Results 341-360 of 4,047 for speaker:Pa Daly

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (11 Jun 2025)

Pa Daly: 312. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on CAMHS waiting lists in Kerry, by area, by length of time, in each of the years 2015 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30903/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (10 Jun 2025)

Pa Daly: 114. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress in meeting the 2030 retrofitting and heat pump targets; the measures his Department taking to accelerate this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30274/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (10 Jun 2025)

Pa Daly: I ask the Minister to outline the progress made towards meeting the 2030 retrofitting and heat pump targets. Similarly to the EU targets, these measures seem to be out of reach for many people who are of limited means. What measures are his Department taking to accelerate this?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Data Centres (10 Jun 2025)

Pa Daly: 103. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of recent concerns expressed by officials in his Department that policy choices would need to be made between data centre expansion for AI and housing delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30272/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Data Centres (10 Jun 2025)

Pa Daly: Regarding officials in his Department expressing concerns that policy choices will have to be made between data centre expansion for AI and housing delivery and the priorities relating to same, will the Minister make a statement?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Data Centres (10 Jun 2025)

Pa Daly: Anybody who was in the House for any period earlier today will realise the priority and urgency afforded to the housing crisis. There are 15,580 people homeless. Then there is the rest, which Minister would have heard about, such as the average cost of rent being above €2,000. There is a housing emergency but instead of prioritising homes, this Government and those that preceded it...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Data Centres (10 Jun 2025)

Pa Daly: Does the Minister have a view on what the CRU said about mandating data centres to have a supply of electricity for themselves? Access to public infrastructure and our natural resources has been prioritised for data centres. However, the energy regulator in the Netherlands has the power to prioritise projects that identify social goals which can be prioritised for connection to the energy...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Usage (10 Jun 2025)

Pa Daly: The thrust of the question is why the slowdown and what measures exactly is the Minister taking to accelerate or redress the apparent slowdown, according to the statistics from the EPA. On the ramifications, we all know about the ecological collapse and energy independence. We know that there is a need for clean energy and to reduce the bills of consumers but the Irish Fiscal Advisory...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Usage (10 Jun 2025)

Pa Daly: The Minister hinted at electric vehicles. The EPA report emphasised not only that the plan is not working but also its unfairness. It is not being done in an inclusive way. Many people are locked out of the Government's schemes. As the Minister mentioned, we need to have hundreds of thousands more EVs to keep within the carbon budget but the grant scheme that the Government has does very...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Usage (10 Jun 2025)

Pa Daly: 101. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of the latest emissions figures as reported by the Environmental Protection Agency; the steps he is taking to address this; the contingency measures he is putting in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30271/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Usage (10 Jun 2025)

Pa Daly: The Minister is probably aware of the latest emissions figures as reported by the Environmental Protection Agency last week. It is a stark warning. Ireland seems to have gone backwards in its climate ambition because the latest greenhouse gas emissions projections form the EPA said emissions would fall by up to 23% if every climate policy currently planned is implemented on time, down from...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Prices (10 Jun 2025)

Pa Daly: 99. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he is taking to address the high cost of energy; if he is planning to rule out categorically an additional levy on household bills to contribute to the proposed strategic emergency gas reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30270/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Prices (10 Jun 2025)

Pa Daly: It is interesting that the Minister mentioned the independent surveys and the recovery model because as he knows, Irish households are crippled by the most expensive electricity prices in Europe. Average electricity costs here are almost €1,800 per year, €350 more than the European average. The Government parties all promised they would introduce measures to help with the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Prices (10 Jun 2025)

Pa Daly: There is an awful lot the Minister can do to bring down household electricity prices. The additional costs on household bills make up around 50% of the final electricity price to consumers. The programme for Government omitted any mention of network charges. It gave a vague commitment to explore funding models for the PSO to reduce bills. Is the Minister going to do that? He can tackle...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Prices (10 Jun 2025)

Pa Daly: There will be plenty more announcements this week.

Vacant Council Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 Jun 2025)

Pa Daly: When speaking to people in Kerry and dealing with the housing officers in Kerry County Council who are swamped with a deluge of people who are suffering from notices to quit, long waiting lists, rents they cannot afford and being denied access to some of the various schemes, it is obvious that the answer is more social and affordable housing. However, in Kerry, there was no affordable...

Housing: Statements (10 Jun 2025)

Pa Daly: The fundamental difference between the Government's attitude towards housing and the Opposition's attitude is that the Government thinks - the Taoiseach said it again today - that the answer to all the problems is just to provide more units. He believes that providing houses that have rents of €3,000 per month is okay so long as there is more supply in the market. He thinks that is...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (10 Jun 2025)

Pa Daly: 34. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Climate Action, Environment and Energy will next meet. [25610/25]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (10 Jun 2025)

Pa Daly: 76. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Housing will next meet. [25611/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Renewable Energy Generation (10 Jun 2025)

Pa Daly: 117. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he is taking to support renewable energy communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30275/25]