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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (2 May 2024)

Pa Daly: 210. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the review of the IRP card fee will be completed; and if a reduction on these fees is anticipated for Budget 2025. [20004/24]

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

Pa Daly: Will the regulations be available? When will they be available? If there were, for example, inducements or a free bet advertised in the Racing Post, would that be interpreted as targeting a particular type of person in that it would be a person who is interested in gambling?

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

Pa Daly: The Minister is correct about one thing, that there is a lot of confusion about this, not only about the ads that may be in general newspapers or newspapers specifically geared towards people who may place a bet. I have even received queries about offering a cup of tea in a bingo hall. Is that an inducement? Would it be prohibited? It is important to get this right. Before the Bill...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

Pa Daly: Let us be clear that the target here is the large providers, particularly online, but there is a conflation here between fundraising and gambling. I have no doubt many of the Deputies here have been contacted by sporting officials, as I have been up to this afternoon, speaking about the potentially devastating impact on local clubs that are struggling for money, particularly with regard to...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

Pa Daly: I was just getting to the hurling club in Kilgarvan, and the one in Killarney as well.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

Pa Daly: That was a long time ago.

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

Pa Daly: Funding for cancer charities collapsed during Covid. They were not able to fundraise and Radio Kerry stepped in at the time to introduce the Radio Kerry bingo for four cancer charities. In the past couple of years, more than €330,000 has been raised for Recovery Haven, the Cork-Kerry cancer bus, which is essential, Comfort for Chemo Kerry and the hospice. These charities are...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 May 2024)

Pa Daly: Before Deputy Gould takes the floor, I wish to note that this is an area in which he has done a lot of work. He had a Private Members' Bill on it. We all know that credit card gambling causes serious harm. All the groups we met that are concerned about gambling highlighted this issue. It allows people to run up serious debts and can lead to major gambling harm. We know 55,000 people in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (1 May 2024)

Pa Daly: 197. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will outline, further to the published summer legislative programme, the provisions that the proposed Intoxicating Liquor Bill will contain. [19663/24]

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...