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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs (13 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Deputy Ó Ríordáin can come in on the supplementary question at the end.

Reform of the Television Licence Fee Model: Motion [Private Members] (13 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I thank Sinn Féin for the opportunity to speak on this topic. I wish we were talking about the importance of public service media. I am tired of disinformation and misinformation. The best way to deal with that is to have a trustworthy and diverse public service media that has a range of voices. If I have a chance, I might come back to that point in the context of Gaza and Israel and...

Estimates for Public Services 2024: Messages from Select Committees (13 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: The Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for Public Services for the service of the year ending on 31 December 2024: Vote 33. The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for Public Services for the service...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (13 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (13 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (13 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I thank the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (13 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 75 of 25 November 2023, the timeline for the publication of the final report of the review of the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6394/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (13 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that her Department is taking to ensure that all children starting secondary school in Galway city and county will have a school place in their local area for the academic year 2024-2025; the details of any engagement she has had with parent representative groups in this regard in the current academic year; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pleananna Oideachais (13 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills maidir le Ceist Pharlaiminte No. 77 of 29 Samhain 2023, an dtabharfaidh sí soiléiriú ar an dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir leis an bplean chun beartas cuimsitheach don Ghaeilge sa chóras oideachais, idir leibhéal an oideachais réamhscoile agus leibhéal an oideachais do mhúinteoirí, a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (13 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to develop school catchment areas that would be applicable nationwide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6461/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (13 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 562. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the independent regulation of CAMHS under the Mental Health Act 2001, as recommended in a report (details supplied); the timeline for same; the reason for the delay in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6106/24]

Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (8 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Deputy, we are over time and outside the scope of the Bill.

Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (8 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I have given the Deputy great flexibility.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (8 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Last year legislation came into being, the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Act 2023, but nothing has happened. That legislation followed on from a report that took five years to report. The Government got that report in October 2020 and it was published in January 2021. That had followed on from Catherine Corless's seminal work from more than a decade ago. Two years and a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (8 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: As we have a short time left, we will go back to Question No. 95 from Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú. He will not get all of his time but he will get some of it.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Corporate Governance (8 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I thank the Minister for the response and the communication. We need to improve the implementation. We had a plan that was in being, which theoretically was a good plan, but is out of date since 2020 and we are now in 2024. I would like a date for the next plan. I would like clarification on the stakeholders' forum. Has it sat again and if not when will it sit? I would like to know if...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Corporate Governance (8 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 11. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been brought to a recently published report (details supplied) which outlined that over half of the 50 largest companies in the Irish economy scored 30% or less on corporate uptake of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5479/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Corporate Governance (8 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: My question relates to the snapshot of large firms operating in Ireland as regards human rights principles. Some 50 of the largest companies operating in the Irish economy scored 30% or lower. Indeed, five semi-State companies scored less than one out of a possible 24.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Business Supports (8 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: We will have one update from the Minister on this question.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Business Supports (8 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I thank the Minister.