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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Mar 2025)

Catherine Connolly: I return to the change to Standing Orders that was rammed through yesterday. I have no doubt it was carefully choreographed and directed by the Taoiseach and the Government. That happened notwithstanding a solemn promise given by the former Government Chief Whip that the Government would work with the Opposition to come to an acceptable solution. The Government did the complete opposite....

Triple Lock Mechanism and Irish Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (26 Mar 2025)

Catherine Connolly: I thank the Social Democrats for bringing forward this timely motion, which I support, but it is probably too late. Judging by the Government's behaviour yesterday, when it rammed through Standing Orders, it appears that it will do exactly the same with this legislation. I have no faith in the Government and I say that as a committed democrat in the Dáil. I will quote from the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Navigation Orders (26 Mar 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 29. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide details of all inspections that have taken place under the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) (Amendment) Order, 1989 to enforce the prohibition of the use of Irish airspace for the carriage of munitions of war, weapons, ammunition and dangerous goods by year since October 2023 to date...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (25 Mar 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 133. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 26 September 2024, the status of the report further to the public consultation on a review of trawling activity inside the six-nautical-mile zone which closed on 12 April 2024; when a decision will be made regarding the introduction of measures to protect the fishes concentrated within...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Mar 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 146. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications to the organic payment scheme received by his Department from Galway city and county to date; the number approved; the number refused and the reasons therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13803/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (25 Mar 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 150. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of funding allocated to the wool council since its establishment on 5 April 2023; if all of the €30,000 allocated in seed funding to the Council has now been drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13800/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (25 Mar 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 174. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the manner in which Irish embassies and consulates around the world are assisting with the dissemination of information related to the mother and baby institutions payment scheme for survivors throughout Ireland's diaspora; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13498/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (25 Mar 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 175. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to detail all efforts by the Irish Embassy in Washington, DC and Irish Consulates across the United States in disseminating information regarding the mother and baby institutions payment scheme for US-based survivors; the extent to which information has been shared with partner organisations in various US cities (details supplied); and if...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Data (25 Mar 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 176. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade given that his Department remains the data holder for passports issued as part of the Ireland-US adoption scheme from the late 1940s through the 1970s, the efforts made by his Department to reach out to and contact families that adopted Irish children as part of the scheme and inform them of the Government's mother and baby institutions...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Data (25 Mar 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 177. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade given that the Department of Foreign Affairs remains the data holder for passports issued as part of the Ireland-US adoption scheme from the late 1940s through the early 1970s, the efforts made by his Department to reach out to and contact US Catholic charities in each diocese where children were adopted, and to seek their assistance in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Data (25 Mar 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 178. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for updated figures on the number of Irish Passports provided for children travelling out of the State jurisdiction for adoption in a different jurisdiction since 1946; the updated list of countries where these children were travelling to for adoption; the number of children travelling to each country for adoption; the efforts to inform...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (25 Mar 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 191. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the plans for the new Gas Networks Ireland, GNI, LNG gas jetty will be available; the way in which the plans will be subject to public scrutiny and review; if it is intended that GNI will purchase or lease a floating storage and regassification unit, FRSU, to be moored at the jetty in the long term; the way in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (25 Mar 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 656. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline all efforts to advertise the mother and baby institutions payment scheme to date, in what countries beyond the UK, the budget committed to such efforts, the nature of such advertisements, that is, via social media, radio, print media, dissemination of information via Irish cultural-heritage centres,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (25 Mar 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 657. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline specific efforts to advertise the mother and baby institutions payment scheme in the United States, in what States and or cities, the budget committed to such efforts, and the nature of all such advertisements that is, social media, radio, print media, dissemination of information via Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (25 Mar 2025)

Catherine Connolly: 658. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will instruct the Adoption Authority of Ireland to contact all registrants on the national adoption contact preference register, since its inception in 2005, to provide information about the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13506/25]

International Security and International Trade: Statements (20 Mar 2025)

Catherine Connolly: There are four speakers with three minutes each.

International Security and International Trade: Statements (20 Mar 2025)

Catherine Connolly: I welcome the opportunity, and I will use my three minutes to the best of my ability, to focus on what is happening in the world. The speeches from the Minister, Peter Burke, and the Tánaiste were examples of how to mislead and be disingenuous. We had 3,000 words from Simon Harris. There was one mention of Israel in those 3,000 words, when he said: "The Israeli strikes on Gaza this...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Mar 2025)

Catherine Connolly: I am going back to the Palestinian situation and I will go local in Galway. This is something where the Government can make its sweet words mean something.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Mar 2025)

Catherine Connolly: This issue concerns a Palestinian couple. The man came here last May and was joined by his wife and their two children in June. She is currently 12 weeks pregnant. Inhumanely, yesterday they received a letter telling them they had to move from their accommodation in Galway. The wife is pregnant and the two children are in the local school within walking distance. I wrote in desperation...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Mar 2025)

Catherine Connolly: What we could do is end the military use of Shannon Airport. At the very least use the legislative powers that are there to stop the transit of arms being reported on a regular basis by The Ditch. During the previous Government, Eamon Ryan told us there would be an inspection regime. I understand that is gone by the way. The leader of the Labour Party has welcomed the occupied territories...