Catherine Connolly

Every single member of the Opposition has put their name to this motion. I welcome Cara and her father. It is an indictment of this Government and previous Governments that Cara Darmody, a young teenager, has had to come back two years after she addressed an Oireachtas joint committee in November 2022. At that time, she said, "I am here to tell you what it is like to live in a family that has seve…

Baineann mo cheist le rialacha nua atá ag teacht ón Aontas Eorpach agus ag cur freagracht ar tháirgeoirí bia tuilleadh eolais a chur ar fáil. Is maith an rud é go mbeidh dualgas orthu tuilleadh eolais a chur ar fáil maidir lena gcuid earraí. An fhadhb ná go mbeidh sé sin uilig i mBéarla agus ní bheidh dualgas ar bith orthu an t-eolas sin a chur ar fáil i nGaeilge. Rules are being drafted as we spe…

It is specifically this issue.

I welcome the opportunity to speak. As has already been pointed out, the consequences of the debacle are that younger people and those without a full licence are paying huge insurance costs. On top of that, it is limiting people from taking the opportunities that are there for work and education, and it is also contributing to isolation. Having said that, I reiterate what Deputy Paul Murphy said a…

D'oibrigh muid as lámha a chéile go dtí seo ag iarraidh an Bille seo a chur chun cinn. Bhí agus tá muinín agam as an Aire. An uair dheireanach nuair a bhí sé anseo, d’éist sé linn agus muid ag caint, tríd ár nguthanna sa Dáil, maidir le cúrsaí tithíochta agus na chumhachtaí atá nó nach bhfuil ag an údarás. Bhí an tAire chun cruinniú a bheith aige leis an údarás, le BÁNÚ agus le cibé eagraíocht eil…

I dtús báire, níor thug an tAire aon chúis nach bhfuil sé sásta glacadh leis an leasú sin. Is dócha go bhfuil eagla ag an gcóras roimh thuilleadh daonlathais. Níor glacadh le leasú a chinnteodh go mbeidh cruinniú poiblí ag an údarás gach uile mhí. Leis an leasú seo, bheadh cruinniú amháin in aghaidh na bliana chun cluas éisteachta a thabhairt do dhaoine. Níl aon fhreagracht eile i gceist. Níl aon …

Tuigim. Tá tábhacht leis sin. Bhíomar sásta géilleadh le cuid de na leasuithe. Bhí an formhór acu curtha isteach ag Sinn Féin agus bhí cúpla ceann agam féin. Aontaím le formhór na leasuithe. Bhíomar go léir sásta géilleadh le cuid acu mar thug an tAire a bhriathar go dtiocfadh sé ar ais agus go mbeadh tuilleadh deiseanna againn sa Fhreasúra ag Céim na Tuarascála. I ndáiríre, braitheann sé ar an mé…

Gabh mo leithscéal. An féidir na leasuithe sin atá le chéile a athrá?

Tá sé ráite ag an Aire go mbeidh sé ag teacht ar ais le sraith leasuithe ar Chéim na Tuarascála. Ceann de na leasuithe sin ná a chinntiú go mbeidh ardú céime san áireamh don 20%. Má tá daoine a bhfuil inniúlacht sa Ghaeilge acu ag lorg ardú céime laistigh den chóras agus éiríonn leo an t-ardú céime a fháil, beidh sé sin san áireamh den 20%. Ní drochrud é sin. Aontaím leis, agus ceapaim go raibh sé…

Is toisc gur iarradh orainn an leasú sin a dhéanamh. Tá frása "obair na gcapall" ann. Tá obair na gcapall á déanamh ag na foirne beaga ar an talamh, go háirithe na hoifigigh phleanála teanga. Ní mór dúinn éisteacht go cúramach leo, mar tá siad ag obair i gcoinníollacha nach bhfuil rómhaith i ndáiríre. Níl cinnteacht ar bith i gceist. Níl a fhios acu an mbeidh siad ann an bhliain dár gcionn ó thaob…

Níl aon uimhir ag an Aire maidir le líon na leasuithe fós.

Tá mo dhóthain ráite ach tá m'ainm ar an leasú sin. Tá mise sásta freisin an leasú a tharraingt siar mar tá an tAire oscailte chun breathnú ar an rud. Níl i gceist anseo ach réiteach praiticiúil i dtaobh an modh ainmniúcháin, agus ní gá ach glacadh leis an gcoincheap.

Leasú Uimh. 50 agus cad eile?

Gabh mo leithscéal. Cad iad na leasuithe eile a phléifear le leasú Uimh. 50?

Nílim cinnte má ghlacann nó nach nglacann an tAire le leasú Uimh. 50. Ach, arís, is rud thar a bheith praiticiúil atá anseo. Táimid ag iarraidh a chinntiú go mbeadh na critéir seo i gceist. Nílimid ag rá go mbeadh na critéir ó Uimh. 1 go Uimh. 6 ag gach duine, ach go mbeadh ceann amháin acu ar a laghad. Mar a dúirt na Teachtaí eile, tháinig na moltaí seo ó Chonradh na Gaeilge agus daoine ar an tal…

Tá sé go léir ráite ag an Teachta Dála agus ní mé chun é a athrá ach tá sé deacair glacadh le leasuithe mar seo. Tá an tAire ag rá gur rudaí teicniúla amháin iad agus nach bhfuil aon athrú suntasach i gceist. An athruithe teicniúla iad seo? Sin rud amháin. Muna leasuithe teicniúla iad, ní féidir glacadh le hathruithe mar seo. Tá an méid sin le léamh. Dhírigh mise isteach air agus mé á léamh agus c…

Cén leasú é sin?

Tar éis na cruinnithe.

Go raibh míle maith agat, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

I am going to return to the genocide that is taking place in Palestine. The Taoiseach said the problem was that Israel was riding roughshod over the world. That is not entirely accurate because most of Europe is behind Israel and America is certainly behind Israel. In practical terms, despite the very good words the Taoiseach has used and his describing what has happened lately as a war crime, we…

I welcome the opportunity to speak on this topic. The last occasion I spoke on it was, I think, February 2022 in relation to the Higher Education Authority Bill. I had a lot of time then to discuss where we were going with third level education. I welcome the Minister's speech and the priorities it set out. However, I have a huge problem with the title, "Power of Higher Education, Research and Sk…

I thank Sinn Féin for bringing forward this motion and providing us with an opportunity to speak on it. Sinn Féin is asking for three basic things. The first is clarification from the Government on its plan for funding the infrastructure that is necessary, as has been identified by so many organisations on the ground. The second is the implementation of the Housing Commission report, at least in r…

120. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 137 of 6 March 2025, if the development control plan and the options appraisal process for the master plan for University Hospital Galway has now been completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23679/25]

I am not sure which Minister is answering, but I am asking about the regional university hospital in Galway, a master plan we have been waiting on for a long time and a control development plan. I have in my hand the HIQA report from its last unannounced visit. There is a shortage of 232 beds and a huge difficulty in treating patients with dignity and respect and privacy, notwithstanding the impro…

Unfortunately, I will not be there for that photo opportunity on Thursday because the Dáil will still be sitting.