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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (9 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 142. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for a status update on the development of the revised Strategic Framework for the Defence Forces from 2025 onwards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21054/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (9 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason all survivors of industrial and reformatory schools and certain residential institutions will not be eligible for supports under the Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21038/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (9 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason persons to whom the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015 applies and persons who received a payment under the mother and baby institutions payment scheme are to be excluded from the Supports of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21039/24]

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.

Message from Select Committee (8 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024 and has made not amendments thereto.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I remind Members that we are back to the one-minute contribution. Deputy Ring was a little bit more generous in the Chair. I am not in the same generous humour.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: Faraor, tá orm ospidéal an Chlocháin a ardú arís. Tá sé ardaithe go mion minic agus tá sé fós dúnta. I again raise the issue of Clifden hospital. I am aware that the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, has done her best on this but I really want the Taoiseach to answer. I have raised the issue so often and despite the Minister of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ukraine War (8 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 74. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 19 of 7 March 2024, the details of Ireland’s financial and in-kind assistance to Ukraine since February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20855/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (8 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 75. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 23 of 7 March 2024, for an update on Ireland’s plans to support South Africa’s case against Israel under the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice; if Ireland’s Declaration of Intervention has been filed to date; if not, when it will be filed; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (8 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 76. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 7 March 2024, the timeline for when Ireland will formally recognise the State of Palestine; the details of his engagement at EU level on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20857/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (8 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 103. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the first update report of the Strategic Framework on the Transformation of the Defence Forces, which was promised by March 2024; if the report has been completed to date; if the report has been published to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20632/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (8 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason no regulatory impact assessment was conducted in respect of the Survivors of Institutional Abuse Bill 2024; her plans to complete and publish an RIA in advance of Committee Stage of the Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20712/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (8 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional benefits over those of the 'ordinary medical card' that accrue if a person is in possession of an 'enhanced medical card', as proposed by the Survivors of Institutional Abuse Bill 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20713/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (8 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the analysis undertaken to establish the number of survivors who may be entitled to an enhanced medical card pursuant to the Survivors of Institutional Abuse Bill 2024 already in possession of a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20714/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (8 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the balance of funds remaining in the residential institutions statutory fund; the purposes for which those monies will be used; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20715/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (8 May 2024)

Catherine Connolly: 220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications approved by Caranua which remain incomplete; the length of time those applications have been ongoing; the timeline for the completion of those application/works, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20716/24]