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Pa Daly

Sinn Féin Kerry TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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2,409
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
113,714
words spoken in the chamber
Across 504 contributions
405
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
272
topics asked about
Across 20 departments

From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.

What they ask about

The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 2,409 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 504 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 74 0
February 2025 124 40
March 2025 118 28
April 2025 67 20
May 2025 260 31
June 2025 125 32
July 2025 214 15
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 77 27
October 2025 127 9
November 2025 93 42
December 2025 210 20
January 2026 95 28
February 2026 106 38
March 2026 94 9
April 2026 94 41
May 2026 67 10
June 2026 93 56
July 2026 231 7
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 91 45
October 2026 49 6

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 337 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

Asked about similar topics

  1. Ciarán Ahern
  2. Louis O'Hara
  3. Michael Cahill
  4. Barry Heneghan
  5. Roderic O'Gorman

Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.

Party, constituency and offices

  1. constituency Kerry 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Pa Daly Written 21 Oct 2026 · to Transport
20. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the reason provisions for the regulation of rickshaws have not been fully implemented; the regulations that currently govern the operation of rickshaws and similar passenger vehicles; the passenger safety requirements, insurance obligations and enforcement mechanisms that are presently in place; whether his Department intends to introduce a comprehensive licensing a…
Transport Policy
Pa Daly Written 21 Oct 2026 · to Social
103. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection further to correspondence (details supplied); the supports are available to address this situation, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74546/26]
Social Welfare Payments
Pa Daly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Finance
357. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if LPG is excluded from the announced reduction in the carbon tax rate for kerosene and natural gas to €48.50 per tonne of CO and if so, the rationale for this exclusion. [73501/26]
Tax Code
Pa Daly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Finance
367. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the VAT that has been earned on gas and electricity bills, broken down by fuel type on bills for large energy users only in each month since January 2024, in tabular form. [73668/26]
Tax Data
Pa Daly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Finance
368. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the VAT that has been earned on gas and electricity bills ,broken down by fuel type on non-domestic bills only in each month since January 2024, in tabular form. [73667/26]
Tax Data
Pa Daly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Finance
369. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the VAT that has been earned on gas and electricity bills, broken down by fuel type on domestic bills only in each month since January 2024, in tabular form. [73666/26]
Tax Data
Pa Daly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Finance
370. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the breakdown of the VAT earned on electricity and gas bills, by fuel type and by type of customer in each month since January 2024, in tabular form. [73665/26]
Tax Data
Pa Daly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Finance
371. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of revenue that has been earned through the VAT on electricity, in each of the years 2015 to date; the amount of revenue that has been earned through the VAT on gas, in each of the years 2015 to date; the amount of revenue that has been earned through the VAT on electricity on domestic bills only, in each of the years 2015 to date; and the amo…
Tax Data
Pa Daly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Finance
372. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated revenue foregone if the VAT rate for electricity was set at 0%, in each of the years 2020 to date; the estimated revenue foregone if the VAT rate for gas was set at 0%, in each of the years 2020 to date; the estimated revenue foregone if the VAT rate for electricity was set at 0% for domestic customers only, in each of the years 2020 to dat…
Tax Data
Pa Daly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Enterprise
436. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 69365/26, if he is aware of this decision by the regulator to cap data centre power demand (details supplied); the way in which this will impact the Large Energy User Action Plan; the measures he is taking to ensure that his plans for data centre expansion do not place our energy grid at further risk of…
Data Centres
Pa Daly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Education
495. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the engagement that has taken place with survivor groups regarding implementation of the agreement reached on 10 November 2025; the frequency of updates being provided; and if she will publish a progress report on delivery of the commitments. [74461/26]
Residential Institutions
Pa Daly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Education
499. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to commitments made to survivors of Industrial and Reformatory Schools, when the promised health supports and services will be operational; the nature of those services; and if a dedicated point of contact has been established for survivors seeking assistance. [74457/26]
Residential Institutions
Pa Daly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Education
503. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the Department, agency or named official that has responsibility for overseeing and ensuring delivery of the commitments agreed with survivors of Industrial and Reformatory Schools on 10 November 2025; and the governance structures that have been put in place to monitor progress. [74454/26]
Residential Institutions
Pa Daly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Education
504. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the projected implementation dates for each outstanding measure contained in the agreement reached with survivors of Industrial and Reformatory Schools; and if she will provide a detailed schedule for delivery. [74453/26]
Residential Institutions
Pa Daly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Education
506. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the supports package agreed with survivors of Industrial and Reformatory Schools following the agreement signed by the Taoiseach on 10 November 2025; the elements of the package that have been delivered to date; the elements that remain outstanding; the reasons for the delays in implementing the commitments contained in the agreement…
Residential Institutions
Pa Daly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Education
532. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of funding allocated and drawn down to date for the implementation of the supports package agreed with survivors of Industrial and Reformatory Schools; and the amount required to complete delivery of all outstanding measures. [74463/26]
Residential Institutions
Pa Daly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Education
533. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she remains committed to delivering in full the agreement reached with survivors of Industrial and Reformatory Schools on 10 November 2025; when all outstanding commitments will be fulfilled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74482/26]
Residential Institutions
Pa Daly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
1028. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken to provide nursing home support for survivors of Industrial and Reformatory Schools under the agreement concluded on 10 November 2025; the number of survivors who have benefited from such measures to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74460/26]
Healthcare Policy
Pa Daly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
1030. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health further to commitments made to survivors of Industrial and Reformatory Schools, when the promised health supports and services will be operational; the nature of those services; and if a dedicated point of contact has been established for survivors seeking assistance. [74459/26]
Health Services
Pa Daly Written 15 Oct 2026 · to Health
216. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the children who, despite receiving apologies for deficiencies in their care by CAMHS in Kerry, remain excluded from the State compensation scheme; if she will make arrangements for these children can be included in the compensation scheme; if not, the reason for their continued exclusion from the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the m…
Mental Health Services
Pa Daly Written 15 Oct 2026 · to Health
227. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that the Castleisland-Farranfore primary care area, covering a large rural catchment from Abbeyfeale to Kilcummin and from Ballydesmond to Firies, is due to have just one senior physiotherapist providing both outpatient and domiciliary services for the next six months; the steps being taken to fill the vacant domiciliary physiotherapist post which has …
Primary Care Centres
Pa Daly Written 15 Oct 2026 · to Health
851. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health when the domiciliary physiotherapist post previously based in Castleisland became vacant; the reason the post has remained unfilled since that date; if approval has been granted to recruit to the position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72500/26]
Health Services Staff
Pa Daly Written 15 Oct 2026 · to Health
852. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapists currently assigned to the Castleisland-Farranfore primary care area; the number assigned in each year from 2020 to date; if she is aware that physiotherapy staffing in the Castleisland-Farranfore primary care area is due to be reduced to a single senior physiotherapist for the next six-month rotation period; whether a risk assessment was…
Health Services Staff
Pa Daly Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Transport
67. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the way in which he has allocated the €2 billion allocated to his Department under the ICNF; the amount that has been spent to date; the amount that has been allocated to date; and the amount that has yet to be allocated, in tabular form. [71368/26]
Departmental Budgets
Pa Daly Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Transport
129. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he can make arrangements so that the time for the PSO funded Ryanair flight from Kerry to Dublin is altered so that people travelling to Dublin for work can take the flight. [72089/26]
Air Services