Parliamentary questions

Asylum Applications

Pa Daly

283. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons landing at airports or arriving through ferry ports without travel documentation; and the number of these persons who then applied for asylum for the years 2018 to 2023, in tabular form. [7201/24]

Road Projects

Pa Daly

93. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport his views on a by-pass road for Killorglin and the implementation of a traffic management plan for the town, bearing in mind the 2015-2021 County Development Plan contains a commitment to such a bypass. [6894/24]

Mental Health Services

Pa Daly

295. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients that are committed to facilities in University Hospital Kerry under the relevant provisions of the Mental Health Act 2001; and how many are minors. [6682/24]

Special Educational Needs

Pa Daly

268. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education to consider a redeployment scheme for SNAs who lose positions in a school and are seeking to be deployed to another school. [6092/24]

Immigration Policy

Pa Daly

469. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice what criteria were used in establishing Algeria as a safe country, including what sources were consulted, and if any external legal advice was utilised. [6500/24]

Public Sector Pensions

Pa Daly

474. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice her views in relation to the denial of Garda pensions to former members of Garda rank who left the force for any reason before 1 October 1976, having had the required five years' service. [6539/24]

EU Agreements

Pa Daly

475. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice to provide details on each EU immigration-related policy that Ireland has opted into, including the dates when the Government decided to opt in or out and when the measure was passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas. [6553/24]

EU Agreements

Pa Daly

476. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the date or respective dates by which the approval of both Houses of the Oireachtas would need to be secured for any decision Government might make to opt Ireland into each of the five legal measures that form the EU Migration Pact, agreed in December 2023 under the terms of Article 3.1 of Protocol 21 annexed to the Treaty of Lisbon's three months opt-in provision. [6590/24]

An Garda Síochána

Pa Daly

479. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the renewed Garda Reserve regulations; and when she anticipates their publication and enactment. [6621/24]

Health Services

Pa Daly

574. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the introduction of a minor injuries clinic for Kerry. [6228/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Pa Daly

164. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment for a surgical procedure to remove cataracts (bilateral), as their sight is impaired and this is affecting their day-to-day quality of life; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4421/24]

School Funding

Pa Daly

268. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education have grants available for wall insulation for primary schools; if same would cover 100% of the costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3822/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pa Daly

192. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment with a consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3132/24]

Personal Public Service Numbers

Pa Daly

342. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the rationale for requesting a date of birth and PPS number when registering people to vote. [2489/24]

Housing Provision

Pa Daly

362. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what lands are presently owned by Kerry County Council in the Corca Dhuibhne LEA, that could be used subject to planning permission to build social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2939/24]

Legal Services Regulation

Pa Daly

414. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice to make a statement on any reforms to conveyancing law she has planned.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2394/24]

Legal Services Regulation

Pa Daly

415. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider law reform in the area of summary judgements, and in particular if she will consider removing ordinary household mortgage holders from being affected by same. [2395/24]

Prison Service

Pa Daly

456. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the number of integrated sentence management (ISM) coordinators allocated to each prison across the Prison Service; and the average caseload per ISM coordinator. [3023/24]

Health Services

Pa Daly

605. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if repairs will be expedited on hearing aids for a person (details supplied) given the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2602/24]

Educational Disadvantage

Pa Daly

675. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) can be included in the DEIS scheme owing to the extra demand on school resources arising from accommodating Temporary Protection Directive holders. [1702/24]

Educational Disadvantage

Pa Daly

678. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) can be included in the DEIS scheme owing to the extra demand on school resources arising from accommodating Temporary Protection Directive holders. [1768/24]

Deportation Orders

Pa Daly

1011. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the number of people from a country designated as a safe country; the number of people from all other countries, respectively, who have been the subject of a deportation order in each of the past ten years; the number of deportation orders carried out; and a breakdown of the primary reasons the remainder of deportation orders were not carried out, in tabular from. [56546/23]

Deportation Orders

Pa Daly

1012. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the total number of un-effected deportation orders currently. [56547/23]

Deportation Orders

Pa Daly

1013. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the cumulative total number of un-effected deportation orders issued over the past five years. [56548/23]

Deportation Orders

Pa Daly

1014. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice how many of those residing in direct provision currently have deportation orders issued against them. [56550/23]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Pa Daly

1048. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice what measures she has undertaken to comply with the Istanbul Convention; the cost of these measures; and the breakdown of the spend related to the Convention for the budget year 2024, in tabular form . [57086/23]

Residency Permits

Pa Daly

1053. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice how many Irish residence permit cards were issued in 2023. [57099/23]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Pa Daly

1056. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the breakdown of the costs of the new Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence Agency; the spend it will be responsible for allocating; and how much of this spend has been transferred to her Department from the Department for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, in tabular form. [57115/23]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Pa Daly

1057. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice for an update with regard to her plans for funding domestic violence refuges; and the new refuges that will be established to cover current counties with no provision. [57116/23]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Pa Daly

1062. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice to clarify what role, if any, the new Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence Agency will have in the allocation of capital spend for the construction of refuges; and how the agency will interact with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on the matter. [57189/23]

An Garda Síochána

Pa Daly

1064. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice to outline the requirements related to BMI (body mass index) in the Garda recruitment process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57262/23]

An Garda Síochána

Pa Daly

1090. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown of each cohort of newly attested recruits for 2022-2023 and the Garda divisions to which they have been assigned, in tabular form. [1330/24]

Deportation Orders

Pa Daly

1143. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown of the total number of deportations in 2023, including a breakdown of enforced deportations and assisted deportations, in tabular form. [1834/24]

Deportation Orders

Pa Daly

1144. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown of the number of people in 2023 who were issued with a deportation order that was not effected but have been confirmed to have left the country, in tabular form. [1835/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Pa Daly

1209. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for specific dates when the delayed ACRES general payments can be expected. [56827/23]

Children in Care

Pa Daly

1380. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth who bears responsibility for the Garda vetting of foster carers. [57142/23]

Direct Provision System

Pa Daly

1381. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 716 of 12 December 2023, if those numbers relate to permanent IPAS facilities or emergency and other accommodation also. [57148/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Pa Daly

1579. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57024/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Pa Daly

1706. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health how a child (details supplied) can access a general practitioner to receive care, and for their parents to have the medical section on an application for disability allowance signed by a GP as they are unable to access a GP in the Tralee area for their child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1427/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Pa Daly

1742. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health how much has been paid since 2021 by SouthDoc or the HSE for the rental of the SouthDoc premises in Listowel. [1639/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Pa Daly

1746. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if, given the reduction in services provided by SouthDoc, the contract for the service with the HSE has been altered, or if the amount being paid to SouthDoc has reduced in any way. [1652/24]

Student Accommodation

Pa Daly

1861. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views in relation to student accommodation providers that are only offering year-long contracts; if he will consider intervention in the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1755/24]

Immigration Policy

Pa Daly

172. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice with respect to 2022 the number of passengers at all ports of entry refused leave to land; the number of passengers returned at all ports of entry; of those who were not returned at the port of entry, the number who applied for international protection; the other legal bases upon which passengers initially refused leave to land subsequently enter the country; and for a breakdown of these numbers, in tabular form. [55631/23]

An Garda Síochána

Pa Daly

39. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice her views on the public order disturbance and riots of 23 November 2023 in Dublin city centre, especially with regard to what actions she has taken in the meantime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55418/23]

An Garda Síochána

Pa Daly

41. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown, in tabular form, of the average number of gardaí on "ordinary absence" and "absent due to injury on duty" in each of the Garda regions in Ireland, and at Garda headquarters, in quarter 3 of 2023, and to provide comparative data for the same period in 2020. [55419/23]

Residency Permits

Pa Daly

521. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 426 of 28 November 2023, in the absence of a harmonised, EU-wide approach to exiting Temporary Protection, whether under existing domestic legislative/administrative arrangements, the period of continuous residence in the State exercised by temporary protection beneficiaries would qualify as part of the duration of reckonable residence required for the purposes of eligibility to apply for long-term residency in the State. [54582/23]

An Garda Síochána

Pa Daly

532. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the progress of resuming recruitment to the Garda Reserve. [54706/23]

Departmental Properties

Pa Daly

568. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the Thornton Hall site, including any progress with regards its availability for social and affordable housing. [55167/23]

An Garda Síochána

Pa Daly

581. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the current number of gardaí serving in An Garda Síochána who are still within their two-year probation period as of 1 December 2023. [55391/23]

An Garda Síochána

Pa Daly

582. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice how many of the current serving gardaí are formally deployed and trained as part of public order units; and the location of these units nationwide. [55392/23]