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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sentencing Policy (20 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: No, not what the guy said. I ask the Deputy to resume his seat. That has no relevance to the question. I gave him discretion in his previous contribution as well. Contributions have to be relevant to the question.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sentencing Policy (20 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: It may well be relevant to justice, but it is not relevant to the written question before us. I will leave it at that. I ask the Minister to conclude.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sentencing Policy (20 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: No, the Minister is to conclude on the written question.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Priorities (20 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: Tógfaidh an Teachta Bruton ceist an Teachta Carey.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (20 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 26. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 590 of 11 October 2022, the reason for the delay in approving applications under the Afghan admissions programme, which was announced in September 2021, but under which no applications have been approved to date; the analysis that her Department has carried out into the eligibility...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (20 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 40. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the independent review of part IV of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017; the timeline for the publication of the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52190/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (20 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 98. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the plans for a new elective hospital in Merlin Park, Galway; the timeline for the completion of the project; if this is phase one of the new elective and acute hospital proposed for the MPUH site, as set out as the preferred option in the Saolta University Health Care Group’s “Options Appraisal for Saolta Model 4 Hospital...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (20 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 132. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 100 of 12 July 2022, if the examination by his Department of the HSE’s strategic assessment report regarding the new emergency department in University Hospital Galway has been completed to date; the status of the updated preliminary business case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52191/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Directives (20 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 215. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the audio-visual media services directive will be fully transposed into Irish law; the details of the deadlines that will be applied to the requirement for audio-visual services to be made accessible to people with a visual or hearing disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52641/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (20 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 291. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to increase the income limits for the income assessed strand of the National Childcare Subsidy; the details of any analysis carried out by his Department in this regard; if he will clarify what, if any, mitigating circumstances are taken into account when assessing a subsidy application in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (20 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 327. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 208 of 12 October 2022, that recipients of the supplementary blind welfare allowance will receive a cost-of-living double payment in October 2022 and a Christmas bonus double payment in respect of their supplementary blind welfare allowance payment; the reason information on these double payments is not available on the...

Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (19 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: Cuirfear an Bille chun an tSeanaid anois. The Bill will be sent to the Seanad.

Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (19 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: Amendments Nos. 34 and 36 are related and may be discussed together.

Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (19 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: Amendments Nos. 11 to 33, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together. Amendments Nos. 21 to 23, inclusive, are physical alternatives to amendment No. 20. Amendment No. 32 is a physical alternative to amendment No. 31.

Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (19 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: Amendments Nos. 7 to 9, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: Níl aon duine ón Rialtas. I call an Teachta Tóibín.

Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: I managed that.

Visit of Portuguese Delegation (19 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: Ba mhaith liom céad míle fáilte a chur roimh Uachtarán na Portaingéile, an tUasal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, atá inár measc inniu. Ina chomhluadar freisin tá an tOllamh João Gomes Cravinho, Aire Gnóthaí Eachtracha na Portaingéile, agus chomh maith le sin tá Ambasadóir na Portaingéile, an tUasal Bernardo Lucena. Before...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (Resumed) (19 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: In the two minutes I have, I will try to focus on certain issues. I will have to leave the Chamber afterwards, although that is not because I do not want to hear the reply of the Minister of State, Deputy Thomas Byrne. I am appalled at his comments that Russia's invasion of Ukraine is forcing Ireland to rethink its long tradition of military neutrality.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (Resumed) (19 Oct 2022)

Catherine Connolly: I ask the Minister of State to withdraw those comments or, at least, to explain or justify them. There are so many things I would like to discuss but in the three minutes I have I will focus on the direction that Europe is heading, and has been heading for a long time. I proudly canvassed against the Lisbon and Nice treaties on the grounds of the militarisation of Europe. That...