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 12 Jun 2025 · to Climate

215. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated to the climate action fund; a breakdown of the amount of the funding was drawn down; and a breakdown of how the fund was allocated, in each of the years 2020 to 2025, by year, in tabular form. [31693/25]

Climate Action Plan

Pa Daly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Transport

254. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the funding provided for EV charging infrastructure in each of the years 2020 to 2025 broken down by year, in tabular form. [31598/25]

Electric Vehicles

Pa Daly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Transport

255. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the funding provided to the EV grant scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025 broken down by year, in tabular form. [31599/25]

Electric Vehicles

Pa Daly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Transport

256. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the number of EV grants that were provided in each of the years 2020 -2025 broken down by county, in tabular form. [31600/25]

Electric Vehicles

Pa Daly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Transport

261. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the number of driving test instructors in each of the years 2020 to 2025, by year, in tabular form. [31688/25]

Pa Daly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Transport

262. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated to driving test instructors in each of the years 2020 to 2025, by year, in tabular form. [31689/25]

Pa Daly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Transport

263. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the funding provided to the Connecting Ireland rural bus scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025, by year, in tabular form. [31690/25]

Pa Daly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Transport

264. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the funding provided to road maintenance in each of the years 2020 to 2025; and a breakdown of the funding provided to road improvement in each of the years 2020 to 2025, by year, in tabular form. [31691/25]

Pa Daly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Transport

265. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the average cost to establish a mobility hub. [31694/25]

Departmental Data

Pa Daly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Transport

266. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 312 and 313 of 20 May 2025, the funding allocated to expand the shared micromobility scheme. [31695/25]

Departmental Data

Pa Daly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Transport

267. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 312 and 313 of 20 May 2025, the estimated full- and first-year cost to operate a mobility hub. [31696/25]

Departmental Data

Pa Daly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Transport

268. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the funding that has been allocated to making public transport accessible in each of the years 2020 to 2025, by year, in tabular form. [31697/25]

Public Transport

Pa Daly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Transport

269. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to outline the steps taken to make public transport more accessible to people living with disabilities since 2020. [31698/25]

Public Transport

Pa Daly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Transport

271. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to outline the efforts made to progress the Navan rail line; the amount of funding allocated in each of the years 2020 to 2025, by year to progress this project, in tabular form. [31725/25]

Pa Daly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Transport

272. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the efforts made to progress the Western Rail Corridor; the amount of funding allocated in each of the years 2020 to 2025, by year to progress this project, in tabular form. [31726/25]

Pa Daly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Transport

273. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the efforts made to progress the A5 upgrade; the amount of funding allocated in each of the years 2020 to 2025, by year to progress this project, in tabular form. [31727/25]

Pa Daly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Transport

274. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the efforts made to progress the N2 upgrade; the amount of funding allocated in each of the years 2020 to 2025, by year to progress this project, in tabular form. [31728/25]

Pa Daly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Transport

275. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the efforts made to progress the recommendations of the all island strategic rail review; the amount of funding allocated in each of the years 2020 to 2025, by year, in tabular form, to progress its recommendations. [31729/25]

Pa Daly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Transport

276. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated to safe routes to school in each of the years 2020 – 2025, by year. [31730/25]

Departmental Funding

Pa Daly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Transport

277. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the first and full-year cost of operating a catering trolley on all train services where it is available, by service in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [31768/25]

Pa Daly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Transport

278. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the estimated / projected costs of all planned Luas and DART upgrades / expansions broken down by project. [31769/25]

Pa Daly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Transport

279. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to outline the funding allocated for EV grants for taxis; to outline the number of grants that have been provided, by county; to outline the average value of the grant, by county in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [31770/25]

Departmental Funding

Pa Daly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Transport

280. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated to improving cycling infrastructure in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [31771/25]

Departmental Funding

Pa Daly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Transport

281. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the number of flights that have departed in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [31773/25]

Departmental Data

Pa Daly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Finance

293. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance the cost to reverse the carbon tax increase for petrol and diesel, in each of the years 2020 to 2025, as well as the planned increase in 2026, in tabular form. [31585/25]