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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: What about the local TDs?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: That is great.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: There are not 25 TDs in Galway.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: I will stay with the theme of housing and, in particular, the emergency task force that was set up in Galway in 2019. At the end of last year, during the last meeting for which I have minutes, the new chair said the delivery to date is "not a happy picture". This was referring to the failure to deliver housing in Galway city and county. Lots of issues and obstacles were raised. One is...

Ending the Central Bank’s Facilitation of the Sale of Israel Bonds: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: I have no doubt the Minister has feelings of horror like we have and like he expressed. My difficulty is that he is demonstrating a classic case of cognitive dissonance because he holds beliefs in his head that are clashing with each other. While his feelings are the same as ours, his actions are different. In doing those actions, he seeks to rationalise them, which is the classic way of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (11 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 16. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he has taken to secure the release of an Irish woman detained by Israel in the West Bank (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31215/25]

Vacant Council Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: I thank Sinn Féin for tabling this motion. I cannot tell you how many times I have spoken on this issue. I will come to the housing task force, the minutes of which the Minister was instrumental in getting us. When we talk about empty houses tonight, we are doing so against a background of the highest ever number of homeless people: 15,580, 4,475 of whom are children. This Government...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (10 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 134. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 10 and 15 of 10 April 2025, when the implementation plans for decarbonisation zones in Galway city and county will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30105/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (10 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 163. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps being taken to achieve the national target reduction of greenhouse gas emissions of 51% in light of the finding of the EPA that Ireland is projected to achieve only a reduction of up to 23% in total greenhouse gas emissions by 2030; the analysis undertaken to establish the value of potential financial penalties...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Navigation Orders (10 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 289. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps his Department has taken to determine whether Gulfstream GV N588AT, which landed at Shannon Airport on 21 May 2025, was operating as a civil aircraft for the purposes of the Air Navigation and Transport Act 1946; if he is satisfied that the Gulfstream GV N588AT was not operating as a state aircraft with reference to the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (10 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 415. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected revenue yield from an increase in the vacant homes tax to ten times the annual local property tax rate in a full year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30695/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (10 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 416. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected revenue yield from an increase in the residential zoned land tax to 5% of the land’s annual value in a full year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30696/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (10 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 417. To ask the Minister for Finance the adjustment made for indexation of income tax bands and income tax rates when calculating the budgetary stance for Budget 2026. [30697/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (10 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 418. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of additional savings that could be made by not indexing income tax bands and income tax rates. [30698/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (10 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 424. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when funding will be made available to Galway County Council to complete the takeover and refurbishment of Dunguaire Castle, Kinvara, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29310/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Paternity Leave (10 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 959. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of extending paternity benefit by two weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30687/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 960. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of making the fuel allowance available for 32, 40 and 52 weeks per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30688/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 961. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of extending eligibility for the fuel allowance scheme to those in receipt of the working family payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30689/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 962. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of a €1 increase in each of the social insurance schemes, social assistance schemes, other weekly schemes and other schemes payments, in tabular form (details supplied). [30690/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 963. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of equalising the jobseekers rates for under 25s to the current rate of €244 per week for jobseekers over 25; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30691/25]