Results 16,841-16,860 of 32,969 for speaker:Catherine Connolly
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: So the approach of the Office of the Ombudsman is to talk to the Department first and if there is no response, there will be a more formal engagement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: It seems to be a very important request because in the first place, longer delays are wrong when it comes to asylum seekers. They also allow a vacuum to develop where the most appalling attitudes are being expressed by a small number of people. It is important that the Ombudsman should be enabled and empowered so that the system is as it is supposed to be, namely quick and efficient in...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I agree totally without reluctance or hesitation. However, it is equally important that when a vacuum is created and information is not forthcoming to a local community, comments are made by a small group of people. There is a role for us as politicians and for the Ombudsman's office and there is certainly a role for the Government and Department. Mr. Tyndall referred to access to GP...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Directly related to the number of people in emergency accommodation, 950 people are in direct provision who should not be there. The numbers are astounding and one is nearly balancing the other. The increase in numbers fluctuates. I have looked at the graph over the past number of years. There have been times when we have had more or fewer coming to the country. They are not huge numbers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: That is compared to two years ago. Did the office look back further along the graph at the position since direct provision was brought in?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: If one looks at the graph, it is up and down since 2000. Finally, I refer to visits. Are the Ombudsman's visits unannounced?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: How many are planned each year? Is the office doing enough to get a good feel for it? My experience of talking to people generally in any institution is that they are afraid to complain. That is any institution, not just direct provision.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Direct Provision: Discussion with Ombudsman (25 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: All politicians.
- Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medical Services (24 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: 19. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 30 of 26 February 2019, if a psychiatrist for the Defence Forces has been appointed following the retirement of the in-house psychiatrist in May 2018; the number of personnel awaiting referral to a psychiatrist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38544/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (24 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: 23. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of times the Defence Forces have been called on to perform aid to the civil power duties at Shannon Airport to date in 2019; the nature of the activities carried out; the dates on which those duties were performed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38545/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (24 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: 308. To ask the Minister for Health the weighting percentages to be used as part of the upcoming HSE FreeStyle Libre review decision making process to be given to criteria (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38443/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (24 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: 309. To ask the Minister for Health if the reimbursement data set will specifically cover only current HSE funded users of the FreeStyle Libre device; if not, if the Health Technology Assessment Group review will compare total blood glucose strip usage spend year on year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38444/19]
- Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Gnó an Chomhchoiste (24 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Cuirim fáilte roimh na Teachtaí Dála agus na Seanadóirí go léir. Tá an Roinn Cosanta os ár gcomhair inniu agus táim ag tnúth leis an gcur i láthair ó thaobh na Gaeilge de. Inár measc tá an tUasal Ronan Mulhall, príomhoifigeach an bhrainse acmhainní daonna agus an tUasal Siobhán Tutty-Bardon,...
- Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Gnó an Chomhchoiste (24 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: An bhfuil aon rud le rá ag an Uasal Tutty-Bardon? Níl ag an bpointe seo. Beidh ceisteanna anois. Gabhaim buíochas leis an Roinn as an gceistneoir a chomhlíonadh. Téann sé siar go dtí Eanáir 2017 - sin dhá bhliain go leith ó shin. Ag an am sin ní raibh an scéim teanga réitithe. Cad é stádas an phlean teanga faoi...
- Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Gnó an Chomhchoiste (24 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Tá sé ann ó 2017.
- Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Gnó an Chomhchoiste (24 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Tá trí cheist ansin.
- Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Gnó an Chomhchoiste (24 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Gabhaim buíochas don Uasal Mulhall. Tá a fhios agam go bhfuil sé féin i mbun foghlama agus go bhfuil cúrsa á dhéanamh aige. Gabhaim comhghairdeas leis. Níl sé éasca teacht os comhair coiste mar seo agus tuigim é sin. Tá eacht déanta aige. Ag filleadh ar an Roinn, nílim chomh dearfach agus a bhí an Teachta...
- Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Gnó an Chomhchoiste (24 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: An bhfuil cúrsa ar siúl laistigh den ionad oibre?
- Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Gnó an Chomhchoiste (24 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Níl mé ag iarraidh na hainmneacha a fháil, ach cén eagras atá i gceannas air sin?
- Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Gnó an Chomhchoiste (24 Sep 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Ar a laghad tá triúr den fhoireann ar chúrsa le Gaelchultúr, an ea?