Results 19,381-19,400 of 21,260 for speaker:Mary Lou McDonald
- An Bille um an Tríochadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (An Conradh ar Chobhsaíocht, ar Chomhordú agus ar Rialachas san Aontas Eacnamaíoch agus Airgeadaíochta) 2012: An Dara Céim (Atógáil)Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: We have called that clause linking those two issues a blackmail clause, as that is precisely what it is. The Government is inviting citizens to set in stone a set of economic policies in a binding international agreement that will, by definition, place serious restrictions on our capacity to borrow, with penalties if we fail to measure up. Not alone must we take this austerity but the...
- An Bille um an Tríochadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (An Conradh ar Chobhsaíocht, ar Chomhordú agus ar Rialachas san Aontas Eacnamaíoch agus Airgeadaíochta) 2012: An Dara Céim (Atógáil)Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: -----and will institutionalise endless austerity because so-called core member states, Germany and France in particular, want to impose harsh fiscal rules on a European Union economy that is already struggling desperately. One rarely hears mentioned that Ireland adhered to the rules in place prior to the crisis, unlike France and Germany which were serial breachers of the Stability and...
- Order of Business (18 Apr 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: I understand that a committee headed by Dr. Don Thornhill is due to report to the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Hogan, shortly on the introduction of a property tax. As the Taoiseach is aware, public speculation is that the proposed tax could amount to â¬1,000 for home owners.
- Order of Business (18 Apr 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Could the Taoiseach confirm when the group will report to Government, whether the report will be published and debated in the Dáil and what his plans are to introduce proposed legislation for the property tax?
- Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: I extend sympathies to Deputy Pearse Doherty on the sudden death of his father, who is being laid to rest this morning. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dÃlis. They say that lightning does not strike twice but the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Hogan, seems to be disproving that maxim. May we have a couple of straight answers from the Taoiseach? He has...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: -----from this charge.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach has made a virtue of the fact that he will not touch income tax and it is clearly a matter of doctrine that the Government will not tax the very wealthy. It is fairly gung ho about imposing charge after charge on lower and middle income people. What will the charge be for the installation of meters? Will the Taoiseach give a guarantee that whatever way this scheme works, the...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: To set the record straight, more than £1 billion has been invested in water improvement in the North where there are no household water charges - we saw to that - and no prospect of the water service being privatised. Those are the facts.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: I find it astonishing that the Taoiseach states it will be a matter for discussion whether water supply would be cut off to houses and homes across the State.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: To quote him directly, he stated it will be "a matter for discussion". There cannot be any discussion on that issue.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Water, as the Taoiseach conceded, is essential for a decent standard or quality of living. He stated the speculation as regards costs that is doing the rounds in the public arena is just speculation. However, in the absence of any clarity from the Government, there will be such speculation. The Taoiseach has failed this morning to indicate in any substantive way for the citizens of the...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: I heard all of that.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: I ask the Taoiseach to answer my question.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: I am asking about the guaranteed supply of water to homes. It is a very simple question.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Will people have their water cut off?
- Banking Sector Regulation: Announcement by Minister for Finance (29 Mar 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: That makes no sense.
- Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2012: Motion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Among others.
- Order of Business (29 Mar 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: It is not agreed.
- Order of Business (29 Mar 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: As was discussed earlier, we are within days of the cut-off point for the payment of the Government's household charge, which 70% of citizens have not yet paid. Yesterday, a colleague of mine in a spirit of constructive engagement with the Government published a Bill to repeal the charge-----
- Order of Business (29 Mar 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: We like to be helpful.