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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fiscal Policy (22 Sep 2022)

Catherine Connolly: I checked.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fiscal Policy (22 Sep 2022)

Catherine Connolly: I would like to, but if I start, I would be in serious trouble so I will stick with the rule.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Greenways Provision (22 Sep 2022)

Catherine Connolly: I can tell the Deputy there are approximately 20 such understandings.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Services (22 Sep 2022)

Catherine Connolly: I call Deputy Mark Ward.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Services (22 Sep 2022)

Catherine Connolly: Deputy Donnelly has a related question.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (22 Sep 2022)

Catherine Connolly: I realise that the Minister is trying to do his best. However, the officials are operating in a vacuum. There is no updated strategy. We declared a climate emergency in 2019 and we still have no updated strategy. Light rail was not mentioned in the Minister’s reply. If he is putting on the record now that a light rail feasibility study is part of the review, I welcome that, but I...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (22 Sep 2022)

Catherine Connolly: The consultation.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (22 Sep 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 6. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 299 of 26 July 2022, the composition of the promised specialist team which will assist the National Transport Authority in conjunction with Galway City and County Councils, in undertaking the work to update the Galway Transport Strategy; the details of the process for the appointment of members of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (22 Sep 2022)

Catherine Connolly: I am following up on the Galway transport strategy and seeking an update on it. I am specifically asking about the composition of the promised specialist team. There are many aspects to the updating of the strategy, including everything from BusConnects, corridors, park and ride to light rail. I ask the Minister to update me on that.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Transport Policy (22 Sep 2022)

Catherine Connolly: I thank the Minister for the update. I have a copy of the Minister's reply, which is one of the perks of sitting in the Chair. The reply states that the programme of works: "will look at walking, cycling, bus, rail, park and ride" but light rail is not mentioned. The Minister has mentioned light rail and I welcome that but it is not printed in the answer that he is reading out; only rail...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Taxi Regulations (22 Sep 2022)

Catherine Connolly: I will skip the next priority question for the moment.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Park-and-Ride Facilities (22 Sep 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 55. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 332 of 14 June 2022, the progress that has been made to-date on the roll-out of park-and-ride facilities in Galway; the status of the National Transport Authority Park and Ride Development Office Park and Ride Study for Galway; the status of the site options analysis and feasibility studies for each...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (22 Sep 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 110. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reduce the VAT rate for newspapers and digital publications to zero, following a report (details supplied); the analysis that his Department has carried out on this matter; the details of any engagement that he has had with industry representatives on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46374/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (22 Sep 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 112. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) which highlighted Ireland’s over-reliance on corporation tax receipts from the ten highest-paying companies; his plans for a review of Ireland’s reliance on foreign direct investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46373/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (22 Sep 2022)

Catherine Connolly: 183. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 64 of 14 June 2022, the details of the planned feasibility study for light rail which will be carried out as part of the update to the Galway Transport Strategy; if this feasibility study will include a comparative analysis against very light rail initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the...

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Sep 2022)

Catherine Connolly: Deputy Murnane O'Connor missed her slot but as the next slot is a Government one and there are no other Government speakers present, she can speak in this seven-minute slot. For any other Deputies watching, I will be moving on to the Minister to conclude if no other speakers show up.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Sep 2022)

Catherine Connolly: Earlier today, my colleagues and I participated in the formal launch of the Irish Neutrality League, which is a civil society campaign to bring pressure to bear on the Government to assert Ireland's neutrality positively on the world stage and to be a voice for peace and human rights. The league also wants the copper-fastening of neutrality enshrined in the Constitution. The Minister,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2022)

Catherine Connolly: On another day, I would enjoy reflecting on the islands but, at this point, we are on the policy and the policy has to reflect what the people want. I do not have the time to go into that. The urgency is to get the policy published and then get it based on legislation. Specifically, I welcome what the Minister is saying in regard to LEADER. If I hear him correctly, he is saying he agrees...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2022)

Catherine Connolly: They have.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2022)

Catherine Connolly: Baineann mo cheist le hábhar atá gar do chroí an Aire, is é sin cúrsaí oileánacha. Sa chomhthéacs sin, agus mar is eol dó, táimid ag fanacht leis na cianta ar pholasaí cuimsitheach do na hoileán uilig ar chósta na tíre. Faoi dheireadh thiar thall, tá an chosúlacht ar an scéal go mbeidh an polasaí sin...