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Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (21 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Seanad amendments Nos 17 to 19, inclusive, and Nos 22 to 26, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.

Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (21 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Seanad amendments Nos 30 to 34, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.

Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (21 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Agreement to the Seanad amendments is reported to the House and a message will be sent to the Seanad acquainting it accordingly.

Court Proceedings (Delays) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (21 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are related and will be discussed together.

Court Proceedings (Delays) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (21 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Amendments Nos. 3 to 9, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.

Court Proceedings (Delays) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (21 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Cuirfear an Bille chuig an Seanad anois agus gabhaim míle buíochas as bhur obair inniu.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Family Law Cases (22 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I have to caution the Deputy. He is asking the Minister to give an opinion but he is straying into accusations about the courts system. I understand the issue he is raising, which is important, but I ask him to be careful in the way he is putting it.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Family Law Cases (22 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: The Deputy is over time. He will get a chance to come back in on the subject matter.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I want to raise the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 and in particular, section 4, which places a statutory obligation on the Government to carry out a review within three years. Three years after enactment the Government did its job in the sense that it appointed an independent person, Ms Maura Butler, in July 2020. She was to conclude her review and to report within three months...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I have learned that the Government is not carrying out an independent review.

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Fáiltím roimh an mBille seo. Is Bille dearfach é an Bille Sláinte (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha), 2024. Tá an Bille ag díriú isteach ar dhá rud ach go háirithe: fáil réidh leis an tástáil maoine i leith ioncam ó sheomra atá curtha ar cíos agus tuilleadh cumhachtaí a thabhairt do phoitigéirí...

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I worry about this. I do not know whether the Minister of State heard me but earlier today I raised the Act that was introduced in 2017 ostensibly to protect sex workers. Written into that legislation was that a review would take place after three years. This has not happened even though we are now in 2024. This is an example of where a review was written into a Bill, so I am very worried...

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: -----high. While I welcome this initiative, we are keeping prices extraordinarily high no matter and almost setting a target to which people aspire. The affordability of student accommodation has been repeatedly highlighted as an issue for students. According to a study by the University of Galway, one of the most controversial aspects – this is relevant to the Minister, Deputy...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Help Service (22 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: We are in an unusual position in that we have three Topical Issues remaining. I will not list the names. The Minister is present. In the interests of equity, I will adjourn for a few minutes to allow Members come to the Chamber.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (20 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 109. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications received by her Department under the humanitarian assistance scheme in respect of Galway city and county since the flooding in Galway in November 2023; the amount paid out to-date under the scheme to the residents of Galway city and county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7854/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Industrial Disputes (20 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 110. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 115 of 7 December 2023, for a status update on his Department's engagement with representatives of community employment supervisors and Tús supervisors with a view to resolving the pay gap; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7853/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (20 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 119. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade given his statement of 26 January 2024 when he recalled the commitment by Dáil Éireann to "strongly consider intervention" in the South Africa case at the ICJ, and stated that he had asked his officials to prepare legal advice for his consideration on an "urgent basis"; if he will brief Dáil Éireann on the detailed...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (20 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 351. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the options available to a HAP recipient whose medical circumstances mean that they are permanently disabled and wheelchair bound, resulting in their present accommodation being unsuitable, in terms of both priority on the social housing list and availability of grants and schemes to the owner of the HAP property to make the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (20 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 390. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of submissions received to-date to the consultation on the Green Paper on Disability Reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8032/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (21 Feb 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 29. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 350 of 25 October 2022, for an update on the engagement he has had with his Algerian, European and UN counterparts in relation to the kidnapping on 6 January 2009 in Algiers of the sibling of an Irish citizen (details supplied) for which the UNHCR established Algeria’s responsibility; the...