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Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2023)

Pa Daly: The first issue I want to mention before I go into other issues is the recruitment ban that is currently in place in University Hospital Kerry for clerical and administrative staff. There are currently 50 whole-time equivalent, WTE, vacancies in that hospital in an area that has been traditionally under-resourced for years and where the administrative staff are underpinning every service...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (11 Oct 2023)

Pa Daly: The report, which is five years old, was quite unequivocal and stated the absolute priority should be that front-line district police should have the resources to perform their core community safety duties. That was a constant theme in the report. The urgency of the situation has not been addressed. I acknowledge what the Minister has said, but when will the court presenting changes be...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (11 Oct 2023)

Pa Daly: 3. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to make a statement on the implementation of policing reform in the area of non-core duties. [43776/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (11 Oct 2023)

Pa Daly: This question gets down to police presence on the streets. Gardaí tell me that a lot of their time is taken up, apart from paperwork and inputting, doing non-police work. Five years ago, the Commission for the Future of Policing in Ireland suggested a lot of reform in non-core duties and taking gardaí of all levels away from non-core duties. What steps are being taken to...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (11 Oct 2023)

Pa Daly: I have a few points in relation to what the Minister said. I acknowledge the large amount in the budget and that the training allowance will be increased, which we called for. I also acknowledge that many civilian staff have been hired but the Department previously stated that, for every one civilian staff member hired, one garda could be deployed back to front-line duties. That has not...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (11 Oct 2023)

Pa Daly: 1. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the Garda Reserve regulations will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43775/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (11 Oct 2023)

Pa Daly: When will the Garda Reserve regulations be published, and will the Minister make a statement in that regard?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (11 Oct 2023)

Pa Daly: During the summer, when we met with some senior gardaí and there was a big issue with presence of gardaí, not only on the streets of Dublin but around the country, one of the issues the senior gardaí brought up was the absence of these regulations. It is good to hear they will meet this week, but I ask the Minister to push ahead with the regulations as quickly as she possibly...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (11 Oct 2023)

Pa Daly: I have just one question. How come this took so long? This issue was being flagged much earlier in the year. The Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland said the Garda Reserve is a cost-effective way to provide surge capacity for policing special events and can provide policing experience for those who may be interested in joining the force but may be undecided or wary about it....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (11 Oct 2023)

Pa Daly: 189. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount that has been paid to a provider (details supplied) since they were first engaged by the HSE; and what staffing levels are in place, relative to the number of residents, in each facility the provider has. [44235/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Ethics of End-of-Life Care: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2023)

Pa Daly: I do not have many questions but I will make a few comments. I thank all the witnesses for attending. One thing on which I agree with all of them is that the recommendations the committee will make will require very difficult decisions. Even listening to the comments made by Mr. Wall, Mr. Curran and Mr. Ahern, there does not seem to be unanimity on how we should progress this matter and...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Office of Director of Public Prosecutions (10 Oct 2023)

Pa Daly: 2. To ask the Taoiseach the breakdown of the amounts paid by the DPP to prosecuting counsel in each of the years 2018 to 2022 and date in 2023, in tabular form. [43994/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (10 Oct 2023)

Pa Daly: 238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to allocate a teacher to a school (details supplied) to cover shortages there. [44187/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Alcohol Sales (10 Oct 2023)

Pa Daly: 342. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the engagements she has had with the Department of Health in relation to proposed amendments to the licensing laws; if a health assessment for the Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022 has been carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43527/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (10 Oct 2023)

Pa Daly: 369. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for a breakdown of the costs of all inquiries established under Section 42 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended) for the years 2010-2023, in tabular form. [43971/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (10 Oct 2023)

Pa Daly: 372. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the breakdown of the amounts paid through the legal aid scheme to defence counsel in each of the years 2018 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [43989/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Services (5 Oct 2023)

Pa Daly: On that topic, I raise a bus route, the 272 from Ballybunnion through Listowel into Tralee. Could the Minister look at that as a matter of urgency? There are workers and students being left behind every morning bar Friday for the last number of weeks. I ask the Minister to look at extra capacity or maybe an extra bus on that route.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Services (5 Oct 2023)

Pa Daly: It is five.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Services (5 Oct 2023)

Pa Daly: If I could just come in on a similar issue.

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Second Stage (4 Oct 2023)

Pa Daly: This is an important Bill with a number of long overdue reforms. I want to mention the hard work of a number of campaigners, including the Women of Honour. I note the Defence Forces section of the Bills digest includes reference to the independent review group on dignity and equality issues in Defence Forces. The Bill contains amendments to sections 169 and 192 of the 1954 Act. I pay...