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Tue, 30 Nov 2021
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Home Care Packages
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
710. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for approval of a home care application; the level of delayed discharges from Letterkenny University Hospital while waiting on a home care package or community bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59009/21]
Tue, 30 Nov 2021
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Hospital Facilities
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
711. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of community hospital beds in County Donegal available to patients on discharge from acute hospitals; if he plans to increase community bed capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59010/21]
Thu, 25 Nov 2021
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School Staff
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
259. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education if she has plans to address the problems faced by primary schools in securing temporary cover for teachers who may be unable to attend the classroom due to illness, close contacts to Covid-19 cases or for other reasons. [58148/21]
Thu, 25 Nov 2021
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Schools Building Projects
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
260. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education if the three school campuses in Buncrana, County Donegal would be suitable for an accelerated build programme in view of the long delay in securing a suitable site and the very urgent need to relocate pupils from schools (details supplied) in County Donegal. [58149/21]
Tue, 16 Nov 2021
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Fisheries Protection
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
153. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will publish the scientific basis for the proposal that is to be put to him to introduce a conservation by law prohibiting a person from taking, or attempting to take, an arctic char salvelinus alpinus by means of a fishery engine or rod and line from the waters of the State and to prohibit killing, retention or possession of arctic char. [55700/21]
Tue, 16 Nov 2021
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Traveller Community
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
410. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will restore the budget for a group (details supplied). [55704/21]
Tue, 16 Nov 2021
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Cancer Research
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
606. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has carried out investigations as to the cause of the high number of deaths from cancer over recent years in Newtowncunningham, County Donegal and Cloontagh, Clonmany, County Donegal; and if not, if the HSE is planning to do an investigation. [55924/21]
Tue, 16 Nov 2021
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Disability Services
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
607. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of respite beds available in the Inishowen peninsula, County Donegal for adults with disabilities; and if the HSE plans to increase the bed numbers. [55925/21]
Tue, 16 Nov 2021
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Hospital Services
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
619. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 742 of 19 October 2021, when the referred response will issue from the HSE. [55978/21]
Tue, 16 Nov 2021
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Fishing Industry
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
670. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of Irish vessels in the polyvalent, general trawl and seine net segments; and the gross tonnages and kilowatts for the separate categories of vessels of 12 to 18, 18 to 24 and 24 to 40 metres, respectively in tabular form. [55693/21]
Thu, 11 Nov 2021
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Defective Building Materials
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
87. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to implement the motion passed unanimously by Dáil Éireann on 15 June 2021, calling on the Government to deliver 100% redress for the families that have been devastated by mica and pyrite in the concrete blocks in their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54431/21]
Tue, 9 Nov 2021
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Defective Building Materials
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
88. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Finance the communication he has had or meetings he has held with retail banks and insurance companies with respect to contributions through levies or otherwise to a 100% redress scheme for homes affected by defective concrete blocks as a result of MICA and pyrite; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54424/21]
Tue, 9 Nov 2021
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Disability Services
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
635. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the disability respite services that are currently available in Inishowen, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54533/21]
Tue, 9 Nov 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
636. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the reason a service (details supplied) was still operating until recently on a reduced two-day service despite Covid-19 restrictions being lifted; the reason it is currently closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54534/21]
Tue, 9 Nov 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
637. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the resources that have been put in place to support the families that are unable to avail of the day services at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54535/21]
Tue, 9 Nov 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
638. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the measures that have been put in place to address the staff shortages in a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54536/21]
Tue, 9 Nov 2021
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Fishing Industry
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
709. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will publish the recently concluded survey by the Marine Institute on brown crab stock in coastal waters here; and if he will request the Marine Institute to meet with brown crab fishermen representatives to discuss this survey and their proposals for sustaining the stock. [54259/21]
Tue, 9 Nov 2021
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Fishing Industry
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
710. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will set out the parameters and methodology used by the Marine Institute when it conducted a recent marine survey on brown crab stock in coastal waters here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54260/21]
Tue, 9 Nov 2021
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Fishing Industry
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
711. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the organisation or body that is responsible for overseeing standards and quality in brown crab for sale in Ireland and overseas; the way these standards are enforced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54261/21]
Tue, 9 Nov 2021
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Fishing Industry
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
716. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has developed or is developing a strategy to support sustainable and eco-friendly inshore fishing; the grant funding that is available; if he has engaged with fishing representative organisations on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54462/21]
Tue, 9 Nov 2021
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Harbours and Piers
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
717. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding that is available from his Department to fund pre-dredging works at Helvick Head Pier, County Waterford such as for an environmental impact assessment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54463/21]
Tue, 9 Nov 2021
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Fishing Industry
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
718. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will release the proposed terms for acceptance into the temporary and permanent tie-up and cessation schemes suggested in the recently published report of the Seafood Sector Task Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54464/21]
Tue, 9 Nov 2021
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Harbours and Piers
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
719. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will release to this Deputy the most recent development plans devised by his Department for a harbour extension at Dunmore East, County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54465/21]
Tue, 9 Nov 2021
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Fishing Industry
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
720. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to allow the inshore fishing fleet to diversify its fishing opportunities away from over reliance on non-quota shellfish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54466/21]
Tue, 9 Nov 2021
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Fishing Industry
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
721. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to create additional educational and training opportunities including apprenticeships for young persons to enter the fishing industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54467/21]
Thu, 4 Nov 2021
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Visa Applications
Pádraig MacLochlainn
335. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice if she will grant a visitor’s visa in respect of a person (details supplied) to visit with their ill child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53794/21]
Wed, 3 Nov 2021
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Cabinet Committees
Pádraig MacLochlainn
7. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee which deals with marine and fishing will next meet. [47859/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Healthcare Policy
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
806. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if the Northern Ireland planned healthcare scheme in its current model in providing healthcare will extend beyond 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52097/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Special Areas of Conservation
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
1227. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that public access to Estat Mhic Manusa, the Coillte managed forest at Rossylongan, Donegal Town and its status as a special area of conservation will be reinstated as soon as possible. [52922/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Harbours and Piers
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
1240. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the completion works for the breakwater at Greencastle Harbour, County Donegal; and when the works will be completed. [52939/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Harbours and Piers
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
1241. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Donegal County Council has contacted his office or his Department in relation to the need for urgent investment and urgent improvement works at Rathmullan Pier, County Donegal. [52940/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Fishing Industry
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
1242. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Iceland, Norway, and the Faroe Islands have not availed of the quota of bluefin tuna allocated to them by ICAAT in recent years; and if he will engage with his European counterparts and these three countries and territories to work towards a reasonable and sustainable quota of bluefin tuna being allocated to Irish inshore fishermen to allow them to diversify from the limited number of species they are presently allowed to fish and to reflect the abundance of this predatory species that is being reported around the coast. [52941/21]
Tue, 2 Nov 2021
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Fishing Industry
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
1243. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of fish quota in the Irish EEZ that has been allocated to the fishing fleets of EU member states who joined the EU in the past two decades; and the way this allocation corresponds with the relative stability justification for the huge quota of fish in the Irish EEZ that has been allocated to the fishing fleets of other EU member states since the accession of Ireland to the EU in the 1970s. [52946/21]
Thu, 21 Oct 2021
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Public Transport
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
166. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will give priority in the forthcoming all-island rail review to a rail link of quality between Derry and Letterkenny, which are centres with a very high commuter interchange, that would enable further potential growth in the future onto the west of Ireland rather than light rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51841/21]
Tue, 19 Oct 2021
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Hospital Facilities
Pádraig MacLochlainn
108. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if he will deliver a joint diabetes centre of excellence at Letterkenny University Hospital and Sligo University Hospital as called for by diabetes campaigners in the region. [50616/21]
Tue, 19 Oct 2021
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Hospital Services
Pádraig MacLochlainn
145. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the budget allocated to Letterkenny University Hospital, the 13th highest in the State, does not reflect on the fact that the hospital is the sixth largest in the State based on inpatient numbers; and the action he plans to take to address this imbalance. [50617/21]
Tue, 19 Oct 2021
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Defective Building Materials
Pádraig MacLochlainn
241. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the State organisation that assumed responsibility for ensuring the quality of concrete blocks from the Institute for Industrial Research and Standards after it was merged with the National Board for Science and Technology to form Eolas in 1988 and then Forbairt in 1993. [50457/21]
Tue, 19 Oct 2021
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Hospital Staff
Pádraig MacLochlainn
735. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of doctors and nurses working in the community ophthalmology service in County Donegal in each of the years 2001 to 2021, in tabular form. [50486/21]
Tue, 19 Oct 2021
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Hospital Staff
Pádraig MacLochlainn
736. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of doctors and nurses working in the ophthalmology service at Letterkenny University Hospital in each of the years 2001 to 2021, in tabular form. [50487/21]
Tue, 19 Oct 2021
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Hospital Staff
Pádraig MacLochlainn
737. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of administrative and secretarial staff working in the ophthalmology service at Letterkenny University Hospital in each of the years 2001 to 2021, in tabular form. [50488/21]
Tue, 19 Oct 2021
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Hospital Services
Pádraig MacLochlainn
738. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the numbers of patients in County Donegal on the waiting list for the community ophthalmology service. [50489/21]
Tue, 19 Oct 2021
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Pádraig MacLochlainn
739. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of patients in County Donegal on the waiting list for the ophthalmology service at Letterkenny University Hospital. [50490/21]
Tue, 19 Oct 2021
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Hospital Services
Pádraig MacLochlainn
740. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the interim arrangements that have been put in place at the Letterkenny University Hospital community ophthalmic service in view of all three physicians having left the facility. [50491/21]
Tue, 19 Oct 2021
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Hospital Services
Pádraig MacLochlainn
741. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a full service will be restored at the Letterkenny University Hospital community ophthalmic service. [50492/21]
Tue, 19 Oct 2021
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Hospital Services
Pádraig MacLochlainn
742. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the protocols that were in place at the Letterkenny University Hospital community ophthalmic service on 24 August 24 2021 when a person (details supplied) requiring urgent care was referred to Sligo University Hospital; the protocols that were in place at Sligo University Hospital ophthalmic service on 24 August 2021 that failed to deal with the patient until 8.30 pm; the reason the patient who had to endure a 200km journey back to north County Donegal on 24 August 2021 due to the fact the phlebotomy department at Sligo University Hospital was closed at 8.30pm; if on the morning of 24 August 2021 there were three physicians on duty at the Letterkenny University Hospital campus, when the patient was advised to travel onwards to Sligo University Hospital due to the fact no physician was available; and the protocols that were in place at Letterkenny University Hospital ophthalmic services that allowed the above patient to be denied access to a physician given that the patient had eye inflammation and was in pain. [50493/21]
Tue, 19 Oct 2021
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Hospital Services
Pádraig MacLochlainn
743. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the level of ophthalmic service is in accordance with best health practice for the community of north County Donegal, where many of the patients are over 200 kilometres from Sligo Hospital. [50494/21]
Tue, 19 Oct 2021
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Aquaculture Industry
Pádraig MacLochlainn
937. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of the funding required to resource the proposals in the report of the Seafood Task Force that will be allocated from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund as opposed to the European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund. [51205/21]
Tue, 19 Oct 2021
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Aquaculture Industry
Pádraig MacLochlainn
938. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the proposals in the report of the Seafood Task Force will be resourced after the sunset clause for the Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund of 31 December 2023 is implemented. [51206/21]
Tue, 19 Oct 2021
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Fishing Industry
Pádraig MacLochlainn
939. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the additional arrangements that will be introduced at piers and harbours around the coast to allow fish landings to be facilitated if a new control plan for fish landings is not approved by the European Commission soon. [51207/21]
Tue, 19 Oct 2021
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Fishing Industry
Pádraig MacLochlainn
940. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if in the absence of a new control plan for fish landings not being approved by the European Commission, if a peri plan or interim arrangements will be introduced in order that fish landings can be facilitated under control and to allow for in-factory weighing. [51208/21]
Wed, 13 Oct 2021
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Hospital Services
Pádraig MacLochlainn
214. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 633 of 15 September 2021, when a response will issue (details supplied). [50000/21]
Wed, 13 Oct 2021
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pádraig MacLochlainn
216. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be rescheduled for a recently cancelled procedure in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50004/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Departmental Consultations
Pádraig MacLochlainn
54. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the serious concerns of concerned communities regarding the limitations of the consultation being carried out by his Department on the subject of mining; and if he will proactively engage and listen to the representative groups from those concerned communities in which mining licences are currently being considered. [49779/21]
Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Rail Network
Pádraig MacLochlainn
85. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport his vision for the way in which the communities from the south-west area, the west and on to counties Sligo, Donegal and Derry can be connected by rail; and his plans to advance this vision. [49487/21]
Thu, 7 Oct 2021
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Youth Services
Pádraig MacLochlainn
300. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the submission from an organisation (details supplied) with its business plan for the reinvigoration of the voluntary clubs network across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48850/21]
Tue, 5 Oct 2021
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Fisheries Protection
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
113. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will publish any data his Department obtained on numbers of salmon present in Irish waters over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47820/21]
Tue, 5 Oct 2021
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Tax Reliefs
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
173. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Finance if he has plans to introduce tax reduction measures for the Irish fishing industry that would allow expenses such as harbour fees, ice plant fees and slip off fees for paint and repair to be written off against annual tax returns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47824/21]
Tue, 5 Oct 2021
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Wildlife Protection
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
272. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the most recent study that has been carried out by his Department on the seal population in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47819/21]
Tue, 5 Oct 2021
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Fishing Industry
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
273. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans, including timelines, for the establishment of the seafood working group which is planned to be a compensatory body to oversee any disruption caused to fishing livelihoods as a result of the designation of marine protected areas and installation of renewable energy sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47826/21]
Tue, 5 Oct 2021
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Maritime Jurisdiction
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
274. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when it can be expected that his Department will establish the maritime area regulatory authority that will be an important requirement of the Marine Area Planning Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47827/21]
Tue, 5 Oct 2021
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Consular Services
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
350. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent of the consular assistance that he and his officials have provided to the family of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48154/21]
Tue, 5 Oct 2021
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Work Permits
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
525. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice the number of visas that were issued in the past five years including location and country of origin for the fishing industry in tabular form; the engagements her office has had with the fishing industry to determine future requirements for foreign workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47828/21]
Tue, 5 Oct 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
626. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when the EU Digital Covid certificate will be made available for Irish citizens vaccinated outside of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47757/21]
Tue, 5 Oct 2021
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Registration of Nurses
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
643. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when the nursing registration will be completed in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47877/21]
Tue, 5 Oct 2021
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Common Fisheries Policy
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
750. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the Common Fisheries Control programmes under articles 60 and 61 of EU Council regulations that allow non-Irish registered European vessels to land their fishing catches at Irish ports without any checks being carried out by the SFPA and in which responsibility for checks is laid upon their home countries once they return; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47817/21]
Tue, 5 Oct 2021
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Aquaculture Industry
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
751. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of aquaculture licences issued by his Department in the past 20 years by location and any transfer of ownerships that have occurred in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47818/21]
Tue, 5 Oct 2021
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Inshore Fisheries
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
752. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to examine diversification options for inshore fishermen, for example, spur dog which is being reported in increased numbers along the coast; if the Marine Institute will work with inshore fishermen to ascertain to establish those current numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47821/21]
Tue, 5 Oct 2021
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Fisheries Protection
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
753. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish the rationale and the data available to him that will close the crayfish fishery off the south coast for 2021 to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47822/21]
Tue, 5 Oct 2021
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Inshore Fisheries
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
754. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to review the allocation of species such as mackerel and herring to inshore fishermen. [47823/21]
Tue, 5 Oct 2021
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Fishing Industry
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
755. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the tonnage of prawn catch currently available to the fishing fleet of each member state in the EU in tabular form; if he will seek to negotiate a higher share in future negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47825/21]
Tue, 28 Sep 2021
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Defective Building Materials
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
132. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the final submission by persons (details supplied) to the defective blocks working group that he established in June 2021. [46012/21]
Tue, 28 Sep 2021
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National Broadband Plan
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
213. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the projected percentage of homes in the National Broadband Plan intervention areas that will be connected to fibre broadband under the plan in each county in each of the years 2021 to 2025, in tabular form. [45989/21]
Tue, 28 Sep 2021
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National Broadband Plan
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
215. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the projected percentage of homes in the National Broadband Plan interventions areas that will be connected to fibre broadband under the plan in each county in each of the years 2021 to 2025, in tabular form. [46018/21]
Tue, 28 Sep 2021
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National Broadband Plan
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
222. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will meet with a cross party delegation of county councillors and members of the Houses of the Oireachtas from County Donegal to discuss serious concerns regarding the current timeframe for delivering high speed fibre broadband under the National Broadband Plan to the thousands of homes still not connected in the county; and if his office will liaise with Donegal County Council to confirm such a meeting at the earliest opportunity. [46342/21]
Tue, 28 Sep 2021
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Electric Vehicles
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
259. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport the number of public power points for electric vehicles in County Donegal; the locations of same; and his plans to increase this number. [46343/21]
Tue, 28 Sep 2021
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Departmental Schemes
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
534. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will facilitate a meeting with a service (details supplied) and with Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas from County Donegal to discuss serious concerns in relation to the ongoing failure of the Government and State agencies to adequately resource the vital service which has been provided for many years. [46531/21]
Tue, 28 Sep 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
807. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the costs involved for the use of a hotel (details supplied) by the HSE since the Covid-19 pandemic to date; the services that were provided for those costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46672/21]
Tue, 28 Sep 2021
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Harbours and Piers
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
840. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will provide the €3 million urgently required by Donegal County Council to upgrade the pier at Rathmullan, County Donegal. [46001/21]
Tue, 28 Sep 2021
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Maritime Safety
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
841. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the new sea survival centre at the National Fisheries School, Greencastle, County Donegal; and when this will be delivered. [46002/21]
Thu, 23 Sep 2021
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Tax Code
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
203. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Finance the plans he has to change the restrictive tax rules which can inflict a double tax on cross-Border workers who are based in Ireland, particularly when the temporary Covid-19 waiver on these rules ends in January 2022, in order to ensure that thousands of cross-Border workers do not face a financial penalty by seeking to work from home. [45767/21]
Thu, 23 Sep 2021
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Healthcare Policy
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
314. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when the Sláintecare project on the development of a national diabetes register will recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45757/21]
Thu, 23 Sep 2021
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Healthcare Policy
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
315. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health his views on the need for a national diabetes register; the reason there is no current register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45758/21]
Tue, 21 Sep 2021
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Special Educational Needs
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
388. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education when the decision on the appeal for SNA allocation for a school (details supplied) will be forthcoming; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45148/21]
Thu, 16 Sep 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
300. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health his plans to issue Irish citizens who are resident in Northern Ireland and who have been fully vaccinated for Covid-19 by the NHS with an EU Digital COVID Certificate. [44361/21]
Wed, 15 Sep 2021
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Hospital Services
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
633. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health his plans to reinstate ophthalmic services at Letterkenny University Hospital to complement the community ophthalmic services in County Donegal. [43480/21]
Wed, 15 Sep 2021
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Hospital Services
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
634. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of doctors on duty at Letterkenny University Hospital from 10pm to 7am, seven days a week in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [43481/21]
Wed, 15 Sep 2021
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Health Services
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
635. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of women currently awaiting a cervical screening test or smear test in County Donegal. [43482/21]
Wed, 15 Sep 2021
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Hospital Services
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
636. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a recommendation by a person (details supplied); if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that in the Critical Care Strategic Plan 2020 and HSE National Service Plan 2021 there was no mention of development in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will ask for a review of these plans given the plan increases critical care beds from 255 to 446 an increase of 191 beds in Dublin, Limerick and Cork and not one for the northwest. [43483/21]
Thu, 9 Sep 2021
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Tax Code
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
220. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has carried out research to examine the revenue raised by other states from the issuing of personalised number plates and vehicle registration plates; and if he has plans to introduce such a system here. [43054/21]
Thu, 9 Sep 2021
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Brexit Supports
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
254. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the overall amount of the Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund for Ireland; the percentage of this to be allocated to the seafood sector in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42827/21]
Thu, 9 Sep 2021
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Fishing Industry
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
480. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of negotiations with the British government to reinstate access for the Irish fishing fleet to the waters around Rockall. [43162/21]
Thu, 9 Sep 2021
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Northern Ireland
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
481. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of negotiations with the British government on the jurisdiction of Lough Foyle; and if his attention has been drawn to the detrimental impact to the management of this key resource caused by the ongoing jurisdictional dispute over Lough Foyle which is still unresolved 23 years after the Good Friday Agreement. [43163/21]
Thu, 9 Sep 2021
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Dental Services
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
1434. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the reason the medical card scheme does not cover the cost of dental care for 12 to 16-year-olds; and if he has plans to change same. [43053/21]
Thu, 9 Sep 2021
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Fishing Industry
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
1591. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of financial support or revenue compensating package that the State will provide to the fish processing sector in Ireland to compensate for the serious loss of business and revenue due to Brexit; and the way this financial support compares to other affected EU Member States; and the financial supports provided to their fish processing sectors. [42828/21]
Thu, 9 Sep 2021
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Fishing Industry
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
1592. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the fish swaps carried out by vessels or EU member states that includes fish species and fish quota taken from the Irish EEZ in each of the years 2000 to 2021 inclusive in tabular form. [42829/21]
Thu, 9 Sep 2021
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Fishing Industry
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
1602. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will provide an estimate in cooperation with the relevant fishermen and fishermen’s co-ops as to the estimated financial loss to the Irish fishing fleet to date in 2021 as a result of the ongoing blockage of Irish fishing vessels from the waters around Rockall. [43159/21]
Thu, 9 Sep 2021
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Fishing Industry
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
1603. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the dispute between the EU Member States Commission, Norway and the Faroe Islands over mackerel quotas; and the way that dispute is reflected in reciprocal access to harbours by vessels from the relevant fleets in dispute. [43160/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Citizenship Applications
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
840. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the Foreign Births Registration Office will recommence the assessment of applications such as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40196/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
2182. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the way County Donegal compares to other counties in the speed of the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines. [28315/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
2610. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the measures that will be put in place by his Department to ensure that cross-Border workers who availed of the Covid-19 vaccine in the Northern Ireland will be included in the roll-out of the EU Digital COVID Certificate in this State. [38363/21]