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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (30 Jan 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I know the Deputy has permission from the family but he is also quoting somebody who is not here.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services (30 Jan 2024)

Catherine Connolly: He is finished now, but he can come back in. I am just asking him to be careful.

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (30 Jan 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Jennifer Whitmore - To discuss secondary school places for Greystones, County Wicklow. Deputy Joan Collins - To discuss the gap in income thresholds between social housing and cost-rental housing. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (30 Jan 2024)

Catherine Connolly: We are over time.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (30 Jan 2024)

Catherine Connolly: We will try to avoid personal comments. It is time to move on.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (30 Jan 2024)

Catherine Connolly: We are way over time, Deputy.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (30 Jan 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Go raibh maith agat, a Theachta. We are way over time.

International Court of Justice and Genocide in Gaza: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jan 2024)

Catherine Connolly: There are five pages of a speech here. Let me be positive first. I welcome that the Government will continue funding UNRWA. I am deeply concerned that other countries, including the US, have decided to suspend funding. Other than that, in this five-page speech, there is not a single reference to the findings of the ICJ. I find that truly incredible. It does not set out what the findings...

Services for those Seeking Protection in Ireland: Statements (30 Jan 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I welcome the opportunity to say a few words on this matter. Background is always very helpful. When we talk about droves of people coming into the country, that is not accurate. We have a total of just under 26,000 people in direct provision. I hope I have a chance to come back to the inhuman, unacceptable direct provision we were supposed to finish a long time ago. Of those 26,000...

Services for those Seeking Protection in Ireland: Statements (30 Jan 2024)

Catherine Connolly: There were 500 or 600 maximum and I understand applications are now closed.

Services for those Seeking Protection in Ireland: Statements (30 Jan 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I would love to talk to the Minister about this but I only have a few minutes remaining. I appreciate his work but, unfortunately, he has not ended direct provision. This Government has presided over mixed messages with regard to our approach to asylum seekers in every possible way, creating a two-tier system and pitting communities against each other. It is all inconsistent. Not too...

Services for those Seeking Protection in Ireland: Statements (30 Jan 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I am only going by what is here.

Services for those Seeking Protection in Ireland: Statements (30 Jan 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I do not mean to interrupt the Deputy but I am only going by what is here.

Services for those Seeking Protection in Ireland: Statements (30 Jan 2024)

Catherine Connolly: The Deputies can sort it out among themselves but I am going by what is here. There is less than four minutes each.

Services for those Seeking Protection in Ireland: Statements (30 Jan 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Is there a copy of the Minister's speech?

Services for those Seeking Protection in Ireland: Statements (30 Jan 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Go raibh maith agat. It is usually the practice to give a copy of the speeches.

Services for those Seeking Protection in Ireland: Statements (30 Jan 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I will leave it with the Minister.

Services for those Seeking Protection in Ireland: Statements (30 Jan 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Is there any copy of the speeches?

Services for those Seeking Protection in Ireland: Statements (30 Jan 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Okay. I call the Minister, Deputy Harris.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Island Communities (30 Jan 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 97. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 30 of 14 November 2023, the status of the monitoring committee for the implementation of the new policy for the islands; the terms of reference of the committee; the membership of the committee; the number of meetings held to-date and the dates of same; and if she will make a statement on the...