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Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: If I may continue-----

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: Honestly, we are entitled to ask questions and witnesses are entitled to respond. We are talking about strengthening security in the world through this legislation. That is so broad that it could include anything. We are therefore entitled to tease things out and that includes conflicts of interest. Professor Tonra has clearly said that he does lobby and does represent his association....

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: I just missed it because of the interruptions.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: The wide nature of this, which will allow anything, has already been mentioned. We have been repeatedly told that the use of the veto - according to the Government, it is mostly Russia that has used it in the past, although it has ignored America - would stop a peacekeeping force. We have seen America use the veto lately. Is that not right? I am talking about stopping the conflict in the...

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: The logic of the narrative we are given all the time is that this is about the misuse of the veto, predominantly by Russia. However, we have lately seen an acute example of American misuse of the veto. We want to stop the misuse of the veto by introducing a different system and pulling out of the triple lock. Is that not right? The idea is that we will use a regional organisation to send...

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: Let us stick to the practicalities. It has been said that the use of the veto stops peacekeeping or peace enforcement forces going abroad. Let us take the most recent example of America using the veto. Should we now just ignore that and send a peacekeeping or peace enforcement force over to the Middle East?

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: I know that but let us say that we have removed the triple lock. Is the logic then that we would send-----

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: Who will do that? We have seen what side Europe has taken in Israel's war on Gaza. Who will determine whether a peacekeeping force is to be deployed? Will it be Germany, Europe or the UK?

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: I thank the Cathaoirleach very much for that.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: You do see that. It has been exposed.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: I thank the Cathaoirleach for the flexibility.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (25 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 128. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if employer contributions to auto enrolment pension accounts will be exempt from PRSI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34669/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (24 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 118. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the review of the Galway metropolitan area transport strategy, launched in 2016; when the updated transport strategy for Galway will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33845/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (24 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 137. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 77 of 8 May 2025, the progress made on the roll-out of light rail for Galway following the publication of the feasibility study on 30 October 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33846/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (24 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 691. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail each fishery harbour centre that was allocated capital funding since 1 January 2023 to date in 2025; and the total amount allocated to each fishery harbour centre since that date, in tabular form. [34059/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (24 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 833. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details on the services currently provided for adult patients with epilepsy at a hospital (details supplied); the number and grade of staff that are currently attached to this service at this site; the number of staff vacancies within this service; the number of epilepsy patients currently registered with this service; the number of patients...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (24 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 834. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details on the services currently provided for paediatric patients with epilepsy at a hospital (details supplied); the number and grade of staff that are currently attached to this service at this site; the number of staff vacancies within this service; the number of epilepsy patients currently registered with this service; the number of patients...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (26 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 97. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who have potentially been left infertile or at risk of cancer due to not receiving surgery for undescended testicles in a timely manner; the number of guardians and parents of potentially impacted children contacted to be made aware of these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34918/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (26 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 103. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the establishment of an ambulance base at Recess, County Galway; if the design team has now completed the tender documentation; if the project has gone to tender; the timeline for the delivery of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34919/25]