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European Council Decision: Motion (28 Mar 2023)

Pa Daly: I am standing in for Deputy Martin Kenny. We will be allowing this motion to pass, but after the time I have spent in this House, there is a certain sense of déjà vuabout it, given the number of motions in the area of security and justice. Of course, this is a consequence of the Brexit policy, where the tactics have been to delay and delay, even when it is just the inevitable that...

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Mar 2023)

Pa Daly: There was a lot of heat and light, and some nonsense, generated from some TDs over the past two weeks in relation to this issue. I have heard some TDs saying that some tenants will require four years' notice and that the State would come in and issue compulsorily purchase orders, CPOs, on all of these houses. Whether they were concerned with voting to extend the ban or to retain it, there...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: International Protection (30 Mar 2023)

Pa Daly: 5. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the progress made with implementing the White Paper on ending direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15392/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: International Protection (30 Mar 2023)

Pa Daly: When the White Paper on ending direct provision was announced two years ago, it was broadly welcomed on all sides, although we would have preferred more State involvement in the reception and integration centres. Over the past year, however, the situation has deteriorated somewhat as a result of the war in Ukraine. Some of the difficulties of the past year could have been avoided if there...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: International Protection (30 Mar 2023)

Pa Daly: I thank the Minister for the reply. When the White Paper was announced initially, the theme behind it, according to the website, seemed to be about encouraging integration and supporting independent living. There were various plans to use housing bodies, NGOs, urban renewal schemes, hosting and tenancies. However, there has been practically no implementation of any of those plans apart...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: International Protection (30 Mar 2023)

Pa Daly: It seems we are back to square one in that there is an overreliance on for-profit accommodation providers. It seems those seeking international protection will continue in such accommodation for the foreseeable future. The danger is some elements will choose to exploit that. We seem to be back at square one. Has the Minister more or less completely abandoned the reception and integration...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (29 Mar 2023)

Pa Daly: 147. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he plans to fully implement HIQA inspections of IPAS-contracted properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15703/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (30 Mar 2023)

Pa Daly: 281. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) on a waiting list can expect an appointment for the stroke speciality programme in the National Rehabilitation Hospital. [15808/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Measures (18 Apr 2023)

Pa Daly: 35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to make a statement on his plans to legislate with respect to attacks on emergency service personnel, including gardaí. [18053/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Measures (18 Apr 2023)

Pa Daly: I ask the Minister for Justice to make a statement on his plans to legislate with respect to attacks on emergency service personnel, including gardaí.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Measures (18 Apr 2023)

Pa Daly: I thank the Minister. We submitted a parliamentary question on this matter earlier this year. The response indicated that the proposals would be brought forward shortly. The Minister has now indicated that it will be a 12-year sentence. Does he have any idea when that proposal will be coming before this House or when the amendment to the Act will be coming forward? We are all aware of...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Legislative Measures (18 Apr 2023)

Pa Daly: The urgency seems to be in the need for gardaí to be able to carry out their duties safely. I offer my best wishes to any of the gardaí who have been injured recently. There is a broader picture here in that many gardaí say they spend half their time covering their backs, and looking over their shoulders due to the increased monitoring of them. Unfortunately, while the...

European Union Directive: Motion (19 Apr 2023)

Pa Daly: As was stated, this proposal builds on the original anti-trafficking directive from 2011. It will hopefully help to strengthen the ability of the EU to combat human trafficking-related crimes and give stronger tools for law enforcement to investigate and prosecute. On that basis, Sinn Féin will support the passage of this proposal and we look forward to further progress in...

Courts Bill 2023: Second Stage (19 Apr 2023)

Pa Daly: I thank the Minister of State for his presentation. There is no doubt but that this Bill is welcome. We had called for additional judges because from speaking to practitioners, guards and many others, it is a significant issue. In the Dublin Circuit Court, for example, trial dates for February and March 2025 were given out earlier this year. The only exception would be if a child was...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (20 Apr 2023)

Pa Daly: 7. To ask the Minister for Health what reviews are currently taking place with respect to north Kerry child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS; and how they differ from the announced national audit of cases. [17949/23]

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Pa Daly: It is a reality in this State that crime and antisocial behaviour disproportionately affect communities with high deprivation and those where economic opportunities are most scarce. It is the decent, hard-working people who live in these communities who bear the brunt of the failure of successive Governments to bring criminals and organised gangs to justice. I realise these statements are on...

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Pa Daly: You are asking the Minister of State.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency Bill: Discussion (18 Apr 2023)

Pa Daly: It is clear that since Istanbul, the State has to up its game. I thank the witnesses for their opening statements. Over the past couple of years, the gathering of data has been crucial to this committee. The statistics available in the UK, for example, are light years ahead of what we have here. As was mentioned by few of the witnesses, research is key. Generation of policy was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Policies (18 Apr 2023)

Pa Daly: 952. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to make a statement on the restorative justice initiatives his Department supports; and any plans he may have to legislate in the area. [18054/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (18 Apr 2023)

Pa Daly: 1062. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the international protection office schedules interviews for applicants on weekends. [16350/23]