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Wed, 5 Jul 2023
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Departmental Programmes
Mary Lou McDonald
13. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the role of his Department in the north-east inner city. [30734/23]
Wed, 5 Jul 2023
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National Economic and Social Council
Mary Lou McDonald
14. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council, NESC, a statutory agency operating under the aegis of his Department. [30735/23]
Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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Taoiseach's Communications
Mary Lou McDonald
3. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the State apologies issued by taoisigh since 2013. [32197/23]
Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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Departmental Correspondence
Mary Lou McDonald
496. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether any groups or individuals contacted his Department to express concerns in relation to the timeframe for making submissions to the consultation on the referendums on family, care and equality and/or in relation to the process for finalising the wordings to be put to referendum more generally; if so, how many individuals or groups expressed such concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32212/23]
Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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Equality Issues
Mary Lou McDonald
497. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 421 of 21 January 2023, when he will publish findings of the consultation to examine the functioning and effectiveness of the Equality Acts, which was expected early this year. [32216/23]
Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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Pharmacy Services
Mary Lou McDonald
561. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if he intends to establish a review of pharmacy dispensing fees and the extent of service provision by community pharmacists; and if he will engage directly with an organisation (details supplied) on the matter. [32054/23]
Wed, 28 Jun 2023
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Mary Lou McDonald
3. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the Prime Minister of Luxembourg. [30733/23]
Wed, 28 Jun 2023
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Child Poverty
Mary Lou McDonald
4. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the proposed child poverty unit in his Department. [30731/23]
Wed, 28 Jun 2023
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Energy Conservation
Mary Lou McDonald
83. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount funding that is available to Dublin City Council for the energy efficiency retrofit programme; and if he has any plans to increase this funding to meet climate action plans. [31399/23]
Wed, 28 Jun 2023
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Health Services Staff
Mary Lou McDonald
137. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the number of cognitive behavioural therapists in CHO9; the average waiting time for a patient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31398/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Departmental Functions
Mary Lou McDonald
1. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the non-statutory public service modernisation, development and reform functions for which his Department is responsible. [29334/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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Programme for Government
Mary Lou McDonald
6. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach his intention to establish additional units-divisions in his Department to those outlined in the programme for Government. [29336/23]
Tue, 27 Jun 2023
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British-Irish Co-operation
Mary Lou McDonald
16. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on any recent discussions he has had with the British Prime Minister. [30732/23]
Thu, 22 Jun 2023
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Equality Issues
Mary Lou McDonald
290. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he will publish the study commissioned by his Department to evaluate the processes for implementation of three equality strategies, namely, the National Strategy for Women and Girls as well as the Migrant Integration Strategy and the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy, due to be completed early in 2023. [30317/23]
Wed, 21 Jun 2023
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Climate Action Plan
Mary Lou McDonald
2. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the first progress report for the first quarter of 2023 of the climate action plan. [29328/23]
Wed, 21 Jun 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Mary Lou McDonald
11. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economy and investment will next meet. [29329/23]
Wed, 21 Jun 2023
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Official Engagements
Mary Lou McDonald
23. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the recent meeting of the European Political Community, held in Moldova. [28323/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Mary Lou McDonald
1. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland will next meet. [25560/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Departmental Data
Mary Lou McDonald
9. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the well-being framework for Ireland, overseen by his Department. [25561/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Equality Issues
Mary Lou McDonald
21. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his Department's public sector duty equality and human rights assessment. [25562/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Equality Issues
Mary Lou McDonald
22. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the measures he has taken to improve gender equality in his Department. [29330/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Air Services
Mary Lou McDonald
233. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Transport if he has concluded his consideration of the Derry City Airport’s economic assessment and supporting materials for a Dublin/Derry air route submitted to his Department in December 2022; and the progress he has made in delivering on the air connectivity review commitment under the New Decade, New Approach agreement since taking up office in 2020. [29788/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Referendum Campaigns
Mary Lou McDonald
522. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the work undertaken by the Inter-Departmental Committee concerning the Referendums on Family, Care and Equality; if that committee has engaged in any external stakeholder or targeted consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29411/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Health Services
Mary Lou McDonald
636. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the current eye care services available to children aged eight years and over in CHO9. [29240/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Health Services
Mary Lou McDonald
637. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health how many children in the CHO9 area that have been referred to HSE eye clinics, having failed the school screening services for 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, respectively. [29241/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Mary Lou McDonald
638. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the current average wait time for an appointment with HSE eye clinics for children in the CHO9 area. [29242/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Mary Lou McDonald
639. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the current average wait time for an eye examination for children in the CHO9 area. [29243/23]
Tue, 20 Jun 2023
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Health Services
Mary Lou McDonald
640. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to provide a standardised eye-care programme for children aged eight years and over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29244/23]
Wed, 14 Jun 2023
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Economic Policy
Mary Lou McDonald
1. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the Government's response to Ireland's Competitiveness Challenge 2022. [22488/23]
Wed, 14 Jun 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Mary Lou McDonald
17. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Health will next meet. [28322/23]
Wed, 14 Jun 2023
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Emergency Accommodation
Mary Lou McDonald
99. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the capital expenditure cost of providing one staffed additional family refuge space; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28773/23]
Wed, 14 Jun 2023
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Referendum Campaigns
Mary Lou McDonald
139. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will set out the period of time during which the Inter-Departmental Committee concerning the Referendums on Family, Care and Equality will consider the submissions made to that committee before producing its findings and/or making recommendations to Government. [28862/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Council of Europe
Mary Lou McDonald
4. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent attendance at the Council of Europe summit in Reykjavík, Iceland. [24233/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Departmental Strategies
Mary Lou McDonald
9. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the rational reform programme for the European semester recently published by his Department. [22486/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Cross-Border Co-operation
Mary Lou McDonald
20. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the shared island dialogue all-island women's forum civic initiative. [22487/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Crime Prevention
Mary Lou McDonald
882. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice the actions she will take following publication of the Study on Familicide and Domestic and Family Violence Death Reviews. [27502/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Referendum Campaigns
Mary Lou McDonald
1036. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the terms of reference for the interdepartmental committee concerning the referendums on family, care and equality will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27503/23]
Tue, 13 Jun 2023
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Constitutional Amendments
Mary Lou McDonald
1070. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the Inter-Departmental Committee concerning the Referendums on Family, Care and Equality will produce their findings and/or make recommendations to Government. [27896/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Departmental Communications
Mary Lou McDonald
320. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of submissions that have been received to his Department's consultation on the Referendums on Family, Care and Equality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26895/23]
Thu, 1 Jun 2023
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Social Welfare Code
Mary Lou McDonald
322. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he will publish the domestic violence leave regulations provided for in the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 to prescribe the daily rate of domestic violence leave pay; and if he will clarify that the prescribed rate of pay will not involve a reduction in the rate of pay for victims of domestic violence as previously committed to. [27007/23]
Wed, 31 May 2023
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Childcare Services
Mary Lou McDonald
145. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has recently engaged with the Dublin city childcare committee to identify vacant places for early learning and childcare in their catchment area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26578/23]
Wed, 31 May 2023
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Mary Lou McDonald
146. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will confirm the current number of early childhood education and care places currently available in Dublin Central; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26579/23]
Wed, 31 May 2023
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Mary Lou McDonald
147. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline any plans his Department is currently engaged in to address any issue of under supply of early childhood education and care places in Dublin Central; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26580/23]
Wed, 31 May 2023
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Mary Lou McDonald
148. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports available for early childhood education and care services who are experiencing sustainability issues; and the steps a service can take to access these supports. [26581/23]
Wed, 31 May 2023
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Mary Lou McDonald
149. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will set out the early childhood education and care vacant places, the enrolled places, and the overall capacity for places in Dublin Central for the years 2020 to 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26582/23]
Wed, 31 May 2023
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Mary Lou McDonald
150. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will confirm the number of new early childhood care and education scheme classes that have opened in Dublin Central for the years 2020 to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26583/23]
Wed, 31 May 2023
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Childcare Services
Mary Lou McDonald
151. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department is considering any plans to provide new childcare places in light of the pressure on childcare places and the closure of some services in Dublin Central; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26584/23]
Wed, 31 May 2023
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Mary Lou McDonald
152. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of early childhood education and care services that have raised viability concerns with the Dublin city childcare committee in the years 2020 to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26585/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Departmental Offices
Mary Lou McDonald
4. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the senior officials group on digital issues, chaired by his Department, will next meet. [25578/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Climate Action Plan
Mary Lou McDonald
12. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the number of meetings that have taken place to date in 2023 of the climate action delivery board, co-chaired by his Department. [25579/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Legal Aid
Mary Lou McDonald
235. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his position on the reinstatement of criminal legal aid fees to pre-2008 levels. [25673/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Domestic Violence
Mary Lou McDonald
349. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated capital expenditure cost of providing one staffed additional family refuge space; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26060/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Employment Schemes
Mary Lou McDonald
449. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Social Protection the reasons for the delay in completing the reasonable accommodation fund review and consultation, due to be completed by the end of 2019 under commitments within the comprehensive employment strategy; when the review report will be published; if the report will include recommendations to address the concerns of deaf people who are often marginalised in the workplace due to a lack of communication support; and when recommendations in the report will be implemented. [25653/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Domestic Violence
Mary Lou McDonald
471. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Social Protection the total annual number of victims of domestic violence who received rent supplement from 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26104/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Domestic Violence
Mary Lou McDonald
472. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Social Protection the annual monetary amount spent on translation services for victims of domestic violence from 2016 to 2023 inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26105/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Domestic Violence
Mary Lou McDonald
517. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice the number of staffed domestic violence refuge centres and the number of supported units open in each county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26058/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Domestic Violence
Mary Lou McDonald
518. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice the estimated current expenditure cost of providing one additional staffed family refuge space; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26059/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Domestic Violence
Mary Lou McDonald
519. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice the number of new refuge accommodation units delivered and opened for each of the years 2020 to 2023 inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26061/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Mary Lou McDonald
520. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice Tusla's funding allocation for each of the years 2020 to 2023 inclusive for staffed refuges, domestic violence support services, rape crisis centres and associated helpline services, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26062/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Domestic Violence
Mary Lou McDonald
521. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice the number of protection orders sought for each of the years 2016 to 2023 inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26063/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Domestic Violence
Mary Lou McDonald
522. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice the number of safety orders sought for each of the years 2016 to 2023 inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26064/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Domestic Violence
Mary Lou McDonald
523. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice the number of interim barring orders sought for each of the years 2016 to 2023 inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26065/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Domestic Violence
Mary Lou McDonald
524. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice the number of barring orders sought for each of the years 2016 to 2023 inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26066/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Domestic Violence
Mary Lou McDonald
525. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice the number of protection orders granted for each of the years 2016 to 2023 inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26067/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Domestic Violence
Mary Lou McDonald
526. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice the number of safety orders granted for each of the years 2016 to 2023 inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26068/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Domestic Violence
Mary Lou McDonald
527. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice the number of interim barring orders granted for each of the years 2016 to 2023 inclusive, in tabular from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26069/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Domestic Violence
Mary Lou McDonald
528. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice the number of barring orders granted for each of the years 2016 to 2023 inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26070/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Domestic Violence
Mary Lou McDonald
529. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice the monetary amount spent on translation services for victims of domestic violence for each of the years 2016 to 2023 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26071/23]
Tue, 30 May 2023
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Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Mary Lou McDonald
531. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice the process that has been established to roll-out a National Domestic Violence Accommodation (Refuge) Strategic Development Plan, in the context of a National Services Development Plan, as set out in the Third National Domestic Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Strategy. [26120/23]
Thu, 25 May 2023
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Houses of the Oireachtas Commission
Mary Lou McDonald
240. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 418 of 18 May 2023, if he will provide details of the practical concerns he is referring to regarding the operation of the Houses of the Oireachtas arising from the introduction of maternity leave for Members. [25428/23]
Wed, 24 May 2023
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Defence Forces
Mary Lou McDonald
1. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the high-level steering board, chaired by the Secretary General of his Department, to oversee the implementation of the high-level action plan for the report of the Commission on the Defence Forces. [20327/23]
Wed, 24 May 2023
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Departmental Strategies
Mary Lou McDonald
5. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the strategic goals of his Department's Strategy Statement 2021-2023; and if he plans to update them. [20328/23]
Wed, 24 May 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Mary Lou McDonald
18. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the policing reform implementation programme office in his Department. [20329/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Mary Lou McDonald
1. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [20326/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Economic Policy
Mary Lou McDonald
19. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic policy unit of his Department. [22483/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Mary Lou McDonald
31. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on humanitarian response to Ukraine will next meet. [22484/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Departmental Policies
Mary Lou McDonald
475. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for 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]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Domestic Violence
Mary Lou McDonald
564. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice 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 the new services these moneys have been or will be allocated to at the close of this year. [24806/23]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Medicinal Products
Mary Lou McDonald
793. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked 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]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Medicinal Products
Mary Lou McDonald
794. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked 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]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Medicinal Products
Mary Lou McDonald
795. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked 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]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Mary Lou McDonald
919. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked 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]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Health Services
Mary Lou McDonald
920. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked 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]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Health Services
Mary Lou McDonald
921. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked 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]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Mary Lou McDonald
922. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked 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]
Tue, 23 May 2023
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Health Services
Mary Lou McDonald
923. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked 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]
Thu, 18 May 2023
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Local Authorities
Mary Lou McDonald
322. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 204 of 11 May 2023, when the specific recommendations regarding paternity and parental leave proposed by the cross-party all-female councillor sub-group in 2021 will be implemented. [23745/23]
Thu, 18 May 2023
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Maternity Leave
Mary Lou McDonald
418. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked 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]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Mary Lou McDonald
124. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when he will publish his diary for quarter 1 2023 on the website of his Department. [22645/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Mary Lou McDonald
475. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice the consideration he has given to the establishment of a domestic independent body or bodies for the purpose of the monitoring implementation of the Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence for victims set out in Article 10 of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence and for children to ensure their rights under Article 19 of the United Nation's Convention on the Rights of the Child are upheld. [22364/23]
Tue, 16 May 2023
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Departmental Funding
Mary Lou McDonald
723. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the allocation that has been made for the access to care fund annually from 2020 to date, inclusive; the amount spent to reduce specific community care waiting lists, specifically primary care child psychology/counselling, CAMHS and autism for the same periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23130/23]
Thu, 11 May 2023
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Heritage Sites
Mary Lou McDonald
133. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on the Office of Public Works appointment of an expert design team to complete Phase 1 works at the national monument site, 14 to 17 Moore Street, to include the team undertaking the work; details on the work themselves; and the timeframe within which the works will be completed. [22313/23]
Thu, 11 May 2023
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Heritage Sites
Mary Lou McDonald
134. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on the Office of Public Works tender Phase 2 fit-out and presentation work at the national monument site, 14 to 17 Moore Street, to include the team undertaking the work if appointed; the details on the works themselves; and the timeframe within which the works will be completed. [22314/23]
Thu, 11 May 2023
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Flexible Work Practices
Mary Lou McDonald
204. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the recommendations regarding paternity and parental leave, and family friendly working hours for councillors proposed by the cross-party all-female councillor sub-group in 2021 will be implemented. [22261/23]
Thu, 11 May 2023
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Heritage Sites
Mary Lou McDonald
218. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he will take following the late discovery of a report (details supplied) identifying No. 18 Moore Street as a pre-1916 structure which was submitted to his Department a number of years ago but was not made available to the Moore Street Advisory Group despite the repeated requested of its members. [22315/23]
Thu, 11 May 2023
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Maternity Leave
Mary Lou McDonald
253. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he will introduce legislation providing for maternity leave for Oireachtas Members; and the constitutional and practical concerns that prevented him from including these provisions in the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022, as previously committed to. [22257/23]
Wed, 10 May 2023
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Mary Lou McDonald
20. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the North Sea Summit. [20297/23]
Tue, 9 May 2023
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Departmental Policies
Mary Lou McDonald
1. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social policy and public service reform division of his Department. [19138/23]
Tue, 9 May 2023
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Departmental Policies
Mary Lou McDonald
5. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and public services will next meet. [20325/23]
Tue, 9 May 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Mary Lou McDonald
17. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on European Union and international affairs will next meet. [20324/23]