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Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Tuairimí an Aosa Óg: Plé (18 May 2022)

Pa Daly: Tá sé sin go breá.

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Tuairimí an Aosa Óg: Plé (18 May 2022)

Pa Daly: Cuirim fáilte roimh na finnéithe agus gabhaim buíochas leo. Tá siad go léir tar éis spreagadh nua agus inspioráid a thabhairt do na Teachtaí agus do na Seanadóirí ar an gcoiste seo chun ár obair sa choiste a leanúint. Cainteoirí spreagúla atá ann agus bhí cáithníní ar mo chraiceann nuair a...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Tuairimí an Aosa Óg: Plé (18 May 2022)

Pa Daly: Ní ceist atá agam ach ba mhaith liom pointe amháin a dhéanamh. Tar éis na díospóireachta a bhí againn ar Bhille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla, agus na moltaí a rinneamar, gurb é 2030 socraithe mar spriocdháta faoina gcaithfidh Gaeilge a bheith ag 20% d’earcaithe don Státseirbhís. Tá súil agam go mbeidh a...

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...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (17 May 2022)

Pa Daly: A proper apology-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (17 May 2022)

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

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...

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]

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...

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...

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....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (10 May 2022)

Pa Daly: I want to raise the issue of the killing of an RUC man, Joe Campbell, in Cushendall in 1977. His family, who I spoke to, said it appears he uncovered collusion by members of the police force with paramilitaries. Information on a specific threat was withheld from him.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (10 May 2022)

Pa Daly: His name was Joe Campbell. Information on a very specific threat to him was withheld. The RUC was at least negligent and failed to act to prevent one of its own being killed. He was not even warned about the threat. When an investigation took place, the chief constable at the time could not remember the incident and an inadequate investigation took place. The ombudsman later investigated...