185. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 66442/26, regarding a school (details supplied), the further practical assistance can be provided where the school has been unable to secure a suitable School Meals provider despite contacting local and national providers; and whether an alternative arrangement can be facilitated where the local meals on wheels provider has already confirmed it cannot provide the service. [70877/26]
401. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has considered providing a reduction or payment assistance in relation to domestic waste charges for disabled people particularly to persons who have excess charges because they suffer from incontinence or other similar issues that incur extra waste disposal charges. [70100/26]
400. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has met with the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to discuss supports for those living with disabilities for waste disposal; the dates on which these meetings took places; the conclusions that were reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70101/26]
32. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether consideration will be given to reviewing the pre-2006 eligibility requirement under the warmer homes scheme, given that a person whose home was built in 2007 may otherwise meet the qualifying criteria but is excluded solely on the basis of the year the property was built. [70186/26]
29. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 2954/24, the number of local authorities that have a waste disposal waiver scheme in place; if he does not have this information, the reason; the options that are available to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70098/26]
28. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the waste disposal waiver scheme for people living with disabilities; if he has met with the Minister for Social Protection to discuss additional measures his Department can provide in the absence of this waive; the conclusions that were reached; the dates on which these meetings does place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70099/26]
610. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the assistance available to a person (details supplied) who does not hold a medical card or GP visit card and has been unable to register with a GP despite repeated attempts over five years who now requires medical support for significant mental health difficulties; and whether the HSE can assist him in accessing a GP. [70172/26]
471. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current status of a family reunification application in respect of a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in reaching a decision given the length of time since the application was submitted; if the application can be urgently reviewed in light of the serious protection concerns affecting the applicant’s children currently in Pakistan and the reported risk of forced return to Afghanistan; and when a decision is expected. [70674/26]
378. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ask Met Éireann to examine whether the existing weather monitoring network adequately captures localised wind speeds and severe weather conditions in the Laune Valley and Killorglin area, particularly given the surrounding mountainous topography. [70609/26]
375. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration will be given to installing an automatic weather station or other appropriate monitoring equipment in the lower foothills of the MacGillycuddy’s Reeks, County Kerry to improve monitoring of local wind conditions in the Laune Valley and Killorglin area. [70613/26]
257. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding streams available to post-primary schools seeking to undertake exterior repainting and improvement works; and whether funding may be available to a school (details supplied) seeking to undertake such works to improve the exterior of its building and school environment. [70475/26]
66. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the tax compliance checks undertaken by the National Transport Authority before granting, renewing or maintaining a dispatch operator licence; whether licensed dispatch operators are required to demonstrate that their Irish tax affairs are fully up to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70249/26]
65. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied that the regulatory framework governing the SPSV sector is being determined by the National Transport Authority in the public interest rather than being shaped by the corporate structures and business models of large international platform operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70266/26]
64. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the steps being taken to ensure that the growth of app-based dispatch operators does not undermine the ability of the National Transport Authority to regulate the SPSV sector independently and in the interests of drivers, passengers and the wider public. [70267/26]
63. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Authority has examined the possibility of requiring licensed dispatch operators, as a condition of licensing, to implement systems that ensure tax liabilities arising from platform commissions or dispatch charges are dealt with directly and transparently rather than being left to individual drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70258/26]
62. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Authority considers it has sufficient statutory powers to impose licence conditions relating to tax-compliance arrangements between dispatch operators and drivers; and if not, the legislative amendments would be required to provide such powers. [70259/26]
61. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if the ongoing National Transport Authority review of dispatch operator regulations is examining the tax compliance implications arising from platform-based dispatch services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70261/26]
60. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if the issue of VAT reverse-charge obligations on SPSV drivers forms part of the current review of dispatch operator regulations being undertaken by the National Transport Authority; whether submissions raising this matter have been received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70263/26]
59. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if consideration is being given, as part of the dispatch operator review, to placing greater regulatory obligations on app-based dispatch platforms to assist drivers in meeting tax compliance requirements; and the proposals under consideration. [70264/26]
398. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the ‘before we die’ campaign; her thoughts on the issue; if she has met with other representative / advocacy groups to discuss the issue; if she has met with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to address the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69701/26]
352. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of an issue (details supplied); the measures he is taking to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69698/26]
328. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when applicants for the basic income for the arts scheme expect to be notified of the outcome of the selection process; when the first payments are expected to actually reach successful applicants; and if he will commit that payments will begin by the end of 2026. [69630/26]
345. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the commitment to introduce solar planning guidelines in the Programme for Government; the timeline for delivery; if guidelines will be delivered by the end of 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65940/26]
148. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on planning guidelines for onshore renewables, including when the onshore wind delivery guidelines will be delivered, as well as the commitment in the Programme for Government to introduce solar planning guidelines; whether they will be delivered in 2027; and to provide a projected timeline for delivery. [69374/26]
65. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the assessment that has been made of the impact of climate change on global food security; and the role Ireland is playing in international efforts to address this challenge. [69366/26]
19. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether concerns about energy affordability and security are being raised in Ireland's international engagements on digital investment and data centre development. [69367/26]
210. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 132 of 16 September 2026, to report on each of the dates his officials met with energy suppliers broken down by energy supplier and the dates on which the meetings were held; to outline if minutes were taken at the meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68294/26]
717. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to address prolonged waiting times in the emergency department at University Hospital Kerry; the current staffing and bed capacity within the emergency department; whether additional staffing, bed and diagnostic capacity is planned; and the measures being taken to reduce delays in diagnostic imaging and the reporting of results for emergency department patients. [68257/26]
706. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if she will clarify whether there are plans to offer permanent or fixed-term employment opportunities to persons currently on the HSE staff bank in County Kerry. [68132/26]
552. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the research, analysis or comparative assessment was undertaken by his Department in determining that the qualifying period of reckonable residence for naturalisation should be increased from five years to eight years; and if an assessment was carried out of the potential impact of this change on persons already lawfully resident in the State. [68191/26]
199. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the roll out of light rail; to provide an update on the delivery over the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter . [67301/26]
185. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding greenways; to provide an update on the Listowel to Tralee delivery; to report on a projected timeline for delivery; and whether this will be delivered in the next 12 months. [67306/26]
141. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport further to PQ64566/26 of 16 September 2026, to provide the report (details supplied); the proportion that are new services; the proportion that are enhancements; the number he expects will actually be delivered given a similar list contained in the submission for budget 2026; if the Government will commit to providing the resources to deliver these 140 new services and enhancements; if there are specific projects that will be prioritised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67302/26]
140. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to report on accessibility on public transport; if he is aware of concerns that many bus stops and train platforms remain inaccessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67308/26]
134. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the new projected costs for MetroLink, if he will commit to delivering MetroLink within this new projected cost, if he will commit to equivalent ambition and resourcing for public transport projects outside of Dublin over the same period, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67303/26]
118. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 219 of 16 September 2026, the child fares that will be reduced as stated in the response; if he anticipates that the fare hikes on public transport will lead to a reduction in the use of public transport as reported by the National Transport Authority, NTA, at the Oireachtas committee hearing on 16 September 2026; if he has considered reversing these proposed hikes; if there will be any other changes to fares as part of budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter [67278/26]
11. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport further to PQ64566/26 of 16 September 2026, to provide the report (details supplied) including timelines for projected delivery and cost; the proportion which are new services and the proportion that are enhancements; the number he expects will actually be delivered given a similar list contained in the submission for budget 2026, in tabular form; if the Government will commit to providing the resources to deliver these 140 new services and enhancements; if there specific projects that will be prioritised; and if he will make a statement on the matter [67281/26]
108. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on the revenue generated from the cap on market revenues; to provide a breakdown on the revenue that has been spent; the amount that remains; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67005/26]
490. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether consideration will be given to providing a redress mechanism for persons who were boarded out as children and who are not eligible for existing redress schemes, including the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; and the engagement has taken place with representatives of boarded-out survivors regarding their exclusion from existing schemes. [66447/26]
419. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to consider an application for a family reunification for family members (details supplied) given they are Gazan refugees and have been considered refugees by UNRWA. [66393/26]
385. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the assistance that can be provided to a school (details supplied) in a rural Gaeltacht area that is unable to access the hot school meals programme because it has been unable to secure a catering provider; and the measures available to ensure that small rural and Gaeltacht schools are not excluded from the programme due to difficulties securing a provider. [66442/26]
379. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the income supports available to people who are unable to work, or whose capacity to work is significantly reduced, as a result of long Covid; and whether consideration has been given to the particular long-term financial impact of long Covid on affected individuals. [66317/26]