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National Maternity Services: Motion [Private Members] (17 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: I thank Sinn Féin once again for giving us the opportunity by tabling this motion. With regard to what Deputy Michael Healy-Rae said, I do not think I want to be God but if I was arrogant enough to go down that road, I would choose to be a goddess, maybe, and do it completely differently. With regard to this matter, words fail me in relation to the hypocrisy. I am on record for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (17 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 87. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of phase 2 of the procurement process for the new local area employment service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24520/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Home Care Sector (17 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 99. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the engagement that she has had with representatives of the home care sector, the Department of Health and the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation in 2021 and to date in 2022 with a view to urgently resolving the ongoing recruitment and retention challenges in the home care sector; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Military Aircraft (17 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an aircraft (details supplied) that arrived at Shannon airport on 7 May 2022 was approved to transport weapons and munitions through Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24622/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Bodies (17 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 374. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the genuine human solidarity and empathy shown by Ireland and the EU to victims of the war in Ukraine in contrast with the continued provision of immunity for Israel’s oppression of Palestinians; his views that international law should apply equally to the invasion of a sovereign country as well as to the colonisation...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Bodies (17 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 375. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is in favour, given the significant extra resources and political support made available to the International Criminal Court, ICC, for its Ukraine investigation, including from countries not previously supportive of the court’s mandate and activities, of extra resources and support also being made available to the ICC for its...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 451. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the Special Education Forum; the number of meetings the forum has had to date; the dates of same; her plans to publish the minutes of the forum’s meetings; the membership of the forum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24421/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Data Protection (17 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 501. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the development and implementation of new systems, by her Department, to process and retain applicants' personal information pursuant to the December 2021 resolution of proceedings involving the Data Protection Commission on the processing of personal data when issuing public services cards; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reports (17 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 502. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection , further to Parliamentary Question No. 122 of 22 March, the status of her Department's consideration of the recommendations made by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands in its February 2022 response to the Report of the Commission on Pensions; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reports (17 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 503. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of her Department's response and implementation plan for the October 2021 report by the Pensions Commission; when she expects to bring the plan before Cabinet; the Departments or agencies that her Department is consulting with on the development of the plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24630/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (17 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 546. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 153 of 23 March 2022, the status of the specialist tracing team to identify further cases of illegal birth registrations; the resources allocated thereto; the membership, working methods and objectives of the team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24377/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Registration of Births (17 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 547. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the inquiry into illegal birth registrations as recommended by a report (details supplied) by the special rapporteur on child protection into illegal adoption practices in the State; the membership of the inquiry; if, as recommended, it will adopt the truth commission model and be informed by...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (17 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 581. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the analysis that has been undertaken of the Coroners Amendment Act 2019, in particular of section 24 in which coroners have the power to command documents and evidence; the number of times documentation and evidence has been requested pursuant to section 24 of the Act; if her attention has been drawn to a case (details...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Programmes (17 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 624. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 405 of 4 May 2022, the number of residence permissions under Stamp 4 conditions granted in respect of each successful immigrant investor programme application; the nationality of each person granted residence permission; the number of D reside visas granted in respect of each successful...

National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: I will finish up. Leasehold is not ownership; it is leasehold of the land. We do not even own the hospital. The Minister might say it is technical but there is no ownership here whatsoever. We finish up by going around in a circle and blame those who dare to ask a question. Does the Minister know when I despaired the most? It was when the deputy chair of the National Maternity Hospital...

National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: It is to serve the interests of St. Vincent's Healthcare Group, which is owned by St. Vincent's Holdings CLG. I thank the Ceann Comhairle for his tolerance.

National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: I absolutely intend to take issue with his reassurance.

National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: I am sure he is a lovely man. I do not know him.

National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: I have three and half minutes and I could make a lot of comments but I will try to be focused. I have read and struggled through the documents as best I can and what I see before me is that an unholy mess has been created. I have with me just some of the documents we have tried to download on the computer. That unholy mess completely suits the entity that is St. Vincent's Holdings, under...

National Maternity Hospital: Statements (12 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: We are out of time. We will return to the formalities of the Dáil whereby speakers stand. I am speaking to both sides of the debate. We must keep some formality in the debate.