Catherine Connolly

368. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance the consideration given to introducing an amendment to the primary medical certificate eligibility criteria to ensure people of various disabilities currently excluded from applying for the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme can do so into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39551/25]

602. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to introduce regulations to provide for a deposit retention scheme under section 61 of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015; the timeline for same; the measures being taken to strengthen tenants’ rights in respect of deposits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39659/25]

697. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on visa applications (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39020/25]

782. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm that the electricity generation test-site station on Galway Bay under foreshore lease (details supplied) is now fully decommissioned; that all structures, infrastructure, devices, items and or utilities included in the foreshore lease application have now been permanently removed from the Galway Bay marine test-site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39017/25]

1059. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total costs to date of the construction and operation, the current number of full- and part-time employees, and the full nature of the work of the hi-tech health facilities at the two Údaras na Gaeltachta industrial estates of GTeic An Spidéal, Páirc na Meán, An Spidéal, County Galway, H91CH01, and An Tulach 1, Eastat Tionscail na Tulaigh, Tully, Ballynahown, County Galway, H91AK24. [39135/25]

14. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason the import of trade in services from the occupied Palestinian territories, and exports from Ireland to the occupied Palestinian territories in both goods and services, have been excluded from the general scheme of the Israeli settlements in the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38299/25]

30. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade by whom Ireland will be represented at the emergency ministerial meeting of the Hague Group on 15 and 16 July 2025 in Colombia, to address Israel's international law violations; his plans for Ireland to join the Hague Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38300/25]

94. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if the evaluation of the final business case for the redevelopment of Inis Oírr pier has completed; the outcome of that evaluation; the timeline for the delivery of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38297/25]

130. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the status of the development of Céibh an Chóra and an Caladh Mór on Inis Meáin; the timeline for the delivery of the projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38298/25]

145. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason two US Air Force Hercules C130J aircraft numbers 14-5815 and 15-5832 were authorised to land at Shannon Airport about 19.30 on 3 July 2025, having come from Chania joint air base in Crete, and allowed to spend two overnights at Shannon Airport before flying on to Keflavik in Iceland on 5 July 2025; if any investigations or searches were carried out to establish whether these two specialised aircraft had been involved in recent US military operations in Gaza or Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38531/25]

287. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason for the high rate of 'pending' visa applications from Iranian citizens in 2024, at 37% compared to, for example, 17% for applications from Afghanistan and 7% for citizens from the Russian Federation, which also have greater absolute numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38573/25]

288. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views regarding the refusal of student visas for all the applicants for the joint undergraduate accounting programme established between colleges (details supplied), which has been in preparation since 2O21, with this first group of students set to complete two semesters, commencing in the summer of 2025. [38574/25]

403. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline any contact with the President of Griffith College in relation to the years of preparatory work which was undertaken between Griffith College and Ferdowski University in Mashhad in the establishment of the joint undergraduate accounting programme between the two institutions which was due to commence this year with the first group of 18 students due to complete two semesters in Ireland, but all of whom have been refused visas despite paying large amounts of money; the way in which the matter can be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38567/25]

17. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance if, in light of the estimate of the €200 million cost of extending the current employer tax relief to the auto-enrolment cohort contained in the 2022 regulatory impact assessment of the Pensions Auto Enrolment Bill, this additional employer tax relief will apply to the auto enrolment scheme ("My Future Fund") when it comes into effect on 1 January 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38081/25]

186. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the supports available to ensure people with cerebral palsy can adapt their cars to continue living independent lives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38103/25]

187. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the consideration given to introducing an amendment to the primary medical certificate eligibility criteria to ensure people of various disabilities currently excluded from applying for the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme can do so into the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38104/25]

141. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 4 of 22 May 2025, for an update on the developments made to increase the provision of student accommodation in Galway; when the new national student accommodation strategy due in quarter 2 of 2025 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37606/25]

147. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the development of a borrowing framework for technological universities; the timeline for the delivery of the framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37607/25]

153. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 43 of 27 March 2025, if the position remains vacant; the number of positions in the university occupied by a person in an ‘acting up’ capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37608/25]

159. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 36 of 22 May 2025, for an update on the development of a new campus for further education and training in Galway city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37605/25]

181. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Taoiseach the value of both imports and exports of trade in both goods and services between Ireland and the occupied Palestinian territories in each of the years 2021 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37493/25]

234. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the procedures to be followed in order for Ireland to commit to the security action for Europe regulation further to his announcement on 27 June 2025 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37712/25]

517. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the taxpayer is funding An Bord Pleanála to assess the planning application for the now discontinued Sceirde Rocks Wind Farm Scheme (case reference 321697) in light of the correspondence the Department received on 25 April 2025 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37302/25]

739. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which a person can recoup from the State the charge levied on families to release a family member from country homes and or mother and baby home institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37660/25]

2. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to the findings of a report (details supplied) that front-line services were contacted 32,144 times, being an increase of 12% on 2023, that 44% of women surveyed were not satisfied with their initial engagement with An Garda Síochána and that its response to more than 65,000 contacts received last year was inconsistent, the urgent steps he is taking to achieve zero tolerance of violence against women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36323/25]