Parliamentary questions

Teaching Council of Ireland

Pa Daly

420. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education to consider expanding the eligibility period for the Covid Amendment Regulation route for trainee teachers, to expand the potentially eligible number of returning trainees. [13900/24]

Special Educational Needs

Pa Daly

520. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education if a national school (details supplied) will be provided with extra supports including extra special education hours given that out of 143 pupils it has 66 children accessing supports which represents 46% of the school community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14884/24]

Local Elections

Pa Daly

671. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if firefighters can be excluded from Circular LG(P) 06/09 ''Local Government Act 2001 (Section 161) Order 2004'' which prohibits local authority employees from contesting the forthcoming local elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14843/24]

Legislative Process

Pa Daly

818. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice when she intends to move the remaining stages of the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022. [13563/24]

Legislative Measures

Pa Daly

874. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice when she intends to move the next stage of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023. [14259/24]

Health Services

Pa Daly

1242. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if he plans to make a speech and language therapy clinic available in Ospidéal Pobail Chorca Dhuibhne, County Kerry, to enable children in local area to access same rather than travelling to Tralee. [13741/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pa Daly

1384. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied), who has been diagnosed with cataracts, can expect to receive surgery to remove same in Cork University Hospital, as it is severely affecting their day-to-day living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14443/24]

Road Projects

Pa Daly

113. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will carry out works to improve the junction of the N72 at Brack Hill, County Kerry. [7162/24]

Road Projects

Pa Daly

119. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide funding to Transport Infrastructure Ireland for a by-pass for Killorglin, which has been part of the County Development plan since 2015. [7161/24]

Road Safety

Pa Daly

193. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport his views regarding the rejection of a Section 38 request for a safety improvement project funded under safety improvement works (details supplied); if Kerry County Council and Tralee Municipal District will be considered for future funding after the rejection [12915/24]

School Transport

Pa Daly

427. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education the reason a school bus route (details supplied) has not resumed since it was stopped during Covid restrictions. [12018/24]

Immigration Policy

Pa Daly

816. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if guidelines for carriers under section 2, subsection (8) of the Immigration Act 2003 have been published, and if so, if she will provide a copy of same. [11810/24]

Legislative Programme

Pa Daly

819. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the Gambling Regulation Bill 2022; and when it will proceed to the remaining stages. [11865/24]

Legislative Programme

Pa Daly

825. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice when she plans to bring forward the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill 2023 following the publication of the pre-legislative scrutiny report. [12067/24]

Traveller Community

Pa Daly

833. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No 112 of 22 November 2023, what measures have been taken with regard to named recommendations of the Irish Travellers' Access to Justice Report, which her Department advised on (details supplied). [12159/24]

Dental Services

Pa Daly

1354. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment with the orthodontic department in St. Finbarr's Hospital, Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12211/24]

Dental Services

Pa Daly

1357. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on the long waiting lists for child dental and orthodontic services in St. Finbarr's County Cork, and if he plans to introduce measures to alleviate same. [12233/24]

Dental Services

Pa Daly

1413. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment to have orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12514/24]

Mental Health Services

Pa Daly

1536. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the impact of the recruitment ban on mental health services, especially what services have been prioritised and which have been closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13257/24]

Pension Provisions

Pa Daly

170. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the CIÉ salaried pensioners association report; if he agrees with the contents that the CIÉ superannuation scheme increase is sustainable at 2.6%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10325/24]

Health Services

Pa Daly

669. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if a course of dialectical behaviour therapy can be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10144/24]

Mental Health Services

Pa Daly

684. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on the long waiting lists for dialectical behaviour therapy in Ireland as it is reported there is a minimum of 18 months wait for people who live with mental health issues. [10225/24]

Disability Services

Pa Daly

685. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if an appointment with a physio can be expedited for a person (details supplied) as they must have their orthopaedic shoes replaced regularly due to a disability in their leg; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10231/24]

Rail Network

Pa Daly

26. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the reason why there are regularly no catering services on the Tralee to Dublin line, in light of the fact it is the longest train journey in the State. [9711/24]

School Facilities

Pa Daly

186. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education if funding or grants are available for school playgrounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8641/24]

Social Welfare Appeals

Pa Daly

312. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive a decision in regard to a carer’s allowance appeal in respect of their spouse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9065/24]

Immigration Support Services

Pa Daly

1. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the changes that have been made to the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, INIS, Oireachtas email address, and if representations from TDs about immigration and asylum issues will still be acknowledged and processed. [8129/24]

An Garda Síochána

Pa Daly

2. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown of the targeted number of Garda recruits in each cohort to begin training in Templemore and to attest for the year 2024, in tabular form. [8130/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pa Daly

155. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment for a surgical procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8173/24]

Special Educational Needs

Pa Daly

309. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 268 of 13 February 2024, if she will consider making SNAs in current positions permanent before any new cohort of SNAs qualify this year, to prevent the redundancy of existing senior SNAs and their replacement by newly qualified SNAs. [7945/24]

Asylum Applications

Pa Daly

403. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice to clarify what details are taken from asylum applicants at airports and ferryports, including fingerprints, photographs and verification of identification, before a full application for asylum is made at the INIS offices within five working days. [7437/24]

Departmental Policies

Pa Daly

278. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice further to her own remarks on the matter (details supplied), what opt in procedure the Government will adopt with respect to the New Pact on Migration and Asylum of the EU; and, in particular, whether the opt in will be exercised under article 3 or article 4 of Protocol 21 annexed to the Treaty of Lisbon. [7154/24]

Asylum Applications

Pa Daly

282. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the estimated number of asylum applicants who produce documentation confirming their identity at any point during the asylum process for the years 2018 to 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7200/24]

Asylum Applications

Pa Daly

283. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons landing at airports or arriving through ferry ports without travel documentation; and the number of these persons who then applied for asylum for the years 2018 to 2023, in tabular form. [7201/24]

Road Projects

Pa Daly

93. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport his views on a by-pass road for Killorglin and the implementation of a traffic management plan for the town, bearing in mind the 2015-2021 County Development Plan contains a commitment to such a bypass. [6894/24]

Mental Health Services

Pa Daly

295. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients that are committed to facilities in University Hospital Kerry under the relevant provisions of the Mental Health Act 2001; and how many are minors. [6682/24]

Special Educational Needs

Pa Daly

268. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education to consider a redeployment scheme for SNAs who lose positions in a school and are seeking to be deployed to another school. [6092/24]

Immigration Policy

Pa Daly

469. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice what criteria were used in establishing Algeria as a safe country, including what sources were consulted, and if any external legal advice was utilised. [6500/24]

Public Sector Pensions

Pa Daly

474. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice her views in relation to the denial of Garda pensions to former members of Garda rank who left the force for any reason before 1 October 1976, having had the required five years' service. [6539/24]

EU Agreements

Pa Daly

475. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice to provide details on each EU immigration-related policy that Ireland has opted into, including the dates when the Government decided to opt in or out and when the measure was passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas. [6553/24]

EU Agreements

Pa Daly

476. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the date or respective dates by which the approval of both Houses of the Oireachtas would need to be secured for any decision Government might make to opt Ireland into each of the five legal measures that form the EU Migration Pact, agreed in December 2023 under the terms of Article 3.1 of Protocol 21 annexed to the Treaty of Lisbon's three months opt-in provision. [6590/24]

An Garda Síochána

Pa Daly

479. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the renewed Garda Reserve regulations; and when she anticipates their publication and enactment. [6621/24]

Health Services

Pa Daly

574. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the introduction of a minor injuries clinic for Kerry. [6228/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Pa Daly

164. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment for a surgical procedure to remove cataracts (bilateral), as their sight is impaired and this is affecting their day-to-day quality of life; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4421/24]

School Funding

Pa Daly

268. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education have grants available for wall insulation for primary schools; if same would cover 100% of the costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3822/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pa Daly

192. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment with a consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3132/24]

Personal Public Service Numbers

Pa Daly

342. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the rationale for requesting a date of birth and PPS number when registering people to vote. [2489/24]

Housing Provision

Pa Daly

362. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what lands are presently owned by Kerry County Council in the Corca Dhuibhne LEA, that could be used subject to planning permission to build social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2939/24]

Legal Services Regulation

Pa Daly

414. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice to make a statement on any reforms to conveyancing law she has planned.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2394/24]

Legal Services Regulation

Pa Daly

415. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider law reform in the area of summary judgements, and in particular if she will consider removing ordinary household mortgage holders from being affected by same. [2395/24]