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Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
Mary Lou McDonald
808. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice to provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence offences data, to include, but not limited to, rape, sexual assault, domestic violence and coercive control for the period of 2020-2023 to date in the Dublin north inner city and north-west inner city. [35842/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell
Mary Lou McDonald
823. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware that the scoping exercise into the death of a person (details supplied), recently published on her Department’s website and completed by a judge on appointment by her, omits information regarding the Judicial Review taken by An Garda Síochána and that the outcome of this action was a decision by the Garda Commissioner not to discipline the gardaí for the wrongful actions raised by earlier GSOC reports regarding the person’s death on the basis that there was no evidence that the gardaí concerned were trained on the PULSE system to prepare cases for court or outcomes of same. [35984/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell
Mary Lou McDonald
824. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware that the scoping exercise into the death of a person (details supplied), recently published on her Department’s website and completed by a judge on appointment by her, omits the information that the perpetrator’s successful appeal to a 16 February 2011 drug conviction due to deficiencies in the State’s case despite the perpetrator having breached bail conditions by further arrests and leaving the State in the intervening period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35985/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell
Mary Lou McDonald
825. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware that the scoping exercise into the death of a person (details supplied) recently published on her Department's website and completed by a judge appointed by her, describes speeding convictions as trivial, if she agrees with this position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35987/23]
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
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Employment Schemes
Mary Lou McDonald
503. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 449 of 30 May 2023, the reason for the ongoing 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 and when the review report will be published.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35298/23]
Wed, 12 Jul 2023
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Constitutional Amendments
Mary Lou McDonald
16. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his plan for constitutional amendments. [32201/23]
Wed, 12 Jul 2023
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Local Drugs Task Forces
Mary Lou McDonald
242. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health when he will publish the north inner city drug and alcohol task force consultation report; the reasons for not providing the task force members with a copy of the completed report; and when he will re-establish the taskforce. [34462/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Departmental Bodies
Mary Lou McDonald
1. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [30736/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Mary Lou McDonald
104. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when he will publish his diary for quarter 2 of 2023 on the website of his Department. [33974/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Departmental Data
Mary Lou McDonald
537. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 443 of 9 May 2023, the reason for the delay in publishing the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2022 due at the end of Q2 as set out in the Justice Plan 2023. [34330/23]
Wed, 5 Jul 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Mary Lou McDonald
3. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [32199/23]
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]