Catherine Connolly

415. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to expand the rent pressure zone scheme to include additional designated areas in which rent increases are capped; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5499/25]

416. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to extend the rent pressure zone scheme beyond 31 December 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5500/25]

470. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 852 of 9 September 2024, if the review of the working group has been completed; if a Level 8 BSc in Construction Project Management is to be included in the list of approved qualifications for engineering roles within Local Authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6264/25]

2. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance the analysis undertaken to establish the impact that proposed US tariffs on the EU would have on Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4897/25]

55. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance if the National Treasure Management Agency has fully divested from all Ireland strategic investment fund global portfolio investments in companies on the UN Human Rights Council database of business enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4896/25]

99. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the plans to review and strengthen the ethics in public office legislation following the completion of the review of the statutory framework in December 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4899/25]

100. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the Coirib go Cósta project; the timeline for its delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4900/25]

121. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the way in which Ireland is complying with the International Court of Justice’s non-binding opinion on the legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, 19 July 2024; the specific actions taken to comply with the UN General Assembly resolution calling for the illegal occupation of Palestine to be brought to an end within twelve months; the actions taken to address each of the fourteen actions to meet Ireland’s legal obligations in bringing an end to Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine before the UN General Assembly of 19 September 2025, in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5430/25]

212. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to extend the temporary waiver of development contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5402/25]

116. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance when the long-term investment strategy for the infrastructure, climate and nature fund will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4859/25]

154. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education if an open and competitive tender process was conducted for any building works or any lease arrangements for the Donegal education centre, Donegal town; if so, to provide an overview of the steps taken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4968/25]

155. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education the criteria used to select a contractor or builder for any proposed works in the relocation of the Donegal Education Centre to Letterkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4969/25]

156. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education if an independent audit or review of the decision to relocate the Donegal Education Centre, Donegal town, was conducted to ensure that the procurement process complied with best practices and governance policies; if so, the date and outcome of this review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4970/25]

157. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education to detail all discussions and consultations that took place with staff before an announcement to relocate the Donegal Education Support Centre was made; if the views of staff were taken into consideration when making the decision; if so, the way in which they were so considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4971/25]

170. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he has considered Galway city as a location for a pilot project for the roll out of a tourist bed-night tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4860/25]

32. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the basis on which, and by whom, the decision was taken to endorse the non-binding working definition of antisemitism; if that endorsement includes endorsement of the 11 'contemporary examples' of antisemitism by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4513/25]

37. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the timeline for the passage of the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 that incorporates a ban on imports and services from these areas, supported by the advisory opinion on the illegality of Israel's occupation and settlements issued on July 19 2024 by the International Court of Justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4514/25]

49. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Taoiseach in respect of each Bill for which his Department had responsibility and that was initiated in 2024, or that was enacted in 2024, to specify in which House of the Oireachtas the Bill was initiated; the number of ministerial or Government amendments submitted at each legislative Stage of the Bill; if the guillotine was used on the Bill in either House of the Oireachtas and the time allowed for each Stage; if ministerial or Government amendments to other legislation were only included in the Bill via amendment, after the Bill had been initiated, bypassing earlier Stages; the number of pages in the Bill when initiated and when it completed the legislative process, or as it currently stands amended for any lapsed Bills; if the Minister or the Government changed the scope of the Bill after it was initiated, and at which Stage and in which House this was done. [4256/25]

50. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Taoiseach in respect of each Bill referred to the President for his consideration and signing in 2024; the dates on which each Bill was presented to the President for signing; and the number of Bills referred that had the possibility to overlap with the Bill, given the seven days afforded to the President for consideration were he to have taken the full seven days for each Bill. [4259/25]

51. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Taoiseach in respect of each Bill referred to the President for his consideration and signing in 2023; the dates on which each Bill was presented to the President for signing; and the number of Bills referred that had the possibility to overlap with the Bill, given the seven days afforded to the President for consideration were he to have taken the full seven days for each Bill. [4260/25]

52. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Taoiseach in respect of each Bill referred to the President for his consideration and signing in 2022; the dates on which each Bill was presented to the President for signing; and the number of Bills referred that had the possibility to overlap with the Bill, given the seven days afforded to the President for consideration were he to have taken the full seven days for each Bill. [4261/25]

53. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Taoiseach in respect of each Bill referred to the President for his consideration and signing in 2021; the dates on which each Bill was presented to the President for signing; and the number of Bills referred that had the possibility to overlap with the Bill, given the seven days afforded to the President for consideration were he to have taken the full seven days for each Bill. [4262/25]

62. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs in respect of each Bill for which his Department had responsibility and that was initiated in 2024, or that was enacted in 2024, to specify in which House of the Oireachtas the Bill was initiated; the number of ministerial or Government amendments submitted at each legislative Stage of the Bill; if the guillotine was used on the Bill in either House of the Oireachtas and the time allowed for each Stage; if ministerial or Government amendments to other legislation were only included in the Bill via amendment, after the Bill had been initiated, bypassing earlier Stages; the number of pages in the Bill when initiated and when it completed the legislative process, or as it currently stands amended for any lapsed Bills; if the Minister or the Government changed the scope of the Bill after it was initiated, and at which Stage and in which House this was done; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4248/25]

92. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications in respect of each Bill for which his Department had responsibility and that was initiated in 2024, or that was enacted in 2024, to specify in which House of the Oireachtas the Bill was initiated; the number of ministerial or Government amendments submitted at each legislative Stage of the Bill; if the guillotine was used on the Bill in either House of the Oireachtas and the time allowed for each Stage; if ministerial or Government amendments to other legislation were only included in the Bill via amendment, after the Bill had been initiated, bypassing earlier Stages; the number of pages in the Bill when initiated and when it completed the legislative process, or as it currently stands amended for any lapsed Bills; if the Minister or the Government changed the scope of the Bill after it was initiated, and at which Stage and in which House this was done; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4246/25]

109. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence in respect of each Bill for which his Department had responsibility and that was initiated in 2024, or that was enacted in 2024, to specify in which House of the Oireachtas the Bill was initiated; the number of ministerial or Government amendments submitted at each legislative Stage of the Bill; if the guillotine was used on the Bill in either House of the Oireachtas and the time allowed for each Stage; if ministerial or Government amendments to other legislation were only included in the Bill via amendment, after the Bill had been initiated, bypassing earlier Stages; the number of pages in the Bill when initiated and when it completed the legislative process, or as it currently stands amended for any lapsed Bills; if the Minister or the Government changed the scope of the Bill after it was initiated, and at which Stage and in which House this was done; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4243/25]