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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: An Garda Síochána (5 Feb 2025)

Pa Daly: 784. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures he will take to increase Garda reserve intake beyond the current intake annually; the annual planned increase, as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2276/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: An Garda Síochána (5 Feb 2025)

Pa Daly: 785. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the commitment to increase the Garda training allowance; how much this increase will be; what it will be benchmarked against; and the expected timeline for delivery. [2277/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: An Garda Síochána (5 Feb 2025)

Pa Daly: 786. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to the commitment in the Programme for Government to increased commitment at Templemore, what new measures will be taken to increase capacity; the current capacity; what he expects it to increase to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2278/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domestic Violence (5 Feb 2025)

Pa Daly: 787. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of refuge spaces in the years 2019 to date; the number of refuge spaces per county in the years 2019 to date; the number of refuge-space closures in the corresponding timeframe, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2282/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Drug Dealing (5 Feb 2025)

Pa Daly: 788. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the Programme for Government and the commitment to explore the possibility of requiring social media companies and online communication platforms to provide An Garda Síochána with information they have on their platforms relating to the supply of illegal drugs; the measures that will be taken to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Prison Service (5 Feb 2025)

Pa Daly: 789. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures he will take to expand prison capacity such as alternatives to prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2285/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Sentencing Policy (5 Feb 2025)

Pa Daly: 790. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration has been given to the formation of a special, expert committee to consult on the delivery of sentencing guidelines for a particular crime area within a certain timeframe; if any additional measures will be taken on sentencing together with the measures outlined in the draft Programme for Government sentencing...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Sentencing Policy (5 Feb 2025)

Pa Daly: 791. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality regarding the commitment to examine the introduction of a specific offence to assaulting a retail worker, whether this proposal has been modelled after best practice in other countries; when he expects this conclusion will be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2317/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Programme for Government (5 Feb 2025)

Pa Daly: 792. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality regarding the commitment to tackle retail defamation in the Programme for Government, to outline how retail defamation is understood and defined under this proposal; the measures he is planning to implement to tackle this type of crime; the timeline for delivery; the projected output of these measures; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legal Services Regulation (5 Feb 2025)

Pa Daly: 803. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when barristers can expect their fees to be fully restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2514/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Feb 2025)

Pa Daly: 862. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in Kerry waiting for GLAS and ACRES payments. [2515/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (5 Feb 2025)

Pa Daly: 920. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons in IPAS accommodation centres, by month, in the years 2023 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2421/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (5 Feb 2025)

Pa Daly: 921. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Ukrainians living in State accommodation, by month, in the years 2023 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2422/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (5 Feb 2025)

Pa Daly: 922. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number and total value of contracts to commercial providers of IPAS accommodation centres, by county, in the years 2022 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2423/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (5 Feb 2025)

Pa Daly: 962. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the nature of accommodation for asylum seekers, Ukrainian beneficiaries of temporary protection and residents in direct provision in terms of previous usage, hospitality, nursing homes, State buildings, and so on, in the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; to provide a breakdown of the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (5 Feb 2025)

Pa Daly: 963. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average cost of accommodating international protection applicants, residents in direct provision and Ukrainian beneficiaries of temporary protection, and the highest rate across all of these location types in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [2669/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (5 Feb 2025)

Pa Daly: 964. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average cost of accommodating international protection applicants, residents in direct provision and Ukrainian beneficiaries of temporary protection, and the highest rate across all of these location types in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (5 Feb 2025)

Pa Daly: 1396. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the Town Centre First policy; to provide a breakdown of the amount awarded and drawn down, per town, in each county; how much additional funding was provided in Budget 2025; when he expects phase two will take place; to provide an update on this policy as part of the new Programme for Government; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (6 Feb 2025)

Pa Daly: 27. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to consider re-establishing the e-bike roll out in regional towns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3682/25]

Programme for Government: Statements (Resumed) (11 Feb 2025)

Pa Daly: Over the past three weeks, we have witnessed the devastation caused by Storm Éowyn, how the Government failed to build up resilience in advance and then how it failed to mount an effective response in the aftermath. As our climate worsens, so too will these storms and extreme weather events. I am sure everyone will agree that business as usual will not cut it. However, this programme...