Parliamentary questions

Military Aircraft

Catherine Connolly

86. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of each instance in which Irish airspace was reserved for the use of foreign military aircraft through flexible use of airspace in each of the years 2010 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and the foreign military involved in each instance. [17599/20]

Scéimeanna Tacaíochta

Catherine Connolly

105. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil sí ar an eolas maidir leis na deacrachtaí atá ag an Scéim Pobal Gaeilge, an scéim tacaíochta pobail is mó rath atá ag Foras na Gaeilge, de bharr easpa maoinithe agus an bhaoil mhóir atá ann dá bharr sin nach rachaidh an scéim ar aghaidh níos déanaí sa bhliain; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [17458/20]

Tionscail na hIascaireachta

Catherine Connolly

106. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta maidir le ceist uimhir 16274/20, mionsonraí a thabhairt i dtaobh an chostais iomláin agus na hinfheistíochta suntasaí luaite atá déanta ag an Stát chun pleananna a chur i dtoll a chéile le Páirc na Mara, an pháirc nuálaíochta mhuirí chomhaimseartha, a fhorbairt i gContae na Gaillimhe; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [17489/20]

Defence Forces Personnel

Catherine Connolly

147. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence the name and rank of each Irish military member of the Eurocontrol Military ATM Board and the Civilian-Military Stakeholder Committee. [17600/20]

Air Corps

Catherine Connolly

148. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence if his Department retains records and statistics on the portions of Irish airspace reserved for military use each year, in particular, the location of the section of airspace reserved, the dates and times on which they are reserved and the duration of the reservation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17601/20]

State Properties

Catherine Connolly

16. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the research undertaken on foot of the Spending Review 2018, Analysis of OPW Spending on State Rents, in particular on the balance between capital and current expenditure; the effectiveness of the current model in meeting accommodation requests; if value for money is being obtained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16768/20]

Live Exports

Catherine Connolly

533. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will immediately suspend all live exports to Libya in view of the escalating situation there; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17179/20]

Asylum Seekers

Catherine Connolly

599. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if Ireland will, via its representation on the Council of the EU, give its agreement to the opening of negotiations with Afghanistan on asylum returns to that country on the basis of a general principle as outlined in a note from the General Secretariat of the Council dated 3 July 2020 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17163/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Catherine Connolly

644. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health his plans for persons returning from abroad and visitors from abroad to go into quarantine for a two-week period to reduce the spread of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16709/20]

Rainy Day Fund

Catherine Connolly

40. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance the current balance of the rainy day fund; the ways in which it is intended to use the fund to deal with the costs and consequences arising from Covid-19; the ways in which the fund has been used to deal with the consequences of Covid-19 to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16305/20]

Caiteachas Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta

Catherine Connolly

93. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta mionsonraí a thabhairt faoi cén fáth go ndearna an Stát Iarratas Pleanála (Uimhir Thagartha: 20683) i mBéarla amháin chuig Comhairle Contae na Gaillimhe i dtaobh Auqaculture Business Park a thógáil i nGaeltacht Chonamara; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [16274/20]

EU Legislation

Catherine Connolly

126. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason Ireland has not transposed in full European Council Framework Decision 2009/829/JHA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16160/20]

EU Legislation

Catherine Connolly

127. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason Ireland has not transposed in full European Council Framework Decision 2008/909/JHA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16161/20]

Co-operative Sector

Catherine Connolly

18. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to review and strengthen the co-operative legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15761/20]

Regional Enterprise Development Fund

Catherine Connolly

36. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if Enterprise Ireland and his Department have conducted a review of the regional enterprise development fund to identify gaps in funding provision in support of regional enterprise development; if so, the findings of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15762/20]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Catherine Connolly

51. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if a review of the policy with regard to data centres will be undertaken in view of the fact that data centre development is projected to add at least 1.5 million tonnes to carbon emissions here by 2020 and the obligations under climate change legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15975/20]

International Agreements

Catherine Connolly

473. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the legal analysis on the revised international legally binding instrument to regulate in international human rights law the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises that has been conducted by a group of EU countries including Ireland; when this analysis will be publicly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15238/20]

Prisoner Welfare

Catherine Connolly

942. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeline for the publication of the self-harm in Irish prisons 2018 report (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15535/20]

Prisoner Data

Catherine Connolly

943. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of recorded self-harm incidents in prisons by gender from 12 March 2020 to date in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15536/20]

Prisoner Data

Catherine Connolly

944. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of successful family video visits per prison that have taken place for prisoners and their families since the measure was introduced as an alternative to prison visits during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15537/20]