Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Coillte Teoranta

Catherine Connolly

119. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an independent review and sustainability audit will be commissioned of forest business and other activities of Coillte, as recommended in the 2019 report of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24007/20]

Food Imports

Catherine Connolly

123. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the analysis his Department has carried out on the potential impacts of the importation of US lobster under the recent limited EU-US trade deal, particularly with regard to lobster fishermen here and native lobster stocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24006/20]

Na hOileáin amach ón gCósta

Catherine Connolly

315. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Meán, Turasóireachta, Ealaíon, Cultúir, Spóirt agus Gaeltachta faoi stádas an iarratais (sonraí tugtha) atá ós comhair na Roinne ó Chomhlacht Forbartha Inis Meáin; cén dáta a dhéanfar cinneadh ina thaobh; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [23529/20]

School Staff

Catherine Connolly

407. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education her plans to establish a supply teacher panel for the north west of Connemara, County Galway; her further plans for teacher absences for the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23530/20]

Pensions Reform

Catherine Connolly

504. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection when the commission on pensions will be established; the terms of reference and membership of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23587/20]

International Agreements

Catherine Connolly

586. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the progress made towards Ireland signing up to the optional protocol to the Convention against Torture and the associated establishment of the national preventive mechanism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23585/20]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Catherine Connolly

702. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the annual funding provided to a mental health charity (details supplied) in County Kildare since its inception; his plans to fund the charity in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23525/20]

Direct Provision System

Catherine Connolly

16. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice if her Department has formally identified a body to fulfil the role of independent inspectorate for direct provision centres; if this body will be empowered to carry out unannounced inspections of direct provision centres and emergency accommodation; and the criteria for the inspections. [22378/20]

Direct Provision System

Catherine Connolly

18. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the engagement she has had on the planning and roll out of vulnerability assessments to asylum seekers within 30 days of application as required under EU law and as identified for fast-tracking in the June 2020 briefing note of the advisory group on direct provision; and the number of vulnerability assessments excluding physical health screenings that have been carried out in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020. [22377/20]

Third Level Examinations

Catherine Connolly

36. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the engagement he has had with the president of NUI Galway on waiving the €295 repeat exam fee in view of the difficulties faced by students as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22641/20]

Third Level Fees

Catherine Connolly

42. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if asylum seekers will be exempted from non-EU and EEA university fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22642/20]

Search and Rescue Service Provision

Catherine Connolly

73. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details on the search and rescue carried out for two paddleboarders on 13 August 2020 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22703/20]

Air Accident Investigations

Catherine Connolly

74. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport if the review of the final air accident investigation unit report into the Rescue 116 helicopter crash which claimed the life of four air crew at Blacksod, County Mayo, on 14 March 2017 has been completed; if the review board has submitted its findings; his plans to publish the final report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22721/20]

Flood Prevention Measures

Catherine Connolly

111. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the breakdown of the cost of the flood defence system installed in Clifden, County Galway, in 2014; if he will provide a copy of the Natura 2000 impact statement completed for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22719/20]

Flood Relief Schemes

Catherine Connolly

112. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funding will be made available for flood defences for Tawin Island, County Galway; if so, when such funding will be available; if a Natura 2000 impact statement has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22720/20]

Social Welfare Benefits

Catherine Connolly

185. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the financial assistance available to persons affected by severe flooding in the Clifden area of County Galway on 1 and 2 September 2020; the way in which such supports can be accessed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22717/20]

State Examinations

Catherine Connolly

206. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the analysis his Department has carried out with regard to the 20,000 CAO reapplicants whose college places could be jeopardised by inflated leaving certificate grades and the potential knock-on effect of inflated points requirements in 2020; if research has been carried out into inflating reapplicants’ grades to match the bell curve of 2020 leaving certificate grades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22710/20]

Third Level Education

Catherine Connolly

214. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way in which third level students can access financial support to buy laptops for online learning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22755/20]

Direct Provision System

Catherine Connolly

240. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number of single rooms provided within the direct provision system; the criteria for allocation of single rooms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22813/20]

Direct Provision System

Catherine Connolly

241. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons in direct provision housed in single, double, twin and triple rooms, in four-bed, five-bed and in rooms with more than five beds respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22814/20]

International Protection

Catherine Connolly

242. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice if the waiting period for labour market access for those in the international protection process will be shortened from nine months to three months, as recommended by the advisory group on direct provision in June 2020; if the validity for permission to work will be extended to one year at a time renewable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22815/20]

International Protection

Catherine Connolly

244. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to a person (details supplied) having links to anti-migrant groups; her views on whether this is compatible with their role as a member of the International Protection Appeals Tribunal; if she will authorise a review of all IPAT decisions made by the person particularly in relation to deportation orders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22861/20]

Counselling Services

Catherine Connolly

254. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of addiction counsellors and family support counsellors that have been hired to date with regard to the promised alcohol addiction treatment service in Galway city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22722/20]

Counselling Services

Catherine Connolly

255. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health if a building has been sourced for the promised alcohol addiction treatment service in Galway city; if so, when the treatment service will be up and running; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22723/20]

Local Authority Staff

Catherine Connolly

352. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht the local authorities employing biodiversity officers; the number of biodiversity officers employed by each of the local authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21690/20]

Local Authority Staff

Catherine Connolly

353. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht the local authorities employing heritage officers; the number of heritage officers employed by each local authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21691/20]

Local Authority Funding

Catherine Connolly

354. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht the breakdown in the expenditure of the local biodiversity grants scheme; the local authorities which are benefitting from the funding; the amount of funding provided under the scheme to each local authority involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21692/20]

Local Authority Staff

Catherine Connolly

355. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht the amount of funding allocated to date in 2020 under the grant scheme for county heritage and biodiversity officers; the way in which the funding was divided between biodiversity and heritage officers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21693/20]

Homeless Persons Supports

Catherine Connolly

398. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the annual cost of family hubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21162/20]

Homeless Persons Supports

Catherine Connolly

399. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost to set a 14 day-limit on stays in family hubs to ensure all families are moved to more sustainable accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21163/20]

Housing Data

Catherine Connolly

400. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of land owned by the State that has been zoned for residential development; the estimated number of housing units that could be built on such land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21164/20]

Housing Data

Catherine Connolly

401. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of households as opposed to the number of new HAP tenancies each year in receipt of HAP for the most recent date available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21165/20]

Housing Data

Catherine Connolly

402. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the annual cost of moving all residents in direct provision to own-door housing covered by the housing assistance payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21166/20]

Rental Sector

Catherine Connolly

403. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost to increase resources to local authorities to increase the rate of private rent inspections from less than 8% to 20% per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21167/20]

Vacant Properties

Catherine Connolly

404. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority voids by each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21168/20]

Housing Assistance Payment

Catherine Connolly

407. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason rent caps have not been reviewed in relation to the housing assistant payment since it was introduced in 2016; his plans to review same in view of ongoing national increases in rents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21272/20]

Shannon Airport Facilities

Catherine Connolly

454. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 385 and 386 of 28 July 2020, the scheme or regulatory structure under which the US military aircraft are conducted through Irish airspace en route to and upon departure from Shannon airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21242/20]

Domestic Violence Refuges Provision

Catherine Connolly

792. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the estimated cost of increasing the number of domestic refuge spaces to meet the commitments of Ireland under the Istanbul Convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21169/20]

Domestic Violence Refuges Provision

Catherine Connolly

793. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the estimated cost of increasing the number of domestic refuge spaces to meet the commitments of Ireland under the Istanbul Convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21170/20]

Direct Provision System

Catherine Connolly

896. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons in direct provision; the number of households in direct provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21171/20]

Legal Aid

Catherine Connolly

897. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the estimated additional cost of providing legal aid to victims of domestic and sexual violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21172/20]

HSE Data

Catherine Connolly

1015. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the projections for demand for winter 2020/2021; the plans being put in place to meet the demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21173/20]

Mental Health Services

Catherine Connolly

1016. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the likely additional demand for mental health services resulting from Covid-19 and the resultant lockdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21174/20]

Home Care Packages

Catherine Connolly

1017. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for home care packages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21175/20]

Medical Cards

Catherine Connolly

1018. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health when the planned report on implementing automatic renewal of medical cards for the terminally ill will be published; the estimated cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21176/20]

Nursing Home Fees

Catherine Connolly

1019. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health when the report on the difference in funding between private and public nursing homes due to be published in 2019 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21177/20]

Nursing Home Inspections

Catherine Connolly

1020. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to of extending the remit of the Public Services Ombudsman to cover all nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21178/20]

Commencement of Legislation

Catherine Connolly

1313. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the status of the full commencement of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015; the reason some sections are not enacted as of month end August 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22081/20]

Caiteachas Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta

Catherine Connolly

416. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta maidir le ceist uimhir 106 ar an 22 Iúil 2020, agus an costais €799,895 luaite aici i dtaobh pleananna a chur i dtoll a chéile le Páirc na Mara, an pháirc nuálaíochta mhuirí chomhaimseartha, a fhorbairt i gContae na Gaillimhe, cén foinse maoinithe a chur an costas €799,895 ar fáil; miondealú a thabhairt ar na costais atá san áireamh san fhigiúr seo i bhfoirm tháblach; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [19686/20]

Legal Services Regulation

Catherine Connolly

1025. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason it took five years from the EU/IMF agreement requiring reform of the legal profession to the enactment of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015; the reason it took a further five years to implement the Act; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19701/20]

Legal Services Regulation

Catherine Connolly

1026. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if funding was provided by the EU for legal reform pursuant to the EU/IMF agreement; the cost to date of this reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19702/20]

Legal Services Regulation

Catherine Connolly

1027. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the body or agency of the EU charged with monitoring the reform of the legal profession here pursuant to the EU/IMF agreement; if she will provide details and findings of progress reports in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19703/20]

Legal Services Regulation

Catherine Connolly

1028. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the Legal Services Regulatory Authority removed the right of a person to bring a matter before the Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal; the mechanism by which a person may now bring a matter before the Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19704/20]

Legal Services Regulation

Catherine Connolly

1029. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated annual cost of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19705/20]

Legal Services Regulation

Catherine Connolly

1030. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons employed at the Legal Services Regulatory Authority by grade, in tabular form; the number of those who formerly worked in the complaints department of the Law Society; the procedure by which persons formerly employed by the Law Society were appointed to the authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19706/20]

Legal Services Regulation

Catherine Connolly

1031. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the time frame within which to bring a complaint to the Legal Services Regulatory Authority was reduced from five to three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19707/20]

Legal Services Regulation

Catherine Connolly

1032. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the agency or body charged with regulating the Law Society of Ireland; the agency or body that the body is answerable to in the event that it is found to have acted unlawfully; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19708/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Catherine Connolly

52. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the analysis that has been undertaken of the consequences of the decision not to extend the pandemic unemployment payment to those over 66 years of age that lost employment as a result of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16304/20]

Community Employment Schemes

Catherine Connolly

68. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his plans in respect of the provision of pensions for community employment supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16767/20]

Human Rights

Catherine Connolly

30. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the treatment of Baha'i citizens and members of other religious minorities by the Iranian authorities; the assessment made of reports that members of the Baha'i minority in Iran are being prevented from obtaining identity cards; the steps he is taking in relation to the matter at an international level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18542/20]

Departmental Functions

Catherine Connolly

291. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the Departments that will have responsibility for the islands with Irish as the main language, islands with English as the main language and all islands following the transfer of functions. [18351/20]

Pleanáil Teanga

Catherine Connolly

310. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta soiléiriú a thabhairt maidir le stádas Phlean Teanga Chathair na Gaillimhe; cén dáta a fhoilseofar é [19136/20]

Foreign Policy

Catherine Connolly

385. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of each foreign military air force that used an ARES area in Irish airspace in each of the years 2010 to 2019 and to date in 2020; the number of times in each year that each air force made use of an Irish ARES area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19084/20]

Foreign Policy

Catherine Connolly

386. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 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; the foreign military involved in each instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19085/20]

Public Services Card

Catherine Connolly

629. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the cost-benefit analysis undertaken for the public services card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18991/20]

Common Fisheries Policy

Catherine Connolly

647. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress and or the outcome of the administrative inquiry into the capacity of Ireland to apply the rules of the EU Common Fisheries Policy for which an inquiry was requested by the European Commission in 2019 following the identification of severe and significant weaknesses in the control system here during a Commission audit carried out in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18642/20]

Local Authority Staff

Catherine Connolly

27. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when a person will be appointed as biodiversity officer in Galway City Council in view of the obligations under climate change legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15974/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Catherine Connolly

207. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the cost of a Covid-19 test per person; the turnaround time for Covid-19 test results; if his attention has been drawn to cheaper tests with a faster turnaround time with alleged similar accuracy levels (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17723/20]

Arts Funding

Catherine Connolly

16. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of Galway 2020; the amount paid to Galway 2020 to date in 2020; the way in which the funding has been spent; the conditions that will be attached to further allocations, including the reappointment of an Irish language officer; the status of the performance delivery agreement between her Department and Galway 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17298/20]

Oideachas Gaeltachta

Catherine Connolly

49. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil Campaí Samhraidh Gaeltachta 2020 a n-eagrú de réir an Comhairlre reatha um Sláinte Phoiblí (NPHET); má tá, cén fáth nach bhfuil campaí faoi dhíon ceadaithe; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [17384/20]

Forbairt na nOileán

Catherine Connolly

54. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an pholasaí atá beartaithe do na hoileáin agus cén uair a bheidh an polsaí sin foilsithe; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [17383/20]

Military Aircraft

Catherine Connolly

85. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of each foreign military airforce that used an ARES area in Irish airspace in each of the years 2010 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and the number of times in each year that each airforce made use of an Irish ARES area. [17598/20]

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]

Prisoner Data

Catherine Connolly

945. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number and percentage of persons in prison on a weekly basis during the Covid-19 pandemic cocooning, quarantining and self-isolating; if a description of each associated regime will be provided; the number of hours spent out of cell of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15538/20]

Prisoner Data

Catherine Connolly

946. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the daily average number of hours the mainstream prison population were held in their cells in April, May and June 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15539/20]

International Protection

Catherine Connolly

957. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to provide legal advice and-or assistance to persons seeking international protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15942/20]

Mental Health Services

Catherine Connolly

1176. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 556 of 30 June 2020, when the national guidelines will be published (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15460/20]

HSE Data

Catherine Connolly

1177. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of day centres in Galway city and county that have closed since mid-March 2020 as result of Covid-19; the location of and service provided by each centre; the number of users deprived of services as a result of the closures; the analysis undertaken by HSE community healthcare west in regard to the closures and the impact on users; if he will provide a copy of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15464/20]

Medical Waste Disposal

Catherine Connolly

1256. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a national scheme for the proper disposal and or recycling of unused medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15694/20]

EU Directives

Catherine Connolly

34. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the timeline for transposition of the representative action directive; the body to be named as qualified entity for the purposes of launching actions for injunction and redress under the directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14208/20]

Shannon Airport Facilities

Catherine Connolly

113. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 648 of 23 June 2020, the number of occasions on which each operator undertook the activity specified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14207/20]