Catherine Connolly

333. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the status of the independent review of part 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017, announced in July 2020 and due for completion by end-2020; if the report has been finalised; when the report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8912/25]

411. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the timeline for implementing the proposed changes to governance and safety regulations in the field of aesthetic medicine, with specific regard to dermal fillers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8877/25]

21. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the progress of the Defence Forces tribunal; the details of the resources allocated to the tribunal; the number of support and administrative staff appointed to the tribunal; the details of the legal supports, if any, provided to people making submissions to the tribunal; the cost to date of the tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6077/25]

22. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to outline the ways in which Ireland has cooperated and collaborated with NATO since it became a member of Partnership for Peace in 1999; to detail chronologically the escalating relationship between Ireland and NATO since that time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6079/25]

26. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 117 of 5 February 2025, if the minutes as requested will now be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6078/25]

39. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 5 February 2025, if Ireland intends to purchase military equipment from Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6080/25]

44. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the status of the proposed changes to the triple lock; if it is intended to remove the neutrality protection of the triple lock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6076/25]

127. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans to financially acknowledge those excluded from the mother and baby and other institutions redress scheme, in particular those who do not meet the 180-day requirement, those whose were boarded out, those subjected to vaccine trials, those who suffered additional abuse as a result of race or ethnicity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7544/25]

132. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of payments made to date in each category of Schedule 2 and each category of Schedule 3 of the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Act 2023, by category, in tabular form; the number refused and the reasons therefor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7546/25]

142. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans to increase staffing and training of additional therapists in children's disability teams; the current WTE staffing shortfall, by CHO area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7542/25]

160. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what review or analysis has been undertaken of the decision to exclude those who spent less than 180 days in a relevant institution from the mother and baby and other institutions redress scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7545/25]

164. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children waiting for services for each of the nine CDNTs in CHO2; the length of time children are waiting for initial contact from a CDNT; the waiting time for a child to receive an assessment of need after they receive an initial contact from each CDNT, by 0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-12 months, 12-18 months, 18-24 months, and 24+ months, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7543/25]

482. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán maidir le ceann de na príomhspriocanna sa Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge, 2010 – 2030, is é sin an líon cainteoirí gníomhacha Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht a mhéadú, an dtabharfaidh sé soiléiriú ar an gcomhoibriú idir Údarás na Gaeltachta agus an Roinn chun a chinntiú go bhfuil na gníomhaíochtaí atá luaite sa Ráiteas Deireadh Bliana, 2024 de chuid an Údaráis ag cuidiú leis an sprioc seo; cé na critéir teanga agus coinníollacha atá leagtha síos ag an Údarás ina leith agus cé na táscairí feidhmíochta a úsáidtear chun a chinntiú go n-éireoidh le gníomhaíochtaí éagsúla an Údaráis sa Ghaeltacht; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [8026/25]

483. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán i gcomhthéacs an Ráitis Deireadh Bliana, 2024 ó Údarás na Gaeltachta, an dtabharfaidh sé soiléiriú ar an gcomhoibriú idir Údarás na Gaeltachta agus an Roinn chun a chinntiú go bhfuil an Ghaeilge á nascadh le forbairt na Gaeltachta; go bhfuil caiteachas an Údaráis sa Ghaeltacht ag réiteach leis an tionchar a bheidh aige ar an teanga agus chun an líon daoine a labhraíonn Gaeilge a mhéadú agus áit na Gaeilge mar theanga phobail a chinntiú; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [8027/25]

754. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 589 of 11 June 2024, the steps she has taken to resolve the impasse between an organisation (details supplied) and the Decision Support Service whereby persons are unable to complete and enduring power of attorney (EPA) application following instruction by the organisation that solicitors are not to sign the EPA legal practitioner statement; the alternative available to such persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7455/25]

6. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to report on the progress of the business and human rights stakeholder forum; the number of times and dates on which the forum has met; if the action plan is now in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6376/25]

16. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of dual-use export licence applications in respect of end-users in Israel approved by his Department in 2024 and to date in 2025; the value of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6377/25]

109. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the work undertaken by his Department to ensure adequate resourcing of lead Departments for climate adaptation-related activities; his views on the report of the Climate Advisory Council’s Annual Review ‘Preparing for Ireland’s Changing Climate’ 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4898/25]

111. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide an update on the decarbonisation zone in Galway city; the status of the implementation plan; the resources in place to achieve the required 7% annual reduction in greenhouse gas emissions to 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6437/25]

250. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to provide radiation therapy students with a payment and travel allowances during their final-year internship in line with supports offered to student nurses, particularly in light of the finding of the National Radiation Therapist Review that there is a 30% shortage of radiation therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6458/25]

316. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education if any local representatives, councillors or TDs were consulted at any stage during the relocation process of the Donegal Education Centre, Donegal Town; if so, who, when and for what reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5506/25]

317. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education if she will confirm whether the management committee followed the procurement process for the leasing of new premises for the Donegal Education Centre, Donegal Town; if it was publicly advertised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5507/25]

318. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education to confirm that the Donegal Education Support Centre has a procurement policy; the date on which it was adopted; to confirm that it is in line with the public service guidelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5508/25]

341. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education whether different locations were looked at as part of the Donegal Education Support Centre, Donegal town, relocation; if guidelines were used to evaluate these other locations; if so, to detail those guidelines; if any effort was made to meet the stated growing need in the Donegal town area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5799/25]

342. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education if a cost analysis was conducted for the selected relocation of the Donegal Education Support Centre; if these findings were shared with the management committee, staff and stakeholders; if their views were taken on board in the making of the decision to relocate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5800/25]