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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Air Services Provision (17 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: There is only a little time left and I am trying to make sure everybody gets in.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (17 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 5. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to roll out the town centre living initiative to other towns following the pilot project involving six towns; the criteria by which such towns will be assessed for inclusion in the initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24393/20]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (17 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: On the same theme, the Minister's predecessor rolled out a pilot for six towns. My question relates to that. There are three Bs and three Cs: Ballinrobe, Banagher, and Boyle followed by Callan, Cappaquin and Castleblayney. The Department was to learn from the pilot and roll it out as a matter of urgency to all other towns. Where does this stand? The Minister had no input into the choice...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (17 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I am a little disappointed. The initiative was launched in January 2017 as a pilot. It took up to October 2018 to roll it out. The report, which I have read in detail, was published in May and was available to the Department in February. What did the report cost? The complexity was already noted when this was launched by the then Minister, Deputy Ring. He said the reasons more people do...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (17 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: We know that. We have had the Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas, CEDRA, report and many Government initiatives. Earlier this year, the Department established a steering group to do exactly what the Minister spoke of. It examined it and concluded the most effective way to do this was to set up a small number of well-planned pilot initiatives that could be delivered and...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (17 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 18. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the projects in receipt of funding through the town and village renewal scheme 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24396/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Town Centre Living Initiative (17 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 23. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of Ireland’s town partnership as recommended by the Town Centre Living Initiative, Six Pilot Towns: Synthesis Report; if the partnership has been established; if so, the membership and duties of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24394/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas (17 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 26. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each of the recommendations of the CEDRA report; the number of recommendations implemented in full, in part and not at all, respectively; the anticipated date by which each of the outstanding recommendations will be implemented in full; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24398/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Island Communities (17 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 33. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to progress the national policy for the islands; the status of the islands policy; the findings of the consultation process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24395/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Island Communities (17 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 44. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the membership of the interdepartmental committee devising the national policy for the islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24397/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (17 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the case of a student (details supplied) whose leaving certificate calculated grades were downgraded by one grade in six of their seven higher level subjects; if she is satisfied that this student has not been unfairly disadvantaged by the calculated grades system, particularly in view of the fact that 85% of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (17 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of the number of leaving certificate students in 2020 who received results downgrades through the standardisation process in 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 subjects, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24505/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (17 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will broaden the grounds for appeal with regard to the calculated grades process, in order that students can appeal the actual grades they received rather than simply checking for clerical errors in the transfer of grades data, particularly as it is the first time the calculated grades model has been used in Ireland and as such it has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Foster Care (17 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 195. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Farrelly Commission in relation to the Grace case; when the report of the commission will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24555/20]

Protecting Jobs and Supporting Business: Statements (16 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: The point is made Deputy.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (16 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I wish to announce for the information of the House that the following members have been nominated to the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Deputies Cormac Devlin, Jennifer Murnane O'Connor, Pádraig O'Sullivan, Paul McAuliffe and Neasa Hourigan. The following members have been nominated to the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform: Deputies Denise Mitchell and Marc...

Workers' Rights: Motion [Private Members] (16 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: The Minister of State has expressed sympathy with employees who are out of a job and talked about how difficult it is for them. He has talked about drawing parallels or saying that the Clerys situation is the same as this one. I ask him to read the motion because nowhere have we asked for sympathy. I thank my colleague, Deputy Joan Collins, for tabling the motion, and I acknowledge the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (16 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: Taoiseach, can we-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (16 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: There is very little time left so we cannot go on as the next questions are grouped.

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (16 Sep 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 29A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Marc MacSharry - to discuss prioritising the delivery of broadband to schools and business premises in Ballyshannon, south Donegal and north Leitrim; (2) Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin - to discuss the proposed...