Parliamentary questions

Defective Building Materials

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

819. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the recent statement by an organisation (details supplied) that many engineers encountered difficulties in obtaining professional indemnity insurance coverage while operating the original defective block grant scheme; and if he will confirm that the engineers working for or contracted to the Housing Agency will be provided with professional indemnity insurance coverage for the decisions that they make under the enhanced defective block grant scheme. [37318/23]

Departmental Data

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

820. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide the names/company names of the engineer consultants that were on the original panel for the pyrite remediation scheme, and the names of the engineer consultants that are currently on the panel, in tabular form. [37319/23]

Hospital Procedures

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1106. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if he will request the Northern Ireland Planned Healthcare Scheme to release documentation held in respect of a person (details supplied) in relation to the reimbursement sought after a procedure in a hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35650/23]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline what discussions or engagements he has held with his ministerial colleagues to ensure that every effort is made to minimise the impact on traditional fishing grounds from the development of offshore renewable energy; and if he supports the principle of co-creation when designating areas for offshore renewable energy or marine protected areas. [34496/23]

Fishing Communities

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

6. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will revert to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine to advise when the Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017 can be progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34612/23]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

24. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what engagement his Department has had with the Minister and Department of Transport prior and present to the introduction of the European Union (International Labour Organisation Work in Fishing Convention) (Safe Manning) Regulations 2023, SI 315/2023, and its effect on the Irish fishing industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34754/23]

Tourism Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

269. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport the number of cruise liners that have visited each port in Ireland in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35475/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

502. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has any plans to extend eligibility for the living alone allowance to widowers under the State pension age or other persons. [35141/23]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

561. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what engagement his Department is having with local fishermen around the coast about the construction of offshore wind infrastructure; if he agrees that the impact on traditional fishing grounds should be minimised, that adequate financial compensation is provided, and that agreements reached in advance of construction are adhered to; to outline his engagements with the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications regarding these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34611/23]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

571. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the pelagic fishing industry in Ireland will receive financial compensation for the huge loss of fish quota that they have endured under the Brexit Reserve Adjustment Fund. [35143/23]

Disability Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

608. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when an assessment of needs will be carried out for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35389/23]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

83. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport what engagement he and his Department had prior to the introduction of the European Union (International Labour Organisation Work in Fishing Convention) (Safe Manning) Regulations 2023, SI 315/2023, and their impact on the Irish fishing industry; what plans he has for further engagement to discuss the impact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34740/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

188. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform and ask officials from his Department and the Office of Public Works to re-engage with a person (details supplied) to discuss a safe and fair management system for the water courses that run through his farm land from all the hills in the surrounding townlands into the sea at the adjoining public beach. [34417/23]

Legislative Measures

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

400. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 664 of 13 June 2023, if he will outline his plans to update the legislation pertaining to quarries, in co-operation with other Ministers, considering the catastrophic failings in State oversight that have led to devastation for thousands of homeowners and tenants and a cost of billions of euro in taxpayers' money. [34055/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

435. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason older persons are required to fill out an eight-page application form when renewing their free travel pass. [33612/23]

Primary Care Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

592. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm when the positions (details supplied) within the primary healthcare system in north Donegal will be filled; and if he is aware of the huge impact this is having on children with the full spectrum of disabilities and their families. [34034/23]

Disability Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

647. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ensure that the necessary funding and resources are provided to an organisation (details supplied) so that it can continue to provide the care needed in respect of a person to live independently within the home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34301/23]

Hospital Facilities

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

658. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health his views on whether it is acceptable that ten years since the major flood at Letterkenny University Hospital, the onsite outpatient clinic has not been reinstated at the hospital; and if he will ensure that this important clinic is reinstated as soon as possible. [33470/23]

Defective Building Materials

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

36. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will agree to homeowner amendments to the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act, passed almost one year ago, considering that the reason he refused these amendments at the time was his urgency to get the new scheme up and running. [32741/23]

Defective Building Materials

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

58. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the dismay caused to hundreds of homeowners in defective block homes in Donegal, who have had their application under the defective concrete block grant scheme referred by Donegal County Council to the Housing Agency to adjudicate on, under the remediation of dwellings damaged by the use of defective concrete blocks scheme; and to confirm that these referrals are down to the emerging science that has severely undermined the IS465, and to the serious delays in the review of IS 465 that he ordered. [32740/23]

Departmental Correspondence

Pádraig MacLochlainn

343. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he and his Department officials will issue a substantive response to a person (details supplied). [32042/23]

Vacant Properties

Pádraig MacLochlainn

379. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify if the planning exemptions announced by him in February 2022, where he stated that no planning permission is needed for the conversion of vacant pubs into homes (up to nine units) includes an exemption for the related construction of an updated waste water treatment system for those new homes. [32734/23]

Brexit Issues

Pádraig MacLochlainn

445. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of financial allocations from his Department under the Brexit adjustment reserve fund; the recipients and the purpose of the allocation for each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [32045/23]

Home Care Packages

Pádraig MacLochlainn

472. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will received their approved home support package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32587/23]

Hospital Staff

Pádraig MacLochlainn

654. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health to provide, in tabular form, the number of radiographers employed on a full-time and part-time basis at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32607/23]

Hospital Services

Pádraig MacLochlainn

655. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the opening and closing times for radiology at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32608/23]

Hospital Facilities

Pádraig MacLochlainn

656. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of rooms currently being used in radiology at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32609/23]

Environmental Schemes

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

103. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the plans he and his Department have for blue carbon sequestration certification; the financial recognition and-or remuneration proposals that may be under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31320/23]

Haulage Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

161. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport if he has made any representations to the British Government to raise the concerns of members of a hauliers' organisation (details supplied), based in Border counties, in relation to the imminent imposition of charges on them, namely through the lorry road-user charge when they have to transit through the North of Ireland. [30808/23]

Ports Policy

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

186. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport the number of cruise liner ships that have visited and berthed in the ports around Ireland in each of the past ten years; if his Department places restrictions on the number that can visit each port; the number that are permitted to land and berth in each port on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31319/23]

Brexit Supports

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

255. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide a full list of the cost of projects being considered for inclusion in Ireland's Brexit adjustment reserve, BAR, claim to the EU Commission in September 2024, which is estimated to amount to €0.7 billion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31316/23]

EU Funding

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

256. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform how he envisages spending the €150 million of Brexit adjustment reserve funding his Department has transferred to the RePowerEU initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31317/23]

Brexit Supports

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

257. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the amount of Brexit adjustment fund, BAR, funding he plans to allocate to his Department in budget 2024 and specifically for marine related measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31318/23]

School Funding

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

326. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education if she will urgently review the failure of her Department to financially assist a school (details supplied) with the normal departmental grants paid per student based on enrolment at the school. [31271/23]

Schools Building Projects

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

327. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education when her Department will provide the finances required to demolish and rebuild school buildings at a school (details supplied) and a boundary wall, given that the engineer's report has recommended same and as applied for to her Department. [31272/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

516. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how the €271 million provided from Brexit Adjustment Reserve funding in Budgets 2022 and 2023 was spent; if there is an expectation that there will be unused monies unallocated by 31 December 2023; the estimated amount, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31313/23]

Departmental Funding

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

517. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding his Department has provided and will provide in the future to support moving the Irish fishing fleet to low impact gears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31314/23]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

518. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what plans his Department has to start moving the Irish fishing fleet to electric/renewable fuel sources in the years ahead; the proposed budget and multi-annual cost provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31315/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

640. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to be scheduled for a procedure in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30638/23]

Mortgage Interest Rates

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

97. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Finance his views on the situation facing mortgage holders whose loans are held by vulture funds; and what action could be taken to reintegrate them into the retail banking mortgage market. [30222/23]

Defective Building Materials

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

145. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Finance if he has engaged with the retail banking sector and representative groups regarding the provision of financing and treatment of mortgage loans with respect to homeowners in Donegal impacted by defective blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30221/23]

Office of Public Works

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

272. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will ask officials from the Office of Public Works to re-engage with a person (details supplied). [29374/23]

Wind Energy Generation

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

121. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what engagement his Department is having with local fishermen around the coast about the construction of offshore wind infrastructure; if he agrees that the impact on traditional fishing grounds should be minimised; that adequate financial compensation is provided, and that agreements reached in advance of construction are adhered to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28746/23]

National Broadband Plan

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

167. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the timeframe for the roll-out of at least 30mb broadband speeds to a location (details supplied) in County Donegal as part of the national broadband plan; if such areas with poor or no broadband coverage shall be prioritised during the roll-out phase as part of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29002/23]

Commemorative Events

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

127. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the plans the Government has to participate in the 25th anniversary of the official opening of the Island of Ireland Peace Park on 11 November 2023, in Messines, Belgium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27220/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

205. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to develop hydro power in Ireland; if his Department are liaising with the range of State agencies including Irish Water and the SEAI to examine the potential of this source of renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27745/23]

National Broadband Plan

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

225. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the timeframe for the rollout of at least 30mb broadband speeds to a location (details supplied) in County Donegal as part of the national broadband plan; if such areas with poor or no broadband coverage shall be prioritised during the rollout phase as part of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28299/23]

Office of Public Works

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

419. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when the Minister of State with responsibility for the OPW will meet with the elected members of the Inishowen municipal district, Donegal County Council, as requested, to examine how the flood defence works at Burnfoot, County Donegal, can be advanced more speedily, in order that eight families can be returned to their council homes that were vacated for safety reasons after the August 2017 flood in the area. [28106/23]

Office of Public Works

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

425. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will ask officials from the Office of Public Works when they will meet a delegation of Donegal County Councillors to discuss how to develop the full potential of Grianán of Aileach, County Donegal, as they have requested. [28279/23]

Teaching Qualifications

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

503. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education if she will ask her Department to take into consideration the primary teaching history instead of the registration status of a person (details supplied) to enable them to gain supplementary panel rights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27414/23]

Defective Building Materials

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

663. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline how he can assure the affected homeowners in counties Donegal, Mayo, Clare, Limerick and other counties that the Housing Agency will have the necessary resources in terms of staffing and administration to meet its responsibilities under the forthcoming remediation of dwellings damaged by the use of defective concrete blocks scheme [27240/23]

Defective Building Materials

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

664. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the regulations pertaining to quarry blasting; and the precautions that are in place to ensure that quarry blasting in counties Donegal, Mayo, Clare, Limerick and other counties does not further destabilise homes affected by defective concrete blocks. [27241/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

765. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the Government is not ensuring the installation of solar panels on local authority homes that are undergoing retrofit works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28134/23]

Regulatory Bodies

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

943. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the reports in the latest edition of 'The Skipper' of the alleged actions of SFPA officials, while encouraging fishing skippers to agree to install remote electronic monitoring (REM) cameras on board their fishing vessels; and if he will order an independent review of these serious allegations. [27369/23]

Health Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1037. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when River Walk House, Carndonagh, County Donegal will reopen to offer respite services to families in Inishowen, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27506/23]

Hospital Admissions

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1281. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect an appointment from Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28342/23]

Technological Universities

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1366. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he can provide an update with regard to the Technological University Development Fund, the proposed successor to the Technological University Transformation (TUT) Fund; if this fund will be made available in advance of the expiration of the TUT Fund on 31 August 2023, specifically in relation to the position of IR facilitators, who are employed on a seconded basis under this fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27838/23]

Hospital Facilities

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

29. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if he will review the funding and resourcing ofLetterkenny University Hospital to reflect the fact that the hospital is the sixth largest in the State with reference to the number of inpatients each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26392/23]

Hospital Staff

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

75. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the crisis in Letterkenny University Hospital with the recent loss of consultant endocrinologists, and the impact this will have on the already unacceptable waiting lists for diabetes patients in County Donegal; and if he will urgently intervene to ensure that these positions are replaced as soon as possible and that overall diabetes care services at the hospital are reviewed and resourced to the standard required. [26391/23]

Passport Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

144. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a first-time passport application will issue for a child (details supplied) who is travelling on 1 June; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26815/23]

Brexit Supports

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

170. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department is negotiating with European Union officials to extend timelines and funding under the Brexit adjustment reserve fund into 2024, conscious that the current deadline is set for 31 December 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26861/23]

Brexit Supports

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

273. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent, by scheme, in the Brexit adjustment reserve fund since its establishment; the outstanding moneys awaiting allocation in the fund, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26862/23]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

274. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish a full breakdown of funding provided to all fish producer organisations, including recently established, for the years 2015 to 2023 inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26864/23]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

275. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the initiatives he intends taking and the funding he intends applying for in the context of climate action measures to move the Irish fishing fleet away from dependence on fossil fuels for operating their vessels and towards electric and renewable energy sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26865/23]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

276. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the capital improvement funding that his Department is committing to this year and in future years to improve onshore infrastructure for small-scale vessels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26866/23]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

277. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has examined introducing a subsidised scheme for the introduction of an automatic identification system or vessel monitoring system for the Irish inshore fishing fleet; the estimated cost of such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26867/23]

Harbours and Piers

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

278. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the most recent professional drawn and Department-initiated plans for an extension of the current harbour facilities at Dunmore East harbour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26868/23]

Harbours and Piers

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

279. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made on major development projects in in Castletownbere, Howth and Killybegs, as outlined in the National Development Plan 2021 - 2030; if he will outline, and provide costings for, any planned works in Dunmore East, Ros an Mhíl and Killybegs in this current budget term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26869/23]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

280. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all moneys from the EMFF programme 2014-2020 were spent; if any monies unused were returned to the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26870/23]

Harbours and Piers

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

281. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the new developments his Department intends commencing by 2025 at Department-owned harbours around the country as per the National Development Plan 2021-2030; the capital costs required for these developments, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26871/23]

Harbours and Piers

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

282. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline any requests he has received from local authority-owned fisheries harbours for funding for capital improvement works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26872/23]

State Bodies

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

283. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current annual budget for the Marine Institute in Ireland; the estimated cost of increasing this budget by 10% and 20%, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26873/23]

Departmental Policies

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

284. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he and his Department have taken and will take to prioritise traditional coastal communities, as per a commitment in the most recent election manifesto of a political party (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26874/23]

Aquaculture Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

285. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he has taken during this Government's term to introduce a fit-for-purpose functioning aquaculture licensing system in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26875/23]

Aquaculture Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

286. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of implementing all of the recommendations of the Aquaculture Independent Licensing review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26876/23]

Aquaculture Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

287. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has a plan to consolidate all current aquaculture legislation on the statute books into a single Bill that will allow for the aquaculture industry to sustainably develop in the years ahead; if he will provide any cost that would be required to carry out this piece of work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26877/23]

Fisheries Protection

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

288. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions his Department has taken to explore a more flexible approach to the inspection of fishing vessels by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority, as committed to in the most recent general election manifesto of a political party (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26878/23]

Departmental Funding

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

289. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide all fisheries local area group (FLAG) funding, by county and project, for each of the years 2015 to 2023, in tabular form; if any unspent funds were returned during these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26879/23]

Brexit Supports

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

290. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the continued European Commission contingency supports and market disturbance funding that he has sought to mitigate the ongoing problems in the fishing industry caused by Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26880/23]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

291. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the strategic investments his Government has made during this Government's term to attract increased landings into Ireland of sustainably caught fish in Irish waters and promote the development of the seafood processing sector in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26881/23]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

292. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish by-catch figures in Irish waters by fish species for each of the years 2015 to 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26882/23]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

293. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish the volume of fish discards, by species in each of the years 2015 to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26883/23]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

294. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish the value and volume of fish by species landed in Ireland; if he will provide a breakdown, separately, of the value and volume of that same fish processed in Ireland for each of the years 2015 to 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26884/23]

EU Regulations

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

295. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on current negotiations and his Department's approach to negotiations with the EU institutions on The Fisheries Control Regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26885/23]

Passport Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

6. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a first-time passport application will issue for a child (details supplied) who is travelling in early June; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26643/23]

Passport Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

113. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a first-time online passport application will issue for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal who is travelling in early June for a family wedding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25614/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

668. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive appointment for an MRI scan in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25709/23]

Passport Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

152. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a first-time passport application will issue for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal who is travelling next week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24773/23]

Dental Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

889. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive orthodontic treatment in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24902/23]

Defective Building Materials

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

131. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will amend the remediation of dwellings affected by the use of defective concrete blocks legislation to ensure 100% redress for the victims of the defective concrete block scandal. [23557/23]

School Funding

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

72. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of the serious financial crisis caused to a school (details supplied) by the failure of her Department to allocate the normal financial assistance to them for the 52 children (a one third increase) currently attending their school who are Ukrainian refugees or from asylum seeker families based locally; and if she will intervene to ensure that the school are urgently provided with the necessary financial assistance that they require. [22595/23]

Special Educational Needs

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

80. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that, due to the lack of an ASD room at a school (details supplied), children are having to be separated from siblings in the school system; if there are plans to provide the school with the much-needed ASD room; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22552/23]

Passport Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

154. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if passports will issue in time for two children (details supplied) in County Donegal who are travelling for a family wedding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22989/23]

Heritage Sites

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

282. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW has plans to construct public toilets and additional information signage in the vicinity of the car park at Grianán of Aileach, County Donegal, as well as interpretative signage at the fort. [22514/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

461. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Social Protection what assessable property was used by a deciding officer in County Donegal to carry out a means assessment for a jobseeker's allowance claim by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22833/23]

Healthcare Policy

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

606. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to get reimbursed from the Northern Ireland planned healthcare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22397/23]

Brexit Supports

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

54. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to clarify the exact amount of the Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund that has been reallocated from expenditure on fisheries and the marine to other Government Departments. [18287/23]

Passport Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

131. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if two passports will issue in time for two children (details supplied) in County Donegal who are travelling next week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21312/23]

Health Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

620. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive full payment from the Northern Ireland health care scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21567/23]

Health Services Staff

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

652. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the plans of the HSE to replace the three eye doctors in the County Donegal ophthalmology service that have vacated their positions in recent times; and if the newly appointed consultants for this service will be based in County Donegal rather than County Sligo to oversee the full ophthalmic teams there, in order that they can continue, at the very least, to deliver the same level of care to an enormous existing service and to reduce the growing waiting lists in County Donegal. [21740/23]