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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (2 Oct 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 80. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department’s review of the development control plan and strategic assessment report for the University Hospital Galway campus has been completed to date; if not, the expected timeline for the review to be completed and the documents returned to the HSE; the details of the enabling works underway; the details of any further enabling works...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (2 Oct 2025)

Catherine Connolly: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for exercising his discretion. It is back to the matter of University Hospital Galway. I know the Minister is familiar with it now. I am asking very specific questions in relation to her Department's review of the development control plan and the strategic assessment report for the University Hospital Galway campus. Has it been completed? What is its...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Arts Funding (2 Oct 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 26. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on the development of a permanent successor scheme to the basic income for the arts pilot; his plans to publish the cost benefit analysis paper; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52574/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Culture Policy (2 Oct 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 8. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on his Department’s engagement with Galway City Council regarding the next steps for the Pálás cinema in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52575/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (2 Oct 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 99. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of the promised new primary care centre on Inisbofin, following the transfer of land on which the airstrip is located from the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht in October 2024; the timeline for the delivery of the primary care centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52337/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (2 Oct 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 147. To ask the Minister for Health the total bed capacity of a community nursing unit in Carraroe (details supplied); the number of beds currently in use in the unit; the number of beds currently closed in the unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52338/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2025)

Catherine Connolly: Le 11 lá anois, tá ceathrar - triúr ban agus fear amháin - i mbun stailc taobh amuigh den Dáil agus éilimh thar a bheith bunúsach acu. Tá siad ag iarraidh rochtain a bheith acu ar phinsean ranníocach agus ar chárta leighis speisialta, an cárta HAA. Ceapann siad nach bhfuil an dara rogha acu ach leanúint ar aghaidh lena stailc...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Oct 2025)

Catherine Connolly: I appreciate the Minister's concern but four people have had to take this action. I have asked them to stop. It is very difficult to watch four people on hunger strike. The Minister talked about consistency. All of the governments have been consistent in their mean-spirited approach to this. They have been saving pennies while spending other money foolishly, as was outlined earlier on....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (1 Oct 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 121. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current processing time for family reunification applications under S.56 International Protection Act; the FTE staffing levels of the family reunification unit in each of the years 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52255/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (1 Oct 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 123. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to explain the 'final immigration checks' of a S56 family reunification application; who carries out these checks; the average processing time of these checks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52308/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (1 Oct 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 124. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of S.56 family reunification cases that have been open for longer than two years, by nationality and number of beneficiaries included on applications, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52309/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (1 Oct 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 125. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deportation orders which have been signed in respect of persons who have been refused International Protection in 2025; the number of persons who have been refused international protection and who left the State independently after being issued a deportation order, as well as those who were escorted from the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (30 Sep 2025)

Catherine Connolly: The question was about park and ride.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (30 Sep 2025)

Catherine Connolly: I thank the Minister for the comprehensive answer. Unfortunately, there is no park-and-ride facility in Galway even though it went into the plan 20 years ago on 1 February 2005. It has simply never been rolled out. On a feasibility study for light rail, we collected 24,000 signatures. I forget which year it was, it is so long ago now, but it was 2017 or 2018. It took until last year to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (30 Sep 2025)

Catherine Connolly: I think it is a false argument about the need for an outer bypass or not. This is about sustainable solutions and transformative action. Let us go back to why the An Bord Pleanála decision was quashed. There was an agreement to quash the decision because it had failed to consider the climate action plan. Imagine that it had failed to do that. What I am trying to get at here is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (30 Sep 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 99. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for a status update on the development of the Galway metropolitan area transport strategy; the timeline for the completion of the strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51768/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (30 Sep 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 119. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Question No. 137 of 24 June 2025, the progress to date on the roll-out of light rail for Galway, following the publication of the feasibility study on 30 October 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51778/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (30 Sep 2025)

Catherine Connolly: I am not sure whether the Minister or Minister of State will answer this question. Galway is a beautiful city. Is cathair dhátheangach í ar thairseach na Gaeltachta is mó sa tír ach is fadhb ollmhór é an tranglam tráchta. Baineann mo cheist leis na réitigh. I am asking for a status update on the development of the Galway metropolitan area transport...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Sep 2025)

Catherine Connolly: Over two weeks ago, I raised the very positive proposal by Government, which is a policy directive to ban vessels over 18 m from fishing within the 6 mile limit. The Taoiseach promised to get back to me and I realise he is very busy, however, two weeks have lapsed and the policy directive is to become effective from 1 October. I can see no sign of the policy directive. I very much welcome...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Sep 2025)

Catherine Connolly: That is the announcement but where is the policy?