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- Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Carbon Budget: Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment (2 Jul 2025)
Pa Daly: Does the Minister think those figures are broadly correct?
- Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Carbon Budget: Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment (2 Jul 2025)
Pa Daly: Does the Minister think they are wrong?
- Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Carbon Budget: Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment (2 Jul 2025)
Pa Daly: Data centre energy consumption, as the Minister will know, accounts for nearly a quarter of Ireland's electricity demand. The CRU recently published a draft new connections policy for large energy users. Does the Minister think this rapid expansion is consistent with the carbon budgets and climate targets, in light of the CRU's policy?
- Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Carbon Budget: Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment (2 Jul 2025)
Pa Daly: I did not say they were. I did not say that.
- Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Carbon Budget: Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment (2 Jul 2025)
Pa Daly: Of course, and I am caught for time as well. Is he really saying there is a chance we are going to meet the 2030 targets? Is he realistically saying that here?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)
Pa Daly: I have a couple of questions pertaining to Kerry. It is frustrating sometimes dealing with the Department of public expenditure and reform. With a lot of other Departments, such as the Department of Social Protection and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, there is an Oireachtas Members' line. It would be good if there was a particular line or person in the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)
Pa Daly: I know what the Minister of State is going to say. He is going to ask me to send a hard copy letter over to the Department. What I am looking for is an Oireachtas Members' line that we could use. I do not want to be burdening the Minister of State with every single issue relating to collapsing walls in Ardfert, the lights in the cathedral-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)
Pa Daly: Can I raise a question I have already written to the Minister of State about? That is mar gheall ar an gclós súgartha i nDún Chaoin. In 2021, d'aontaigh an OPW go dtabharfadh sé suíomh in Ionad an Bhlascaoid don phobal i nDún Chaoin don chlós. Ina dhiaidh sin, tá deontas faighte ag an bpobal agus €40,000 bailithe aige. Tá cead...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)
Pa Daly: I have spoken to the local chief superintendent, the superintendent and some of the local guards. They all say that they can dispose of that piece of ground. There is a big curtilage-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)
Pa Daly: I was told it was the OPW that I should go to because they own the ground the Garda station is on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)
Pa Daly: Does the OPW not own the ground it is on?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)
Pa Daly: The OPW does own the ground that it is on. Does it not?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)
Pa Daly: If An Garda Síochána agreed, do I understand that the OPW will sign it over?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)
Pa Daly: What is the best email to use to try and sort out these little problems?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)
Pa Daly: I have another question. There are collapsing walls at Ardfert Cathedral. They are protected structures. They are also waiting for lights in the cathedral. They have written to the OPW a number of times. The collapsing walls are on the way out to Banna beach. You can see them when you are driving in the area. The structure needs to be put in place again. They are ancient walls. They...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)
Pa Daly: The Minister of State could come back to me with one point of contact. I know he is dealing with Dún Chaoin. An bhféadfadh sé freagra a thabhairt dúinn faoina bhfuil á dhéanamh ag an OPW mar gheall ar an suíomh sin?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)
Pa Daly: The Minister of State is clearly aware of the situation in Dún Chaoin. If he could sign the lease that would be it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)
Pa Daly: I thank the Minister of State. Could he also look into the round tower in Ballyduff? It has been closed for 15 years. Similarly in Ballyduff, there is a small piece of land at the local Garda station, which is the only suitable site on the main street for a playground for the community. The piece of land is not being used. The station is not a 24-hour station. At one stage local...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (2 Jul 2025)
Pa Daly: I ask the Minister of State to contact the inspector in Listowel or give me a number or an email for Oireachtas Members that I can use to try to sort out these little problems.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Issues Facing the Road Haulage Industry: Irish Road Haulage Association (2 Jul 2025)
Pa Daly: I thank our guests for coming in and for their presentation. They mentioned driver shortages and the trainee programme. What is the right target to have on a traineeship programme for drivers and mechanics? Is there a target that the IRHA would like to see achieved? How many graduates does the association believe there should be per year? In the opening statement, the IRHA states that...