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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (31 Jan 2024)

Pa Daly: The condition of courthouses in Kerry was recently criticised by the local judge. It has long been my view that the existing building in Tralee should be refurbished in accordance with the town centre first plan of this Government, the lack of a plan to do anything with the existing building and the need for extra help for Tralee town centre which, like a lot of places, suffers with a lot of...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (31 Jan 2024)

Pa Daly: What about Tralee?

Misuse of Drugs (Cannabis Regulation) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (31 Jan 2024)

Pa Daly: I thank People Before Profit for introducing this Bill. Clearly, a new way is needed for the State’s drug policy. A report of the justice committee last year recommended a policy of decriminalisation be pursued in line with emerging international best practice in respect of the possession of drugs for personal consumption through appropriate legislative reform in favour of a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (31 Jan 2024)

Pa Daly: 164. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (30 Jan 2024)

Pa Daly: 268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills 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]

Gaza and the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jan 2024)

Pa Daly: With the greatest respect to the Minister of State, it is very disappointing that there is nobody here from the Department of Foreign Affairs. Before he left, the Minister for agriculture dropped a statement which said that as the Tánaiste made clear, interventions by states are not about joining one side or another but about aiming to assert a legal interpretation of the issue at hand....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (24 Jan 2024)

Pa Daly: I thank the Minister of State for the reply. I accept it was acknowledged that 240 people did not receive an adequate standard of care. The problem is that anyone who does not meet these criteria, as the Minister of State said in the reply, is free to pursue a case separately with the HSE. An example of what we are dealing with in north Kerry in particular is the case of one young...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (24 Jan 2024)

Pa Daly: When will that look back be finished?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (24 Jan 2024)

Pa Daly: The Minister of State is familiar with the CAMHS disaster that occurred between 2016 and 2021. That is the identified period for which there was overprescription of medication and inappropriate care. Children experienced massive weight gain. Risperidone was nearly universally applied and prescribed for children. Lives were ruined. Following the identification of some of the issues...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (24 Jan 2024)

Pa Daly: 192. To ask 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]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)

Pa Daly: I have one or two brief questions. The first is for Dr. Crowe, in regard to what was she was asked earlier about the paragraph being removed. How many members of the ethics committee are there? Was there a vote on it? How did it go?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)

Pa Daly: For the attention of some of the New Zealand people, there is mention of a six-month timeframe. Previously, witnesses who came before the committee said that it was difficult to specify that. Why was the six-month period chosen? Why was it not three months? I have another question, perhaps for Dr. McLaren. He said he anticipates the need for evolution. How does he anticipate evolution...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)

Pa Daly: Psychotherapy does not relate to determining capacity then, rather in discussing the issue with the patient before the decision is taken.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)

Pa Daly: Would that be a good idea?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)

Pa Daly: It is just that many palliative care doctors here refer for psychotherapy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)

Pa Daly: Does somebody want to come in on the evolution and the overbearing nature of the state’s regulations?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)

Pa Daly: I have one question for Dr. McLaren.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)

Pa Daly: I have a question about what Dr. McLaren said about encouraging any jurisdiction to be clear on eligibility criteria to establish avenues of appeal or discretion. What does he mean by that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)

Pa Daly: Is it just geographic eligibility criteria?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)

Pa Daly: Could Dr. McLaren explain that threshold of suffering?