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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
Show as a table
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 Oral 4 Mar 2025 · to Transport
94. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to make electric vehicles more accessible to rural motorists. [9453/25]
Pa Daly Oral 4 Mar 2025 · to Transport
95. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on service level requirements for private operators on public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9454/25]
Pa Daly Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Transport
129. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to address the phenomenon of ghost buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9420/25]
Pa Daly Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Transport
138. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to address the backlog in driving tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9424/25]
Pa Daly Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Transport
143. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the steps being taken to progress the big river walk, Tralee, the Tralee to Listowel greenway and the south Kerry greenway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9421/25]
Pa Daly Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Transport
154. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to address road safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9422/25]
Pa Daly Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Transport
155. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport when collision data will be available to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9423/25]
Pa Daly Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Environment
204. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the final element of the energy security review (details supplied); when the conclusions of the review will be published; the appropriate policy and legislative measures that have been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9007/25]
Pa Daly Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Environment
206. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide an update on the analysis on alternatives to a strategic gas reverse facility (details supplied); when this work will be published; if there will be a consultation on its findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9032/25]
Pa Daly Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Transport
252. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the level of funding that was allocated to regional and local roads; the amount that was drawn down for roads in each of the years 2019 to 2025, by county, in tabular form. [9313/25]
Pa Daly Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Housing
451. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the Marine Protected Areas Bill; if he intends to continue with the approach taken last term or if he plans to take a new approach; if the previously identified technical issues with the Bill remain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9668/25]
Pa Daly Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Education
52. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education the measures to improve access to school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8534/25]
Pa Daly Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Education
53. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education her efforts to accommodate students with special educational needs in Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8533/25]
Pa Daly Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Social
116. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the efforts the Government is taking to assist victims of recent extreme weather events in Kerry, such as the extreme flooding in November 2024 and the more recent storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8530/25]
Pa Daly Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Environment
166. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how the Government defines energy poverty; the measures being taken to tackle energy poverty; the number of persons living in energy poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8529/25]
Pa Daly Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Environment
66. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes retrofitted to a BER B2 standard or higher in each of the Government’s schemes, broken down by scheme, in each year from 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8628/25]
Pa Daly Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Transport
79. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the promised recruitment of 70 additional driving test instructors, as promised in September 2024; if these positions have been filled; if he will provide an updated timeline of progress to fill these positions, including the expected completion date of the recruitment process. [8310/25]
Pa Daly Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Enterprise
121. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 241 of 11 February 2025, if he will consider introducing the Co-operative Societies Bill 2022 as a priority, such that eligible smaller co-ops could avoid an audit fee for the 2025 financial year. [8570/25]
Pa Daly Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Social
203. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for an urgent needs payments in Kerry, by reason, in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, respectively, in tabular form. [8531/25]
Pa Daly Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Social
204. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection for social protection to report on the rural social scheme; how many people access this scheme per county; what is the level of payment, broken down per county, in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8532/25]
Pa Daly Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Taoiseach
70. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Taoiseach for an update on the actions incomplete, pending or not yet progressed as part of the various climate action plans from 2021 to date; if he expects these actions to be completed in 2025; and if any action will not be progressed as part of the new Programme for Government. [4387/25]
Pa Daly Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Taoiseach
176. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Environment and Climate Change will next meet. [7578/25]
Pa Daly Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Taoiseach
177. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [7579/25]
Pa Daly Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Environment
196. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the date on which he first received notification of Bord na Móna’s intention to sell Bord na Móna recycling; the protections that are in place for those employed at Bord na Móna recycling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7186/25]
Pa Daly Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Environment
197. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the dates in 2024 on which his Department has received each of the 2023 audited financial statements and 2023 annual reports from each State agency under the remit of his Department, in tabular form; if he has received any of the 2024 audited financial statements and 2024 annual reports; and if he will make a statement on the matte…