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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Military Neutrality (26 Feb 2025)

Catherine Connolly: The Tánaiste talks about respect and trust. That is exactly what the people of Ireland do not have for on in him. There has been a carefully choreographed campaign to get rid of our neutrality. The current Taoiseach, back in 2013, clearly spelled out what Fine Gael was up to. At that point, we were told the triple lock was an integral part of our neutrality and so on. You have...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Military Neutrality (26 Feb 2025)

Catherine Connolly: Micheál Martin, the current Taoiseach has repeatedly said that the triple lock is at the core of our neutrality. As a neutral independent sovereign State, we should use our voice to champion the UN structures, to reform the UN structures and to get away from the language of rule-based order and talk about international law which has been hard won following two world wars. Then we come...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Military Neutrality (26 Feb 2025)

Catherine Connolly: I will pick up on that point on trust. Trust is at an all-time low in this Government in relation to neutrality.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Military Neutrality (26 Feb 2025)

Catherine Connolly: In the context of troops going through Shannon Airport, the Tánaiste has never once inspected those troops. Repeatedly, he has got information about arms and soldiers carrying arms. Never once did he engage in an inspection. He reassured us. I am never reassured by institutions nor Governments. I like to see evidence. There is no progress on the occupied territories Bill, which...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Military Neutrality (26 Feb 2025)

Catherine Connolly: We were told that over and over. When I talk to people on the ground in Fianna Fáil, they tell me that neutrality is absolutely at the core of what we stand for.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (26 Feb 2025)

Catherine Connolly: Tá cúpla soicind fágtha ach ní fiú dul ar aghaidh le haon cheist eile, faraor. Is é sin deireadh le ceisteanna chun an Tánaiste agus an Aire Cosanta.

Third Anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine: Statements (26 Feb 2025)

Catherine Connolly: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Third Anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine: Statements (26 Feb 2025)

Catherine Connolly: It is right that we had a minute's silence today and that we have statements on the illegal invasion by Russia of Ukraine. It is important that we continue to show solidarity with the people of Ukraine. I welcome the visitors to the Gallery and also those who have left. The figures are indeed shocking, with 12 million people displaced from their homes in Ukraine. As of 31 January, the UN...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Accommodation (27 Feb 2025)

Catherine Connolly: We are way over time.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Accommodation (27 Feb 2025)

Catherine Connolly: Thank you, Minister, we are way over.

Housing Commission Report: Statements (27 Feb 2025)

Catherine Connolly: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Housing Commission's report. The commission commenced its work in January 2023 and published its report in May 2024. It has taken this long for the Government, under pressure, to put it on the clár oibre agus díospóireacht a bheith againn faoin tuarascáil thábhachtach sin. The commission had 14 members, five sub-committees...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (25 Feb 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 127. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans to financially acknowledge those excluded from the mother and baby and other institutions redress scheme, in particular those who do not meet the 180-day requirement, those whose were boarded out, those subjected to vaccine trials, those who suffered additional abuse as a result of race or ethnicity;...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (25 Feb 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 160. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what review or analysis has been undertaken of the decision to exclude those who spent less than 180 days in a relevant institution from the mother and baby and other institutions redress scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7545/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (25 Feb 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 132. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of payments made to date in each category of Schedule 2 and each category of Schedule 3 of the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Act 2023, by category, in tabular form; the number refused and the reasons therefor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7546/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (25 Feb 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 142. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans to increase staffing and training of additional therapists in children's disability teams; the current WTE staffing shortfall, by CHO area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7542/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (25 Feb 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 164. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children waiting for services for each of the nine CDNTs in CHO2; the length of time children are waiting for initial contact from a CDNT; the waiting time for a child to receive an assessment of need after they receive an initial contact from each CDNT, by 0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-12 months,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (25 Feb 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 482. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht maidir le ceann de na príomhspriocanna sa Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge, 2010 – 2030, is é sin an líon cainteoirí gníomhacha Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht a mhéadú, an dtabharfaidh sé soiléiriú ar an gcomhoibriú idir Údarás na Gaeltachta agus an Roinn chun a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (25 Feb 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 483. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht i gcomhthéacs an Ráitis Deireadh Bliana, 2024 ó Údarás na Gaeltachta, an dtabharfaidh sé soiléiriú ar an gcomhoibriú idir Údarás na Gaeltachta agus an Roinn chun a chinntiú go bhfuil an Ghaeilge á nascadh le forbairt na Gaeltachta; go bhfuil caiteachas an...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Assisted Decision-Making (25 Feb 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 754. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 589 of 11 June 2024, the steps she has taken to resolve the impasse between an organisation (details supplied) and the Decision Support Service whereby persons are unable to complete and enduring power of attorney (EPA) application following instruction by the organisation...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (27 Feb 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 127. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the means test for carer's allowance will be abolished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8014/25]