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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: I have a number of quick questions. The first is for Assistant Commissioner Willis. Would she agree that within the north inner city, there is a difficulty, and has been a difficulty for years, with a large number of vulnerable people congregating or being housed in temporary accommodation in the city centre? Drug clinics, such as the one in Blanchardstown, have closed. People with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: Is there a reason the numbers have been allowed to reduce?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: I thank the Minister for coming in. Over the last year, there has been a lot of talk about the reduction in numbers. The Minister would accept that the numbers have dropped from a high of 14,500-odd to under 14,000 now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: At the same time, the resignations have also been an issue. There were 72 in 2019, 69 in 2020 and 109 in 2022. To the end of September this year, that figure has increased to 114. The Minister will accept that this figure is going in the other direction and that resignations are on the increase.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: In addition, many gardaí I know are buying back their pension and leaving early. This means that, in addition to the resignations, retirements are accelerated because people are leaving early. That seems to be the case. I am not necessarily referring to the Minister herself but a succession of Ministers came before the Dáil in the early to middle part of this year to tell us that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: Even at the end of July, the Taoiseach was saying the figure would be hard to meet. Would it not have inspired more confidence and been more credible if he had said, at that stage, we were not going to make it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: On Garda presence, many senior gardaí were asking about the Garda Reserve regulations earlier on, also in the middle of the summer. I see from the Minister's opening statement that we will now not be ready to recruit until next year. Does the Minister accept that her Department was slow to get those regulations out and that it would have helped us have a bigger presence on the streets...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: Does the Minister know what quarter of next year those regulations will be ready and we will be ready to recruit?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: Can the Minister even give a specific quarter?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: I will move to my final question. Two weeks ago, the representative bodies came before the committee and said they had found it difficult to arrange meetings with the Minister. Does she have any comment to make in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Protecting Vulnerable Individuals from Coercion: Discussion (14 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: In which subgroup is the overlap greatest?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Protecting Vulnerable Individuals from Coercion: Discussion (14 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: What are the differences between males and females among older people?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Protecting Vulnerable Individuals from Coercion: Discussion (14 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: Professor Arensman mentioned ambivalence. Will she elaborate on that a little bit more?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Protecting Vulnerable Individuals from Coercion: Discussion (14 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: I am going to cut Professor Arensman short because I need to ask Dr. Kelleher a question. He mentioned psychosocial supports from mental health and social services when there is a diagnosis of cancer requiring palliative care. I presume that, because of how he spells "Kelleher", he is Cork-based. There are different spellings. When people receive a serious cancer diagnosis, what...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Protecting Vulnerable Individuals from Coercion: Discussion (14 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: Is that where the deficiencies exist?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Protecting Vulnerable Individuals from Coercion: Discussion (14 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: I do not have any more questions. I thank all of the witnesses for bringing us further along on the journey. We all know there may be unintended consequences but we can hardly say the consequences are unforeseeable. A lot of clarity has been provided on that and on the level of services. That is important. In my community, while there is excellent palliative care in Kerry, some of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Protecting Vulnerable Individuals from Coercion: Discussion (14 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: I thank everyone who has provided opening statements and given evidence today. I will ask one or two questions of Dr. Griffin. She said "Those who die by assisted dying are generally older and are more likely to be female." A number of weeks ago, we heard evidence from a psychiatrist in Cork who said that older women have a much higher rate of depression than the general population. What...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Time Zones (14 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: 331. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has any plans to reform the policy on daylight savings time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49447/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (14 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: 610. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in her senior years can expect to receive an appointment for cataract eye surgery (both eyes) as she is visually impaired and the issue is impacting on her quality of life; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50024/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (14 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: 611. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in her senior years who has been waiting over 12 months for hearing aids replacement can expect to receive an appointment for same as she is hearing impaired and the issue is impacting on her quality of life; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50025/23]