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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: I thank the Minister for coming in. Over the last year, there has been a lot of talk about the reduction in numbers. The Minister would accept that the numbers have dropped from a high of 14,500-odd to under 14,000 now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: At the same time, the resignations have also been an issue. There were 72 in 2019, 69 in 2020 and 109 in 2022. To the end of September this year, that figure has increased to 114. The Minister will accept that this figure is going in the other direction and that resignations are on the increase.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: In addition, many gardaí I know are buying back their pension and leaving early. This means that, in addition to the resignations, retirements are accelerated because people are leaving early. That seems to be the case. I am not necessarily referring to the Minister herself but a succession of Ministers came before the Dáil in the early to middle part of this year to tell us that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: Even at the end of July, the Taoiseach was saying the figure would be hard to meet. Would it not have inspired more confidence and been more credible if he had said, at that stage, we were not going to make it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: On Garda presence, many senior gardaí were asking about the Garda Reserve regulations earlier on, also in the middle of the summer. I see from the Minister's opening statement that we will now not be ready to recruit until next year. Does the Minister accept that her Department was slow to get those regulations out and that it would have helped us have a bigger presence on the streets...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: Does the Minister know what quarter of next year those regulations will be ready and we will be ready to recruit?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: Can the Minister even give a specific quarter?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Pa Daly: I will move to my final question. Two weeks ago, the representative bodies came before the committee and said they had found it difficult to arrange meetings with the Minister. Does she have any comment to make in that regard?

European Parliament Directive on Victims of Crime: Motion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2023)

Pa Daly: Justice policy is an area where there is increasing harmonisation across member states. Ireland is one of only two common law jurisdictions in the EU, the other being Cyprus. As such, we need to examine proposals in depth given the unique application of the law in this State. While scrutiny of EU legislation is the remit of the justice committee, this debate is important. Before turning to...

Health Service Funding: Motion [Private Members] (24 Oct 2023)

Pa Daly: I support this motion. I condemn the Government, the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and the leader of the Green Party for their reckless decision to underfund the health service in budget 2024. I have listened to what the Minister has said and it all sounds great. All the while, a new community hospital is opening up in Killarney that will not provide one extra bed because the other beds are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying and the Ethics of Autonomy: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Pa Daly: Cuirim fáilte roimh na finnéithe chuig an gcoiste. I have a question for Mr. Riley. Why did he pick a timeframe of six months? He said provision should be available to people whose death is reasonably predicted within the next six months. For people with a diagnosis of terminal cancer, for example, if they ask how long they have left - if they do not ask, they may never be told...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying and the Ethics of Autonomy: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Pa Daly: Going back to Mr. Riley, I had a conversation recently with someone involved in life assurance who spoke about a difficulty in getting doctors and consultants to say there is a limited period of life left, for example, that a person has six months to live. Does he think there will be difficulties in this regard or that it will easy for consultants to write, for instance, that a person will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Oct 2023)

Pa Daly: 284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review the case of a school (details supplied) and to put in place the required resources for an ASD class to proceed, in order that parents can avoid having to move their children to other schools. [46401/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (24 Oct 2023)

Pa Daly: 315. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason those on a widow’s pension, rather than a State pension, remain ineligible for the tenant purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46058/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (24 Oct 2023)

Pa Daly: 537. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment with St. Vincent's Hospital Dublin, hepatology department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46244/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Pa Daly: Cuirim fáilte roimh gach éinne anseo. They are all very welcome. I sense the frustration from all four of the groupings present. Both the AGSI and the GRA mentioned the increased pressures from far-right groups. I note what they said in relation to other issues, such as the Garda band, which we, in Tralee, would know well, and what they said in relation to travel and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Pa Daly: I hear about gardaí saying that they feel they are not being listened to by management and so on. Does Ms Cunningham feel, given what she has been saying about the reserve regulations and promotion regulations that are coming in, and the lack of engagement from the Department, that gardaí are being listened to by the Government?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Matters: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Pa Daly: Are the witnesses expecting any progress on the extension of the retirement age?

Middle East and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Statements (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Pa Daly: Sinn Féin's amendment highlights Israel's brutal assault on the civilian population of Gaza, which has resulted in the deaths of over 1,000 children. It also highlights the forced displacement of Palestinians, the cutting off of water, fuel, food and medical supplies, and the destruction of civilian infrastructure. The unjustifiable acts of Hamas occurred against the intensification of...

Final Report of the Independent Scoping Exercise into the Circumstances surrounding the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell: Statements (17 Oct 2023)

Pa Daly: I compliment the O'Farrell family for their dignity and determination to find the truth about what happened to Shane and the lead up to those events. Having met Lucia, Hannah, Gemma and the rest of the family a number of times, I know the depth of their knowledge and insight is matched only by their commitment to their quest for justice. Last week, we attended a cross-party briefing...