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Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2022)

Pa Daly: I see around the county of Kerry from Tousist to Tarbert to Tureencahill and over to Ceann Trá the results, the problems and the fallout of current and previous Government policy over the past ten years. I see queues of 30 to 40 people seeking to rent a home. It is practically impossible to rent. Homelessness is on the increase. Vacant homes are not being turned around fast enough....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (10 May 2022)

Pa Daly: 113. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the representations that he has made to the British Government in respect of the murder of a person (details supplied). [22661/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (10 May 2022)

Pa Daly: 122. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the implementation of New Decade, New Approach. [22660/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (10 May 2022)

Pa Daly: 411. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the recent representations that he has made to the British government with regards to the implementation of New Decade, New Approach. [22008/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (10 May 2022)

Pa Daly: 624. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of visa applications (details supplied). [22802/22]

Defamation Act 2009 Review: Statements (11 May 2022)

Pa Daly: In the context of my background in and thoughts regarding defamation law, I remember working in an office in Dublin some 25 years ago. One Saturday afternoon, we received word that members of a family were concerned that a Sunday newspaper, when a story was being written about somebody else, was going to, as those family members said, defame a relation. The newspaper was going to state that...

Protocol No. 21 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: Motions (11 May 2022)

Pa Daly: I am happy to take part in this debate. It is important to deal with these issues. It is important the reserved powers under the treaty continue to be exercised by national parliaments. I know there have been some concerns about some issues relating to Europol and Eurodac. These must continue to be explored. Recently we had a number of debates on the Prüm decisions. Throughout we...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (17 May 2022)

Pa Daly: 24. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the public service, justice and policing reform division of his Department. [24359/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (17 May 2022)

Pa Daly: Policing reform is important. The pre-legislative scrutiny of the policing security and community safety Bill and the Garda Síochána (powers) Bill is taking place at the Joint Committee on Justice. This comes after a debate on both Bills. The power of the GSOC to look into historical cases is important, especially in the so-called Kerry babies case. There still has been no...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (17 May 2022)

Pa Daly: A proper apology-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (17 May 2022)

Pa Daly: -----and an explanation-----

Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (17 May 2022)

Pa Daly: I thank the Minister for her contribution. There may be a number of queries or questions regarding what she said in relation to it. Have there been representations in respect of what she said about the timeframe of 30 days for An Garda Síochána to make an application on behalf of the applicant? It seems like a very tight space of time. The Minister mentioned the PIAB. We...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (17 May 2022)

Pa Daly: 125. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will introduce a secure webchat capability for local INTREO offices to facilitate families with young children, those with disabilities and the elderly, given the difficulties they may face attending offices in person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24535/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (17 May 2022)

Pa Daly: 142. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will temporarily cease rent supplement reviews in which rent has been increased and the recipient is being advised to seek alternative or cheaper accommodation, given the current housing crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24536/22]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Communications (17 May 2022)

Pa Daly: 156. To ask the Taoiseach when he last spoke to the British Prime Minister. [23921/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (17 May 2022)

Pa Daly: 520. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if it is possible to remove blank years from a person's contributions history if residing and working in another State, given the impact of this on the total contributions average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24864/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (17 May 2022)

Pa Daly: 589. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and corresponding percentage of members of An Garda Síochána who have a moderate and-or strong competency in spoken Irish by Gaeltacht area in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24213/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 May 2022)

Pa Daly: 658. To ask the Minister for Health the community response plan that is in place by county or other geographic breakdown in each of the years from 2010 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24228/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 May 2022)

Pa Daly: 659. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times that a community response plan has been invoked by county or other geographic breakdown during each of the calendar years from 2010 to 2021, in tabular form [24229/22]

Subsidies for Developers: Motion [Private Members] (18 May 2022)

Pa Daly: I thank the Social Democrats. I was struck this week by information on Twitter, which showcased the high ratio of Airbnb vacancies as against advertised rental vacancies. One of the users mapped these figures and showed that County Kerry has the highest ratio in the entire country, with 1,959 vacancies on Airbnb yet only 34 advertisements on Daft. My colleagues have spoken about the...