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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

  1. Ciarán Ahern
  2. Louis O'Hara
  3. Michael Cahill
  4. Barry Heneghan
  5. Roderic O'Gorman

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 5 Feb 2025 · to Environment
83. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way grants under the national retrofit plan will be revised to increase accessibility, in particular for older people, as outlined in the Programme for Government. [2924/25]
Energy Conservation
Pa Daly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Environment
84. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures the legislation to accelerate the roll-out of district heating systems; the measures this will contain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2925/25]
Energy Policy
Pa Daly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Environment
85. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way his Department is preparing to ensure that Ireland's energy system is better prepared in the face of weather events such as the recent Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2927/25]
Energy Infrastructure
Pa Daly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Environment
86. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of spending planned for retrofitting between now and 2030 as part of the revised national development plan and the national retrofit plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2929/25]
Energy Conservation
Pa Daly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Environment
101. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of the price rises for waste collection services; if he is aware that they price hikes surpass the rate of inflation and that the recycling per life charge is going up by 25 percent which is 18 times the rate of inflation; if he has engaged with the private waste collection company that is introducing these price hik…
Waste Management
Pa Daly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Environment
102. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of a report (details supplied); if his attention has been brought to recommendation 47, in which the Committee recommended that the national waste regulator oversee a new system of economic licensing, whereby exclusive licences are granted for specified geographic areas in order to extend coverage to as many househol…
Waste Management
Pa Daly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Transport
206. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the preparedness of Ireland's ports for the development of offshore wind; the way he plans to increase the number of ports that are ready for offshore wind; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2926/25]
Ports Policy
Pa Daly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Transport
240. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport when a catering trolley will be installed on the Tralee-Dublin train services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3548/25]
Public Transport
Pa Daly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Transport
241. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport when the works on the plaza in the Tralee train station will begin; when he anticipates they will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3549/25]
Rail Network
Pa Daly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Transport
242. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to report on the consultation on the N22 Farranfore to Killarney Project; if this project will go ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3550/25]
Road Projects
Pa Daly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Finance
274. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance to report on the work his Department is carrying out on climate finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2928/25]
Departmental Data
Pa Daly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Housing
565. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what measures he is taking to address invasive species in Killarney National Park (details supplied). [2134/25]
Invasive Species Policy
Pa Daly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Housing
566. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of the amount spent on addressing invasive species, broken down by national park, in each of the years from 2019 to date, in tabular form. [2135/25]
Invasive Species Policy
Pa Daly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Housing
567. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of the amount spent on addressing rhododendron species, broken down by national park, in each of the years 2019 to date, in tabular form. [2136/25]
Invasive Species Policy
Pa Daly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Housing
573. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to report on the implementation of the Ministerial Action Plan on Planning Resources; if each of the five working groups (details supplied) has been formally established; the number of times each working group has met since it was established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2220/25]
Planning Issues
Pa Daly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Social
643. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive a decision on a carer’s allowance appeal in respect of their spouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2302/25]
Social Welfare Eligibility
Pa Daly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Justice
783. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the current number of Garda reserves; how many of these are waiting to be trained; the average wait time between when they are recruited and when they begin training; the average wait time between when they are recruited and when they complete training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2275/25]
An Garda Síochána
Pa Daly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Justice
784. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the measures he will take to increase Garda reserve intake beyond the current intake annually; the annual planned increase, as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2276/25]
An Garda Síochána
Pa Daly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Justice
785. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the commitment to increase the Garda training allowance; how much this increase will be; what it will be benchmarked against; and the expected timeline for delivery. [2277/25]
An Garda Síochána
Pa Daly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Justice
786. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice further to the commitment in the Programme for Government to increased commitment at Templemore, what new measures will be taken to increase capacity; the current capacity; what he expects it to increase to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2278/25]
An Garda Síochána
Pa Daly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Justice
787. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the number of refuge spaces in the years 2019 to date; the number of refuge spaces per county in the years 2019 to date; the number of refuge-space closures in the corresponding timeframe, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2282/25]
Domestic Violence
Pa Daly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Justice
788. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if he will report on the Programme for Government and the commitment to explore the possibility of requiring social media companies and online communication platforms to provide An Garda Síochána with information they have on their platforms relating to the supply of illegal drugs; the measures that will be taken to explore same; the timeline for a conclusion to be r…
Drug Dealing
Pa Daly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Justice
789. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the measures he will take to expand prison capacity such as alternatives to prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2285/25]
Prison Service
Pa Daly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Justice
790. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if consideration has been given to the formation of a special, expert committee to consult on the delivery of sentencing guidelines for a particular crime area within a certain timeframe; if any additional measures will be taken on sentencing together with the measures outlined in the draft Programme for Government sentencing guidelines; and if he will make a stateme…
Sentencing Policy
Pa Daly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Justice
791. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice regarding the commitment to examine the introduction of a specific offence to assaulting a retail worker, whether this proposal has been modelled after best practice in other countries; when he expects this conclusion will be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2317/25]
Sentencing Policy