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Pa Daly

Sinn Féin Kerry TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

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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 14 Oct 2025 · to Transport
311. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the additional funding beyond the 2025 revised estimate which has been provided in Budget 2026 to each of the programmes A to F under the remit of his Department, by capital and current funding, in tabular form. [55397/25]
Pa Daly Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Transport
312. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the additional funding beyond the recently revised new NDP Capital ceilings published in July 2025 which has been provided in Budget 2026 to each of the programmes A to F under the remit of his Department, in tabular form. [55398/25]
Pa Daly Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Culture
555. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated in Budget 2026 under programme D, broken down by capital and current allocations under each subheading, in tabular form. [56081/25]
Pa Daly Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Culture
556. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide a breakdown of all allocations under subheading D.1 to D.10, in tabular form. [56094/25]
Pa Daly Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Housing
636. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on workforce planning in An Coimisiúin; the additional resources which are planned in order to accelerate decisions on renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55352/25]
Pa Daly Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Housing
650. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the pre and post BER of homes retrofitted as part of the retrofitting scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025 to date, broken down by scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55762/25]
Pa Daly Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Justice
670. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a breakdown of all allocations under subheading D.1 to D.10, in tabular form. [55182/25]
Pa Daly Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Justice
671. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated in Budget 2026 under programme D, broken down by capital and current allocations under each subheading, in tabular form. [55274/25]
Pa Daly Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
748. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of delayed ACRES payments, by county, and by average duration of delay; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55354/25]
Pa Daly Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
749. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that 396 farmers have yet to receive their final ACRES payment for 2023; when these payments will be processed; the reason for the continued delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55355/25]
Pa Daly Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Children
793. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently on a waiting list with the NCSE for an assessment of needs; the number of children on a waiting list from 2019 to 2025, in tabular form; the average time children spend on a waiting list; the plans to lower the number of children on a waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55353/25]
Pa Daly Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
22. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions he is taking to tackle Garda recruitment and retention, including Garda numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53688/25]
Pa Daly Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
45. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures he is taking to encourage greater use of restorative justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53689/25]
Pa Daly Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Transport
132. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54525/25]
Pa Daly Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
69. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the report recently published by the National Oversight and Audit Commission which warned that the Government is unlikely to meet its targets to retrofit more than 36,000 houses; the measures he will take to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53722/25]
Pa Daly Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
82. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he will take to tackle vacancy and dereliction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53723/25]
Pa Daly Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Climate
43. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of the concerns regarding pass-through costs on commercial energy bills (details supplied); if he is satisfied that all regulations are being adhered to; if he has engaged with the CRU to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53699/25]
Pa Daly Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Education
208. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a child (details supplied) will receive an assessment for dyslexia, given they are not meeting developmental milestones; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53538/25]
Pa Daly Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Education
209. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if funding is available to support a child (details supplied) in accessing a private assessment for dyslexia, given that they are not meeting developmental milestones and face long delays in the public system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53539/25]
Pa Daly Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Education
210. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average waiting time for a child to receive an assessment for dyslexia where they are not meeting developmental milestones; the steps being taken to ensure timely access to such assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53556/25]
Pa Daly Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
435. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps being taken by his Department to process and address the long delays being experienced by practitioners in the discharge of outstanding legal aid payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53596/25]
Pa Daly Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
436. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total amount in payments outstanding to practitioners under the legal aid scheme in the district court and circuit court; the length of time, on average, practitioners are awaiting the payment of claims for professional services provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53597/25]
Pa Daly Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
437. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the interest that is accruing on the late payments of legal aid fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53598/25]
Pa Daly Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Health
664. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the supports available through the HSE to assist with the cost of a private dyslexia assessment for a child (details supplied) given that they are not meeting developmental milestones and face long delays in the public system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53540/25]
Pa Daly Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Climate
219. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment regarding the Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025, the safeguards in place to prevent misuse of environmental impact assessments; the mechanisms to ensure meaningful public participation in emergency or exempted cases; the way in which the Environmental Protection Agency will be held accountable if statutory timeframes are mis…