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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (24 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 87. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 479 of 9 September 2024, the status of the development of the next Action Plan on Business and Human Rights; when the plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43213/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (24 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 95. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the likely timescale for completion of the processing of an application for an Irish citizenship foreign birth registration, and a replacement foreign birth certificate (details supplied); if there are any particular reasons for the time involved in processing them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43712/24]

Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (23 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Go raibh maith agat. The next three speakers are Deputies Tóibín, Danny Healy-Rae and Catherine Murphy.

Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (23 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Anois, an Teachta Danny Healy-Rae. I point out for the record and generally for the House that we are speaking on amendments Nos. 1 to 7, inclusive, amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 7, amendments Nos. 8 to 23, inclusive, amendment No. 34, amendment No. 64 and amendment No. 75. Somebody might surprise me.

Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (23 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Amendments Nos. 1 to 7, inclusive, amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 7, amendments Nos. 8 to 23, inclusive, and amendments Nos. 34, 64 and 75 are related and may be discussed together.

Maternity Protection Bill 2024 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I thank the Minister for giving some clarification on that. I note that they have had success in Northern Ireland in encouraging people to come forward. Unfortunately that is not our experience in Ireland. It is not the experience of Dr. Mark Coen and what he found on the grounds of the laundry in Dublin. I know from the McAleese report that the Magdalen laundry in Galway distinguished...

Maternity Protection Bill 2024 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I wish to speak briefly to those amendments on the preservation of records. I am on record for welcoming this and saying it has to be done. I do not appreciate the way it is being done. I understand the Minister is under pressure now and it has to be done. In relation to the preservation of records, it is urgent. When the mother and baby home report was published in 2021, I was critical...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Deputy, these are very specific amendments and I am going to have to hold you to them.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: There is limited time. There is a guillotine.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I know but I have an obligation to tell you that we are discussing amendments and we must stick to them.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Does Deputy Boyd Barrett have a question?

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I was giving the Minister some leeway but there is no more leeway. The Minister has time to address the amendments. There is no time limit but we are not addressing the amendments and we are setting a precedent for other Members.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: It has already been done. I gave some leniency but it would be helpful-----

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Amendments Nos. 1 to 6, inclusive, and 8 to 11, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Earlier the Taoiseach took exception to somebody quoting their gospel. Let me quote the gospel of HIQA and a report that was issued today about University Hospital Galway. It states that: "the risk of compromised quality and safety of patient care due to insufficient capacity to manage demand in the emergency department [is] one of the highest rated risks on the hospital's corporate risk...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wastewater Treatment (23 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: There are two siphons under the Corrib and we are saying one of them has been reported as defective.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wastewater Treatment (23 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I thank the Minister for his comments. This is of critical importance because the growth of Galway, which I believe should be done in a sustainable way, cannot happen. The population is not growing at the rate expected because of the failure to remediate defective infrastructure. I heard the Minister of State say he will go back to Irish Water. I wish him good luck because Irish Water has...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wastewater Treatment (23 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: There are two siphons and one of them is the major one that has been highlighted.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wastewater Treatment (23 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: To be helpful, could the Minister of State come back with commentary on the reports that have been carried out for Uisce Éireann, including the one I mentioned and all other recent reports it has commissioned on this issue?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wastewater Treatment (23 Oct 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I thank the Minister of State for his reply and taking a hands-on approach. I am afraid my praise stops at this point because we will discuss sludge. It is very difficult to make out what is happening in Galway. We have a water treatment plan, which is good. It is working and it is fine, but there has been no upgrading of anything since 2006. I have a reply from the Minister of State...