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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]