Results 1-20 of 35 for going forward speaker:Pa Daly

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

Pa Daly: Funding for cancer charities collapsed during Covid. They were not able to fundraise and Radio Kerry stepped in at the time to introduce the Radio Kerry bingo for four cancer charities. In the past couple of years, more than €330,000 has been raised for Recovery Haven, the Cork-Kerry cancer bus, which is essential, Comfort for Chemo Kerry and the hospice. These charities are...

Recent Arson Attacks: Statements (27 Feb 2024)

Pa Daly: ..., Deputy McEntee, mentioned the spread of hatred and there is a problem in the community with people looking at material online, not only on the social media platforms but also on WhatsApp and forwarded messages. It is depressing to read messages that have been sent to me containing not only disinformation but also misinformation, hearsay and opinions that are taken as fact. There is a...

Healthcare Provision in Rural Communities: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2024)

Pa Daly: I thank the Rural Independent Group for bringing forward this worthy motion. This may well be the seventh anniversary of the Committee on the Future of Healthcare's Sláintecare Report. Despite the commitment to ending the two-tier system contained within the health service, little progress has been made. This is especially the case in the context of GP care. The Sláintecare...

Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Feb 2024)

Pa Daly: ...1: In page 12, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following: “Reform of Coroners Acts 12. The Government shall, not later than 12 months after the date of commencement of this Act, bring forward legislation to reform the Coroners Acts 1962 to 2024, having due regard to recommendations contained in the Joint Committee on Justice Report on an Examination of the Operation of...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Second Stage (4 Oct 2023)

Pa Daly: ...justice. Their campaign will continue, no doubt. We have also seen many others in the courts bravely waiving their right to anonymity in sexual offences cases to encourage other women to come forward about abuse. No doubt some of the recommendations have come as a result of their bravery. These are difficult cases. The adversarial nature of the legal system, which is there to uphold...

Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (27 Sep 2023)

Pa Daly: Ba mhaith liom mo thacaíocht a thabhairt do leasú Uimh. 35 agus gabhaim mo bhuíochas leis an Teachta Ó Snodaigh, a thug an leasú go dtí an áit seo. The Bill is for the protection of historic and archaeological heritage. I support amendment No. 35, which proposes to insert "that the historic, archaeological and cultural heritage of Ireland, as the product...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Services (26 Sep 2023)

Pa Daly: ...be unable to access a whole load of other arrangements. I can give the Minister of State the details of this organisation and the individual concerned. Perhaps something could be looked at for him. Going forward, a policy must be put in place whereby people who qualify have a right to GP care. Any other way is unacceptable.

Court Proceedings (Delays) Bill 2023: Second Stage (24 May 2023)

Pa Daly: ...it would be very difficult for a person who may be entitled to compensation to proceed on what will be a new and complicated area of law without legal advice. I am interested to see what will come forward at a later stage with regard to how that will be implemented. Everybody is entitled to a fair trial. If people are to be punished if the assessment is equal to or less than what is...

Extension of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021: Motion (24 May 2023)

Pa Daly: ...of operation would require the Executive to give the Parliament time to scrutinise and affirm any regulations or orders and would help restore the separation of powers between the Parliament and the Government, from a position where it can be compromised by the dominance of a Government with a large majority. From the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Government introduced...

Courts Bill 2023: Second Stage (19 Apr 2023)

Pa Daly: .... I heard the proposals of the Minister of State. Sometimes it sounds like a great idea to have judges in the Circuit Court sitting every day of the week. In practice that may or may not be a good idea. If it is to be considered I am sure that everything will be taken in the round. Proposals will be considered about restructuring the District Court and reviewing Circuit Court...

European Union Directive: Motion (19 Apr 2023)

Pa Daly: ...to combat human trafficking-related crimes and give stronger tools for law enforcement to investigate and prosecute. On that basis, Sinn Féin will support the passage of this proposal and we look forward to further progress in implementation. I acknowledge what the Minister of State said about Article 7 and the cross-referencing and tweaks that may have to be made to it. Trafficking...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Measures (18 Apr 2023)

Pa Daly: ...over their shoulders due to the increased monitoring of them. Unfortunately, while the Government planned to increase the numbers in the Garda by 1,000, up to the end of March there were only 136 gardaí going through Templemore. If you do the maths, it is clear that the Government is very unlikely to meet its target of increasing the number of gardaí by 1,000. In fact, there...

Employment Equality (Pay Transparency) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 Mar 2023)

Pa Daly: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." A couple of years ago a good old friend and colleague came to me with a story of her friend, Mike. He had got first class honours as a mature student when he returned to college and a job came up in Dublin, to where he travelled, at his own expense, only to discover when he arrived for the interview that the rates of pay would be far less...

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Feb 2023)

Pa Daly: ...staff, that the potential to transfer to other Departments was being limited. That will also need to be looked at. Part 5 deals with the reform and organisation of the ombudsman. In future any State agencies will need to be referred to by the Irish name. I look forward to seeing that the official name as Gaeilge will be Oifig an Ombudsman Póilíneachta. That will be important...

Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Feb 2023)

Pa Daly: ...behind it, given some of the recent assaults we have seen on rank and file gardaí. At the same time, doing so in a hurry creates a risk. The Minister's comments that everybody is entitled to go about their business without interference, and that everything should be proportionate, are interesting. Whenever I think of new legislation, I think of two cases from my previous work...

Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (10 Nov 2022)

Pa Daly: We welcome the intent behind the Bill and the effort and work that has clearly gone into addressing the needs of people who experience hatred on account of who they are. As the Minister said, people need to feel safe and we accept that the current Act is not effective. We have received, as I am sure all Deputies have, many submissions on the Bill, even after the pre-legislative scrutiny...

Measures to Assist with Household Bills: Motion [Private Members] (14 Sep 2022)

Pa Daly: ...aims to assist people with their household bills. We need to reduce the costs and put money back in people's pockets. The last straw was the latest round of announcements on electricity prices going up from 27% to 34%. For many, that was the straw that broke the camel's back, in addition to mortgages and back-to-school costs. I spoke last week with a large employer of 130 employees...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Ban on Sex for Rent Bill 2022: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Pa Daly: ...sexual exploitation, takes very many forms and is a spectrum. It was interesting that in Ms Murphy's testimony she said testimony from women previously targeted shows a reluctance of victims to go to An Garda Síochána for various reasons, including a fear they will not be believed. It is important we send a message out from this committee that women - not just women, but mostly...

Defamation Act 2009 Review: Statements (11 May 2022)

Pa Daly: ...in Dublin some 25 years ago. One Saturday afternoon, we received word that members of a family were concerned that a Sunday newspaper, when a story was being written about somebody else, was going to, as those family members said, defame a relation. The newspaper was going to state that another member of the family was a drug addict and that she had worked in prostitution. The family...

Employment Equality (Pay Transparency) Bill 2022: First Stage (10 May 2022)

Pa Daly: ...the Ceann Comhairle for granting me time and leave to introduce this Bill. I also thank the staff in the Bills Office and the Office of the Ceann Comhairle for their assistance in bringing this forward. I will share time with my colleague Deputy Conway-Walsh, who is co-signing the Bill. What this Bill does is straightforward. It will amend section 10 of the Employment Equality Act 1998...