Results 25,501-25,520 of 33,328 for speaker:Catherine Connolly
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Direct Provision System (7 Jul 2022)
Catherine Connolly: 83. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the review of projected timelines for the implementation of A White Paper to End Direct Provision and to Establish a New International Protection Support Service; the person who is carrying out the review; the expected timeline for completion and publication of the revised implementation plan; and...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Direct Provision System (7 Jul 2022)
Catherine Connolly: I ask my question in the context of the 21st year of direct provision and the Minister's commitment to ending it. Specifically, I am asking the Minister the status of the review of projected timelines for the implementation of A White Paper to End Direct Provision and to Establish a New International Protection Support Service, the person who is carrying out the review, and the expected...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Direct Provision System (7 Jul 2022)
Catherine Connolly: I realise the Minister is under extraordinary pressure given the crisis and the number of people who have come in from Ukraine. There are almost 40,000. It would be remiss of me not to point out that we have had numerous reports. We had the McMahon recommendations, as the Minister knows well, in 2015. We have had the Catherine Day report. We have various Ombudsman's reports and we have...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Direct Provision System (7 Jul 2022)
Catherine Connolly: I do not think so. The Minister cannot stand over the distinction in the way we are now treating applicants from different countries. We have simply created an unacceptable division. I understand Comhlámh has written a detailed letter to the Minister. I would like to know if the Minister has responded to that. They wrote to the Minister on 20 June appealing to the Minister,...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Direct Provision System (7 Jul 2022)
Catherine Connolly: No.
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Direct Provision System (7 Jul 2022)
Catherine Connolly: Not in terms of entitlement.
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Direct Provision System (7 Jul 2022)
Catherine Connolly: I accept the Minister's restrictions but not his analysis.
- Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Jul 2022)
Catherine Connolly: I had not intended to speak on this Bill because I like to be more prepared and to have read the documents, and that proved to be very difficult. I listened carefully to, and read, the Minister's speech and that is what motivated me to speak and say on the record that I have the most serious concerns, once again, about the way legislation is going through the Dáil. I have concerns for...
- Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Jul 2022)
Catherine Connolly: The updated list indicates that Deputy Matthews is the next speaker, but it is between the Deputies to decide. There are two Government slots: one now and one later.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (7 Jul 2022)
Catherine Connolly: 32. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 112 of 19 May 2022, when the final report of the expert panel commissioned by Solas to review the funding model for further education and training will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36527/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (7 Jul 2022)
Catherine Connolly: 55. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 19 May 2022, the status of the Higher Education Reform Implementation Review Group; the membership of the group; the terms of reference of the group; the number of meetings that the group has had to date; if he will report on the content of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36526/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (7 Jul 2022)
Catherine Connolly: 101. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 546 of 17 May 2022, the expected timeline for the establishment of the specialist tracing service; the resources allocated thereto; the membership, working methods and objectives of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36523/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (7 Jul 2022)
Catherine Connolly: 135. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of plans for Ireland to sign and ratify the optional protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; the timeline for the signing and ratification of the optional protocol; the status of the review by his Department on the requirements for ratification; and if he...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (12 Jul 2022)
Catherine Connolly: We are actually over time, please.
- Teachtaireacht ón Seanad - Message from Seanad (12 Jul 2022)
Catherine Connolly: Seanad Éireann has passed the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2022 without amendment.
- Estimates for Public Services 2022: Message from Select Committee (12 Jul 2022)
Catherine Connolly: The Select Committee on Environment and Climate Action has completed its consideration of the following Supplementary Estimates for public services for the service of the year ending 31 December 2022: Vote 29.
- Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)
Catherine Connolly: Apologies, I do not wish to interrupt, but the Taoiseach has two colleagues speaking as well.
- Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)
Catherine Connolly: It is a 20-minute slot. The Taoiseach is sharing time.
- Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)
Catherine Connolly: There are two minutes left.
- Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)
Catherine Connolly: We have run out of time.