Catherine Connolly

45. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number and value of dual-use export licence applications, in respect of end-users in Israel, approved by his Department by quarter in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; the number refused in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32970/25]

62. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 16 of 20 February 2025, to detail the way in which, as outlined in the reply, officials carry out an assessment which includes a series of checks to ensure, as far as possible, that the item to be exported will be used by the stated end-user for the stated end-use and will not be used for illicit purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32971/25]

68. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the timeline for the publication of 'Enterprise 2035'; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32969/25]

140. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection when the means test for disability allowance will be abolished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32965/25]

150. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 31 of 11 May 2023, if the discussions between his Department and the Department of Public Expenditure on the cost of administering the auto enrolment pensions system have taken place; if they have, the estimated cost to the exchequer of administering the scheme in 2025; the expected progression of that cost in 2026, in subsequent years and the number of years for which an exchequer subvention will be required to cover administration costs until the scheme is self-financing from charges on scheme members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27768/25]

330. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to provide for more flexibility around the TÚS scheme to allow those under 20 years and unemployed to participate, to reduce the qualifying period for those aged 20-25 to six months, to reduce the mandatory minimum period of time between TÚS placements to two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26331/25]

113. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of deportation orders enforced on commercial airlines; the number of deportation orders enforced by GNIB on charter flights, other removals enforced on commercial flights, in each of the past five years; the costs incurred and destination in respect of each flight, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32884/25]

95. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on efforts to secure further contributions from the religious organisations associated with the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32406/25]

112. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of payments made to date in each ‘number of days resident in relevant institution’ category of Schedule 2 and in each ‘number of days resident in relevant institution’ category of Schedule 3 of the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Act 2023, by Schedule and by category, in tabular form; the number refused and the reasons therefor; the total value of payments made from the €800 million allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32405/25]

159. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is satisfied that an aircraft which landed at Shannon Airport on 21 May 2025 was not operating as a “state aircraft” with reference to the definition provided for by section 5 of the Air Navigation and Transport Act 1950, or as a "foreign military aircraft" with reference to the definition provided pursuant to S.I. No. 74/1952 - Air Navigation (Foreign Military Aircraft) Order 1952, in light of legal filings submitted by the United States Department of Homeland Security to the US Supreme Court, which described the aircraft as a “military flight” (details supplied); if he is satisfied that the landing of that aircraft without the prior approval by the Government did not amount to a breach of the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32758/25]

8. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the basis on which the decision has been taken to legislate for the removal of the triple lock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31260/25]

70. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 206 of 8 May 2025, to provide details of the 2025 work programme of the Institute for Security Governance to be progressed throughout the year, which is costing the State €716,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31259/25]

91. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 105 of 29 April 2025, the status of the development of a school (details supplied), currently at stage 2(b); the timeline for the completion of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31299/25]

175. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children with special educational needs without a place in a school, by county, in tabular form; the measures being taken to provide places for these children who do not have a school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31300/25]

16. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he has taken to secure the release of an Irish woman detained by Israel in the West Bank (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31215/25]

134. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 10 and 15 of 10 April 2025, when the implementation plans for decarbonisation zones in Galway city and county will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30105/25]

163. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps being taken to achieve the national target reduction of greenhouse gas emissions of 51% in light of the finding of the EPA that Ireland is projected to achieve only a reduction of up to 23% in total greenhouse gas emissions by 2030; the analysis undertaken to establish the value of potential financial penalties for failing to meet this target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30106/25]

289. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department has taken to determine whether Gulfstream GV N588AT, which landed at Shannon Airport on 21 May 2025, was operating as a civil aircraft for the purposes of the Air Navigation and Transport Act 1946; if he is satisfied that the Gulfstream GV N588AT was not operating as a state aircraft with reference to the definition provided for by section 5 of the Air Navigation and Transport Act, 1950; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28952/25]

415. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance the expected revenue yield from an increase in the vacant homes tax to ten times the annual local property tax rate in a full year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30695/25]

416. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance the expected revenue yield from an increase in the residential zoned land tax to 5% of the land’s annual value in a full year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30696/25]

417. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance the adjustment made for indexation of income tax bands and income tax rates when calculating the budgetary stance for Budget 2026. [30697/25]

418. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance the amount of additional savings that could be made by not indexing income tax bands and income tax rates. [30698/25]

424. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation when funding will be made available to Galway County Council to complete the takeover and refurbishment of Dunguaire Castle, Kinvara, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29310/25]

959. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of extending paternity benefit by two weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30687/25]

960. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of making the fuel allowance available for 32, 40 and 52 weeks per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30688/25]