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Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (9 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: Tá an tAire sásta bualadh le hÚdarás na Gaeltachta. De réir mar a thuigim, tá BÁNÚ ar an talamh ag lorg cruinnithe leis an Aire. Is dócha go bhfuil an tAire sásta bualadh leis an ngrúpa. Tá neart oibre déanta aige agus ag eagraíochtaí eile. Ansin, ó thaobh na Roinne féin de, de réir mar a thuigim,...

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (9 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: Aontaím leis an leasú seo. Faraor, níl m’ainm air. Rinne mé dearmad mé féin air. Is leasú thar a bheith tábhachtach é agus aontaím leis. Mar a dúirt an Teachta McGuinness, is "gnáthchleachtas" atá i gceist i ndáiríre. Ó mo thaithí féin i nGaillimh sa chomhairle cathrach, bhí feachtas...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (9 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 67. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to outline the monies claimed by Ireland under the Recovery and Resilience Fund; the programmes the funding was expended on; the extent of remaining monies due to be drawn down and by which programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17814/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Election Expenditure (9 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 77. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of candidates in the European elections 2024 who have been reimbursed electoral expenses to date; the number of candidates whose expenses have yet to be reimbursed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17816/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (9 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans for grade deflation of Leaving Certificate results since the introduction of grade inflation; if 2025 Leaving Certificate students will be adversely impacted as a result of grade inflation over that time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17740/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Generation (9 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 144. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if it is necessary to apply for planning permission in circumstances where a wind turbine is dismantled and removed from a wind farm and it is intended to instal a replacement wind turbine at the same location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17736/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (9 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 160. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the examination of benchmarking of working age social welfare payments, as outlined in the Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025; when the examination will be concluded; if it is intended to publish the conclusions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17813/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (9 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 182. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of section 56 family reunification applications on hand at the family reunification unit; the current processing times of applications; the number of FTE staff in the unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17817/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (9 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 223. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the 2025 rounds of the International Protection Fund, the National Integration Fund and the Community Integration Fund will each be opened for applications; the amounts that will be available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17818/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (9 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 240. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of emergency reception and orientation centres currently operated by IPAS; the capacity and current occupancy of each, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17990/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (10 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: The Minister would have to read them first.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (10 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 10. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which the Oileáin Árann decarbonisation zone in County Galway has achieved the required 7% annual reduction in greenhouse gas emissions; the status of the implementation plan to achieve the reduction; the resources allocated to Galway County Council in this regard; and if he will make a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (10 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 15. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 111 of 20 February 2025, the extent to which the decarbonisation zone in Galway city has achieved the required 7% annual reduction in greenhouse gas emissions; the status of the implementation plan to achieve the reduction; the resources allocated to Galway City Council in this...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (10 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: I will stay with decarbonisation, particularly the decarbonisation zones in Oileáin Árann and Galway city. I seek an update on what has been achieved in respect of the annual 7% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, the status of the implementation plan and the resources involved. Neither of the local authorities can do much without resources. I will come back to the matter of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (10 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: I look forward to that report and the Minister might give me some indication as to the quarter in which it will be published. As usual, the reason I am sceptical is the delay. I want to praise the city council in Galway. It came up trumps. It was actually within the time limit and it identified the decarbonisation zone. I am from that area originally but am not in it now, although it is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (10 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: I very much welcome the Minister's hands-on and positive approach. He has mentioned various things. Galway County Council has consistently and continuously told us that it is underfunded. It sets out the parameters under which it gets its funding, and it is underfunded. It is one of the most underfunded local authorities. This is on record with the Minister's Department. There have been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (8 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the status of the extension to a school (details supplied); if stage 1 has now completed; the timeline for the delivery of the extension; when the project is expected to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17119/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (8 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 262. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Jadotville community were invited to make submissions when drafting the terms of reference for the tribunal in relation to examining the way in which complaints were made since 1983; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16766/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: United Nations (8 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 269. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to clarify that a UN General Assembly resolution may authorise the deployment of Irish troops overseas under the Defence (Amendment) Act 2006; that such authorisation would not be subject to a UN Security Council veto or require changes to the triple lock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17135/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (8 Apr 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 290. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current waiting times for driving tests in Ireland; the length of time people can expect to wait to be offered a test; the steps being taken to address the backlog; the new systems being put in place to ensure that people are not waiting months to be offered a test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16708/25]