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Wed, 11 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Mary Lou McDonald
197. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the reason behind the decision made regarding the operation of acupuncture services under level 5 restrictions; if he will engage with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss its concerns about these matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35542/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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Census of Population
Mary Lou McDonald
23. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the decision to delay the census. [31753/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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Central Statistics Office
Mary Lou McDonald
160. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if the Central Statistics Office field staff will be temporarily redeployed on a part-time basis to conduct contact tracing as they cannot undertake their contracted duties in full during the current public health restrictions. [34529/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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Domestic Violence Policy
Mary Lou McDonald
166. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has initiated the review by his Department into the provision of a statutory entitlement to domestic violence paid leave, as committed to in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34684/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Mary Lou McDonald
169. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason for the decision made regarding the operation of massage therapy under level 5 restrictions; if he will engage with a representative body (details supplied) to discuss its concerns regarding these matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34883/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Mary Lou McDonald
170. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the detail of the advice provided by NPHET regarding the operation of massage therapy under level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34884/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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Domestic Violence Policy
Mary Lou McDonald
496. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has initiated the provision of additional social protections for victims of domestic violence as committed to in the programme for Government. [34685/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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Domestic Violence Refuges Provision
Mary Lou McDonald
544. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the date by which the statistics relating to the use of Tusla-funded emergency domestic violence accommodation for 2019 will be available. [34678/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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Domestic Violence Refuges Provision
Mary Lou McDonald
545. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the date on which Tusla commenced work on the review of domestic violence accommodation; and the date on which this review will be complete. [34679/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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Domestic Violence Refuges Provision
Mary Lou McDonald
546. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of requests for domestic refuge in Tusla-funded services that went unmet in 2019 and to date in 2020 due to the fact that refuges were full. [34680/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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Domestic Violence Refuges Provision
Mary Lou McDonald
547. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the additional funding in budget 2021 to provide for the additional domestic violence refuge places to be delivered on completion of a Tusla review of domestic violence accommodation. [34681/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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Domestic Violence Policy
Mary Lou McDonald
580. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice if the audit of the way in which responsibility for domestic, sexual and gender-based violence is segmented across different agencies will be completed by March 2021 as committed to in the programme for Government; if she is overseeing the audit; and the resources allocated to the audit and the NGOs and service providers that will be consulted as part of the audit. [34683/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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Legislative Process
Mary Lou McDonald
598. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice the budget allocation in 2021 to roll out the comprehensive coercive control training programme by her Department for An Garda Síochána, Courts Service personnel and legal professionals, as committed to in the programme for Government; if the provision for the training programme has gone to tender; the mechanism by which it will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34686/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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Legislative Process
Mary Lou McDonald
599. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice if her officials have initiated the drafting of domestic homicide legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34687/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
Mary Lou McDonald
617. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the report completed by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission regarding the death of a person (details supplied) has not been published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34942/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
Mary Lou McDonald
618. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to an apology issued to the family of a person (details supplied) by An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34943/20]
Tue, 10 Nov 2020
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Irish Prison Service
Mary Lou McDonald
641. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice if the director general of the Prison Service lifted the suspension of investigations into malpractice within the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35261/20]
Wed, 4 Nov 2020
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Departmental Functions
Mary Lou McDonald
1. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing, infrastructure and digital unit of his Department. [31755/20]
Wed, 4 Nov 2020
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Social Dialogue
Mary Lou McDonald
7. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [33559/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Taoiseach's Communications
Mary Lou McDonald
182. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach further to Parliamentary Question No. 48 of 21 July 2020, if he will provide the link to his published diary on his Department’s website. [32355/20]