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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
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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

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 30 Jun 2026 · to Finance
265. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has considered directing Revenue to issue updated OMSP valuation guidance capping the VAT base at 110% of the verified UK purchase invoice for private BEV import; and if any modelling has been carried out on the possible ESR compliance savings there might be if this policy was implemented [48828/26]
Pa Daly Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Social
535. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection if an increase in the rate of disability allowance is planned as part of Budget 2027; the level of any increase being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49156/26]
Pa Daly Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Finance
19. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an update on the September 2026 deadline for the annual approval of the prospectus for Israeli war bonds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48315/26]
Pa Daly Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Finance
75. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the contingency planning he is making for the potential €28 billion in fines that Ireland may owe due to missing our climate targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48314/26]
Pa Daly Oral 25 Jun 2026 · to Housing
85. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he is taking to address rent increases in Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48101/26]
Pa Daly Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Climate
216. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of climate action officers in each local authority, by local authority; the estimated cost to hire one additional FTE climate action officer in each local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48731/26]
Pa Daly Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Climate
217. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the estimated cost to double the funding for climate action officers, by cap ex and op ex, in tabular form. [48732/26]
Pa Daly Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Climate
221. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 70 of 18 September 2024, to provide a breakdown of the full-year cost of employing one FTE, per staffing grade, in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48722/26]
Pa Daly Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Climate
222. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 69 of 18 September 2024, to provide a breakdown of the full-year cost of employing one FTE, per staffing grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48723/26]
Pa Daly Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Climate
223. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 72 of 18 September 2024, to provide a breakdown of the full-year cost of employing one FTE, per staffing grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48724/26]
Pa Daly Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Climate
224. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown the full-year cost of employing one FTE, per staffing grade, in workforce planning in the SEAI, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48725/26]
Pa Daly Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Climate
225. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the estimated cost to hire 10% additional staff in the MARA with environmental, marine and/or ecological expertise; and the estimated cost to hire 20%, 30%, 40%, 50% additional staff in the MARA. [48728/26]
Pa Daly Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Climate
226. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the cap ex and op ex funding provided to the solar PV scheme in each of the years 2020 to date, by programme; and the breakdown of the number of solar PV installations this supported in each of the years 2020 to date, by programme, in tabular form. [48736/26]
Pa Daly Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Climate
227. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the breakdown of the cap ex and op ex funding provided to district heating in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [48738/26]
Pa Daly Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Climate
228. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has considered implementing a scheme for solar PV on car parks in Ireland similar to France (details supplied); the estimated cap ex and op ex cost to apply this to public buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48739/26]
Pa Daly Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Housing
310. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost to hire 10% additional staff in the An Coimisiún Pleanála with environmental, marine and/or ecological expertise; and the estimated cost to hire 20% 30%, 40%, 50% additional staff in An Coimisiún Pleanála. [48726/26]
Pa Daly Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Housing
337. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the estimated full-year cost of employing one FTE, per staffing grade, in regard to workforce planning in An Coimisiún Pleanála, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48730/26]
Pa Daly Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Housing
338. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of biodiversity officers in each local authority; to provide a breakdown of the estimated cost to hire one additional FTE climate action officer in each local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48733/26]
Pa Daly Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Housing
339. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost to double the funding for biodiversity officers, broken down by cap ex and op ex, in tabular form. [48734/26]
Pa Daly Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Housing
194. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the latest EPA report on water quality; the measures his Department is taking to improve water quality in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47915/26]
Pa Daly Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Housing
195. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the concerns (details supplied) of the substantial sums spent to improve Ireland's water quality yet despite this no progress is being made; the measures he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47916/26]
Pa Daly Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Housing
196. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a detailed breakdown of the funding allocated to improving Ireland’s water quality by his Department broken down by programme allocation, CapEx and OpEx in each of the years 2020 to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47917/26]
Pa Daly Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Housing
197. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a detailed breakdown of the funding his Department provided to the water advisory body in each of the years 2020 to date in 2026, in tabular form. [47918/26]
Pa Daly Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Housing
198. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of derelict sites levies collected and outstanding in Kerry County Council in each of the years 2022, 2023 and 2024; the reason for the significant difference between the amount of unpaid levies reported at the end of 2023 and the amount reported for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47961/26]
Pa Daly Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Children
75. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the Government will implement the EU Pay Transparency Directive which aims to combat pay discrimination and help close the gender pay gap in the European Union. [45479/26]