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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund (24 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: 237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made by Caranua following publication of its customer service charter and its feedback and complaints policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17875/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (24 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: 238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the board members of Caranua who recently resigned have been replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17876/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (24 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: 519. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the criteria applied in the review process for applications for a sports capital grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17864/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Park and Ride Facilities (24 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: 520. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 33 of 15 February 2018, the engagement that has taken place with the NTA regarding funding; the progress that has been made regarding the development of park-and-ride sites; the sites identified east and west of Galway city, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17865/18]

Plastic and Packaging Pollution: Statements (19 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: I am glad the Minister is here for this debate. In this initiative we are being led by people on the ground who are way ahead of us. Sunday is Earth Day and the focus is on the global to support the effort to eliminate single use plastics. On Saturday there is an initiative to encourage large supermarkets and retailers to refuse the use of plastic packaging on food. There is also the...

Other Questions: Mental Health Policy (19 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: 11. To ask the Minister for Health the persons undertaking the review of A Vision for Change; the terms of reference including confirmation that the terms include the re-establishment of an independent implementation body; when it commenced; the finish date envisioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17116/18]

Other Questions: Mental Health Policy (19 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: My question relates to the review of the Vision for Change, when it started and when it will be complete. Who is the team and what is its terms of reference and will an independent implementation body be included?

Other Questions: Mental Health Policy (19 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: I welcome the Minister of State's response and that he will provide me with the terms of reference and the list of names. However, it is not clear when the review started. What date did it start and when will it be completed? The reason I am asking this is that I know A Vision for Change, I have read it and used it. It ran out in January 2016. We are now in April 2018. Since then, we...

Other Questions: Mental Health Policy (19 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: I very much welcome that clarification. Can I take it that we will have A Vision for Change No. 2 by the end of this year, in December 2018? The second point relates to the independent implementation body. It is useless having more policies. What worked for A Vision for Change was that the independent implementation body sat for two three-year periods and then they were abolished...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: I will not repeat points already made but I concur with my colleagues that the chapter is excellent and we must consider it. On page 20 it states that a final breakdown of the direct build for 2017 is not yet available; it is currently being finalised and will be published. We should seek that information before making any decision relating to the chapter.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: Will the Chairman clarify what he is looking for regarding unfinished estates?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: So a definition.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: The sites that qualified for Government funding are in a different category. We want to see that the State will get the back money back.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: I have heard Deputy MacSharry. This is a letter from a very senior person in the Department of Education and Skills. He states on paper that he has received unfair treatment. That is serious. He has told us that and we heard Deputy MacSharry's response. I think we should take this matter seriously. I am concerned about the last line in the letter which states that he would be happy to...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: Just on that point, I was not insinuating that he would not come before us again. I said that we should take it seriously and that we should not meet in the manner that has been suggested. As has been clearly articulated by Deputy Cullinane, that is the Chairman's role.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: Does the Chairman have details of its membership? I am looking for numbers and for the gender breakdown.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: I do not need their names at this point. I am looking for the numbers.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: Okay. That is all right.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: They are the magnificent seven men.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Apr 2018)

Catherine Connolly: They are.