Kerry — week of Mon, 3 Feb

What your Kerry TDs did this week

Mon, 3 Feb – 9 Feb 2025 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 136 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-02-05 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 97–72

Voted for 4 Danny Healy-Rae · Michael Cahill · Michael Healy-Rae · Norma Foley

Voted against 1 Pa Daly

Ministers and Secretaries and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Bill 2025: Waiver of Pre-Legislative Scrutiny

2025-02-05 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 93–69

Voted for 4 Danny Healy-Rae · Michael Cahill · Michael Healy-Rae · Norma Foley

Voted against 1 Pa Daly

Danny Healy-Rae — Independent 2 votes · 3 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Finance 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance to review the tax relief on private health insurance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3484/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection if parents are entitled to have information regarding where the ingredients are sourced for the school meals recently rolled out in primary schools in Kerry and throughout the country; if this information is available for each meal provided to school children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2734/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the introduction of a farm retirement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2189/25]

Michael Cahill — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 57 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 57 total

Health 20 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to implement a significant increase in ambulance cover for the residents of County Kerry and the tens of thousands of annual visitors to the county (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2173/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite the implementation of the business plan submitted by an organisation (details supplied) for the patients who attend a day service in Listowel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2178/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to take into consideration the geography and accessibility issues in west and south Kerry in emergency situations, by giving strong consideration to locating an air ambulance service on Valentia Island in conjunction with Valentia Coastguard Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2179/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently review and reverse the planned changes to mental health services at Fertha View day centre, Cahersiveen, County Kerry, as these services are hugely important to the individuals and families who use them (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2297/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to commence a broader review into treatment of all young people who were seen at North Kerry CAMHS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2314/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently address the long delays in publishing the first phase of the North Kerry CAMHS Lookback review (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2315/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently allow for a transfer of a person (details supplied) from their nursing home in County Cork to a nursing home in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2483/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to examine a case of a person in County Kerry (details supplied); if she will provide assistance in resolving the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2560/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to address a crisis in respect of a person (details supplied) by providing a permanent bed in Dingle Community Hospital as a matter of extreme urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2563/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to fully review the national home care waiting list with a view to correcting the urban-rural imbalance which shows a quarter of the waiting list is based in one of the nine healthcare regions, namely, Cork and Kerry with 1,160; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2566/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if a medical card renewal application for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2570/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to address the chronic situation that exists at University Hospital Kerry accident and emergency department by providing a new 96 bed block in addition to the 39 beds already in train there and take into consideration the fact that the hospital has seen an 18% increase in emergency department presentations during 2024 on 2023 numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2930/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide as a matter of priority a permanent oncology-haematology build at University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2931/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide as a matter of extreme urgency a new maternity unit at University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2932/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide an ambulatory care block, to include endoscopy, surgical and medical day units, outpatient department and radiology, at University Hospital Kerry as a matter of priority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2933/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to return as a matter of extreme urgency, staffing levels at University Hospital Kerry to December 2023 levels across all disciplines, with occupational therapists, physio and speech and language therapists along with clerical staffing being particularly challenging; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2934/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if ENT services will be retained at University Hospital Kerry where the ENT consultant is due to retire in May 2025 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2935/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if general surgery and elective orthopaedics will be retained at University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2936/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to provide additional parking for staff at University Hospital Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2937/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to provide additional office accommodation at University Hospital Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2938/25]
Transport 7 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he will give a commitment guaranteeing that the public service obligation will be maintained for the duration of this Government term, in the event that the present airline should cancel at Kerry Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2174/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he intends to continue the regional airport programme, which expires in 2025, as it ensures the viability of regional airports, such as Kerry Airport at Farranfore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2175/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport the further steps that can be taken by his Department to attract international routes and flights to regional airports such as Kerry Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2176/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to provide additional funding to Kerry County Council to assist with the unusually high volume of road repairs needed after the snow and Ice damage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2339/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if there is a coordinated plan to oversee the building of road projects such as the Adare and Macroom bypasses, to ensure adjacent county projects are proceeded with in alignment and when Adare is completed; if there are plans for Newcastle West and Abbeyfeale and on into Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2523/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to expedite the replacement of Listry Bridge, County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2524/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider liaising to introduce a grant scheme to support accommodation providers such as hoteliers, guest house proprietors, bed and breakfast owners and so on, to install electric vehicle charging stations on their properties, to encourage the use of EVs by their guests and to alleviate pressure on public chargers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2554/25]
Environment 6 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to examine a fibre broadband case in Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3146/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will expedite the provision of a liquefied natural gas terminal in north Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2172/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if consideration has been given to the widespread undergrounding of the national electricity cable network, in view of the many interruptions to services during the regular storms and the dangers that follow for repair crews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2565/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a broadband connection will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2748/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will address the consistently poor mobile phone reception in a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2749/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to address the lack of phone coverage for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3873/25]
Housing 5 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to abolish the means testing for the housing adaptation grant for disabled persons, the mobility aids grant, and the housing aid for older persons' grant; if he will ensure that all adaptations, appliances, new improvement works, and so on, are affordable to all persons with a disability in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2170/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to urgently address the situation whereby old-age pensioners have seen their council rents increase, by the same amount as their pensions were increased in Budget 2025 as a cost-of-living measure, as it is unacceptable that this money is being swallowed by council rents instead of being made available to pensioners to assist with their day-to-day living expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2335/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a controlled derogation of planning permission law can be introduced during the term of this Government, to allow for an increase in the number of homes being built for young families, many of whom have access to family land, but cannot obtain permission to build due to spatial planning guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2558/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will expand the scope of the local authority energy efficiency retrofit scheme by including windows and doors, heat pumps and ventilation systems as they are outdated and faulty in many local authority houses and this will also extend the lifetime of these properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2693/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce a scheme of affordable housing and low-cost sites for towns and villages with a population of less than 10,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2746/25]
Finance 4 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance to urgently address the tax-free allowance anomaly of €40,000 that exists for brothers, sisters, nephews and nieces to bring it in line with the €400,000 tax-free allowance that a son or daughter can inherit given this discriminates against single people and couples who either do not have children or cannot have children (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2296/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance to urgently address the current situation whereby apprentices and recently qualified tradespeople are finding it almost impossible to get van insurance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2484/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance if a new special savings incentive account will be considered to encourage improved savings habits and to help boost the economy during downturns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2567/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance if he will prioritise the introduction of a new regional AV tax credit in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3645/25]
Education 4 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education if a policy for Irish in the education system from early childhood education to third level has been developed based on the Common European Framework of References for languages to promote an increase in the number of students studying Irish in educational institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2564/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education if the lack of provisions at secondary-school level for deaf pupils (details supplied) will be urgently addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2635/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education to develop a policy for Irish in the education system from early childhood education to third level (with the policy focusing specifically on what is taught and the results that are desired); to establish an expert group to develop this policy and that the policy would be based on the European language framework (details supplied); if she will implement a plan to increase the number of pupils attending Irish medium education from 6% to 20% within 20 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2636/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education to assist a school in south Kerry (details supplied) with the setting up of a special classroom for children with specific needs and autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2747/25]
Tourism 3 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will consider introducing legislation to establish the annual Rose of Tralee Festival on a legally enshrined status, to protect it for future generations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2556/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a funding scheme for the provision of paddle courts in towns and villages across County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2559/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to act swiftly on the feasibility report of Coimisiún na Meán on the introduction of a content levy, as legislated for in the Online Media Safety and Regulation Act 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3646/25]
Further and Higher Education 3 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to urgently address the shortfall in student accommodation countrywide and ensure that all available student accommodation is being used for that purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2336/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to allow for mortgage repayments to be disregarded when assessing the income threshold for the SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2337/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to allow for students on apprenticeships to do the college segments of their programme in the nearest college to their home as possible (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2340/25]
Rural 2 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the plans that are in place to tackle the chronic depopulation continually occurring in rural Kerry and as highlighted in a recent report by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2177/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to introduce a grants scheme to enhance shop fronts in towns and villages across the country that will also cover a significant proportion of the cost of painting all properties, including derelict properties and private homes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2581/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice if he will expedite an application for citizenship (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2941/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to assist the local community with extension works to both the pontoon and slip at Portmagee Pier, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2569/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide funding for a project in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2561/25]

Michael Healy-Rae — Independent 2 votes · 36 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 36 total

Health 13 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of emergency residential care for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2132/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to examine the issue of mixed wards in hospitals (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2182/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if an appointment could be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2227/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is entitled to the freestyle libre monitoring device for free; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2301/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2323/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health her plans to increase the number of respite beds in the Dingle-Tralee area of County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2418/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2440/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2448/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a dietician has been hired for Éist Linn in Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2777/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2829/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2902/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3070/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3608/25]
Education 5 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if an SNA post for a school (details supplied) will be filled as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2181/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if assistance or a grant can be given to provide transport (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2444/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education to examine the case for the continuation of supports in post primary schools for deaf children (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2779/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education to examine the case of a person (details supplied) pending service history confirmation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2820/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education the status of an application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2877/25]
Social 4 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection to address an issue over the hot lunch programme affecting a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2480/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue in relation to a carer’s allowance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3131/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine the case of back payments to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3516/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the carer’s allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3616/25]
Children 3 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an autism assessment will be provided for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2159/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when an appointment will be made for a child (details supplied) for an autism assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2407/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of funding for a PA for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2449/25]
Environment 2 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to address a by-law issue (details supplied) in place in Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2311/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications regarding the replacement of all the old copper cable landlines with fibre voice over broadband landlines, which raises the issue that in the future when we lose power, we will lose the ability to use our landlines and also to use our panic buttons for the elderly people in our community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3408/25]
Public Expenditure 2 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW will take in charge an embankment that protects a property from flooding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2298/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when tree cutting along a river (details supplied) will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2443/25]
Justice 2 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice the status of a citizenship application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2622/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice the status of a citizenship application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2623/25]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2907/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the case of an appeal by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2961/25]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a company (details supplied) has notified him of redundancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3492/25]
Tourism 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to review the case of an appeal on a sports grant for a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2808/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update with regard to the books of Innisfallen potentially being relocated to Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2457/25]

Norma Foley — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Pa Daly — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 40 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 40 total

Justice 11 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the current number of Garda reserves; how many of these are waiting to be trained; the average wait time between when they are recruited and when they begin training; the average wait time between when they are recruited and when they complete training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2275/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the measures he will take to increase Garda reserve intake beyond the current intake annually; the annual planned increase, as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2276/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the commitment to increase the Garda training allowance; how much this increase will be; what it will be benchmarked against; and the expected timeline for delivery. [2277/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice further to the commitment in the Programme for Government to increased commitment at Templemore, what new measures will be taken to increase capacity; the current capacity; what he expects it to increase to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2278/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the number of refuge spaces in the years 2019 to date; the number of refuge spaces per county in the years 2019 to date; the number of refuge-space closures in the corresponding timeframe, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2282/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if he will report on the Programme for Government and the commitment to explore the possibility of requiring social media companies and online communication platforms to provide An Garda Síochána with information they have on their platforms relating to the supply of illegal drugs; the measures that will be taken to explore same; the timeline for a conclusion to be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2283/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the measures he will take to expand prison capacity such as alternatives to prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2285/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if consideration has been given to the formation of a special, expert committee to consult on the delivery of sentencing guidelines for a particular crime area within a certain timeframe; if any additional measures will be taken on sentencing together with the measures outlined in the draft Programme for Government sentencing guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2287/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice regarding the commitment to examine the introduction of a specific offence to assaulting a retail worker, whether this proposal has been modelled after best practice in other countries; when he expects this conclusion will be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2317/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice regarding the commitment to tackle retail defamation in the Programme for Government, to outline how retail defamation is understood and defined under this proposal; the measures he is planning to implement to tackle this type of crime; the timeline for delivery; the projected output of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2318/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice when barristers can expect their fees to be fully restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2514/25]
Environment 9 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide an update of the work of the Climate Action Delivery Board; if there will be any changes in the mandate as part of the new mandate for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2822/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to report on the membership of the just transition commission; the mandated duties of the commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2922/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to report on the review of greenhouse gas emissions on a consumption basis; if this will impact Ireland's climate targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2923/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way grants under the national retrofit plan will be revised to increase accessibility, in particular for older people, as outlined in the Programme for Government. [2924/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures the legislation to accelerate the roll-out of district heating systems; the measures this will contain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2925/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way his Department is preparing to ensure that Ireland's energy system is better prepared in the face of weather events such as the recent Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2927/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of spending planned for retrofitting between now and 2030 as part of the revised national development plan and the national retrofit plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2929/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of the price rises for waste collection services; if he is aware that they price hikes surpass the rate of inflation and that the recycling per life charge is going up by 25 percent which is 18 times the rate of inflation; if he has engaged with the private waste collection company that is introducing these price hikes; the measures he is taking to reduce the costs of waste collection services to households; the measures he is taking to increase regulation in the waste collection sector; if he has considered the municipalisation of waste collection services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3551/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of a report (details supplied); if his attention has been brought to recommendation 47, in which the Committee recommended that the national waste regulator oversee a new system of economic licensing, whereby exclusive licences are granted for specified geographic areas in order to extend coverage to as many households as possible and that boundaries are designed to combine less commercially attractive areas with more commercially attractive areas; if these recommendations will be followed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3552/25]
Children 6 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons in IPAS accommodation centres, by month, in the years 2023 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2421/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Ukrainians living in State accommodation, by month, in the years 2023 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2422/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number and total value of contracts to commercial providers of IPAS accommodation centres, by county, in the years 2022 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2423/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the nature of accommodation for asylum seekers, Ukrainian beneficiaries of temporary protection and residents in direct provision in terms of previous usage, hospitality, nursing homes, State buildings, and so on, in the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; to provide a breakdown of the number of these that rely on a planning exemption; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2664/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average cost of accommodating international protection applicants, residents in direct provision and Ukrainian beneficiaries of temporary protection, and the highest rate across all of these location types in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [2669/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average cost of accommodating international protection applicants, residents in direct provision and Ukrainian beneficiaries of temporary protection, and the highest rate across all of these location types in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2670/25]
Transport 5 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the preparedness of Ireland's ports for the development of offshore wind; the way he plans to increase the number of ports that are ready for offshore wind; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2926/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport when a catering trolley will be installed on the Tralee-Dublin train services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3548/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport when the works on the plaza in the Tralee train station will begin; when he anticipates they will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3549/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to report on the consultation on the N22 Farranfore to Killarney Project; if this project will go ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3550/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to consider re-establishing the e-bike roll out in regional towns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3682/25]
Housing 4 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what measures he is taking to address invasive species in Killarney National Park (details supplied). [2134/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of the amount spent on addressing invasive species, broken down by national park, in each of the years from 2019 to date, in tabular form. [2135/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of the amount spent on addressing rhododendron species, broken down by national park, in each of the years 2019 to date, in tabular form. [2136/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to report on the implementation of the Ministerial Action Plan on Planning Resources; if each of the five working groups (details supplied) has been formally established; the number of times each working group has met since it was established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2220/25]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on the progress of the annexe of actions contained with each annual climate action plan; to provide a breakdown of which actions are completed, are in progress and-or remain outstanding, by year, for the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [2821/25]
Finance 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance to report on the work his Department is carrying out on climate finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2928/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive a decision on a carer’s allowance appeal in respect of their spouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2302/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in Kerry waiting for GLAS and ACRES payments. [2515/25]
Rural 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the Town Centre First policy; to provide a breakdown of the amount awarded and drawn down, per town, in each county; how much additional funding was provided in Budget 2025; when he expects phase two will take place; to provide an update on this policy as part of the new Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2709/25]