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National Asset Management Agency: Motion [Private Members] (29 Jun 2016)

Catherine Connolly: I wish to share time with Deputy Mick Wallace.

National Asset Management Agency: Motion [Private Members] (29 Jun 2016)

Catherine Connolly: The Minister of State spoke about rumours and speculation. The Fianna Fáil leader, Deputy Micheál Martin, describing the Government’s refusal to act on the matter in question as not tenable, said, "As revelations emerge, and as the levels of the investigations get deeper, the Government's position in relation to the sale of Project Eagle by NAMA is, in my view, more...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Marine Plan Implementation (29 Jun 2016)

Catherine Connolly: 21. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he will be in a position to designate marine protection areas as required under Article 13.4 of the marine strategy framework directive; if legislation is necessary in the first instance; if so, when that will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18475/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Seaweed Harvesting Potential (29 Jun 2016)

Catherine Connolly: 31. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the implementation of eight recommendations by the Joint Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht in relation to the Report of the Committee on Developing the Seaweed Industry in Ireland published in May 2015, which specifically considered the commercial aspects of harvesting seaweed; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (29 Jun 2016)

Catherine Connolly: 139. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the nature and duration of the contracts and the financial arrangements made with two companies to deliver JobPath; if persons in receipt of disability payments are included; the status of the implementation of JobPath; how he is overseeing the effectiveness of the contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15841/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (29 Jun 2016)

Catherine Connolly: 142. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of rent he is paying for the Intreo centre at Fairgreen in County Galway; the terms of the lease; the nature of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18679/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Disability Activation Projects (30 Jun 2016)

Catherine Connolly: 10. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to indicate the Department or agency or private sector operator that will have responsibility for the implementation of the fit to work programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18800/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Disability Activation Projects (30 Jun 2016)

Catherine Connolly: I would like the Minister to make a statement on the implementation of the fit to work programme. It has been raised by myself and other Members who are seriously concerned about the Government's intentions in this regard. In particular, page 57 of the programme for Government states, "We will assist local communities and schools in purchasing defibrillators". This is followed by a...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Disability Activation Projects (30 Jun 2016)

Catherine Connolly: I thank the Minister for the clarification that there are no plans to privatise it or to give the contract for it to a private company. He has given an answer he has already given to a another Deputy who asked this question. He referred to a pan-European study. Is he aware of the evidence in England where such a programme, Fit for Work, has been passed over to a private company? That...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Disability Activation Projects (30 Jun 2016)

Catherine Connolly: I do not believe I am using rumours or resorting unfair techniques. There is damning evidence in England regarding a similar programme. I am reassured the Minister has not made any decision yet about rolling out the plan as to who will do this. I ask him to commit to the Dáil today that he will not use a private-for-profit company to deliver this programme. It seems to be based on...

Protection of Life in Pregnancy (Amendment) (Fatal Foetal Abnormalities) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (30 Jun 2016)

Catherine Connolly: I welcome the opportunity to contribute on this Bill. I welcome the Minister's apology for what has happened. However, he must do more than apologise or give empathy and sympathy. There was a duty on him to publish and make available the judgment of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, ICCPR. He might confirm whether he did. He also had 180 days to make information...

Protection of Life in Pregnancy (Amendment) (Fatal Foetal Abnormalities) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (30 Jun 2016)

Catherine Connolly: I did not realise I was sharing time. I thought everyone was being given the same amount of time. I support the Bill. In 2015, 135 women left Ireland for Britain to terminate a pregnancy on the basis that there was a fatal foetal abnormality.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Programme for Government Initiatives (30 Jun 2016)

Catherine Connolly: 43. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for the introduction of the fit-to-work programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18799/16]

Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (5 Jul 2016)

Catherine Connolly: I support the spirit of this Bill and what it is trying to achieve, particularly as the measure does not arise in a vacuum but from a particular background. I have counted six reports alone which, since 2013, have highlighted precarious hours in precarious jobs, leading employees to have precarious lives. We had a report from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions in May 2013, Regulating for...

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (6 Jul 2016)

Catherine Connolly: As has been pointed out, this Bill comes before the Dáil consequent on the recent series of murders in Dublin’s north inner city. The Minister for Health confirmed in the Seanad on 15 June that the Bill had been expedited in response to those murders and because the Government and the Garda Síochána were both of the view that controlling these products under the misuse...

Topical Issue Debate: Foreshore Licence Applications (7 Jul 2016)

Catherine Connolly: I welcome the extension of the time for a public consultation until 1 August. However, my request is for the Minister to ensure a public meeting is held within that time. There was one public meeting on a Tuesday night, of which residents were aware. Some turned up and expressed their complete dissatisfaction at the time limit whereby submissions had to be in by the Friday of that week,...

Topical Issue Debate: Foreshore Licence Applications (7 Jul 2016)

Catherine Connolly: I am very disappointed with the Minister's answer. My specific question related to a public information meeting as the most basic requirement in a consultation process. The Minister has not answered that, so I ask him again to confirm that it will happen. There are serious concerns in the area about a number of matters and, while the documents may well be available now, they were...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (7 Jul 2016)

Catherine Connolly: 46. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to bring funding for the arts in line with the European standard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19898/16]

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Catherine Connolly: Go raibh maith agat as ucht an chuir i láthair. Bhí sé thar a bheith spéisiúil domsa, mar bhall nua den choiste, agus bhí sé cabhrach. Ní raibh a fhios agam go raibh a méid sin oibre i gceist. Beimid anseo seachas sa Dáil, is dócha, leis an méid oibre atá romhainn. Comhghairdeas leis an gCathaoirleach agus leis an...

Public Accounts Committee: Work Programme (7 Jul 2016)

Catherine Connolly: I lived through the land aggregation scheme in Galway. Half way through, it was suspended. I never believed it to be a good idea. I would appreciate the report that is being carried out and any update. Some land was transferred into the body in Dublin at great cost, although I do not know what that cost was. Certain loans have been taken while others have not. I am lost as to where the...