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Information on Repairability of Certain Products Bill 2024: Second Stage (15 May 2025)

Pa Daly: I thank the Minister of State for his comments. I thank Deputies Ahern and Donnelly for their support in this matter. I have listened to what the Minister of State said. I note what he said about the Private Members' Bill creating unnecessary duplication of effort and potential discrepancies. He said these matters were best progressed at the EU level. I disagree with him. I do not think...

Information on Repairability of Certain Products Bill 2024: Second Stage (15 May 2025)

Pa Daly: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The Title to the Bill states that it is: "An Act to provide that information relating to the repairability of certain products be made available and to provide for related matters." Ba mhaith liom ar dtús mo bhuíochas a ghabháil le hOifig na gComhairleoirí Dlí Parlaiminte as an obair a rinne siad ag ullmhú an...

Driving Test Wait Times: Statements (14 May 2025)

Pa Daly: There are 83,000 people waiting for driving tests. The number is up by 10,000 since the start of the year and 20,000 over the past six months. The average waiting time is more than 27 weeks, as the Minister of State indicated, which is way over the statutory maximum of ten. In April of last year, the Fianna Fáil Minister committed to significant progress being made between October and...

Driving Test Wait Times: Statements (14 May 2025)

Pa Daly: I will finish on this. We instead are sending a representative to a song contest, which has been used-----

Driving Test Wait Times: Statements (14 May 2025)

Pa Daly: -----as a propaganda tool by Israel over the years. We should not be sending anyone there.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 May 2025)

Pa Daly: No, she has not.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Bodies (14 May 2025)

Pa Daly: 17. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 332 of 29 April 2025, to outline the membership of the energy affordability task force; the specific Departments that are be members and the specific stakeholders that are members; if civil society stakeholders form part of its membership and the role they will play; the date they...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Data Centres (14 May 2025)

Pa Daly: 18. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware of the newly published Review of Connection Policy for Large Energy users in relation to grid connections for data centres; if he is aware of concerns that the energy regulator has that the new capacity could be taken up by data centres due to the current model of “first come first served”...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (14 May 2025)

Pa Daly: 19. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 269 of 29 April 2025, to outline what this review consists of (details supplied); if a report with its conclusions will be published; if these are proposed decisions and recommendations; if the Government is considering alternatives; if measures will be contained within the climate...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Landing Slots (14 May 2025)

Pa Daly: 32. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of slots airlines have requested at Dublin Airport for summer 2025; the percentage of these slots have been allocated; the additional seats and passengers that will use Dublin Airport in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24746/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (14 May 2025)

Pa Daly: 33. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the 32 million passenger cap at Dublin Airport; the measures he has taken to ensure planning conditions at State owned airports are complied with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24747/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (14 May 2025)

Pa Daly: 108. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has met with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications in relation to the published review of connection policy for large energy users; if he is aware of concerns that housing targets are being placed at risk due to new capacity being used by growing data centre demand; if he is aware that the CRU...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (14 May 2025)

Pa Daly: 140. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Section 5 planning applications that were submitted; the number that were granted to applicants for town centre IPAS or Ukrainian accommodation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24749/25]

Housing and Critical Infrastructure: Motion [Private Members] (13 May 2025)

Pa Daly: I was recently speaking to one of the housing officials in Kerry County Council who described the housing situation in the county as being "like a jungle out there". Rather than doing something about it, the plan from the Government is going to make things worse. The problems with critical infrastructure are so acute that they are preventing the delivery of new homes and are a result of bad...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Policies (8 May 2025)

Pa Daly: 265. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if work has commenced on a new State aviation policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23074/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (8 May 2025)

Pa Daly: 3. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts he is making to improve the experience of commuters on public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23024/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (8 May 2025)

Pa Daly: What efforts is the Minister making to improve the experience of commuters on public transport? The performance of public transport operators is closely monitored by the National Transport Authority, NTA. The Minister previously said on certain routes buses were late and even not turning up at too great a frequency and that the NTA was carrying out a review of the incidents that had taken...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (8 May 2025)

Pa Daly: I thank the Minister for the reply. We have seen that, where services have been provided, the increase in passenger numbers has been up to 50% on some routes. People want services to be affordable, accessible and reliable. I spoke recently to some students from UL who travel up and down to Kerry. On a Friday, the Dublin coach regularly does not turn up and they are left to get the next...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (8 May 2025)

Pa Daly: I have two final questions. First, the last time we debated on Oral Questions I asked the Minister to explicitly rule out public transport fare increases. Has he come to a decision on that? The second question has been rumbling on since Covid. It seems that in the transport plan there is a policy to have a food and drinks ban on train services to the west. For people travelling,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Network (8 May 2025)

Pa Daly: I thank the Minister for the reply. There is a danger with Government announcements and there was such an announcement on 28 March. Those announcements often include a boast about funding but when the details are checked, it does not seem that there is enough there and there is no delivery. Many people feel they are only being codded. While I recognise that some progress has been made,...