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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (12 Jul 2023)

Pa Daly: 174. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the recording and reporting of sentencing data, with a particular focus on sexual offences; and what changes or reforms she intends to make in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34514/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (12 Jul 2023)

Pa Daly: 238. To ask the Minister for Health when a support worker (details supplied) who worked in a healthcare facility during the pandemic can expect their pandemic special recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34451/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Process (11 Jul 2023)

Pa Daly: As I said in a debate on legislation in recent weeks, I have sympathy for the Data Protection Commission in that it is under-resourced and, at some stages, it seems deliberately so. I also note the Government increased funding to the Data Protection Commission long after we in Sinn Féin made provision for doing so in our alternative budget under Deputy Martin Kenny two years ago. It...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Process (11 Jul 2023)

Pa Daly: 50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update related to section 67 of the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022, including an outline of the rationale behind the amendment’s inclusion in the Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33989/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Process (11 Jul 2023)

Pa Daly: Will the Minister of State provide an update on section 67 of the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022, including an outline of the rationale behind the inclusion of an amendment in the Bill, and will he make a statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Process (11 Jul 2023)

Pa Daly: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. If someone breaches confidentiality after a direction is given, he or she is liable to a class A fine. Thankfully, there is still no offence on indictment, but this still threatens an inequality of arms, as many ordinary people, or even activists who are interacting with the DPC, will not be in a position to pay such a fine. The amendment has...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Antisocial Behaviour (11 Jul 2023)

Pa Daly: 48. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on the implementation of the promised reforms relating to antisocial behaviour outlined in the programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33988/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Antisocial Behaviour (11 Jul 2023)

Pa Daly: I ask the Minister to provide an update on the implementation of the promised reforms relating to antisocial behaviour outlined in the programme for Government. We are three years into the implementation of the programme. Most of the measures were sensible; some have been implemented or have come close to being implemented. Will the Minister provide an update?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Antisocial Behaviour (11 Jul 2023)

Pa Daly: The motto of the Garda is always to address not only the causes of crime but also the fear of crime. Of great concern in recent months has been the situation on O'Connell Street and serious incidents which have happened on the streets close by. One of our Dublin Deputies told me recently about a bus driver who was badly assaulted, with cuts around his face and neck, when he tried to fight...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Antisocial Behaviour (11 Jul 2023)

Pa Daly: As I said earlier, the Garda recruitment targets are continually missed. We are faced with a potential net loss of gardaí this year despite the promises of an additional 1,000 officers. The workers and residents in the north inner city deserve better. I hear what the Minister says about the scrambler legislation she has introduced, and I understand that the Road Traffic (Amendment)...

EU Regulation on the Transfer of Proceedings in Criminal Matters: Motion (11 Jul 2023)

Pa Daly: As the Minister stated, organised crime is becoming increasingly transnational and this proposal aims to address that development, along with other concerns. It is useful to put on record recent developments in organised crime throughout Europe. In April, Interpol announced its largest firearms trafficking operations, which saw more than 14,000 suspects arrested across Central America and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Developing a Legal Framework for Assisted Dying: Discussion (11 Jul 2023)

Pa Daly: I thank the witnesses for attending. On consent, it seems to be agreed across the board that it has to be voluntary and free of coercion and there has to be capacity to make decisions. There seems to be a general wariness in relation to advance care directives. The legislation that has been effective since April this year has notification requirements, in that there are people who a person...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Developing a Legal Framework for Assisted Dying: Discussion (11 Jul 2023)

Pa Daly: The first one was about who would be notified for advance directives.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Developing a Legal Framework for Assisted Dying: Discussion (11 Jul 2023)

Pa Daly: Are there notification requirements in any other jurisdictions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Developing a Legal Framework for Assisted Dying: Discussion (11 Jul 2023)

Pa Daly: What is the age in Belgium and the Netherlands? It is 18 in other countries.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (11 Jul 2023)

Pa Daly: 475. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the current cost of the Irish residence permit card; her plans to change this fee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33540/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (11 Jul 2023)

Pa Daly: 527. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she anticipates bringing forward legislation for first stage of the Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2023. [34219/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (11 Jul 2023)

Pa Daly: 528. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on the Study on Familicide and Domestic and Family Violence Death Reviews to Government, especially plans around implementation of its recommendations and further steps arising from the reviews; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34220/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Correspondence (4 Jul 2023)

Pa Daly: 501. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a parent can expect to receive an ASD assessment through the HSE for their child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32235/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Pa Daly: I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee. Some of the questions I would have asked have already been answered. Do the witnesses have a view on a Personal Injuries Assessment Board-type system being introduced? Is it true that trials in the English system have become more predictable and less costly since 2013? I do not have a firm view on this matter. I am not bothered by...