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- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Catherine Connolly: That is fine. Mr. Quinn can come back to us.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 35 – Army Pensions
Vote 36 - Department of Defence
Chapter 8 – Disposal of the Government Jet (26 Jan 2017) Catherine Connolly: The Department might give us the flying hours for 2016 or 2015.
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (31 Jan 2017)
Catherine Connolly: 97. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures her Department is taking to ensure that gardaí have the necessary resources to combat and deal with rural crime in view of the increased number of robberies taking place in the Connemara region; the steps that have been taken to deal with this issue; the plans in place in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (31 Jan 2017)
Catherine Connolly: 199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tourism and hospitality skills training positions that were allocated to Galway West in 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4157/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (31 Jan 2017)
Catherine Connolly: 200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding allocated to Galway West for tourism and hospitality skills training in 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4158/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (31 Jan 2017)
Catherine Connolly: 201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the agency or Government body which has oversight and responsibility for hospitality and tourism skills development policy here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4159/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (31 Jan 2017)
Catherine Connolly: 340. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the private companies (details supplied) contracted to provide JobPath are in receipt of funding from his Department for courses provided by them; if so, the cost to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4392/17]
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)
Catherine Connolly: The Bill is very positive and I support it. However, I think sections 24 and 25 have no place in it. This is a Bill to protect vulnerable children and people with disabilities. I have difficulty with the definition of "capacity". The simplest thing to do in order to get consent across the floor would be to delete these two sections. There is absolutely no need for them. I have taken the...
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)
Catherine Connolly: It is introducing further punishment. It is introducing a fine for the purchaser of sex, but it is introducing a prison sentence for the sex worker. The Minister is actually introducing a fine-----
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)
Catherine Connolly: To be clear, the Minister is introducing a fine as a way of penalty for the person who is purchasing the sex and in parts of this Bill she is introducing a prison sentence for the sex worker. I do not know if the Minister has read it, but that is what she is actually doing here in the guise of protecting the sex worker on the ground. This is a very good legislation that should be passed...
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (1 Feb 2017)
Catherine Connolly: I support what the Deputy said. Later on the Minister proposes a review after three years, but this is much too long. It will be more dangerous for sex workers on the ground. The Minister is conflating trafficking with sex workers. If the Government is seriously interested in stopping demand and stopping sex workers on the ground, it would have built an exit strategy into this Bill. I...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Feb 2017)
Catherine Connolly: In respect of the promised review of A Vision for Change, the period ran out in January 2016. It is more than a year later and given all the debate in the Dáil in respect of the absence of mental health services, where is the promised review, which was urgent?
- Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Feb 2017)
Catherine Connolly: When?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Feb 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Does it say "opening statement" on the top?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Feb 2017)
Catherine Connolly: I was confused as well.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Feb 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Feb 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Does it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Feb 2017)
Catherine Connolly: I missed it too.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Feb 2017)
Catherine Connolly: I did too. I asked for it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (2 Feb 2017)
Catherine Connolly: A hard copy would be great.