, is he not?
- Leaders' Questions (20 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Is Deputy Gilmore not the Tánaiste? Does he-----
- Leaders' Questions (20 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is called opposition.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: No, the trick is on the Tánaiste's side, as he will not answer my question. What will he do about this?
- Leaders' Questions (20 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Is this how the Tánaiste responded to Deputy Shortall when she raised the matter with him?
- Leaders' Questions (20 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Right. We have the Tánaiste now.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: No, I put the question to the Tánaiste.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: I asked the Tánaiste the questions because the Minister will not answer them. The Tánaiste is a disgrace.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: I, too, wish everyone who works in the Houses of the Oireachtas, the Deputies gathered in the Chamber and their families and those viewing proceedings at home a very happy Christmas. Nollaig shona daoibh go léir. On 26 September, Deputy Róisín Shortall resigned her junior Ministry in the Department of Health. On 25 October, almost one month later, I raised with the...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (20 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on works being carried out on the LUAS BXD project; the total spend on the project so far and current estimate for the cost of the completed project. [57236/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (20 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of the sports capital grant in terms of the total amount in new funding; the amount allocated thus far; the amount of funding still to be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57259/12]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: But Mr. MacSharry is on the remuneration committee and, in fact, chairs it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: What is the point of the remuneration committee then?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: So, you stand over those salaries.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: So, you do not stand over those salaries.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: I thank Mr. MacSharry and Ms Hayes for attending. To take up Deputy Michael Creed's point about the lack of a definition of what constitutes the public interest, I was struck by the fact that some of Mr. MacSharry's responses were almost in the style of de Valera looking into his heart and conscience to establish for himself-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is problematic that directors do not have a more pinned down directive sense of what is the public interest. Mr. MacSharry has articulated his obligations under company law. It is only fair to say that given what happened in the financial institutions and the consequences for the public, the public has a view to have its interests protected against those of the banks. Mr. MacSharry...