Results 7,261-7,280 of 33,367 for speaker:Catherine Connolly
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (18 Oct 2022)
Catherine Connolly: 371. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is concerned in relation to the continuous silencing of critical voices regarding the Palestinian struggle for justice, in the name of combating antisemitism; his views on whether these efforts infringe on freedom of expression and the right to be informed; his views on whether antisemitism, which does exist, is being used to try to...
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Correspondence (18 Oct 2022)
Catherine Connolly: 547. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51328/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (18 Oct 2022)
Catherine Connolly: 593. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to extend the free fees scheme to students attending part-time courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51732/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (18 Oct 2022)
Catherine Connolly: 594. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprenticeships currently waiting to start off-the-job training; the expected timeline for the clearing of the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51733/22]
- Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Oct 2022)
Catherine Connolly: What is the relevance?
- Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Oct 2022)
Catherine Connolly: I am reluctant to interrupt the Deputy but this Bill is on work-life balance.
- Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Oct 2022)
Catherine Connolly: They always do the work.
- Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Oct 2022)
Catherine Connolly: Deputy, I have given great flexibility.
- Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Oct 2022)
Catherine Connolly: It is not the time. The Deputy has plenty of time. The issue is with the relevancy. I have given great flexibility to every Deputy, but this is beyond the relevance of what is in the Bill or what should be put into the legislation.
- Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Oct 2022)
Catherine Connolly: The scope of a Second Stage debate allows Deputies not only to refer to what is in the Bill but to what could relevantly be put into it. The Deputy took a generous interpretation of that stipulation.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Oct 2022)
Catherine Connolly: It is important that all of the Deputies’ colleagues to get to their one minute.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Oct 2022)
Catherine Connolly: I emphasise that these are questions on policy or legislation. Members have up to one minute to ask their questions. If they feel generous enough not to use the one minute, that would be great.
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (13 Oct 2022)
Catherine Connolly: 98. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the development of the mother and baby institutions payment scheme Bill 2022; when the Bill will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50718/22]
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (13 Oct 2022)
Catherine Connolly: Will the Minister update the House on the status of the mother and baby institutions payment scheme Bill? Forgive me if I am emotional, but also quite professional, on this matter. I have followed it at every level so far. I am asking my question in the hope that the Government has learned from the Ombudsman's report in 2017, which referred to a lost opportunity, and that we have learned...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (13 Oct 2022)
Catherine Connolly: I welcome that the legislation is to be published and will appear before the Dáil. I welcome the change to the bands as well as the changes regarding the absences. However, the Minister is persisting with a scheme that maintains the imbalance of power and the division and is coldly and calculatedly directed at reducing costs. The Minister is excluding the babies who were resident for...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (13 Oct 2022)
Catherine Connolly: One minute cannot do justice to this issue or to those who have suffered as a result of Government decisions and the behaviour of institutions. The Minister is persisting with a cold, calculated scheme that is based on reducing costs. He is excluding all of those who were boarded out. He is excluding the thousands who spent less than six months in an institution. He is ignoring scientific...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Rates (13 Oct 2022)
Catherine Connolly: We will leave the last word to the Minister.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cost of Living Issues (13 Oct 2022)
Catherine Connolly: We are over time and trying to squeeze in one last bit.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes (13 Oct 2022)
Catherine Connolly: I thank the Deputy.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes (13 Oct 2022)
Catherine Connolly: I am moving on to Deputy Stanton as he wanted to come in on this.