Parliamentary questions

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]