Results 1,401-1,420 of 4,047 for speaker:Pa Daly

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (2 Jul 2024)

Pa Daly: 230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an exception can be made for a child (details supplied) who does not have transport to school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28240/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (2 Jul 2024)

Pa Daly: 322. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when she intends to bring forward the Family Courts Bill 2022. [28324/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (27 Jun 2024)

Pa Daly: 238. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a CAMHS assessment for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27654/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Jun 2024)

Pa Daly: I will speak about Tralee courthouse. We can take it as read that Tralee town centre is a priority, as are all town centres. I know that some of the Ministers and Ministers of State, including the Minister of State with special responsibility for heritage, are lovers of historic buildings. The courthouse in Tralee is a part of the folklore of the town but since 1989 the plans to refurbish...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (26 Jun 2024)

Pa Daly: 14. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans in relation to catering services on Iarnród Éireann train services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27309/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (26 Jun 2024)

Pa Daly: 15. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans in place to reinstate catering services on the Tralee to Dublin train service. [27310/24]

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (25 Jun 2024)

Pa Daly: I move amendment No.1: To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: ": — resolves that section 8 of the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 (No. 32 of 2009) shall continue in operation for the period beginning on 30th June, 2024 and ending on 29th June, 2025; and — calls on the Minister for Justice to bring forward legislation to...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (25 Jun 2024)

Pa Daly: I move amendment No. 2: To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: ": - resolves that sections 2 to 4, 6 to 12, 14 and 17 of the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 (No. 39 of 1998) shall continue in operation for the period beginning on 30th June, 2024 and ending on 29th June, 2025; and - calls on the Minister for Justice to bring...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 Jun 2024)

Pa Daly: 295. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current waiting times for de facto partner visas. [27070/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 Jun 2024)

Pa Daly: 296. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the frequently with which her Department updates a web link related to visa permissions (details supplied). [27071/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Jun 2024)

Pa Daly: Everything that is wrong with long-term nursing care in the State was brought home to me recently when a man from Kerry with complex needs who required a nursing home was refused acceptance by every private nursing home in the county. His son, who visited him for the 100 days he was in hospital, now has to drive one hour and 40 minutes if he wants to visit him at a nursing home in Cork....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Restorative Justice (20 Jun 2024)

Pa Daly: I thank the Minister of State for the reply. The mission statement of An Garda Síochána is to reduce crime, the causes of crime and also the fear of crime. Restorative justice can tick all those boxes but a recent study demonstrated referral statistics for restorative justice remain at pre-pandemic levels, excluding restorative cautions which have been delivered by An Garda...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Restorative Justice (20 Jun 2024)

Pa Daly: Studies around the Commonwealth system in particular show restorative justice, where properly implemented, has a satisfaction rating for both sides of up to 90%. We all know in District Courts around the country there is an almost ad hoc system where solicitors get together with representatives of the other side and do it on a casual basis. If there was a formalised system in place to deal...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (20 Jun 2024)

Pa Daly: 1. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans in relation to reform of the Garda vetting system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26261/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (20 Jun 2024)

Pa Daly: Does the Minister for Justice have any plans to reform the Garda vetting system and will she make a statement in that regard? We know the importance of the Garda vetting system. I have heard from many organisations about inconveniences relating to the system. Does the Minister have any plans to reform or change it?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (20 Jun 2024)

Pa Daly: I thank the Minister for the reply. I spoke to a person last year who told me she had to be Garda vetted five times, not only because of her involvement with sporting organisations but also as she moved job within the same organisation. She still had to be Garda vetted because she was moving to a different department. While we have to strike a balance in protecting vulnerable people and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (20 Jun 2024)

Pa Daly: I received great assistance from the Office of Parliamentary Legal Advisers, OPLA, which suggested the card system in place in Scotland may not be appropriate here. However, I ask the Minister to take that register of general consents into consideration.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Restorative Justice (20 Jun 2024)

Pa Daly: 2. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality what restorative justice initiatives her Department is currently undertaking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26262/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Restorative Justice (20 Jun 2024)

Pa Daly: What restorative justice initiatives is the Minister's Department currently undertaking? Will she make a statement on the matter? From my time in the courts, I remember a case in which the person I was representing had been involved in a burglary in a certain part of Dublin. Communication with the victim of the crime was opened up at the door of the court, which alleviated the fear of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (20 Jun 2024)

Pa Daly: 200. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect a physiotherapist appointment at University Hospital Kerry, having been referred by their GP. [26551/24]