Results 18,941-18,960 of 33,123 for speaker:Catherine Connolly

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (29 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 422. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with Spanish and EU authorities to secure the release of elected public representatives from Catalan held in arbitrary detention according to the UN Report of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27101/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Services (29 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 528. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the basis on which the decision to restructure the corporate governance arrangements of the Citizens’ Information Service and MABS was taken; and the person or body that made the decision. [27091/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Data (29 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 614. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of unaccompanied children that arrived here from Greece in 2019 following the agreement in 2018 to accept 36 unaccompanied minors in need of international protection in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26617/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Data (29 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 615. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of unaccompanied minors from Moira refugee camp in Greece it is planned to resettle in Ireland; when it is anticipated that such minors will arrive in Ireland; the details of Tusla’s involvement in the resettlement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26618/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Data (29 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 703. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for a labour market access permission pursuant to the European Communities (Receptions Conditions) Regulations 2018 received from applicants that had not waited eight months for a first instance decision on their asylum application; the number of applicants refused a labour market access permission...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (29 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 706. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to accept and grant international protection to refugees affected by the fires in the Moria refugee camp in Greece; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26612/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (29 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 720. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020 whose application for protection has been found to be inadmissible according to section 21 of the International Protection Act 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26938/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (29 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 723. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to extend parental leave benefit in the upcoming budget; the details of the length of a planned extension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26678/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Assisted Decision-Making (29 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 726. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 630 of 7 July 2020, the date on which the decision support service will be established and operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27022/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 842. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Covid-19 testing units have not been opened at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26607/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (29 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 843. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Irish-produced Covid-19 testing kits with a 99% accuracy rate and a result in ten minutes are not being used in place of the PCR test which is known to produce many false positives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26608/20]

Child Poverty: Motion [Private Members] (30 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: The next speaking slot is Sinn Féin. There are five speakers, commencing with Deputy Funchion.

Child Poverty: Motion [Private Members] (30 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: There are four speakers in the Rural Independent Group.

Child Poverty: Motion [Private Members] (30 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: Ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a gabháil chuig an Teachta Whitmore as ucht an rún seo a chuir os comhair na Dála. I thank Deputy Whitmore and the Social Democrats for bringing the motion before the Dáil. It is a reflection on how seriously the House takes this subject that there was barely a quorum to deal with this business today. The silence of the Dáil speaks...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: Baineann mo cheist le Bille na dteangacha oifigiúla. Mar is eol don Taoiseach, tá an iliomad geallúintí sollúnta faighte agam sa Dáil seo agus sa Dáil dheireanach maidir leis an mBille seo. Cá bhfuil sé? Tá sé thar a bheith tábhachtach. An geallúint shollúnta dheireanach a fuaireamar ná go mbeidh sé ní...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: Go raibh maith agat.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I thank the Deputy.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I thank the Minister of State.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: We have three more Topical Issues, so I ask for Members' co-operation.

Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I do not know whether the Minister of State did it deliberately or inadvertently but this Bill has fed into the narrative about serial objectors. The reckless comments from certain Deputies today in this regard are unacceptable. There is absolutely no evidence presented to us in the Dáil that serial objectors are a problem. The irony is not lost on me that the day the Minister of...