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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Television Licence Fee (25 Apr 2023)

Pa Daly: 422. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions that were made in 2022 for failure to pay a television licence. [19457/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (25 Apr 2023)

Pa Daly: 423. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown of the number of times restorative justice was used in both adult and juvenile cases over the past five years, in tabular form. [19481/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Apr 2023)

Pa Daly: 424. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of trainees, actual and projected, who have attested into the gardaí in each of the years 2020 to date in 2023, in tabular form. [19502/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Apr 2023)

Pa Daly: 425. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí that have been redeployed in 2020, 2021 and 2022 as a result of the hiring of civilian/non-sworn staff. [19504/23]

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Pa Daly: You are asking the Minister of State.

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Pa Daly: It is a reality in this State that crime and antisocial behaviour disproportionately affect communities with high deprivation and those where economic opportunities are most scarce. It is the decent, hard-working people who live in these communities who bear the brunt of the failure of successive Governments to bring criminals and organised gangs to justice. I realise these statements are on...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (20 Apr 2023)

Pa Daly: 7. To ask the Minister for Health what reviews are currently taking place with respect to north Kerry child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS; and how they differ from the announced national audit of cases. [17949/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Apr 2023)

Pa Daly: 74. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the various reviews and audits with regards to all CAMHS services. [17948/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (20 Apr 2023)

Pa Daly: 251. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable housing units delivered via the cost rental equity loan, the affordable housing fund and project Tosaigh in County Kerry in each of the years, 2016 to 2022; and the number planned to be delivered in 2023 with a breakdown of units per scheme and average price of units by unit size, in tabular form....

Courts Bill 2023: Second Stage (19 Apr 2023)

Pa Daly: I thank the Minister of State for his presentation. There is no doubt but that this Bill is welcome. We had called for additional judges because from speaking to practitioners, guards and many others, it is a significant issue. In the Dublin Circuit Court, for example, trial dates for February and March 2025 were given out earlier this year. The only exception would be if a child was...

European Union Directive: Motion (19 Apr 2023)

Pa Daly: As was stated, this proposal builds on the original anti-trafficking directive from 2011. It will hopefully help to strengthen the ability of the EU 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (19 Apr 2023)

Pa Daly: 11. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the conservation requirements which led to the suspension of draft net fishing on inland rivers; if draft net fishing can resume on certain rivers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18503/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Hospital Staff (19 Apr 2023)

Pa Daly: 49. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the funding for current educational psychology students within Mary Immaculate College and UCD, in light of the supports offered to new entrants to these courses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18382/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (19 Apr 2023)

Pa Daly: 73. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social and affordable houses built in the Kerry local authority area in each of the years from 2018 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [18434/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (19 Apr 2023)

Pa Daly: 84. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans in the area of sentencing reform and incarceration rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18408/23]

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

Pa Daly: I thank the Minister. We submitted a parliamentary question on this matter earlier this year. The response indicated that the proposals would be brought forward shortly. The Minister has now indicated that it will be a 12-year sentence. Does he have any idea when that proposal will be coming before this House or when the amendment to the Act will be coming forward? We are all aware of...

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

Pa Daly: The urgency seems to be in the need for gardaí to be able to carry out their duties safely. I offer my best wishes to any of the gardaí who have been injured recently. There is a broader picture here in that many gardaí say they spend half their time covering their backs, and looking over their shoulders due to the increased monitoring of them. Unfortunately, while the...

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

Pa Daly: 35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to make a statement on his plans to legislate with respect to attacks on emergency service personnel, including gardaí. [18053/23]

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

Pa Daly: I ask the Minister for Justice to make a statement on his plans to legislate with respect to attacks on emergency service personnel, including gardaí.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency Bill: Discussion (18 Apr 2023)

Pa Daly: It is clear that since Istanbul, the State has to up its game. I thank the witnesses for their opening statements. Over the past couple of years, the gathering of data has been crucial to this committee. The statistics available in the UK, for example, are light years ahead of what we have here. As was mentioned by few of the witnesses, research is key. Generation of policy was...