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Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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British-Irish Council
Mary Lou McDonald
41. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent meeting of the British-Irish Council. [29118/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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British-Irish Council
Mary Lou McDonald
44. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the First Minister of Scotland, Ms Nicola Sturgeon. [29686/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Sexual Offences Data
Mary Lou McDonald
221. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will advance the scoping group on sexual violence recommendation that further consideration be given to the development of appropriate supplementary data collection exercises to explore the experiences of sexual violence for members of vulnerable and minority groups in view of the fact that a national survey by its nature cannot achieve data to make useful or meaningful conclusions in relation to small groups. [30225/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Gender Recognition
Mary Lou McDonald
222. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he will introduce legislative and related measures to develop gender sensitive reception procedures and support services for asylum seekers as required by the Istanbul Convention. [30233/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Residency Permits
Mary Lou McDonald
224. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he will introduce legislation to provide for the full implementation of Article 59 of the Istanbul Convention, which requires that autonomous residence permits be granted to victims of domestic violence. [30256/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Family Resource Centres
Mary Lou McDonald
357. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of family resources centres and the county in which each is located, in tabular form. [30216/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Residential Tenancies Board Administration
Mary Lou McDonald
414. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the operating cost of the Residential Tenancies Board for 2018 and to date in 2019. [30142/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Mary Lou McDonald
3. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee C (European Union including Brexit) last met; and when it is scheduled to meet again. [27549/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Garda Resources
Mary Lou McDonald
286. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda divisions in which a protective services unit has been established to date; the Garda divisions in which a protective services unit is due to be established by the end of quarter 4 of 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29333/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Garda Resources
Mary Lou McDonald
287. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the buildings, office equipment, cars, technology and trained Garda personnel are in place for each of the divisional protection services units established to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29334/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Adoption Data
Mary Lou McDonald
692. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of adoption tracing inquiries received by Tusla in the past 12 months by domestic and intercountry adoptions in tabular form. [29465/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Adoption Data
Mary Lou McDonald
693. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of adoption information inquiries, including GDPR or subject access requests, received by Tusla in the past 12 months by domestic and intercountry adoptions in tabular form. [29466/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Gender Proofing of Policies
Mary Lou McDonald
695. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the national childcare scheme has been gender proofed. [29598/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Social Welfare Benefits Data
Mary Lou McDonald
761. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the Christmas bonus will be available in 2019. [29279/19]
Thu, 4 Jul 2019
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Public Inquiries
Mary Lou McDonald
139. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has formally commenced the scoping exercise in relation to the death of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28613/19]
Thu, 4 Jul 2019
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Hospital Services
Mary Lou McDonald
237. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at Cappagh Hospital for surgery. [28857/19]
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Mary Lou McDonald
6. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee D, infrastructure, last met; and when it is scheduled to meet again. [26555/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Departmental Reviews
Mary Lou McDonald
133. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by him; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed. [27893/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Departmental Projects
Mary Lou McDonald
142. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by him; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed. [27879/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Departmental Projects
Mary Lou McDonald
166. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by him; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed. [27883/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Departmental Reviews
Mary Lou McDonald
201. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Finance the number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by him; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed. [27882/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Departmental Reports
Mary Lou McDonald
232. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by him; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed. [27887/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Departmental Reviews
Mary Lou McDonald
277. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by him; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed. [27880/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Departmental Reviews
Mary Lou McDonald
332. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by him; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed. [27886/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Departmental Reviews
Mary Lou McDonald
361. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by her; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed. [27875/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Departmental Reviews
Mary Lou McDonald
438. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by him; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed. [27884/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Departmental Reviews
Mary Lou McDonald
531. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by him; and the date by which each study, review and research project is scheduled to be completed. [27874/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Departmental Reviews
Mary Lou McDonald
564. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by him; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed. [27877/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Departmental Reviews
Mary Lou McDonald
597. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by him; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed. [27895/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Departmental Reviews
Mary Lou McDonald
617. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by her; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed. [27876/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Domestic Violence Services Funding
Mary Lou McDonald
622. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding allocated to domestic violence emergency refuges accommodation for 2019. [28141/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Departmental Reviews
Mary Lou McDonald
625. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by him; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed. [27889/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Departmental Reviews
Mary Lou McDonald
655. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by her; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed. [27881/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Gender Balance
Mary Lou McDonald
677. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 96 of 25 June 2019, her plans to undertake a gendered analysis of full employment to establish the gap between male and female participation in the workforce separate from the Central Statistics Office. [28154/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Departmental Reviews
Mary Lou McDonald
698. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by him; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed. [27885/19]
Tue, 2 Jul 2019
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Departmental Reviews
Mary Lou McDonald
718. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by her; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed. [27878/19]
Wed, 26 Jun 2019
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Programme for Government
Mary Lou McDonald
3. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the recently published programme for Government progress report. [26757/19]
Wed, 26 Jun 2019
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Departmental Administrative Arrangements
Mary Lou McDonald
7. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the parliamentary liaison unit. [26758/19]
Wed, 26 Jun 2019
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Mary Lou McDonald
8. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee E, health, last met; and when it is scheduled to meet again. [25303/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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National Economic and Social Council
Mary Lou McDonald
1. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the status of Bills under preparation in his Department. [25074/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Mary Lou McDonald
7. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee B, social policy and public services, last met; and when it is scheduled to meet again. [26554/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Gender Balance
Mary Lou McDonald
96. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the plans of the CSO to undertake a gendered analysis of full employment to establish the gap between male and female participation in the workforce. [26687/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Free Travel Scheme Eligibility
Mary Lou McDonald
616. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated annual cost of extending the free travel age for children on public transport to 18 years for Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann, Luas and Iarnród Éireann services. [26075/19]
Tue, 25 Jun 2019
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Domestic Violence Services Funding
Mary Lou McDonald
690. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding provided to domestic and gender-based violence organisations in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by organisation in tabular form. [26635/19]
Wed, 19 Jun 2019
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Mary Lou McDonald
2. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the leader of the UK Labour Party, Mr. Jeremy Corbyn. [25073/19]
Wed, 19 Jun 2019
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Departmental Strategy Statements
Mary Lou McDonald
7. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the annual report for 2018 of his Department will be published. [25301/19]
Tue, 18 Jun 2019
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Mary Lou McDonald
1. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the First Minister of Scotland, Ms Nicola Sturgeon. [23295/19]
Tue, 18 Jun 2019
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Mary Lou McDonald
8. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if will report on his recent meeting with the President of the United States of America, Mr. Donald Trump. [24206/19]
Tue, 18 Jun 2019
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Citizens' Assembly Establishment
Mary Lou McDonald
15. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the proposed Citizens' Assembly in respect of a directly elected mayor of Dublin. [25072/19]
Tue, 18 Jun 2019
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Citizens' Assembly
Mary Lou McDonald
85. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the terms of reference for the citizens' assembly on gender equality. [25416/19]
Tue, 18 Jun 2019
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Carer's Allowance Payments
Mary Lou McDonald
156. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that guards in the Irish Prison Service whose families are in receipt of a carer's allowance have recently had their payments suspended following an instruction by inspectors from his Department that all carer's allowance payments be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25054/19]
Tue, 18 Jun 2019
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Departmental Funding
Mary Lou McDonald
245. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the annual funding provided to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [25088/19]
Wed, 12 Jun 2019
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Departmental Operations
Mary Lou McDonald
3. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the international, EU and Northern Ireland division of his Department. [24205/19]
Tue, 11 Jun 2019
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European Council Meetings
Mary Lou McDonald
10. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with President Macron of France. [23294/19]
Tue, 11 Jun 2019
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European Council Meetings
Mary Lou McDonald
11. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if will report on the recent informal meeting of the European Council. [23296/19]
Tue, 11 Jun 2019
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Seanad Reform
Mary Lou McDonald
16. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the Seanad reform implementation group. [24204/19]
Tue, 11 Jun 2019
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Mary Lou McDonald
228. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the reduction of special needs assistants in a school (details supplied). [23373/19]
Tue, 11 Jun 2019
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Child Safety
Mary Lou McDonald
841. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she will implement the recommendations of a report (details supplied). [24149/19]
Tue, 11 Jun 2019
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Child Safety
Mary Lou McDonald
842. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a list of child contact centres in tabular form. [24150/19]
Tue, 11 Jun 2019
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Child Safety
Mary Lou McDonald
843. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will reinstate funding to a project (details supplied); and the reason the funding was withdrawn from same. [24151/19]
Tue, 11 Jun 2019
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Local Authority Members' Remuneration
Mary Lou McDonald
958. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the date on which the final report of the independent review of the role and remuneration of elected members to local authorities will be published. [23318/19]
Wed, 29 May 2019
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Mary Lou McDonald
1. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagement with the US congressional delegation that visited Ireland. [21570/19]
Wed, 29 May 2019
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Mary Lou McDonald
4. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when he last spoke to the British Prime Minister, Mrs. May. [21569/19]
Wed, 29 May 2019
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European Council Meetings
Mary Lou McDonald
13. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent informal meeting of the European Council. [21571/19]
Tue, 28 May 2019
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Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
Mary Lou McDonald
427. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 164 of 16 May 2019, her views on the advice from a religious order (details supplied) that burial sites at a site are to remain in the ownership of the order; and if she has raised the recent finding of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes that the religious order failed to provide evidence that infants were not buried in unapproved cemeteries. [22581/19]
Tue, 28 May 2019
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Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility
Mary Lou McDonald
498. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the rationale behind the income limits to qualify for social housing; and the reason this has resulted in a €6,000 difference in the amount a person or family can earn to qualify for social housing in counties Waterford and Tipperary. [22743/19]
Tue, 28 May 2019
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Urban Renewal Schemes
Mary Lou McDonald
500. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the establishment of the task force for Tipperary town following the appointment of an independent chairperson in March 2019; the State agencies appointed to the task force; and the budget allocated to same. [22768/19]
Wed, 22 May 2019
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Mary Lou McDonald
3. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee D, infrastructure, last met; and when it is scheduled to meet again. [18733/19]
Wed, 22 May 2019
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Mary Lou McDonald
7. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee F, national security, last met; and when it is scheduled to meet again. [17458/19]
Wed, 22 May 2019
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Mary Lou McDonald
12. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee A on the economy last met; and when it is scheduled to meet again. [18734/19]
Tue, 21 May 2019
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Freedom of Information Data
Mary Lou McDonald
2. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach to set down the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department in 2018; and the number of requests granted, partially granted and refused. [17456/19]
Tue, 21 May 2019
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Church-State Relations
Mary Lou McDonald
5. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach his plans for a new covenant between church and State. [18732/19]
Tue, 21 May 2019
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National Digital Strategy Implementation
Mary Lou McDonald
8. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the status of the national digital strategy being led by his Department. [16454/19]
Tue, 21 May 2019
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Medicinal Products Availability
Mary Lou McDonald
408. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if the HSE Leadership Team met on 14 May 2019 to consider additional information submitted by the manufacturer of the drug Spinraza; and when the team will make a final decision on the reimbursement of the drug based on this information. [21754/19]
Thu, 16 May 2019
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Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
Mary Lou McDonald
164. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the recent sale of a former mother and baby home (details supplied); and the action she will take to exclude potential burial sites from the sale following the recent finding of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes that an organisation failed to provide evidence that infants were not buried in unapproved cemeteries. [21194/19]
Tue, 14 May 2019
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European Council Meetings
Mary Lou McDonald
1. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee C, European Union, including Brexit, last met; and when it is scheduled to meet again. [15017/19]
Tue, 14 May 2019
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Mary Lou McDonald
14. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee G, justice and equality, last met; and when it is scheduled to meet again. [17457/19]
Tue, 14 May 2019
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Hospital Appointments Status
Mary Lou McDonald
340. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a MRI scan in Cappagh hospital. [20716/19]
Wed, 8 May 2019
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Garda Training
Mary Lou McDonald
543. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda districts and or stations in which gardaí have received training in coercive control prior to or following the enactment of the Domestic Violence Act 2018, in tabular form. [19793/19]
Wed, 8 May 2019
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Hospital Appointments Status
Mary Lou McDonald
646. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment to have cataracts removed. [18548/19]
Wed, 8 May 2019
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Residential Institutions
Mary Lou McDonald
1341. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a person (details supplied) has completed their examination into the legal and scientific considerations relating to the collection of DNA samples by the State for the purpose of returning human remains in Tuam, County Galway, to identifiable relatives for dignified burial; and if so, when the report will be published. [18442/19]
Wed, 17 Apr 2019
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Brexit Preparations
Mary Lou McDonald
2. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the role of his Department in preparing for a hard Brexit. [15016/19]
Wed, 17 Apr 2019
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Brexit Negotiations
Mary Lou McDonald
8. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when he last spoke with the British Prime Minister, Mrs. Theresa May. [16452/19]
Wed, 17 Apr 2019
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Domestic Homicide
Mary Lou McDonald
127. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 566 of 26 March 2019, when a reply will be provided. [17932/19]
Wed, 17 Apr 2019
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Domestic Homicide
Mary Lou McDonald
128. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 568 of 26 March 2019, when a reply will be provided. [17933/19]
Tue, 16 Apr 2019
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Mary Lou McDonald
6. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to the United States of America. [15013/19]
Tue, 16 Apr 2019
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Mary Lou McDonald
7. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee E, health, last met; and when it is scheduled to meet again. [15014/19]
Tue, 16 Apr 2019
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International Relations
Mary Lou McDonald
117. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action he will take following the adoption of a resolution (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17273/19]
Thu, 11 Apr 2019
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Defined Benefit Pension Schemes
Mary Lou McDonald
209. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if a defined benefit pension scheme (details supplied) has been closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17033/19]
Wed, 10 Apr 2019
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Legislative Measures
Mary Lou McDonald
82. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the Office of the Information Commissioner was consulted by his officials when drafting the Retention of Records Bill 2019. [16826/19]
Wed, 10 Apr 2019
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Legislative Measures
Mary Lou McDonald
83. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the Data Protection Commission was consulted by his officials when drafting the Retention of Records Bill 2019. [16827/19]
Tue, 9 Apr 2019
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Mary Lou McDonald
1. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the President of the European Council, Mr. Donald Tusk. [15015/19]
Tue, 9 Apr 2019
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Mary Lou McDonald
21. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to Northern Ireland and the meetings and engagements he attended. [12012/19]
Tue, 9 Apr 2019
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Parental Leave
Mary Lou McDonald
264. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the two extra weeks parental leave for parents in the first year of a child's life announced in budget 2019; when the legislation to enact this measure will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16341/19]
Tue, 9 Apr 2019
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Legislative Programme
Mary Lou McDonald
267. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects to introduce the Gender Pay Gap Information Bill. [16399/19]
Tue, 9 Apr 2019
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Legislative Programme
Mary Lou McDonald
268. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects to introduce the redress for women resident in certain institutions (amendment) Bill. [16400/19]
Wed, 3 Apr 2019
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Citizens' Assembly Establishment
Mary Lou McDonald
3. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his plans for a citizens’ assembly on gender equality. [12013/19]
Wed, 3 Apr 2019
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European Council Meetings
Mary Lou McDonald
9. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the March 2019 meeting of the European Council; the issues that were discussed; and if he held bilateral meetings before or after same. [15012/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Direct Provision System
Mary Lou McDonald
221. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the policy on direct provision residents’ voting rights, access to election related materials and the right to meet with candidates in the public areas of centres. [15155/19]
Tue, 2 Apr 2019
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Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
Mary Lou McDonald
489. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the mechanisms she has put in place to enable the collaborative forum of former residents of mother and baby homes and related institutions to facilitate the active participation of former residents in recommending actions and solutions to address their concerns including those issues raised in the reports of the facilitated meetings and the cross-border movement of children from homes and institutions here. [15444/19]