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Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Nov 2021)

Catherine Connolly: I used the word "guillotine" and I want to clarify there is no guillotine but it is important to say it has to be finished tonight as that is the Order of Business. Is that correct?

Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Nov 2021)

Catherine Connolly: I see. In that sense there is a guillotine. We could stay until 4 a.m. but it must be finished tonight. That is most unfortunate.

Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Nov 2021)

Catherine Connolly: That is what I understood but when I checked-----

Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Nov 2021)

Catherine Connolly: That is good because it would be a burden to stand here, especially after the news the Minister of State has given us. These are issues that need to be teased out. On the Minister of State's response to Deputy Tóibín, it was not the Deputy's fault or our fault, but there is no way to be vigilant an hour and a half ahead of time. I was in the Chair and saw what was happening. It...

Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Nov 2021)

Catherine Connolly: Why was there a conscious decision not to do so? I fail to grasp why there was such a decision for almost 21 years. Do we not sign something with a view to ratifying it, unless we have to take certain steps in the meantime? We are ratifying it 21 years later.

Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Nov 2021)

Catherine Connolly: I thank the Minister of State for the correction. I agree with him. With the reversal of the burden of evidence, the Minister of State is trying to sort out a problem with existing legislation; namely, the failure to have prosecutions. However, we have nothing before us on why that failed and what the problems were. There is nothing here to tell us what the issues with that legislation...

Mother and Baby Homes Redress Scheme: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (24 Nov 2021)

Catherine Connolly: I must now deal with a postponed division relating to the motion regarding the mother and baby homes redress scheme. On Tuesday, 23 November 2021, on the question, "That the amendment to the motion be agreed to", a division was claimed, and in accordance with Standing Order 80(2), that division must be taken now.

Education (Health, Relationships and Sex Education) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (24 Nov 2021)

Catherine Connolly: I must now deal with a postponed division relating to Second Stage of the Education (Health, Relationships and Sex Education) Bill 2021, which took place on Wednesday, 24 November 2021. On the question, "That the amendment to the motion be made", a division was claimed, and in accordance with Standing Order 80(2), that division must be taken now.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (23 Nov 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to expand the DEIS programme to additional schools in 2022 and 2023; the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57189/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Nov 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the audits carried out by her Department in respect of existing school buildings in Galway city, both vacant and occupied, to ascertain the need for the construction of additional school buildings in the city to accommodate rising student numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57190/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Nov 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 445. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons including children seeking international protection who have been required to quarantine in hotels on arrival in Ireland from 1 October 2021 to date in November 2021; the number of persons that have been required to quarantine beyond 14 days; if those who receive a negative PCR test no...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (23 Nov 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 463. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Covid-19 cases reported in each of the prisons here in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; the number of Covid-19 related hospitalisations that occurred in respect of each of the prisons in the same period; the number of Covid-19 related deaths that occurred in respect of each of the prisons in 2019, 2020 and to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Nov 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 657. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 655 of 16 November 2021, his plans to carry out or commission a national audit to determine the number of stroke survivors in Ireland particularly in view of the fact that the most recent estimation of this kind was undertaken in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57454/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Support Services (25 Nov 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 5. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the analysis her Department has carried out into the lessons learned from the first phase of procurement for the new regional employment service model; her plans to publish this analysis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57995/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Support Services (25 Nov 2021)

Catherine Connolly: What analysis has been carried out by the Department of Social Protection and what has been learned from the roll-out of the first phase of the procurement for the new regional employment service and equally important, will that analysis be published?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Support Services (25 Nov 2021)

Catherine Connolly: I thank the Minister and I acknowledge her efforts in terms of changing some aspects of this. However, I cannot escape the conclusion that this is the privatisation of the service even though the Minister has stated, very often, that it is not. I wish to refer to the report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands, which was...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Support Services (25 Nov 2021)

Catherine Connolly: In a previous reply to Deputy Kerrane, the Minister said that we are all here to serve the people, that we are servants and I totally agree. In that context, 14 people who have been elected as Senators or Deputies, across party, have asked for this process to be stalled. Surely that says something. The Minister has said that there is a need to expand but it seems that the Department is on...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Employment Support Services (25 Nov 2021)

Catherine Connolly: It is. The Minister should look at her first tender to see who won the bid. Who was successful as opposed to who was unsuccessful? We must look at this again. If the Minister has any influence, now is the time to use it in view of the committee report. I thank the Minister. I am over time.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Eligibility (25 Nov 2021)

Catherine Connolly: I thought you were coming in on this question.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fishing Industry (25 Nov 2021)

Catherine Connolly: Gabhaim buíochas. Tá cúpla nóiméad fágtha agus glaoim ar an Teachta Ó Snodaigh.