Results 981-1,000 of 33,054 for speaker:Catherine Connolly
- Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: This will be my only contribution tonight. I support the amendment relating to the Aarhus Convention and put forward by Deputy Ó Broin and others. The Aarhus Convention was ratified way back in 2012. Its purpose was to empower the citizen with three major pillars, namely, access to information, public participation and access to justice. In my experience as a councillor and a Member...
- Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: Absolutely. In terms of the residents' associations, they have to be formed. There is a certain period of time. This is my interpretation of it.
- Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: I do not sit on a committee and I would like more time to look at this. I am guided by what I have been told and what I have read. This is an absolute insult. It is blatantly against the spirit and law of the Aarhus Convention that was signed back in 2012. If we were seriously interested in improving the planning laws in Ireland, we would have properly resourced them and made them robust....
- Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: A precedent has been set here.
- Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: Deputy, please.
- Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: I did not take exception and it is not politics. I am in the Chair, and the conversation and debate should be relevant to what is going on. That is what I am doing now as well. I remind the Deputy that we are discussing Seanad amendments Nos. 1 to 18, inclusive.
- Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: This morning I reminded the Deputy that we-----
- Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: No, no.
- Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: Deputy, please. In my role as Chair, I asked you to be relevant to the topic, as I ask everybody. I asked you not to make it personal. I am asking you again to direct your comments towards the amendments. I am giving great latitude.
- Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: A little bit.
- Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: Deputy, we are discussing amendments Nos. 1 to 18, inclusive.
- Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: I am not giving any more leniency. We are discussing amendments Nos. 1 to 18, inclusive.
- Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: We are discussing amendments Nos. 1 to 18, inclusive.
- Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: I gently remind everyone that we are discussing amendments Nos. 1 to 18, inclusive.
- Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: Is anyone else indicating?
- Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: Amendments Nos. 1 to 18, inclusive.
- Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: Seanad amendments Nos. 1 to 18, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.
- Planning and Development Bill 2023: From the Seanad (9 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: Yes, amendments Nos. 1 to 18, inclusive.
- Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: Does anyone else wish to contribute?
- Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: The Bill will be sent to the Seanad.