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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Island Communities (9 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: The Minister takes a hands-on approach, and I welcome that. I have always said that. With regard to the islands policy, it was dragged out, was it not? Eventually we got it. It is not based on legislation. It includes timescales and objectives that must be adhered to. I have only less than 40 seconds left. I repeat that the matter relating to Caladh Mór pier has been going on...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Island Communities (9 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 4. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the implementation to date of the policy for the islands; if she has received any reports or updates to date from the monitoring committee for the implementation of the policy for the islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20765/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Island Communities (9 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: A Aire baineann mo cheist le polasaí na n-oileáin arís. Tá súil ghéar á choinneáil agam ar an dul chun cinn atá á dhéanamh leis an bpolasaí sin. Thart ag an am seo anuraidh foilsíodh an polasaí sin. This time last year came the welcome news that we had the policy for the islands. I am keeping a very close eye on the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Island Communities (9 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I welcome the fact there is a monitoring committee and that the islands are represented on it. My difficulty with the monitoring committee is that it is inputting into a report. I would have thought the monitoring committee would carry out the report as a body outside watching the progress. Is it the Department that will carry out the report and the monitoring committee will input into...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Harbours and Piers (9 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 15. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 52 of 5 March 2024, for a status update on the development of Inis Oírr pier; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20761/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Island Communities (9 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 23. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 45 of 5 March 2024, the status of the monitoring committee for the implementation of the new policy for the islands; the dates of all meetings to date; the date of the next meeting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20763/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Island Communities (9 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 24. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 59 of 5 March 2024, the status of the development of Caladh Mor on Inis Meáin; the status of the preparation of the preliminary business case; if the consultant has been appointed to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20764/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Island Communities (9 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 47. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 49 of 5 March 2024, for a status update on the transfer to her Department of land on Inisbofin on which the airstrip is situated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20762/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (9 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 87. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 72 of 7 March 2024, the details of his engagement to date both at bilateral level with his Israeli counterpart, and at EU level, with regard to the designation in October 2021, which remains in place, of six Palestinian human rights organisations as terrorist groups; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (9 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 118. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 71 of 7 March 2024, the details of his engagement at EU level to seek a review of whether Israel is complying with its human rights obligations under the EU Israel Association Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20840/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (9 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 142. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for a status update on the development of the revised Strategic Framework for the Defence Forces from 2025 onwards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21054/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (9 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason all survivors of industrial and reformatory schools and certain residential institutions will not be eligible for supports under the Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21038/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (9 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason persons to whom the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015 applies and persons who received a payment under the mother and baby institutions payment scheme are to be excluded from the Supports of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21039/24]

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (8 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this and I thank Sinn Féin for the motion. Although I have great difficulties with the concept in the motion, I welcome the opportunity to speak to it and to focus again on the problem of housing. In Galway city, people are waiting 20 years. I do not need to exaggerate. People are 20 years on a waiting list in Galway city. The last time we built...

Europe Day: Statements (8 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I speak today as a committed European. I deplore what is being said in our name, as a woman, a mother and an Independent TD. I have just looked at the report of the European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly. She tells us about soft corruption and the revolving door of officials going out and then becoming lobbyists. What really struck me in addition to this was her comment on the tragedy last...

Restriction of Imports (States in violation of obligations under the Genocide Convention and Occupied Territories) Bill 2024: First Stage (8 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Is the Bill opposed?

Restriction of Imports (States in violation of obligations under the Genocide Convention and Occupied Territories) Bill 2024: First Stage (8 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Member's time.

Message from Seanad (8 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Seanad Éireann has passed the Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023, without amendment.

Message from Select Committee (8 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024 and has made not amendments thereto.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I remind Members that we are back to the one-minute contribution. Deputy Ring was a little bit more generous in the Chair. I am not in the same generous humour.