Results 501-520 of 20,505 for speaker:Mary Lou McDonald

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: I also extend a very warm welcome to our friends from Malawi. A report by the Central Statistics Office, CSO, yesterday revealed that since March 2022 wholesale electricity costs have fallen by 57%. Yet, electricity bills have soared by 63% for households in that same time. It is very clear, therefore, that these savings are not being passed on to consumers. While big companies’...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 475. 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 front-line healthcare workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24462/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 564. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide in tabular form a breakdown of the increased funding of €7 million for organisations funded by TUSLA to address acute demands in existing domestic violence services throughout the country; and in tabular form, a breakdown of funding allocated to investment in new services as outlined in the new strategy, and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 793. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the short-term measures in place to address the shortages of Ozempic; the reason for the ongoing shortages; the long-term solutions being put in place to prevent these shortages recurring in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24437/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 794. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being put in place to address the shortages of 241 medicines, including 13 which are on the World Health Organisation, WHO, critical list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24438/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 795. To ask the Minister for Health to elaborate on the media comments made by his Department regarding the Government's consideration of the introduction of a serious shortage protocol, SSP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24439/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 919. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm the average waiting time for first time patients referred to the endometriosis clinic in the Coombe Hospital; the number of persons currently awaiting a first appointment; the number of persons awaiting a follow-up appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24948/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 920. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the delivery of two specialist endometriosis centres for complex care located at Cork University Maternity Hospital and Tallaght University Hospital; and if he will confirm when patient referrals will be accepted at these services. [24949/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 921. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the status of the Government's commitment to develop a National Endometriosis Framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24950/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 923. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE National Clinical Guideline for Management of Endometriosis will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24952/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (23 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 922. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the development of an endometriosis quick reference guide to assist GPs in recognising endometriosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24951/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Maternity Leave (18 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 418. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 253 of 11 May 2023, if he will provide the practical implications for the operation of the Houses of the Oireachtas arising from the introduction of maternity leave for Members; and the actions he has taken to date to address these concerns. [23744/23]

Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is important that we are clear about what we are confronting this evening. The people of Palestine live under an oppressive and brutal apartheid regime. It is a cruel system enforced and intensified by Israel's new government. The systematic violation of human rights and international law sees Palestinians killed, jailed and tortured, Palestinian homes demolished, families driven from...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Will the Ministers present make statements and take questions?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Some 1,300 people with disabilities or acquired brain or spinal injuries live in nursing homes. These settings are entirely inappropriate to their needs. We all agree that people should get the support they need, ideally to live in their own homes or, failing that, in appropriate settings. None of this will be news to the Minister or the Government because the inappropriate placing of...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----this outrage and take questions on those matters.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is not agreed. I too rise to condemn the outrageous, appalling attack over the weekend at Sandwith Street in Dublin. However, I listened to the Minister's fielding of questions from colleagues on this matter and I have to say she is most unconvincing in her presentation. The reality is that in a First World wealthy state, we have endured a housing crisis for more than a decade. Irish...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Last year, when costs at the pumps were skyrocketing, nobody was scaremongering. That was a reality that every person experienced when going to fill his or her vehicle. The Minister and I are in agreement. I do my weekly shop as well. We see with our own eyes, do we not, the evidence of increased costs. It is an absolute disaster for people on small or fixed incomes. People are really...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: Workers and families are struggling and families are struggling to keep up with sharp increases in grocery costs and households are being fleeced, day in and day out. Food price hikes have hit people's pockets hard and still show no sign of coming down. Last week, the Government met food retailers and the Taoiseach said the Government would have a very stark message to deliver. In...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (16 May 2023)

Mary Lou McDonald: 124. To ask the Taoiseach when he will publish his diary for quarter 1 2023 on the website of his Department. [22645/23]