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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Treasury Management Agency (3 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: I thank the Minister. I will look at those figures and I appreciate his answer. I respect the NTMA and the subgroup. I was on the public accounts committee and remember the NTMA's proactive approach to divestment from fossil fuels and to former Deputy Thomas Pringle's Bill. I welcome that, and the NTMA grasped the nettle when the time came. The Minister listed several Israeli banks...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Treasury Management Agency (3 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: In a previous answer, I was told by the former Minister for Finance: "My officials are in contact with the NTMA on an ongoing basis across a range of issues, including those arising from the Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023." I fully understand ISIF is independent but there is a policy issue in respect of illegal occupation. The Minister admits and accepts there is a country...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services Staff (3 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 305. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 187 of 5 March 2025, if the reply will now be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16363/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services Waiting Lists (3 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 306. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for audiology appointments and treatment in CHO Areas 6, 7 and 9, broken down by children and adults, in tabular form; the length of time each has been waiting for an appointment; the number of staff vacancies in audiology in each CHO Area; the steps being taken to reduce waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Communications (3 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 315. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1579 of 22 January 2025, if the reply might now be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16442/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Environmental Schemes (2 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: I understand the baseline conditionality. I am no expert on this, but I listened to carefully to what those who are experts are saying. It seems on the face of it that small farmers are disproportionately affected by the percentage employed. I can only tell the Minister what I have been informed of, which is that the Department has decided that if 51% of the parcel comprises peatlands and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Environmental Schemes (2 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: I have no intention of scaremongering.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Environmental Schemes (2 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: I do not think the Minister was. I do not think the farmers who were up here protesting were scaremongering either. They were clearly setting out their concerns. I have set them out as best I can in the context of the two percentages being used. The percentage for mineral soils and the percentage for wetlands and peatlands could be clarified in simple terms. I accept the Minister's bona...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Industry (2 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 11. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application (details supplied) to the European Innovation Partnership under call 6; when funding announcements will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13801/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Industry (2 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: I do not know which Minister is answering this question but it relates to the Irish wool industry and a farmer-led initiative that will be a crucial lifeline for rural areas. It specifically relates to the status of an application under call 6 of the European Innovation Partnership. I have provided the details. When will funding announcements be made? Can the Minister give any further details?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Industry (2 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: I thank the Minister. I have been following up on this for a number of years now. We got a report from the Agile Executive on the possibilities for wool. Like seaweed, this is an area we have utterly neglected despite the substantial potential for growth for indigenous industries. The report tells us that "Wool has a unique composition that makes it applicable to many markets including...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Industry (2 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: I understand the restriction on the Minister with regard to the evaluation process. I understand that but will he clarify the dates for me because I missed them when he was delivering his response? On wool in general, I am very concerned at how slowly progress is being made. It took us years to get the report that was commissioned. Some €100,000 was set aside. The report cost...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Industry (2 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: I missed the dates.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Environmental Schemes (2 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 14. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason mineral soils were included under GAEC 2, despite its intent to apply only to carbon rich soils, that is, peatlands and wetlands; if he intends to amend Ireland’s proposal to align with EU requirements and prevent detrimental impacts on small farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13802/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Environmental Schemes (2 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: This is a very specific question. I know the Minister is very familiar with this because there was a protest outside the Dáil on the issue. I am not sure whether things have moved forwards or backwards. What is the reason that mineral soils were included under GAEC 2 and why was the percentage chosen despite the regulation being intended only to apply to carbon-rich soils? I fully...

Housing Emergency Measures: Motion [Private Members] (2 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: Gabhaim buíochas le mo chomhghleacaí an Teachta Healy. I was elected in 2016 and since then, with all my colleagues here, we have begged, implored and appealed to the Government to declare a housing emergency to recognise that we have crisis but it has utterly failed to do that. Once again, it keeps turning language on its head, even in relation to social housing as it called HAP...

Support for Householders, Businesses and Farmers Affected by Storm Éowyn: Motion [Private Members] (1 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: Gabhaim buíochas le Sinn Féin as an deis cainte a bheith agam maidir leis an rún seo. Tá sé leagtha amach nach bhfuil na figiúirí agus gach rud ann. Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as an soiléiriú a thug sé maidir le phase 1 agus go mbeidh sé ag dul ar aghaidh go dtí an 24 Aibreán. Is maith an rud é sin. Is rud...

Estimates for Public Services 2025 (1 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: It is funding to make the various entities open and accountable, to get rid of the culture that led to the Act in 2005 that was never a success, and to change the various structures again because accountability failed. Not by the ordinary gardaí on the ground, let me say. My introduction to the Dáil was the O'Higgins report, which I know the Minister also read. I read the Morris...

Estimates for Public Services 2025 (1 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: I welcome that the Minister has set out this very clearly and that he hopes to commence tomorrow the new Act, which will replace the 2005 Act. The 2005 Act was supposed to be a sea change in Garda culture and it arose for many reasons. I will come right back to what happened yesterday because it relates to what is absolutely an integral part of openness, accountability and the structures...

Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion (1 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 6 o’clock This Government has pushed a policy of might is right at every level. It has seriously undermined years of Dáil reform. That reform was brought in to make democracy stronger in order that all voices within the Dáil would be heard. The Government is being disingenuous and dangerous. I take particular note of the speeches of the Taoiseach, the...