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Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (1 May 2024)

Pa Daly: 288. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the CAMHS redress scheme, the north Kerry lookback review; whether a redress scheme will be considered for that area, to include those who have already received apologies from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19676/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (30 Apr 2024)

Pa Daly: 679. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment with the ENT clinic in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19009/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Aid Board: Chairperson Designate (30 Apr 2024)

Pa Daly: I thank Ms Egan for attending and for her presentation. I have a number of questions. She mentioned the civil aid review and it being made public. Is it finished yet? When will it be made public?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Aid Board: Chairperson Designate (30 Apr 2024)

Pa Daly: Ms Egan also mentioned the threshold of €18,000, which would exclude anybody earning more than approximately €350 per week. I know that in Scotland the threshold is £26,000, which is approximately €30,000. Did Ms Egan's office make any suggestions as to what this threshold might be raised to or has anybody else suggested or given an idea as to what it might go to?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Aid Board: Chairperson Designate (30 Apr 2024)

Pa Daly: Disposable.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Aid Board: Chairperson Designate (30 Apr 2024)

Pa Daly: On the matter of the Legal Aid Board potentially receiving increased funding, people coming into my office do not have a difficulty accessing criminal legal aid but many of them would like some sort of assistance with, perhaps, social welfare appeals-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Aid Board: Chairperson Designate (30 Apr 2024)

Pa Daly: -----where one sees that disability allowances seem to be nearly routinely refused in many cases. They may be seeking assistance with applications to the Workplace Relations Commission, WRC, or the Residential Tenancies Board, RTB. Would Ms Egan have any idea as to what areas she would like to expand into if there were more resources?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Aid Board: Chairperson Designate (30 Apr 2024)

Pa Daly: Finally, I attended a conference last year in the midlands at which it was said that it was quite difficult in domestic violence situations to obtain family law solicitors even though another scheme was in place. Are the wages or salaries of employees tied to some other scale which leads to difficulties? It is not the same as someone working in the Office of the Director of Public...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Legal Aid Board: Chairperson Designate (30 Apr 2024)

Pa Daly: Okay. I thank Ms Egan.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

Pa Daly: The Minister of State said there is no call arising out of the display of the betting company’s name. If there was, for example, a Paddy Power comedy festival, as there was last year, would that be governed by this, would it be included or would it fall foul of the difficulties here?

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

Pa Daly: I move amendment No. 26: In page 48, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: “(4) The contributions to the Social Impact Fund under subsection (3) shall be calculated having regard to - (a) the size of licence holders’ operations, (b) the gambling services and activities being offered by licence holders, (c) the potential harm/risk associated with the...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

Pa Daly: I move amendment No. 25: In page 38, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: “Authority subject to Freedom of Information 34. The Authority shall be subject to section 6 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014.”. This amendment makes the authority, Údarás Rialála Cearrbhachais n a hÉireann, subject to the Freedom of Information...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

Pa Daly: I move amendment No. 17: In page 25, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: “(4) In appointing the members of the Authority, the Minister shall have regard to the objective of there being no fewer than 1 member with lived personal experience of harmful gambling behaviours. (5) In appointing the members of the Authority, the Minister shall have regard to the importance of...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

Pa Daly: I want to make only one point, relating to the lotteries of GAA clubs. It is preposterous to say that, at odds of about 36,000 to one, all the gamblers with addiction problems start flocking in-----

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

Pa Daly: The Minister of State is deliberately misconstruing and misinterpreting what I said in that regard. It is obvious that within a community, if there is a higher prize, people will come together and spend their €2 or get three tickets for €5 to enter that lottery, but it is preposterous to say it is people with a gambling addiction who buy in to that.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

Pa Daly: The need for this Bill is very clear. We want to see regulation. Over the past year or so, we have had many meetings with families whose lives have been affected by gambling, bingo halls and all sorts of stakeholders. The scale and reach of gambling companies is driving the vast majority of gambling home and it needs to be tackled. There are amendments coming in respect of credit card...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

Pa Daly: I will speak to amendment No. 11. It proposes that the Act should not apply to gambling activities, including a game or lotto, carried on by or on behalf of any organisation that is a registered charitable organisation under the meaning of the Charities Act and: that has a charitable or philanthropic purpose, which shall be construed in accordance with section 87(4), and is designated by...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024)

Pa Daly: I move amendment No. 4: In page 18, line 17, after “raffle” to insert “, a quiz featuring an element of chance”.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (24 Apr 2024)

Pa Daly: 116. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 824 of 7 November 2023, for an update on the establishment of the Penal Policy Consultative Council. [18188/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (24 Apr 2024)

Pa Daly: 117. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current number of persons on remand, by prison; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18190/24]