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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service (11 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: 454. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason the NPWS did not comment on the lack of an NIS and or an EIS in its observations advising on the protection of surrounding networks in relation to a foreshore lease application (details supplied) in view of the fact that the screening process identified likely significant effects on the integrity of sites (details...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service (11 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: 455. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the rationale behind agreeing with the conclusion that no pathway exists by which a proposed test site (details supplied) could impact upon any adjacent designated site when the birds protected in the SPA can fly the short distance to the test site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17884/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (11 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: 475. To ask the Minister for Health the person or agency that when an adult, male or female, is allegedly raped is responsible for carrying out a forensic sexual medical examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17960/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (11 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: 510. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 414 of 7 February 2017, if the decision to be made in quarter 1 of 2017 to go to tender to build the new permanent ambulance base on the Merlin Park site has been taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17653/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Environmental Protection Agency (11 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: 711. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of the 58 recommendations of a review of the Environmental Protection Agency of May 2011 that are fully, partially and yet to be implemented, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17555/17]

Other Questions: Irish Prisoners Abroad (12 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: 33. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures he has taken to ensure the release of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18302/17]

Other Questions: Irish Prisoners Abroad (12 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: The Minister replied to a question on Ibrahim Halawa during today's Priority Questions but I have a duty to raise the issue again. In view of the facts that Mr. Halawa is in a wheelchair, that his glucose levels are dangerously low and that he is in solitary confinement, I must pressurise the Minister to tell us what steps are being taken and what more can be done to secure his release.

Other Questions: Irish Prisoners Abroad (12 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: It is very welcome that officials are in Egypt monitoring proceedings. As the Minister knows, Ibrahim Halawa was 17 when arrested and had just completed his leaving certificate. He has spent the final two years of his teens and the first two years of adulthood in dreadful conditions. He is now on hunger strike. Things have moved to a new level and the situation has become particularly...

Other Questions: Irish Prisoners Abroad (12 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: The Minister's opinion and my opinion may be valuable generally but they are immaterial in this case. This young man has gone on hunger strike. When did the Irish doctor go in? When did he write up his report? To whom has the report gone? Will he be going back in to follow up?

Topical Issue Debate: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (12 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I hesitate to say it but the Minister has added to the abuse of the survivors and what they have suffered. There was no reason for the delay in the report. The Minister has given no proper reason for its delay. It should have been published last September. Last Friday, the Minister attended a meeting at which she was not asked about redress. She was asked to give a report on the work...

Topical Issue Debate: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (12 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: When the Minister delayed the report until yesterday, she failed to go back to the commission and ask them to update the report. Events overtook that report and what was discovered in Tuam shocked the Government. The Minister failed to go back to outline the significance of what has happened and to say where we are going with this. The Minister has left it up to a local busy GP who happens...

Topical Issue Debate: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (12 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Mr. Peter Mulryan, who has given me permission to use his name, is in the High Court trying to get access to his records. It is time for the Minister to stop nodding.

Topical Issue Debate: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (12 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: It is time to actually listen. I will finish now-----

Topical Issue Debate: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (12 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I am, Chairman. I agree with that. Ms Anna Corrigan from the survivors organisation gave the Minister a list of very practical things last Friday. I ask the Minister to please respond to those.

Leaders' Questions (13 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Thirty-three years ago, in 1984, such was the concern about the mental health services that the central recommendation of the major new document, Planning for the Future, proposed a new model of mental health care. Between 1984 and 2006, there was concern at the slow implementation of the policy and in 2006 - nuair atá an Tánaiste réidh - A Vision for Change was published....

Leaders' Questions (13 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I thank the Tánaiste for letting me know when the report is to be available but it is not clear what will be the nature of that report. It seems to be the first stage in a further long process. The seminal document on mental health goes back to 1984 so there are no congratulations here. When we are talking about stigma and what is available, the difficulty is that all of this was...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: The Comptroller and Auditor General will need to treble his staff.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: As the Comptroller and Auditor General said, we did receive a list. Although the Chairman might think there was not enough information included and I bow to his experience, there was not only information but also a list of all the companies, with figures of 8%, 10% or 15%. Our difficulty is whether it is value for money. How is it arrived at? There is no such information. It is a...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I missed it. I am sorry.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (13 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: On that point, NUIG applied for the Athena SWAN, a prestigious award given when gender equality meets a certain standard. In applying for the award it would have had to have all of that information at its fingertips. I was extracting the information and it was subsequently brought to my attention that all of it had to be at its fingertips in applying for the Athena SWAN.