TDs / Pa Daly

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.

Public Transport 109 questions
Energy Prices 87 questions
Energy Policy 76 questions
Renewable Energy Generation 64 questions
Energy Conservation 61 questions
Environmental Policy 59 questions
Electric Vehicles 57 questions
Mental Health Services 55 questions

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Transport 597 questions
Climate 573 questions
Health 284 questions
Environment 209 questions
Housing 129 questions
Children 102 questions

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

Month	Questions	Contributions
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

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages 13 contributions
Development (Strategic Gas Reserve) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages 8 contributions
Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026: Second Stage 7 contributions
Cost of Motoring: Motion [Private Members] 4 contributions
Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2026: First Stage 4 contributions
Final Draft Revised National Planning Framework: Motion 4 contributions

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

constituency Kerry 29 November 2024 to now
party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now

Pa Daly Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing

1507. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagements he has had with the National Parks and Wildlife Service concerning offshore renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42038/25]

National Parks and Wildlife Service

Pa Daly Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing

1592. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the seven legacy action due as outlined in the Q1 2025 progress report (details supplied); to outline which actions they are; the reason for the delay; the status of the progress to date; the timeline for completion; in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43040/25]

Climate Action Plan

Pa Daly Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Agriculture

2196. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown on the number of delayed ACRES payments, by county and by average duration of delay and the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42030/25]

Agriculture Schemes

Pa Daly Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Agriculture

2197. 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 paid; the reason for the continued delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42031/25]

Agriculture Schemes

Pa Daly Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Agriculture

2206. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the two new actions due and the nine legacy actions due as outlined in the Q1 2025 progress report (details supplied); to outline which actions they are; the reason for the delay; the status of the progress to date; the timeline for completion, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43039/25]

Climate Action Plan

Pa Daly Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children

2339. 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. [41754/25]

Disabilities Assessments

Pa Daly Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children

2446. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on CDNT waiting lists in Kerry, broken down by team and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42923/25]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Pa Daly Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children

2447. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of vacancies that exist in CDNTs in County Kerry, by CDNT region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42925/25]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Pa Daly Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children

2449. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the urgent actions her Department will take to address the backlog of over 14,000 overdue assessments of need for children requiring disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43045/25]

Disability Services