Senator Mark Daly reports…

The Peninsula in Kenmare for a public park for the people.
Prior to Christmas I had another meeting with the Minister for the Office of Public works in Dublin and with the officials involved in NAMA.
The Minister again stated his support for the lands at the Peninsula in Kenmare being put into a Public Park for the People. Kerry county council official are continuing discussions with the receivers on a number of issues.

Minster for Disabilities visits St Mary of the Angels. Beaufort.
On January 11th the Minster for Disability visited St Mary of the Angels, Beaufort to meet with public representatives to discuss the changes needed to the governments policy when it comes to the services provided at Beaufort. I will keep making representations on this issue for those who require the service and support.

Electronic tagging of re-offenders proposed to reduce road deaths.
Out of the 15,000 disqualified drivers in Ireland, 12,000 of these still hold their driving licenses and are driving on our roads. The current relaxed approach has led to the deaths of 500 people on our roads at the hands of disqualified drivers. I have proposed that the most known dangerous drivers to the Gardai and likely to re-offend should be electronically tagged and stopped should they attempt to drive. Serious action such as this needs to taken in order to save lives.

Senator Daly receives approval for public consultation by Senate on Amhrán na bhFiann
The purpose of the public consultation is to invite submissions from interested parties or citizens to consider the most appropriate way for the State to treat the National Anthem. When copyright expired in 2012, Fine Gael gave a strong commitment to act on the issue. However, despite many attempts by me and other members of Seanad Éireann to force them into acting, they have done nothing to protect this important anthem. The lack of strict copyright in place for the national anthem has left this important state symbol exposed. Other countries have ensured that their national anthems continue to be protected by copyright. It’s important that we take similar measures to protect Amhrán na bhFiann.

Need assistance with your passport?
Due to a surge in demand the average issuance time for passports has been extended to at least 17 days for even an express passport application. If you plan on travelling in the near future please submit your application with all documentation well in advance of travelling.
If you are travelling unexpectedly (e.g. bereavement) and do not have a valid passport we recommend making a Rapid Renewal Passport Appointment in the Dublin Passport Office. This appointment can be booked online on the Passport Office website. New appointments for this emergency booking open up at 12.30pm each working day however always book out extremely quickly so we advise to be ready to book at exactly when they open.
If you have any questions regarding your passport application please feel free to contact my office on 01 618 3830or email me at Mark.Daly@oireachtas.ie.

Kenmare street lighting fixed in time for Christmas.
Back in December I was speaking on Radio Kerry discussing the issue of 16 broken public lights in Kenmare. Having made a few calls the contractors were on the job and most have now been fixed. If you have any issues with broken streets light please get in touch with Kerry County Council or myself.

Clinics.
I am currently holding clinics alongside local T.D. John BrassiI every second Friday of the month. If you have any issues you would like assistance with these clinics are being held in Sean Daly’s office 34 Henry Street, please call my mobile or T.D. John Brassil’s office to arrange a time that suits.

If you have any queries call my mobile on 086 803 2612 or email me at Mark.Daly@oireachtas.ieand I will do m

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