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Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 21. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the status of the newly opened Microfinance Ireland fund pursuant to the Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Act 2020; the number of applications received; the number and value of loans approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25976/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 29. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment his views on a report (details supplied); the analysis undertaken by his Department regarding the disproportionate effect on levels of employment as a result of Covid-19 in the north west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25980/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (15 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 158. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of members on the election observation roster; the steps taken to establish the number of roster members able and willing to volunteer for overseas election observation missions in view of the Covid-19 pandemic; if he will make temporary additions to the roster by the appointment of experienced observers in order to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (15 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of leaving certificate students in 2020 that received results downgrades from their teacher-predicted grades through the standardisation process in two, three, four, five, six and seven subjects, respectively, in view of the upward revision of the grades of 6,100 leaving certificate students after coding mistakes were found in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (15 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teacher-predicted leaving certificate grades that were downgraded in the standardisation process by more than ten, 20, 30, 40 and 50 percentage points, respectively, in view of the upward revision of the grades of 6,100 leaving certificate students after coding mistakes were found in the calculated grades process; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (15 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the analysis her Department has carried out into the number of leaving certificate 2020 students that have lost out on third level places due to the issuing in error of almost 15,000 grades of which 8,000 were higher than they were supposed to be; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30736/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (15 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the gender breakdown of the 7,943 students who received higher leaving certificate grades than they should have as a result of coding errors in the calculated grades process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30737/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (15 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of the 6,100 students awarded improved leaving certificate grades as a result of the review of the calculated grades system that received improved grades in one, two, three, four, five, six and seven subjects; the gender breakdown of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30738/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (15 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the analysis carried out by her Department to the effect that the junior cycle class weighting system used in the leaving certificate 2020 calculated grades process constitutes a form of school profiling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30739/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (15 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of leaving certificate students in 2020 that received results upgrades from their teacher-predicted grades through the standardisation process in two, three, four, five, six and seven subjects, respectively, in view of the upward revision of the grades of 6,100 leaving certificate students after coding mistakes were found in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (15 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 305. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of the Review of Approval Processes for Afforestation in Ireland; if this was co-funded by third parties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30854/20]

Ceisteanna – Questions: National Economic and Social Council (20 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: We will not get to the other questions. We have limited time.

Ceisteanna – Questions: National Economic and Social Council (20 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: There are questions in other people's names. I am sorry.

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (20 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 27A and the name of the member in each case: (1) Deputies Ruairí Ó Murchú and Mairéad Farrell - to discuss the issue of warehousing debt for businesses; (2) Deputy Cathal Crowe - to discuss the EU's traffic light system and measures for a sustainable recovery...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Childcare Scheme (20 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: We will leave it like that as we have run out of time. The Deputy is happy for the Minister to go back to him.

Ministerial Power (Repeal) (Ban Co-Living and Build to Rent) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: Through the Chair, please. The Minister of State will be let speak.

Ministerial Power (Repeal) (Ban Co-Living and Build to Rent) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I ask Deputy Ó Broin to let the Minister of State speak.

Ministerial Power (Repeal) (Ban Co-Living and Build to Rent) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: Various quotes have been mentioned and I will start with one. Just over a year ago, on 15 October 2019, ago the following observation was made at the housing committee, "I do not support co-living at all, as it is not a solution or even a partial solution, to our housing problem." I have made the point many times that we have to make language mean something if we want to work to restore...

Ministerial Power (Repeal) (Ban Co-Living and Build to Rent) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I remind the Minister that he is sharing time.

Ministerial Power (Repeal) (Ban Co-Living and Build to Rent) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I apologise for my earlier interruption, as I thought the Minister was sharing.