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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Correspondence (3 Mar 2021)

Pa Daly: 690. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has received correspondence from a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11761/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Mar 2021)

Pa Daly: 794. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 818 of 3 February 2021, the estimated population size of each of the provisional vaccine allocation groups by county in tabular form. [11306/21]

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...

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]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Correspondence (24 Feb 2021)

Pa Daly: 205. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will take all appropriate steps to ensure client accounts as defined in SI No. 421/2001 Solicitors Accounts Regulations 2001, can be exempted from the charging of negative interest rates. [10126/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (24 Feb 2021)

Pa Daly: 569. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider an increase to the telephone support allowance to ensure those who are eligible for the allowance can afford a landline service, which is necessary for home security or medical emergency alerting systems; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9733/21]

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

Pa Daly: 705. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the interactions and communications her Department has had with the Department of Health in relation to the migration status of non-EEA doctors since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. [9631/21]

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

Pa Daly: 706. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current waiting times for citizenship applications by EEA and non-EEA applicants, in tabular form. [9632/21]

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]