Official portrait of Mary Lou McDonald

Mary Lou McDonald

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Sinn Féin · Dublin Central · serving since 2024-11-29

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Voting record Contributions PQs asked
written 2026-07-14 · to Social
473. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Social Protection if he intends to change the current arrangements which stops domiciliary care once a child turns 16 years-of-age; if he will allow this allowance to continue if still in full-time education, until the child turns 18 years-of-age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53669/26]
oral 2026-06-24 · to Taoiseach
31. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent UK-Ireland summit. [45329/26]
written 2026-06-24 · to Taoiseach
49. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Health will next meet. [45330/26]
oral 2026-06-16 · to Taoiseach
17. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the recent EU Council meeting. [45328/26]
written 2026-06-16 · to Rural
1050. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to engage with Water Safety Ireland and local authorities to extend seasonal lifeguard cover at beaches and bathing areas from the Easter period through to Halloween in order to improve safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45002/26]
oral 2026-05-19 · to Taoiseach
7. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [32082/26]
written 2026-05-19 · to Taoiseach
41. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure will meet next. [32083/26]
written 2026-05-12 · to Health
1191. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the position in relation to the approval of the drug ryeqo which is used in other jurisdictions in the treatment of endometriosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35037/26]
written 2026-04-29 · to Social
184. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the fuel allowance is means-tested according to net income rather than gross income; if he will explain the rationale behind this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31275/26]
written 2026-04-28 · to Justice
854. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason the Government has substituted the promised 'exceptionality assessment' for a flat-rate payment of €20,000 in respect of the victims of the Stardust fire. [30556/26]
written 2026-04-28 · to Health
1161. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the status of a model of care for PCOS; if she will provide for a structured scheme for women to access diagnosis, care and treatment for this condition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30050/26]
written 2026-04-28 · to Health
1162. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if she has considered allowing for the national screening service to accommodate women under the age of 25 years for cervical screening where there are concerns regarding potential gynaecological conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30051/26]
written 2026-04-28 · to Health
1163. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the number of cervical screening tests conducted in 2023, 2024, and 2025, by public and private domestic and overseas laboratories, in tabular form. [30052/26]
oral 2026-04-15 · to Taoiseach
24. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on justice, migration and social affairs will next meet. [23617/26]
written 2026-04-15 · to Taoiseach
37. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the progress his Department is making in tackling child poverty. [18509/26]
written 2026-04-15 · to Taoiseach
112. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Housing will next meet. [15024/26]
written 2026-04-14 · to Culture
1590. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport in light of the decision of the National Museum to display the Catalpa's flag, if the National Museum also plans to display Jim Wilson's original letter to John Devoy and the 10 to 15 other items also in this collection. [26099/26]
written 2026-04-14 · to Health
3240. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the specific steps that are being taken to ensure the HSE considers the time-critical nature of the 2026 IPHA Framework Agreement during the current price negotiations for Skyclarys; and the way in which the commitments in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030 and the 2026 IPHA Framework Agreement, which aims for a 180-day decision timeline, are being applied to this specific case, to prevent further delays in addressing the 'unmet need'. [26578/26]
written 2026-03-18 · to Health
1977. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the current status of night support care as part of the HSE Home Support Package; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19832/26]
written 2026-03-18 · to Health
1978. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to review the provision of night support care as part of the HSE Home Support Package in relation to older persons in particular; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19833/26]
oral 2026-03-03 · to Taoiseach
16. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the first meeting of the delivery and monitoring committee for the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030, which he chaired on 8 December 2025. [15023/26]
oral 2026-02-24 · to Taoiseach
30. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at a meeting of the British-Irish Council. [14300/26]
written 2026-02-24 · to Taoiseach
74. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [10096/26]
written 2026-02-24 · to Taoiseach
85. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the progress his Department is making in tackling child poverty. [10097/26]
written 2026-02-24 · to Public Expenditure
414. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide the details of the Ministerial Consent granted to the work regarding the proposed works on buildings adjoining the 1916 National Monument at 14 to 17 Moore Street. [14369/26]
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