Results 161-180 of 33,749 for speaker:Catherine Connolly
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Sep 2025)
Catherine Connolly: Over seven years ago, the Government made a very good decision to bring in a policy for sustainable fishing in the 6-mile nautical zone. The policy was to prohibit big boats, over 18 m, from fishing in that zone. Unfortunately, that decision was held invalid by the Court of Appeal on a very narrow ground. The Government went back to basics and had a consultation process to bring in another...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Sep 2025)
Catherine Connolly: It was to be eased in, but it is not-----
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (17 Sep 2025)
Catherine Connolly: 636. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department remains committed to the development of retirement villages as a viable long-term solution to housing the increasing elderly population of Ireland; if so, to provide an updated indication of the Government's financial support towards their development; if he plans to introduce legislation aimed at...
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (17 Sep 2025)
Catherine Connolly: 637. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on whether the Government remains committed to the identified objectives for retirement villages development as stated in 2019's 'Housing Options for our Ageing Population' report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47780/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Archives (8 Sep 2025)
Catherine Connolly: 1065. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress made by the National Archives Ireland since the enactment of the Preservation of Certain Records Act 2024; the number of religious orders have they engaged with; the number of orders that have given National Archives Ireland a full inventory of records they hold in respect of institutional abuse and...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (29 Jul 2025)
Catherine Connolly: 2006. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications from Ukrainians for visas and asylum, for each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; the number granted; and the number refused. [41991/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (29 Jul 2025)
Catherine Connolly: 2007. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications from Palestinians for visas and asylum, for each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025; the number refused; and the number granted. [41992/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (29 Jul 2025)
Catherine Connolly: 2008. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the reported plans to move 200 prisoners to Mountjoy west in the very near future (details supplied) and the violation of basic human rights that this represents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41993/25]
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Jul 2025)
Catherine Connolly: I am conscious this is the last day of term. The revised national development plan is going to be published within two weeks. On many occasions, I have drawn the Tánaiste's attention to the lack of infrastructure in Galway and I do so again. This is a major obstacle to development. Galway is one of the cities to be developed in a sustainable way. On the east side of the city, there...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Jul 2025)
Catherine Connolly: Go raibh maith agat.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jul 2025)
Catherine Connolly: My first question has been put and answered so I will not ask it again. The qualified opinion to the first set of accounts mentioned keeps coming up. The Comptroller and Auditor General has explained it relates to a directive or regulation.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jul 2025)
Catherine Connolly: However, it does not look great each time there is a qualified opinion. Is there any way this can be aligned in the future?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (17 Jul 2025)
Catherine Connolly: I welcome that the committee has made a decision that the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission will be coming before us in September in relation to its accounts and other issues.
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)
Catherine Connolly: I thank the witnesses for being here. I want to pay tribute to the range of work that comes under HIQA's remit. It is really astounding, and it has been expanded. Does HIQA have enough staff and resources to cover the whole range of entities it supervises and monitors?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)
Catherine Connolly: HIQA has huge responsibility. Does it have enough to carry out those responsibilities?
- Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Health Information and Quality Authority (17 Jul 2025)
Catherine Connolly: Is HIQA getting those staff?