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Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (14 Dec 2021)

Catherine Connolly: ...Murphy - to discuss the planned closure of the long-Covid clinic in Tallaght University Hospital; (4) Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan - to discuss what measures are in place to control the purchase of land or property in this jurisdiction without a tax clearance certificate; (5) Deputy Louise O'Reilly - to discuss a shortage of secondary school places in north County Dublin; (6) Deputy...

Offshore Renewable Energy: Motion [Private Members] (8 Dec 2021)

Catherine Connolly: ...rather use our resources. Our maritime area is an absolutely wonderful resource and, as Deputy Naughten and others pointed out, we have one of the largest such areas in Europe, at seven times our land mass. Even so, we cannot go back. We face an existential crisis and we cannot go back. All development in the future must be sustainable and we should use our resources in the most...

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Catherine Connolly: ...state-of-the-art new hospital at Merlin Park University Hospital for the million people whom the hospital serves. That person went as a public patient for a scan, paid by public money, to a private facility on public lands in Merlin Park University Hospital. Such is the complexity of what we have done with the private system into the public system in Ireland, it is extremely difficult to...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (25 Nov 2021)

Catherine Connolly: ...with a housing crisis and people who have been waiting on the list since 2002. Regarding Galway city, there is no master plan based on the common good. There are individual plans with different names but no master plan for the common good in a city with banks of land, at Ceannt Station, the docks, Sandy Road and other places. The city development plan states the developer will be...

Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2021)

Catherine Connolly: ...children as Christmas presents. Christmas is coming again and the same concerns arise. The RSA's provisional statistics show that in the period from 2014 to 2019, three of the six people who died in Ireland as a result of an incident involving a quad bike or scrambler were aged 18 or under. The statistics also show that in the same period, 60 people were involved in collisions involving...

Air Accident Investigation Unit Final Report into R116 air accident: Statements (17 Nov 2021)

Catherine Connolly: ...preceding those detailing the 12 contributory causes in the report. The report states that the probable cause was the fact that: The Helicopter was manoeuvring at 200 ft, 9 NM from the intended landing point, at night, in poor weather, while the Crew was unaware that a 282 ft obstacle was on the flight path to the initial route waypoint of one of the Operator’s pre-programmed FMS...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (17 Nov 2021)

Catherine Connolly: ...Howlin mentioned the State. I have no difficulty with 30 years and increasing the period of time for the State. In contrast to what was said, my experience as a councillor was that I saw State land being taken over by private interests, particularly near the sea. It was just appalling. I have no problem if it is done properly but it seems to be stuck into this limbo legislation and I...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (10 Nov 2021)

Catherine Connolly: ...2021, if minutes were taken in respect of the meetings in 2021 between him and representatives of Galway city and county councils at which issues relating to the Housing for All plan, including land, funding and resources, were discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55190/21]

Finance Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Nov 2021)

Catherine Connolly: ...the tax bands and that everybody will be helped. All of the Minister’s colleagues here said that people will benefit from that. That is completely untrue. Let us look at what Social Justice Ireland has said: Firstly, as a result of this Government’s failure to focus on low to middle income households with jobs, a couple [this has already been quoted] with one earner at...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (20 Oct 2021)

Catherine Connolly: ...of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Brian Stanley - to discuss the provision of local bus services in Portlaoise town; (2) Deputy Mairéad Farrell - to discuss the inability of the cargo boat to land on Inis Meáin due to weather conditions; (3) Deputy Michael Ring - to discuss the relocation of a school in County Mayo (details supplied) and to confirm that this is the only...

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Catherine Connolly: ...as did the Taoiseach. In his speech, the Taoiseach said, "tax changes [are] weighted to the lowest paid, which will help more than 1.8 million people". I do not believe that Social Justice Ireland is on the extreme radical side or given to mistruths. It is stated that more people will be in poverty following this budget as a result of the Government's failure to focus on low to...

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Budget Statement 2022 (12 Oct 2021)

Catherine Connolly: ...every year. Last year, as the Minister of State knows, it went up to €31 billion. The pandemic highlighted the importance of the social welfare system in a functioning society. Social Justice Ireland state that: Poverty data from the CSO, released in October 2020, demonstrated how adequate social welfare payments are required to prevent and address poverty. Without...social...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (6 Oct 2021)

Catherine Connolly: ...Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan - to discuss an update on implementation and departmental oversight of the Irish Sign Language Act; (7) Deputy Mairéad Farrell - to discuss the inability of the cargo boat to land on Inis Meáin due to weather conditions and its impact on indigenous industry on the island; (8) Deputy Chris Andrews - to discuss the timeframe for roll-out of the...

Housing for All: Statements (28 Sep 2021)

Catherine Connolly: ...failed to provide. There is a role for the market, but the State has a role to play in conveying the strong message that we are not talking about a home as a commodity. A home is the most basic unit and we must provide public homes on public land that will bring down the price of houses. The Government is artificially keeping house prices up. I understand that more than €1...

Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Sep 2021)

Catherine Connolly: ...; na tíre. Aontaím le mo chomhghleacaí go bhfuil neamhaird agus dochar déanta don earnáil de réir polasaithe leanúnacha ó na Rialtais éagsúla. I agree with the my colleague's comments about the fishing industry and how Ireland has completely and utterly lost out with the Common Fisheries Policy. I do not have the time to go into that...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (20 per cent Provision of Social and Affordable Housing) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Sep 2021)

Catherine Connolly: ...bringing it forward. It sets out to close a loophole but that does not fully capture what has happened, with certain builders being able to avoid the 20% obligation right up to 2026 if they have bought land in the past five years and have planning permission that covers them up to 2026. As a previous speaker noted, this could mean these developers being excluded from the 20% obligation...

Adoption (Information) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Sep 2021)

Catherine Connolly: ...until January, and that was done by way of a leak. We were promised an investigation into the leak and it never happened. We learned from replies yesterday from the Taoiseach that it has gone into the never-never land in the context of a bigger investigation. It is a very simple thing to do find out who leaked the story. It would seem the Taoiseach, although I do not know what role he...

Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Sep 2021)

Catherine Connolly: .... That is the mentality. We have not really embraced the Aarhus Convention and the absolute essential nature of the involvement of people in our future. That is the theme of what I am going to say today. The Bill extends to the whole maritime area. We have had different figures used here today, courtesy of the Library and other documents. It extends from the high watermark to the...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (13 Jul 2021)

Catherine Connolly: ...-Rae and Michael Healy-Rae - to discuss a full financial review into the use of taxpayer funding through various Departments and agencies to An Taisce; (23) Deputy Brendan Griffin - to discuss the need for a landing facility for the local fishing industry at Cromane, County Kerry; (24) Deputy Maurice Quinlivan - to discuss what progress is being made in the efforts to recruit a...

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage (1 Jul 2021)

Catherine Connolly: ...the day we have to balance rights. There was no balancing of rights in the way the message went out. I hope the Government will learn from that and come back to that. As for the music and entertainment industry, I am on a committee. I do not turn up to its meetings very often but I warned the committee of that from the beginning. I fully support the Music & Entertainment...