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Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Foilsitheoireacht agus Léitheoireacht na Gaeilge: Plé (Atógáil) (1 Jun 2022)

Catherine Connolly: Dúirt na finnéithe nach bhfuil aon leanúnachas i gceist le scéim na gcoimisiún ó Fhoras na Gaeilge. An bhfuil sonraí acu faoi sin? Tá sé sin thar a bheith tábhachtach.

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Foilsitheoireacht agus Léitheoireacht na Gaeilge: Plé (Atógáil) (1 Jun 2022)

Catherine Connolly: Tá mé ag smaoineamh ar Joe Steve Ó Neachtain atá imithe ar shlí na fírinne agus an méid oibre a rinne seisean i measc na n-údar eile. Chruthaigh eisean agus a chuid saothair go raibh éileamh ar an dráma, ar leabhair agus ar fhilíocht.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Harbours and Piers (31 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 7. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 956 of 5 April 2022, the status of the development of Caladh Mór on Inis Meáin; the status of the bathymetric studies on the harbour; if they have been completed to date; the status of the development of the updated simulation by the National Maritime College of Ireland; and if she will...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Harbours and Piers (31 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: Táimid ar ais arís ar Inis Meáin agus an chéibh ansin, an Caladh Mór. Is í mo cheist arís agus i gcónaí ná cad é stádas na forbartha atá beartaithe? Tá a fhios agam go raibh an tAire ar an oileán ach cá bhfuilimid faoi láthair? What is the status of the promised development of an Caladh Mór? Where is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Harbours and Piers (31 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: I thank the Minister for the strength of her reply. We will put it into context. In 2008, phases 1 and 2 of this work started and 14 years later, my colleagues from Galway West and I are attempting to keep the pressure on and get dates. We know the work is complicated. The Minister has been out to the islands herself and she knows the impact that the state of this pier has on business....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Harbours and Piers (31 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: The county councillors say they have to wait for the National Maritime College of Ireland in Cork. Whatever about our frustration the Minister can imagine the frustration on Inis Meáin. Deputy Kerrane has a question on the policy for the islands later, as do I. They have been waiting for a policy for the islands for a long time and an interdepartmental committee was set up in 1996....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Schemes (31 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: I am zoning in on this because the Minister's previous answers were given in the context of the absence of reliable data. While I appreciate that the figures seem large and they have increased, it is difficult to put them in context without adequate data. The IGEES produces these reports, which are very good and tell us whether there has been value for money. According to the IGEES, and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Schemes (31 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: This question also applies to Galway so I am happy to take it on behalf of Deputy Pringle. It specifically relates to whether the Minister intends to increase local improvement scheme funding significantly to ensure it has a real impact. This goes back to a previous reply that indicated there were no reliable data relating to the actual demand and the number of roads. I ask the Minister to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Schemes (31 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: I thank the Minister. I appreciate the fact the money has doubled. Arising from previously, the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service, IGEES, set out to look at whether there is value for money. Its focused assessment, which the Minister referred to in a previous reply, included as part of recommendation 4 that it was necessary to carry out an estimate of "the scale of the...

Message from the Standing Business Committee of Dáil Éireann (31 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: The Business Committee of Dáil Éireann has completed its consideration under Standing Order 30 of the request by Deputy Jennifer Whitmore to waive the requirement for scrutiny of the Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2021 by the relevant committee and has agreed thereto.

Transport, Accelerating Sustainable Mobility: Statements (31 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: I have just three and a half minutes so I will focus on a number of points if the Minister of State does not mind. The fact that the number of people on public transport has substantially and significantly increased because of the reduced fares proves exactly what some of us on this side of the House have been saying for a very long time. In fact, we have asked for free public transport. I...

Transport, Accelerating Sustainable Mobility: Statements (31 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: The Deputy's point is made and there should be no more interaction.

Transport, Accelerating Sustainable Mobility: Statements (31 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: The Deputy's time is running.

Transport, Accelerating Sustainable Mobility: Statements (31 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: I will be accused of not being fair if I let the Minister go on.

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Instruction to Committee (31 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: I was looking ahead at statements on transport where the Government is allowed to reply, but in this instance it is not. I made the mistake so the Minister of State can make a comment.

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Instruction to Committee (31 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: They will have to vote in time too.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Harbours and Piers (31 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 26. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 95 of 5 April 2022, the status of the development of the pier on Inis Oírr; the engagement her Department has had with Galway County Council and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to date in 2022 with regard to the updating of the original environmental reports; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (31 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 40. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status update on the appointment of the Town Regeneration Officers; the status of the National Town Centre First Office; if it is up and running to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27787/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Harbours and Piers (31 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 38. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the engagement her Department has had with Galway County Council to date in 2022 with regard to addressing the issue of sandbanks at Céibh an Chóra on Inis Meáin, which hinder the freight service to the island; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27788/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Island Communities (31 May 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 45. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 84 of 5 April 2022, the status of the new policy for the Islands; if the in-person meetings on the islands have taken place to date; if she has received the draft of the policy document to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27784/22]