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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Town Centre Living Initiative (17 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 23. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of Ireland’s town partnership as recommended by the Town Centre Living Initiative, Six Pilot Towns: Synthesis Report; if the partnership has been established; if so, the membership and duties of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24394/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas (17 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 26. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each of the recommendations of the CEDRA report; the number of recommendations implemented in full, in part and not at all, respectively; the anticipated date by which each of the outstanding recommendations will be implemented in full; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24398/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Island Communities (17 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 33. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to progress the national policy for the islands; the status of the islands policy; the findings of the consultation process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24395/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Island Communities (17 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 44. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the membership of the interdepartmental committee devising the national policy for the islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24397/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (17 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the case of a student (details supplied) whose leaving certificate calculated grades were downgraded by one grade in six of their seven higher level subjects; if she is satisfied that this student has not been unfairly disadvantaged by the calculated grades system, particularly in view of the fact that 85% of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (17 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of the number of leaving certificate students in 2020 who received results downgrades through the standardisation process in 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 subjects, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24505/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (17 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will broaden the grounds for appeal with regard to the calculated grades process, in order that students can appeal the actual grades they received rather than simply checking for clerical errors in the transfer of grades data, particularly as it is the first time the calculated grades model has been used in Ireland and as such it has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Foster Care (17 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 195. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Farrelly Commission in relation to the Grace case; when the report of the commission will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24555/20]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (22 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: Thank you, Deputy.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (22 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: Thank you, Deputy.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (22 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: Deputy, please.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rental Sector (22 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 30. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount paid out by her Department in rent supplement each month from January 2020 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25104/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rental Sector (22 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: Is ceist shimplí dhíreach í, a Aire. It is a very simple, direct question. How much money has been paid out by month in rent supplement from the Minister's Department?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rental Sector (22 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I welcome the flexibility from the Department regarding this matter. I also welcome the flexibility regarding victims of domestic violence. I have no difficulty with any of that. I look forward to looking at the detail of the Minister's answer but rent supplement was to be abolished, is that not right? It was to be phased out and was only supposed to be there in temporary emergency...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rental Sector (22 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I fully agree with the Minister that rent supplement should be a temporary emergency measure. I fundamentally disagree with the Government's policy since 2014 of moving people into HAP, which is blatantly unjust and is bolstering the private market. Some €600 million and rising is going straight into the private market. The Minister talked about the HAP scheme being designed simply....

Community Safety and Fireworks: Motion [Private Members] (22 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I am not sure which Deputy from Sinn Féin is speaking, but he or she has ten minutes. Deputy O'Reilly is mentioned first in the list I have, but it is Deputies Andrews, Paul Donnelly and Martin Browne. I call Deputy Andrews.

Community Safety and Fireworks: Motion [Private Members] (22 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: Three speakers remain and just six and a half minutes. I call Deputy Paul Donnelly. He will be followed by Deputies Martin Browne and Louise O'Reilly.

Community Safety and Fireworks: Motion [Private Members] (22 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: The remaining Sinn Féin speakers have a minute and a half each.

Community Safety and Fireworks: Motion [Private Members] (22 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: Let the Deputy speak.

Community Safety and Fireworks: Motion [Private Members] (22 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: Through the Chair.