Results 421-440 of 3,398 for speaker:Pa Daly

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (24 Feb 2021)

Pa Daly: 708. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the approximate increase in waiting times for citizenship applications due to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will provide a year-on-year comparison of average waiting times between 2015 and 2020. [9634/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Status (24 Feb 2021)

Pa Daly: 707. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the criteria used within the citizenship process to judge if an applicant is of good character. [9633/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (24 Feb 2021)

Pa Daly: 744. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if approval will be given for a Garda station in a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10382/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Feb 2021)

Pa Daly: 848. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the Covid-19 vaccine refusal rates amongst healthcare workers in acute hospital groups in tabular form. [9745/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (25 Feb 2021)

Pa Daly: 221. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she anticipates receiving and publishing the latest GSOC annual report. [10637/21]

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Procedure Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2021)

Pa Daly: There seems to have been a slight amendment. Pretrial hearings are, in general, a good idea because they will make sense in sorting out a lot of issues so juries will not be hanging around, especially in long cases. There is a reference in the legislation to arraigning the accused person if it is felt to be appropriate. We feel that should be tightened up a little. An issue could arise...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Procedure Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2021)

Pa Daly: Subsection (6) contains the wording "where it considers it appropriate", while subsection (7) contains the wording "as it considers appropriate in the interests of justice”. Perhaps subsection (6) could also include the wording "where it is in the interests of justice”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Procedure Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2021)

Pa Daly: No, but I may return to it at a later Stage.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Procedure Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2021)

Pa Daly: I move amendment No. 3: In page 9, to delete line 18. The amendment relates to subsection (8)(c), which provides that "Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (7), the trial court may, at a preliminary trial hearing, make any one or more" of a number of orders, including "a relevant order". What is a relevant order or what is envisaged by that?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Procedure Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2021)

Pa Daly: I will withdraw the amendment.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Procedure Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2021)

Pa Daly: To return briefly to section 7, I might reserve my position relating to that for Report Stage, if that is all right. I am slightly concerned about whether this is creating a general right of appeal in respect of the decision made in the preliminary hearing.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Procedure Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2021)

Pa Daly: It simply relates to the right of appeal. I would prefer if it was tightened up. I need to look into it further. I will raise it again on Report Stage and not press it now.

Select Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (2 Mar 2021)

Pa Daly: Aontaím chomh maith leis an Teachta Ó Snodaigh agus an Teachta Ó Conghaile mar gheall ar leasuithe Uimh. 73 agus 74. Impím ar an Aire Stáit chomh maith féachaint arís ar na leasuithe seo agus iad a úsáid nuair atá an Bille seo ag teacht os comhair na Dála. Táim ag tnúth leis é a phlé amárach chomh maith leis na...

Select Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (2 Mar 2021)

Pa Daly: Tairgim leasú Uimh. 85: I leathanach 13, líne 8, “agus, i gcás ar bith, tráth nach déanaí ná an 1 Eanáir 2026,” a chur isteach i ndiaidh “feidhme an ailt seo,”. Chuala mé an méid a dúirt an tAire Stáit. Tá na leasuithe grúpáilte le chéile agus baineann siad ar fad leis an rud...

Select Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (2 Mar 2021)

Pa Daly: Cinnteoidh na leasuithe seo go n-úsáidfidh comhlacht nua an t-ainm Gaeilge nó an dá ainm, Gaeilge agus Béarla, in aon chomhfhreagras. Táimid ag ceiliúradh Seachtain na Gaeilge faoi láthair. Ba chóir go mbeadh aitheantas agus féinmhuinín acu sa Ghaeilge. Bheadh gach aon duine sa seomra seo in ann ticéad traenach a cheannach ar...

An Ghaeilge agus An Ghaeltacht: Ráitis (3 Mar 2021)

Pa Daly: Tá áthas orm a bheith anseo ag caint le linn Seachtaine na Gaeilge. Tá a lán ceisteanna reatha ag baint leis an teanga. Ba mhaith liom comhghairdeas a dhéanamh le clann Margaret Keane tar éis an bua a bhí acu sna cúirte i Sasana. Rugadh in Éirinn í ach fuair sí bás i Coventry, áit a chaith sí an mórchuid dá...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Mar 2021)

Pa Daly: 203. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding those travel agency businesses that operate remotely and are thereby excluded from business supports, such as the Covid-19 business aid scheme restrictions support scheme, unlike their peers who operate a customer facing premises while also excluded from the scheme owing to their remote working arrangements that are not rateable...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (3 Mar 2021)

Pa Daly: 373. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the representations he has made to the Israeli Government in respect of the destruction and confiscation of tents in the Bedouin community of Humsa – Al Bqai’a in the northern Jordan Valley. [12045/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (3 Mar 2021)

Pa Daly: 665. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timelines with regard to planned changes to the Garda Síochána Inspectorate; the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on these timelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11354/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (3 Mar 2021)

Pa Daly: 666. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she anticipates being able to publish the general scheme of the policing and community safety Bill. [11369/21]