Results 18,361-18,380 of 33,115 for speaker:Catherine Connolly
- Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (21 Jul 2020)
Catherine Connolly: I agree with Deputy Shanahan's comments on procurement. That process was introduced, ostensibly, to make the position fairer and to ensure fair competition. From my limited experience of four years on the Committee of Public Accounts, however, it seems that there are serious problems in the way the process operates to the disadvantage of businesses in Galway and other areas. It certainly...
- Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (21 Jul 2020)
Catherine Connolly: That is good to know. The sum involved is €2 billion and liability to the State is to be capped at €1.6 billion. I will not get into the detail, particularly as it has been mentioned by many speakers before me. We do not know the interest rate. We have been told it is expected to be low and the rate will be reduced because the cap on the portfolio is gone. The Government...
- Early Years Childcare: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jul 2020)
Catherine Connolly: The previous one was circulated.
- Early Years Childcare: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jul 2020)
Catherine Connolly: I thank Deputy Funchion and Sinn Féin for tabling this motion and allowing us the opportunity to put the spotlight on childcare again. I congratulate the Minister and Minister of State on their appointments and I wish them the best of luck. The Minister referred to this sector as "chaotic, inefficient and an indictment on our country", particularly in that it forces parents to pay...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (21 Jul 2020)
Catherine Connolly: 533. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will immediately suspend all live exports to Libya in view of the escalating situation there; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17179/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seekers (21 Jul 2020)
Catherine Connolly: 599. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if Ireland will, via its representation on the Council of the EU, give its agreement to the opening of negotiations with Afghanistan on asylum returns to that country on the basis of a general principle as outlined in a note from the General Secretariat of the Council dated 3 July 2020 (details supplied); and if she will make...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Jul 2020)
Catherine Connolly: 644. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for persons returning from abroad and visitors from abroad to go into quarantine for a two-week period to reduce the spread of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16709/20]
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Arts Funding (22 Jul 2020)
Catherine Connolly: 16. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of Galway 2020; the amount paid to Galway 2020 to date in 2020; the way in which the funding has been spent; the conditions that will be attached to further allocations, including the reappointment of an Irish language officer; the status of the performance delivery agreement between her Department and Galway 2020; and...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Arts Funding (22 Jul 2020)
Catherine Connolly: Baineann mo cheist le Gaillimh 2020. Tá soiléiriú á lorg agam ó thaobh an caiteachas go dtí an lá inniu agus an caiteachas ata beartaithe ag an Roinn. My question is about Galway 2020 and I want an update on how much money the Department has given to date, how it has been spent, how much money is promised for the future, what conditions, if any, are...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Arts Funding (22 Jul 2020)
Catherine Connolly: I thank the Minister for answering comprehensively on the general running of Gaillimh 2020, but I am not sure how much money has actually been spent from the Department's allocation. Galway 2020 has certainly suffered from Covid-19 and bad weather, but prior to that there were serious issues with regard to governance and non-inclusivity. We spoke about this on the Committee of Public...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Arts Funding (22 Jul 2020)
Catherine Connolly: I very much appreciate that and, indeed, theoretically, that it was declared the cultural capital of Europe was the best news story for Galway. There is no point going back on the history of it, but certainly serious mistakes were made. At this point, I find it difficult that in a bilingual city on the edge of the biggest Gaeltacht in the country we have let go of the Irish language...
- Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (22 Jul 2020)
Catherine Connolly: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta Howlin. Moving on to the Social Democrats, I call an Teachta Cian O’Callaghan.
- Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (22 Jul 2020)
Catherine Connolly: To clarify, the Taoiseach had to leave. The Minister of State, Deputy Thomas Byrne, is at the back of the Chamber.
- Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (22 Jul 2020)
Catherine Connolly: Is the Deputy sharing time?
- Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (22 Jul 2020)
Catherine Connolly: Is it with the Deputy's two colleagues?
- Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (22 Jul 2020)
Catherine Connolly: I call Deputy Michael Collins.
- Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (22 Jul 2020)
Catherine Connolly: Gabh mo leithscéal. I meant an Teachta O'Donoghue.
- Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (22 Jul 2020)
Catherine Connolly: I am sorry, but the Deputy is further down on the second round on the list.
- Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (22 Jul 2020)
Catherine Connolly: I am just going by the list. Deputies Michael Healy-Rae and Michael Collins are further down on the second round.
- Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (22 Jul 2020)
Catherine Connolly: The first round, sorry.