Pa Daly
Written
19 Mar 2026 · to Education
276. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has examined the financial pressures facing PME student teachers during mandatory school placements, including the costs of tuition fees, travel and living expenses while receiving no income; and if any proposals are under consideration to provide financial support to such students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2…
Pa Daly
Written
19 Mar 2026 · to Education
300. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria used to determine which special schools are included in the Special Education Therapy Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21328/26]
Pa Daly
Written
19 Mar 2026 · to Education
301. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) was not selected for inclusion in the Special Education Therapy Service; whether consideration will be given to extending the service to the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21329/26]
Pa Daly
Written
19 Mar 2026 · to Education
302. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the financial burden placed on families whose children cannot access therapy services through the Special Education Therapy Service or Children’s Disability Network Teams and are therefore required to access therapy privately; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21330/26]
Pa Daly
Written
19 Mar 2026 · to Education
303. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has assessed the cost impact on families who must access private therapy services for their children due to a lack of available State-provided therapies, where sessions can cost approximately €90 per session; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21331/26]
Pa Daly
Written
18 Mar 2026 · to Climate
104. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the membership of the Accelerating Renewable Energy taskforce; the dates on which the taskforce has met since its inception, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19642/26]
Pa Daly
Written
18 Mar 2026 · to Climate
105. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the dates on which he exercised his power to request additional information from the distribution system operator as outlined in 2 (3) (d) on the Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts act 2024; to provide a breakdown of each of these figures in each of the categories identified; the dates on which these figures were rece…
Pa Daly
Written
18 Mar 2026 · to Climate
150. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill; to provide a timeline for its progression through the Houses of the Oireachtas; and an estimated timeline for publication. [20758/26]
Pa Daly
Written
18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
418. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the rationale for the current VAT treatment of printed maps at 13.5% and digital maps at 23%, while books, newspapers and magazines are zero rated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18991/26]
Pa Daly
Written
18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
419. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review the current VAT treatment of printed maps at 13.5% and digital maps at 23%, with a view to applying a zero rate similar to that applied to books, newspapers and magazines; whether the impact of the current rates on small Irish publishers and sectors such as tourism and outdoor recreation has been assessed; and if he will make a statemen…
Pa Daly
Written
18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
420. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether EU VAT rules permit the application of a zero rate of VAT to printed and digital maps, similar to books, newspapers and magazines; if his Department has examined the possibility of applying such a rate in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18993/26]
Pa Daly
Written
18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
437. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the revenue earned from VAT on large energy users in each of the years 2015 to date in 2026, in tabular form. [19391/26]
Pa Daly
Written
18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
438. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide a breakdown of the revenue earned from VAT on electricity and gas from large energy users broken down by gas and electricity separately in each of the years 2015 to date in 2026, in tabular form. [19393/26]
Pa Daly
Written
18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
481. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the revenue earned from VAT on energy broken down by gas and electricity charged to large energy users in each of the years 2015 to 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [20568/26]
Pa Daly
Written
18 Mar 2026 · to Public Expenditure
526. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the membership of the Accelerating Infrastructure Taskforces; the dates on which the taskforce has met since its inception, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19643/26]
Pa Daly
Written
18 Mar 2026 · to Education
716. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth when additional reading classes will be made available in schools, particularly in North Kerry, for children with severe dyslexia and literacy challenges; the number of reading classes currently in operation in the area; whether her Department is aware of children waiting for places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18954/26]
Pa Daly
Written
18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1078. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a description of the work of the Housing Activation Office; its workforce plan, objectives and KPIs; to provide a detailed description of the work undertaken so far; to provide a breakdown of the meetings that have taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19644/26]
Pa Daly
Written
18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1248. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether a period of residence as an international protection applicant under the International Protection Act 2015 is or has been reckonable in an application for naturalisation. [18385/26]
Pa Daly
Written
18 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
1432. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when farmers who entered a registered farm partnership in February 2024 (details supplied) can expect payment of their outstanding ACRES payments for 2024 and 2025, and a final determination regarding the interim ACRES debt balance issued to them, in circumstances where those payments remain outstanding; and if he will make a statement on th…
Pa Daly
Written
18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2085. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of adult patients currently awaiting scoliosis surgery nationally; the average waiting time for such procedures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20230/26]
Pa Daly
Written
18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2086. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken by the HSE to improve communication with adult patients awaiting complex spinal surgery, including scoliosis procedures, particularly where surgeries are postponed or delayed without updated timelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20231/26]
Pa Daly
Written
18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2087. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of adult scoliosis surgeries that have been cancelled or postponed in each of the past three years; the reasons for these cancellations; the measures being taken to reduce delays for adult patients awaiting spinal surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20232/26]
Pa Daly
Written
5 Mar 2026 · to Health
27. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if she will report the delay in delivery of new maternity hospital for UHK which would offer safe access to theatre from delivery suite; the reasons for this delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16503/26]
Pa Daly
Written
5 Mar 2026 · to Health
42. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the discretionary card; if it will be expanded to include criteria other than the means test; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16502/26]
Pa Daly
Written
5 Mar 2026 · to Housing
208. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the impact the Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026 will have on renters in Kerry; his views on whether the increase will be affordable for the people of Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17079/26]