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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (16 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: We may have done the Taoiseach out of some time there but, in any event, we will move on.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: The Deputy is eating into his colleagues' time.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: There can be no point of order.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: We are eating into the time of the Deputy's colleagues.

Impact of Covid-19 Restrictions: Motion [Private Members] (16 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: Táim ag roinnt mo chuid ama le Deputy McNamara. I thank the Rural Independent Group for tabling this motion. I am conscious that I am making my contribution in the context of 2,134 deaths, 77,000 confirmed cases and we are still in the pandemic. I pay tribute to the people of Ireland who have led us, as they usually do and politicians follow. I hope that we have learned to take...

Impact of Covid-19 Restrictions: Motion [Private Members] (16 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I hear the Deputy's point but it is nowhere in the motion. He has made his point and I ask him to address some aspect of the motion.

Impact of Covid-19 Restrictions: Motion [Private Members] (16 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: The motion is very broad but it is not that broad.

Impact of Covid-19 Restrictions: Motion [Private Members] (16 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I want to remind Members of the motion, notwithstanding the breadth of the motion.

Impact of Covid-19 Restrictions: Motion [Private Members] (16 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: Deputy, speak to the motion.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 93. To ask the Minister for Finance if businesses in the activity sector are included in the Covid restrictions support scheme; if not, the reason; his plans to extend the scheme to include businesses in the activity sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43737/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (16 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 103. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there is an obligation on civil servants to supply their written name, as opposed to their initials, in correspondence with members of the public; if exemptions exist on security grounds pursuant to the Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour; the specific civil servants, grades and Departments and-or sections of Departments...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (16 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 371. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of any and all communication from the European Commission in respect of Irish forestry legislation, in particular the Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 and statutory instruments made in 2020 for forestry and their compliance with the Aarhus Convention, the environmental impact assessment directive, including...

Homeless Prevention Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I thank Sinn Féin for bringing this Bill before the House and for putting the focus on homelessness. The Bill seeks to provide a legal definition of "persons at risk of homelessness", as has been set out. I will not repeat what has been said. I support the Bill notwithstanding the deficits in it. It sets out to provide a definition, to put the focus on homelessness and to ensure that...

Homeless Prevention Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: The debate has moved quickly and, through no fault of their own, speakers from the Rural Independent Group and the Independent Group were not in the Chamber earlier to contribute. If it is acceptable to the House, I will allow those speakers in now. There are four speakers from the Rural Independent Group proposing to share time, beginning with Deputy Danny Healy-Rae.

Homeless Prevention Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: We have moved very quickly through the contributions and some of those due to speak are only on their way. I will invite the Minister of State to speak.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: Unfortunately we have run out of time so the matter to be raised by Deputy Danny Healy-Rae will be dealt with tomorrow.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: There are serious issues relating to the vaccine and there are serious issues relating to trust and transparency. The comments of the Taoiseach in personalising things when a person such as me asks a Leaders' Question, the opportunity for which only comes up on a circular basis, are not helpful. I do not take it personally, but the thing is that the Taoiseach is ignoring the facts I raised...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: The Taoiseach is being most unfair-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: Baineann mo cheist leis an vacsaín in aghaidh Covid - i ndáiríre, bheadh sé níos cirte "na vacsaíní in aghaidh Covid" a rá - agus leis an tslánaíocht ar chúiseamh a thug an Rialtas do na comhlachtaí cogaisíochta. Ceangailte leis sin, ba mhaith liom ceist a chur faoin mbearna mhór atá ann ó thaobh córais...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I specifically asked about the details of the indemnity. Is it a blank cheque? What conditions are attached? Has there been a risk assessment? I perfectly understand that there is a balance of risks between the damage done by Covid-19 and the damage done by vaccines. I am specifically asking the Taoiseach where this decision was taken. Was it taken at Cabinet? On what was it based?...