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Family Law (Divorce) (Amendment) Bill: First Stage (14 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Is the Bill opposed?

Family Law (Divorce) (Amendment) Bill: First Stage (14 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Faraor géar, tá orm ospidéal an Chlocháin a ardú arís. Tá an tAire Stáit, an Teachta Butler, sa Teach. D'ardaigh mé an tseachtain seo caite é, ardeoidh mé an tseachtain seo chugainn é agus gach seachtain toisc nach féidir glacadh leis go bhfuil ospidéal an Chlocháin fós dúnta. I just cannot accept that...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: It is a district hospital.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I support the call for a debate in this House. As of today, the figures for international protection applicants not offered accommodation is 1,780, which is 65 more than last Friday. I ask for that debate to take place because what is happening in our name is shocking. It is shocking for those living in tents, as has been described, and particularly dangerous for public discourse. I see...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: They cannot. They are being refused.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Perhaps I can use a little bit of the time the Taoiseach did not use, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, because this is really important. It should not be up to me to raise this issue with the Taoiseach. We have Uisce Éireann, which the body in charge, and the local authorities. We have plans and conditions have been set as part of a licence which are not being complied...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Ba mhaith liom an spotsolas a dhíriú ar chathair agus contae na Gaillimhe inniu. Mar is eol don Taoiseach, is cathair álainn í. Go teoiriciúil, is cathair dhátheangach í agus geata chuig an Ghaeltacht is mó sa tír. Tá an t-ádh dearg orainn go bhfuil lánfhostaíocht sa chathair ach tá fadhbanna tromchúiseacha ó...

Challenges Facing the Childcare and Nursing Home Sectors: Motion [Private Members] (9 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Gabhaim míle maith ag an gCathaoirleach Gníomhach and I thank Deputy Harkin for putting the spotlight on these two issues. In four and a half minutes, I cannot do justice to this matter but I fully support the concepts behind this motion and, indeed, the Deputy has drawn attention to the ESRI report published in January last and she has read out the consequences of the policy...

Challenges Facing the Childcare and Nursing Home Sectors: Motion [Private Members] (9 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Yes, 13 beds, at a time when the regional hospital is at absolute breaking point. I know that a Commission on Care for Older People has been set up and it is sort of pushing things. I welcome it and I look forward to its report and its recommendations but there is great urgency to that. We need to do something. Generally on what is happening with regard to privatisation, it has led to...

Progressing Special Education Provision: Statements (9 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: There are three Sinn Féin speakers left.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Island Communities (9 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: The Minister takes a hands-on approach, and I welcome that. I have always said that. With regard to the islands policy, it was dragged out, was it not? Eventually we got it. It is not based on legislation. It includes timescales and objectives that must be adhered to. I have only less than 40 seconds left. I repeat that the matter relating to Caladh Mór pier has been going on...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Island Communities (9 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 4. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the implementation to date of the policy for the islands; if she has received any reports or updates to date from the monitoring committee for the implementation of the policy for the islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20765/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Island Communities (9 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: A Aire baineann mo cheist le polasaí na n-oileáin arís. Tá súil ghéar á choinneáil agam ar an dul chun cinn atá á dhéanamh leis an bpolasaí sin. Thart ag an am seo anuraidh foilsíodh an polasaí sin. This time last year came the welcome news that we had the policy for the islands. I am keeping a very close eye on the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Island Communities (9 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I welcome the fact there is a monitoring committee and that the islands are represented on it. My difficulty with the monitoring committee is that it is inputting into a report. I would have thought the monitoring committee would carry out the report as a body outside watching the progress. Is it the Department that will carry out the report and the monitoring committee will input into...

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (8 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this and I thank Sinn Féin for the motion. Although I have great difficulties with the concept in the motion, I welcome the opportunity to speak to it and to focus again on the problem of housing. In Galway city, people are waiting 20 years. I do not need to exaggerate. People are 20 years on a waiting list in Galway city. The last time we built...

Europe Day: Statements (8 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I speak today as a committed European. I deplore what is being said in our name, as a woman, a mother and an Independent TD. I have just looked at the report of the European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly. She tells us about soft corruption and the revolving door of officials going out and then becoming lobbyists. What really struck me in addition to this was her comment on the tragedy last...

Restriction of Imports (States in violation of obligations under the Genocide Convention and Occupied Territories) Bill 2024: First Stage (8 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Is the Bill opposed?

Restriction of Imports (States in violation of obligations under the Genocide Convention and Occupied Territories) Bill 2024: First Stage (8 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Member's time.

Message from Seanad (8 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Seanad Éireann has passed the Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023, without amendment.