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Planning and Rural Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2023)

Catherine Connolly: Will the Deputy resume his seat?

Planning and Rural Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2023)

Catherine Connolly: I am not sure that is appropriate parliamentary language in relation to a submission. The Deputy might take that on board.

Planning and Rural Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2023)

Catherine Connolly: It is the description.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wastewater Treatment (10 May 2023)

Catherine Connolly: The Minister of State, please.

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (10 May 2023)

Catherine Connolly: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív - to discuss the need for an extra payment for eligible social welfare recipients with a dependent adult. Deputy Paul Donnelly - to discuss the rights and entitlements of migrant nurses working and...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Ceannteidil an Bhille um Údarás na Gaeltachta (Leasú), 2022: Grinnscrúdú Réamhreachtach (Atógáil) (10 May 2023)

Catherine Connolly: Gabhaim buíochas le Sorcha Ní Chéilleachair. Thug sí ar thuras an dóchais muid ó na "Gligíní" sa Ceathrú Rua agus nochtaigh sí ansin an fimíneacht atá i gceist ó thaobh an chórais Stáit. Tá sé sin curtha os ár gcomhair go soiléir. Ní raibh sí in ann teacht ar chóip i nGaeilge de...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Ceannteidil an Bhille um Údarás na Gaeltachta (Leasú), 2022: Grinnscrúdú Réamhreachtach (Atógáil) (10 May 2023)

Catherine Connolly: Ó thaobh an fhóraim de, an bhfuil ár n-aoi ag rá go mba chóir an fóram sin a bhunú roimh aon thoghchán don údarás, an córas sin a chur i bhfeidhm ar dtús agus tacaíocht a thabhairt do na mná teacht os comhair an fhóraim?

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flexible Work Practices (10 May 2023)

Catherine Connolly: 62. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 1 March 2023, the status of his Department’s work to date on the implementation of the Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22138/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (10 May 2023)

Catherine Connolly: 63. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a status update on the Claregalway flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22139/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Data (10 May 2023)

Catherine Connolly: 75. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 52 of 18 January 2023, if the IDA currently employs, or has under contract, an agent or consultant in Israel to increase investment in Ireland by Israeli enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22126/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (9 May 2023)

Catherine Connolly: I appreciate the Minister is setting out that more than 38,000 people have benefited from the scheme. My question relates to the analysis that has been done. The Minister is selectively quoting from Mazars and other reports. As he well knows, this scheme was introduced in January 2017, which is more than six years ago. It was estimated that it would cost €40 million annually. It...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (9 May 2023)

Catherine Connolly: I bow to the Minister's greater knowledge and wisdom in these matters. I am not even giving my opinion. I am looking at the various reports. The Mazars report states: "The scheme is poorly targeted with respect to incomes, location, house prices ... [and] has regressive impacts. ... the problems that it sought to address remain and the specific market failure at which it was targeted ......

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (9 May 2023)

Catherine Connolly: I am going by what the reports have asked the Government to do, which is to phase it out and scrap it, but not now. That is what I am going by.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (9 May 2023)

Catherine Connolly: It is spelled out clearly.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (9 May 2023)

Catherine Connolly: 55. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 128 of 7 March 2023, his plans for the phasing out of the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21523/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (9 May 2023)

Catherine Connolly: I am returning to a theme I have raised lots of times on the help-to-buy scheme. What are the Minister's plans for phasing out of that scheme? What further analysis is there on it? I say this having read all of the reviews, analyses and commentaries that clearly identify serious concerns with this scheme. I will come back to this in my two supplementary questions.

Food Costs and High Grocery Bills: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (9 May 2023)

Catherine Connolly: Given that this is a Sinn Féin motion, and Sinn Féin has the right to reply at the end, I will go back to allow others to contribute. I am not setting a precedent for the future, nor am I setting a precedent on behalf of the Ceann Comhairle. I will go back now to the Social Democrats and work forward from Deputy Cairns.

Food Costs and High Grocery Bills: Motion [Private Members] (9 May 2023)

Catherine Connolly: I have a list of people who have shown an interest in speaking. I will not read their names out but I am sure they are fully committed to contributing to this debate, which is about to conclude. I am about to go to the Minister of State and then to Sinn Féin to conclude. While I read out a message from the Seanad, the Deputies in question will have a minute to get to the Chamber.

Teachtaireacht ón Seanad - Message from Seanad (9 May 2023)

Catherine Connolly: Seanad Éireann has accepted the Finance Bill 2023, without recommendation. Tá an Bille Airgeadais glacadh ag Seanad Éireann gan athrú, gan mholadh.

Food Costs and High Grocery Bills: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (9 May 2023)

Catherine Connolly: Níl aon duine tagtha. Nobody has appeared, so I am-----