Parliamentary questions

Waterways Issues

Pa Daly

190. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to examine restoration works at the Abha Bheag-Owveg river and the Feale river near the metal bridge at Kilmaniheen West, Knocknagoshel. [22140/24]

Foreign Birth Registration

Pa Daly

8. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if an application to the foreign births register (details supplied) will be expedited. [22094/24]

Passport Services

Pa Daly

95. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [21489/24]

An Garda Síochána

Pa Daly

472. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the number of reserve Gardaí who have been attested to date from Garda College in Templemore from the first intake in December 2006; the number of reserve Gardaí currently remaining in the force; and the number of reserve Gardaí who obtained their Annual Allowance in 2023. [21821/24]

Illicit Trade

Pa Daly

152. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance the measures he is taking with regard to the illegal importation and manufacturing of tobacco products, including cigarettes and vapes. [20218/24]

Illicit Trade

Pa Daly

153. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance the number of scanners the Revenue Commissioners have in possession to scan shipping containers at major ports in the State. [20219/24]

International Protection

Pa Daly

468. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a breakdown, in tabular form, of the amount paid by IPAS to private security firms for the years 2020 to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20681/24]

Residency Permits

Pa Daly

210. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice when the review of the IRP card fee will be completed; and if a reduction on these fees is anticipated for Budget 2025. [20004/24]

Legislative Programme

Pa Daly

197. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if she will outline, further to the published summer legislative programme, the provisions that the proposed Intoxicating Liquor Bill will contain. [19663/24]

Mental Health Services

Pa Daly

288. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on the CAMHS redress scheme, the north Kerry lookback review; whether a redress scheme will be considered for that area, to include those who have already received apologies from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19676/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Pa Daly

679. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment with the ENT clinic in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19009/24]

Prison Service

Pa Daly

116. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 824 of 7 November 2023, for an update on the establishment of the Penal Policy Consultative Council. [18188/24]

Prison Service

Pa Daly

117. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the current number of persons on remand, by prison; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18190/24]

Prison Service

Pa Daly

118. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the reports that have been submitted to her office by the Office of the Inspector of Prisons that are awaiting publication; the date of submission of each of these reports; when these reports will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18191/24]

Restorative Justice

Pa Daly

119. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice when she will bring forward reform of community sanctions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18192/24]

Legislative Measures

Pa Daly

120. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice her views on the Inspection of the Places of Detention Bill 2022. [18193/24]

Legislative Measures

Pa Daly

121. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice her current plans to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture. [18194/24]

Prison Service

Pa Daly

122. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons currently engaged with the bail supervision scheme in the youth justice system; her plans to extend this scheme to the adult population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18195/24]

Prison Service

Pa Daly

123. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the number of former prisoners who have been referred to the housing first scheme since its establishment in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18196/24]

Programme for Government

Pa Daly

124. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice her views on the Programme for Government commitment to introduce legislation to address the issue of spent convictions; and her plans for reform in the area. [18197/24]

Court Accommodation

Pa Daly

1. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the upgrading of Tralee courthouse. [17367/24]

An Garda Síochána

Pa Daly

3. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the projected number of trainees who will begin training and will attest through Garda training for this calendar year and if any changes to the training are proposed. [17368/24]

Office of Director of Public Prosecutions

Pa Daly

95. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Taoiseach the increases that have been made to funding to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for the years 2020 to 2024. [17250/24]

School Staff

Pa Daly

287. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education the extra resources she has dedicated to implementing the new policy on breastfeeding breaks for teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17524/24]

Court Procedures

Pa Daly

434. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 375 of 17 October 2023, the breakdown for the current wait times for an initial hearing in the District, Circuit, Central, High and Supreme Courts, in tabular form. [17539/24]

Departmental Data

Pa Daly

435. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the breakdown of the number of convictions secured for knife-related crimes for 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [17550/24]

Departmental Data

Pa Daly

447. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice for a tabular breakdown of the number of cases involving knives and prosecuted under section 9(1) of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990 Act, which have been referred to the DPP and prosecuted for the years 2009-2024 inclusive. [17738/24]

State Bodies

Pa Daly

459. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the amount spent to date on establishment and operation of the Office of the Gambling Regulator. [18007/24]

Coroners Service

Pa Daly

473. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the average waiting times for the completion of an inquest, by coronial service area, in tabular form. [18064/24]

Disability Services

Pa Daly

556. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of applications for an enduring power of attorney have been made by solely online means; and how many have been made using other means since the establishment of the Decision Support Service. [17905/24]

Disability Services

Pa Daly

557. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of decision support arrangement applications lodged with the Decision Support Service, by month, since its establishment, in tabular form. [17906/24]

Disability Services

Pa Daly

558. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of decision support arrangement applications that have been approved by the Decision Support Service, by month since its establishment, in tabular form. [17907/24]

Disability Services

Pa Daly

559. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of enduring power of attorney applications lodged with the Decision Support Service, by month, since its establishment, in tabular form. [17908/24]

Disability Services

Pa Daly

560. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of enduring power of attorney applications that have been approved by the Decision Support Service, by month, since its establishment, in tabular form. [17909/24]

Disability Services

Pa Daly

561. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of co-decision-making agreement applications lodged with the Decision Support Service, by month, since its establishment in tabular form. [17910/24]

Disability Services

Pa Daly

562. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of co-decision-making agreement applications that have been approved by the Decision Support Service, by month, since its establishment, in tabular form. [17911/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pa Daly

596. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive botox injections into lower lumbar region as the person has been waiting for same over three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17468/24]

Public Sector Pensions

Pa Daly

159. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the additional current costs he anticipates will be involved in revising the Garda retirement age upward from 60 to 62 years. [17243/24]

An Garda Síochána

Pa Daly

255. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the first- and full-year cost of paying Garda trainees a training allowance at the lowest point on the Garda pay scale for the duration of their training. [17241/24]

Departmental Reviews

Pa Daly

256. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice to provide a breakdown of the current policy or legislative reviews taking place within her Department; and the actual and projected costs associated with each, in tabular form. [17242/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Pa Daly

257. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the costs associated with the establishment of the community safety innovation fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17245/24]

Residency Permits

Pa Daly

258. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the cost of creating one IRP card in 2023. [17246/24]

Domestic Violence

Pa Daly

259. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the number of familicides or domestic homicides that have taken place in the past five years; and the estimated cost to her Department or any other organisation of reviewing the causes behind each incident of same. [17247/24]

Legal Aid

Pa Daly

260. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the current budget for the Family Law Legal Aid Panel. [17248/24]

Youth Services

Pa Daly

261. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the projected cost of a doubling of Garda diversion schemes. [17249/24]

Legal Aid

Pa Daly

262. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the cost of a 10% increase in funding for legal aid. [17251/24]

Prison Service

Pa Daly

263. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the cost of a 10% increase in Prison Service funding. [17252/24]

Restorative Justice

Pa Daly

264. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the cost to double investment in restorative justice programmes. [17253/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pa Daly

291. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an urgent appointment for surgery in Cork University Hospital, given two surgery appointments have been cancelled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17148/24]

Wastewater Treatment

Pa Daly

69. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide funding to connect Birch Hill Estate and Old Killarney Village Cottages to the public sewerage scheme at Aghadoe, Killarney, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16811/24]