Results 18,661-18,680 of 21,260 for speaker:Mary Lou McDonald
- Order of Business (20 Sep 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Ceann Comhairle gave leeway to others.
- Order of Business (20 Sep 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Perhaps the Ceann Comhairle will be momentarily distracted again. The Tánaiste should give over. Is he seriously suggesting the Government is dealing with the jobs crisis in this State? He is not codding anybody with that nonsense.
- Order of Business (20 Sep 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Reference was made earlier to the Tánaiste's colleague, the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Roisín Shortall, and her dysfunctional relationship with the Minister for Health.
- Order of Business (20 Sep 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: I am not so worried about that; I am more worried about the delivery of the service. The Minister of State raised the issue of the health (amendment) Bill, under which it is intended to provide free GP care services. She clearly feels there is not sufficient priority attaching to this matter. When will it be resolved? When will the legislation be forthcoming? The Minister of State was...
- Order of Business (20 Sep 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Really?
- Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: I am not interested in hearing the Tánaiste's lament about Fianna Fáil.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: I wish he would stop it. The Government's last budget was judged, not only by Sinn Féin but also by organisations such as Barnados, as having heaped huge hardship on children. Stealth taxes and cuts to public services and social welfare all had an impact on child citizens. Of course, we had the debacle of DEIS schools and the attempt to take teachers away from some of the most...
- Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: I do not have confidence in the robustness of the process for children-proofing the budget. The constitutional referendum will not be a simple plebiscite of the people and a popular vote. It puts it up to the Government to put its money where its mouth is. If the Government is serious about protecting the rights of children, it will protect the services they rely on and the income of low...
- Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: I listened carefully.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: So, cutbacks are good for children.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Deputy Calleary may be suggesting relationship counselling or some kind of mediation for the two individuals concerned. I reiterate our welcome for the publication of the proposed wording of the constitutional amendment on children and congratulate the Government on its publication. It is without doubt a significant and long overdue step towards enshrining children's rights in the...
- Written Answers — Department of Defence: Value for Money Reviews (20 Sep 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Defence when he will publish his value for money review of the Defence Forces. [39497/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (20 Sep 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the legislative, taxation or additional measures he intends to put in place to assist families in mortgage distress. [39880/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Rehiring (20 Sep 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of new staff that have been hired within the Department of Finance and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform that have economic academic qualifications. [39870/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Rehiring (20 Sep 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons recruited to the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service; if he will provide a breakdown of the annual salaries awarded to each new recruit and their qualifications. [39884/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Programme (20 Sep 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he intends to publish the Protected Disclosures in the Public Interest Bill legislation. [39874/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Programme (20 Sep 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he intends to publish the Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill legislation. [39875/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Programme (20 Sep 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when will he publish the Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2012 Regulatory Impact Assessment undertaken and completed by his Department earlier this year. [39879/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Programme (20 Sep 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he intends to publish the National Lottery Act 1986 (Amendment) Bill legislation. [39876/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Programme (20 Sep 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he intends to publish the Regulation of Lobbying Bill legislation. [39877/12]