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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Why? Because Israel is never ever held to account. The Taoiseach is being very disingenuous as regards the International Criminal Court.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: When it came to Ukraine and Putin's violation of international law, there were, correctly, multiple complaints to the International Criminal Court. Why is Israel different? Why is it that the international community cannot the state the truth that the world has seen with its own eyes? As Palestinians are massacred, why is it that Israel cannot be held to account? The Taoiseach's own words...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: This is a serious issue.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Hear, hear.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Israel's merciless military attack on the people of Gaza continues. The attack has killed more than 11,000 Palestinians, including more than 4,500 children and more than 3,000 women. A child is killed every ten minutes in full sight of the world. Gaza is a graveyard of innocent children. Israel's bombardment has destroyed Gaza's health infrastructure. Hospitals are running out of fuel...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (9 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 307. To ask the Minister for Health the level of additional core expenditure for new developments, excluding funding for carryover and otherwise maintaining existing levels of service, which has been allocated to the Rotunda Hospital for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49110/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (9 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 308. To ask the Minister for Health the level of additional core expenditure for new developments, excluding funding for carryover and otherwise maintaining existing levels of service, which has been allocated to the national maternity strategy for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49111/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (8 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: As Israel continues to lay waste to Gaza and its medical infrastructure, there are 50,000 pregnant women who cannot access basic health services and proper care. Now, Al-Awda Hospital, the only hospital in northern Gaza left providing maternity services, will shut down as fuel runs out. The trauma and the horror experienced by Gazan women is the stuff of nightmares. It is a living...

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

Mary Lou McDonald: We can agree that the scale of this is huge. I hope we can also agree that, along with builders and developers, the State bears considerable responsibility for this fiasco. Let us remember the details. We talk about defects. We have families living in homes that are not safe, that do not have adequate fire safety protection and, in the worst-case scenarios, have inadequate fire escapes....

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

Mary Lou McDonald: Across the State, tens of thousands of homeowners and tenants are living in homes built during the Celtic tiger era that have serious building defects. These homes typically have no fire stopping measures, causing significant fire safety concerns. At the most extreme, they have no adequate fire escapes. Many properties have water ingress, that is, moisture seeping into the structure of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (7 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 6. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on any recent discussions he has had with the British Prime Minister. [48408/23]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: I want to return to the question of Gaza. A calendar month ago, horror was visited on Israeli civilians and we remain in condemnation of that action by Hamas. Since then, as has been said, Gaza has become a graveyard for children, with a child killed every ten minutes. It is very clear that Israel is not acting within international law in pursuing its self-defence. The Taoiseach has...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: I want to join in extending condolences to Deputy Verona Murphy and to our colleague, Deputy Denise Mitchell, who also lost her father yesterday. I extend condolences to both families. We need to have statements, questions and answers with the Ministers for Justice and Transport on the issue of road deaths. I am struck by the fact that we have seen a spike in the loss of life,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: To attack-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: This is all diversionary.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: We do not want to do that at all. What I would like the Taoiseach to do is-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----to answer the question I put to him. There are currently 800 vacant posts in primary schools. That is set to hit 1,200. That is a problem, I think we can agree. The teaching union is telling us directly that this is related to housing and the fact that teachers cannot afford to rent or buy a home close to where they work. I have asked the Taoiseach what he will do about that. His...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is "unprecedented", "dire", "an exodus". These are some of the words used to describe the chronic teacher shortage, with new research showing 800 vacant primary teaching posts across the State. The situation is set to worsen, with vacancies expected to hit 1,200 in the near future. A staggering 66% of these vacancies are in the greater Dublin area and the impact is being felt...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (7 Nov 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 711. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the Government has any plans to recognise Covid-19 as an occupational disease for frontline health care workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47434/23]

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (25 Oct 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: I am sharing time with Deputy Carthy. This European Council meeting is of grave importance. It is a moment of reckoning for European leaders as the people of Gaza struggle to survive Israel's relentless bombardment. Thousands of Palestinians have been slaughtered and injured, more than a million have been displaced, with their homes, hospitals, schools and vital infrastructure have been...