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Selct Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Meastacháin i gcomhair Seirbhísí Poiblí 2025
Vóta 42 - Forbairt Tuaithe, Pobal agus an Ghaeltacht (Athbhreithnithe) (1 Jul 2025)

Catherine Connolly: San fhómhar. All right. Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire.

Selct Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish-Speaking Community: Teachtaireacht chuig an Dáil (1 Jul 2025)

Catherine Connolly: De réir Bhuan-Orduithe 110 de Dháil Éireann, seolfaidh cléireach an choiste an teachtaireacht seo a leanas chuig Cléireach na Dála: Tá Roghchoiste na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus Phobal Labhartha na Gaeilge tar éis a bhreithniú ar na Meastacháin Athbhreithnithe le aghaidh seirbhísí poiblí le haghaidh na bliana dár...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (1 Jul 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 22. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacancies in all local authority planning departments, by local authority, in tabular form; the steps being taken to fill these posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35845/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (1 Jul 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 89. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to the 2024 annual report of the special advocate for survivors of institutional abuse, the consideration given to the creation of an additional housing need category pursuant to Section 22 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and associated regulations to include the category of ‘survivor’...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (1 Jul 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 536. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No 150 of 19 June 2025, the reason for the difference between the €794 million estimate for the year-10 Exchequer contribution to auto-enrolment provided in that reply and the €539 million estimate for the year-10 Exchequer contribution to auto-enrolment provided in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (1 Jul 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 551. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the 2025 rounds of the International Protection Fund, the National Integration Fund and the Community Integration Fund will each be opened for applications; the amounts that will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35249/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (1 Jul 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 555. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of families and the number of children with status, per county who have been issued with letters informing them that they will be moved to alternative IPAS accommodation if they have not sourced private accommodation by 4 July 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35360/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (1 Jul 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 905. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht i gcomhthéacs cheisteanna 482 agus 483 a freagraíodh an 25 Feabhra 2025 cén dul chun cinn atá déanta leis an obair thaighde bunaithe ar fhoinsí éagsúla Stáit a bhí le foilsiú ag Údarás na Gaeltachta ag tabhairt léargas ar an nasc idir an Ghaeilge, an...

Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (26 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: I, too, have serious concerns about this. On first reading of the Bill, you would think it is fairly innocuous, in that we are going to punish the receipt of training for terrorism, and travelling and organising it. Then you look at it more clearly and you will see we are amending legislation from 20 years ago to make it stronger. We are doing it on the basis of a directive that we were...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Arts Funding (26 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 138. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to his announcement that the basic income for the arts pilot scheme is to be extended by six months, his plans for the permanent roll-out of the BIA scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34911/25]

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: I want to go to the conflicts of interest. Is there a protocol here that, when witnesses come before the committee, they should declare any conflicts of interest? Has that happened with any of the witnesses so far?

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: Does Professor Tonra believe he has a conflict of interest?

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: The Deputy has just diverted my attention from the question. I am perfectly entitled to come in.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: The Senator has just diverted attention.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: I am not using the time. The Senator has used my time deliberately. It is a very legitimate-----

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: If I may continue-----

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: Honestly, we are entitled to ask questions and witnesses are entitled to respond. We are talking about strengthening security in the world through this legislation. That is so broad that it could include anything. We are therefore entitled to tease things out and that includes conflicts of interest. Professor Tonra has clearly said that he does lobby and does represent his association....

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Catherine Connolly: I just missed it because of the interruptions.