Results 30,501-30,520 of 33,123 for speaker:Catherine Connolly
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Status Applications (21 Feb 2017)
Catherine Connolly: 113. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an urgent extension of time from three weeks to at least ten weeks for persons to complete the international protection questionnaire (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8720/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: EU Directives (21 Feb 2017)
Catherine Connolly: 264. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the person or body that is the designated authority dealing with the EIA and SEA directive for offshore energy projects here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8469/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Horses (21 Feb 2017)
Catherine Connolly: 566. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding that has been offered and drawn down by Galway City Council and Galway County Council under the animal welfare provisions to support the development of new facilities to provide shelter for the urban horse population and to encourage young persons in the care and welfare of horses; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (21 Feb 2017)
Catherine Connolly: 586. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when a business (details supplied) can expect the upgrade works to the broadband line which were promised in September 2016 to be completed in view of the fact that the area in question comprises at least seven businesses employing in the region of 150 persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8342/17]
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Feb 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Feb 2017)
Catherine Connolly: I think so.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (16 Feb 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Deputy Alan Kelly has raised a very important point. When a presentation was made less than two years ago to the regional health forum in Galway, of which I was a member, the figure was nowhere near the one we are hearing now. As councillors and public representatives, we gave the thumbs-up to a project on the basis of a presentation. Nobody ever came back to us to say things had changed....
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Chapter 7 - EU Refunds and Levies in the Agriculture Sector (16 Feb 2017) Catherine Connolly: We can see it in the library when it is there.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Chapter 7 - EU Refunds and Levies in the Agriculture Sector (16 Feb 2017) Catherine Connolly: It is fascinating to see the witnesses and good to be able to hold them to account. The report on the CEDRA rural development fund and I note it is stated that approved works were not fully completed within the timeframe. What was the difficulty with that, given its importance? Was that in the series of questions put by Deputy Kelly?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Chapter 7 - EU Refunds and Levies in the Agriculture Sector (16 Feb 2017) Catherine Connolly: I am.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Chapter 7 - EU Refunds and Levies in the Agriculture Sector (16 Feb 2017) Catherine Connolly: I would like an answer or a longer note to explain why there was an underspend on that.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Chapter 7 - EU Refunds and Levies in the Agriculture Sector (16 Feb 2017) Catherine Connolly: It is our perception on the ground when there is an underspend that somebody is failing to draw down the money. For example, there was money available for an urban horse scheme which I will come back to. There is a perception that there are very good schemes and lots of money but it is not drawn down.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Chapter 7 - EU Refunds and Levies in the Agriculture Sector (16 Feb 2017) Catherine Connolly: On that topic, I know the Traveller community was particularly interested in the urban horse programme but the funding has not been used up as I understand from reading the documents. What is the problem?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Chapter 7 - EU Refunds and Levies in the Agriculture Sector (16 Feb 2017) Catherine Connolly: I am thinking of Galway and rural areas.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Chapter 7 - EU Refunds and Levies in the Agriculture Sector (16 Feb 2017) Catherine Connolly: The funding and goodwill are there and I should direct my attention to the local authorities or the implementation bodies.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Chapter 7 - EU Refunds and Levies in the Agriculture Sector (16 Feb 2017) Catherine Connolly: The Department introduced the farm safety scheme in October 2014. Accidents generally have gone down but farm accidents have gone up. There were 21 reported in 2016 compared with 18 in 2015.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Chapter 7 - EU Refunds and Levies in the Agriculture Sector (16 Feb 2017) Catherine Connolly: Is it being embedded in grants, as a condition for grants?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Chapter 7 - EU Refunds and Levies in the Agriculture Sector (16 Feb 2017) Catherine Connolly: Despite the Department's best efforts the death rate has gone up.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Chapter 7 - EU Refunds and Levies in the Agriculture Sector (16 Feb 2017) Catherine Connolly: What are the Department's specific actions for the coming year? What are its targets? What is its focus?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Chapter 7 - EU Refunds and Levies in the Agriculture Sector (16 Feb 2017) Catherine Connolly: Does Mr. O'Driscoll expect the deaths will be fewer next year as a result of the Department's efforts and programme?