Parliamentary questions

Transport Policy

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

265. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport if he will set out the current system for surveying and registering of Irish charter vessels and the conditions that they can operate under once receiving the necessary accreditation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16707/23]

Transport Policy

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

266. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the current Irish vessel charter system and give consideration following Brexit to allowing third country and, especially, previously British registered sea charter vessels registered in Ireland, for use in European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16708/23]

Disability Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

724. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what financial, personal assistant, administrative or other supports are available for persons with disabilities before, during and after an election campaign, and perhaps elected office at local Government level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16704/23]

Defective Building Materials

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

808. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is satisfied that the current regulatory oversight and testing of quarries across this State is adequately resourced and sufficiently rigorous to prevent more defective concrete blocks being manufactured and further distress caused to victims. [17399/23]

Defective Building Materials

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

809. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he agrees that it is not satisfactory for one semi-detached home with defective concrete blocks to be demolished while the adjoining semi-detached home remains standing due to the eligibility criteria of the Government remediation schemes; and if he and his Department are seeking to prevent this approach. [17400/23]

Immigration Status

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

956. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on the application status of a person (details supplied) to the Afghan admission programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16703/23]

An Garda Síochána

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

961. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice the engagements he or any Ministers of State in his Department have had with the Garda Commissioner in relation to delivering a new Garda station for Carndonagh, County Donegal. [16799/23]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1142. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the response of his Department to the submission on Herring 6A South Quota to them by Donegal County Council Fisheries Committee; and if he will consider implementing the recommendations that they have made. [17714/23]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1150. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline his response to the correspondence that he has received from two organisations (details supplied) seeking a review of the national hook and line mackerel policy and a substantial increase in mackerel quota to be allocated to the inshore fishing fleet. [17933/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1195. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason for the delay in assessing a child (details supplied) in County Donegal for speech and language therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16651/23]

Patient Transfers

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1372. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will get transferred from Letterkenny University Hospital, LUH, to Galway University Hospital, GUH; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16439/23]

Hospital Facilities

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1670. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the cath lab and full array of diagnostic cardiac services are now fully operational at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will outline his plans to further develop cardiac services at Letterkenny University Hospital. [17674/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1761. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when surgery will be scheduled for a person (details supplied) in Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18182/23]

Medical Register

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1770. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a registration will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18233/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1780. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when applications for the special recognition pandemic payment award will be processed for private ambulance staff who worked through and supported the NAS during the Covid pandemic. [18268/23]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1808. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what engagements he has had with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will examine education and training schemes for fishermen to allow for transferability of skipper licenses for use between the fishing and wind energy industries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16705/23]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1809. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what examinations education bodies in the State have carried out to introduce training and upskilling courses that would allow transferability of fishing skipper licences for use in the offshore wind energy sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16706/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

332. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment for an operation in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15997/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

333. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a person in County Donegal (details supplied) will expect to receive a date for an operation at St James's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15998/23]

Bus Éireann

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

72. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport the reason for the numerous breakdowns on 20 March 2023 on the Bus Éireann route 32 from Dublin to Letterkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15598/23]

Swimming Pools

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

263. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if funding will be provided for the replacement of equipment at a leisure centre (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15234/23]

Defective Building Materials

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

279. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on a scientific paper (details supplied) published in the number-one internationally ranked journal for building and construction; if he will outline what implications this paper has for the IS 465 that he and the Government have based a multi-billion remediation scheme on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14697/23]

Schools Building Projects

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

423. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education if she will reverse the recent late decision to delay the commencement of the building project at a school (details supplied) in County Donegal that comprises entirely of temporary accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15347/23]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

753. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a written statement with an update on his plans to ban fishing vessels of a certain size from fishing within the Irish 6nm limit. [14653/23]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

754. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that the following super trawlers (details supplied) all owned by the Dutch corporation, have recently been fishing in the Irish EEZ with quota allocated under the Common Fisheries Policy; the amount of pelagic quota that these vessels have been allocated both within the Irish EEZ and throughout the waters across Europe, under the jurisdiction of the Common Fisheries Policy. [14654/23]

Defective Building Materials

Pádraig MacLochlainn

216. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will agree to Donegal County Council's request for more families in County Donegal to be able to avail of the ancillary grants (details supplied) in advance of the commencement of the enhanced scheme on humanitarian grounds. [14408/23]

Defective Building Materials

Pádraig MacLochlainn

217. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he and his Department will urgently find a solution to a serious problem (details supplied) that has arisen for some homeowners who have commenced the demolition and rebuild of their homes under the existing defective concrete block grant scheme. [14409/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pádraig MacLochlainn

275. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if an earlier appointment for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal can be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14371/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pádraig MacLochlainn

276. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when the parents of a child (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive an appointment from either Temple Street or Crumlin Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14372/23]

Haulage Industry

Pádraig MacLochlainn

298. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport his views on the standards of services for lorry drivers that are required at service stations on motorways and national roads around Ireland; if he agrees that lorry drivers play a key role in our economy and deserve to have acceptable services at various locations on key transport routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13940/23]

Haulage Industry

Pádraig MacLochlainn

299. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport his views on the standards of services for lorry drivers that are required at service stations on motorways and national roads around Ireland; if he agrees that lorry drivers play a key role in our economy and deserve to have acceptable services at various locations on key transport routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13941/23]

Tax Exemptions

Pádraig MacLochlainn

332. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to increase income tax exemption limits for persons aged over 65 years in the time ahead. [13444/23]

Northern Ireland

Pádraig MacLochlainn

551. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his engagement with the British Government on the very negative impact of the UK Nationality and Borders Bill for tourism on the island of Ireland, and the serious concerns of the tourism industry in Ireland particularly, the North of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13694/23]

Departmental Data

Pádraig MacLochlainn

978. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of personnel that have left their employment with Tusla in County Donegal since January 2021; the efforts that Tusla has made to fill those vacancies; how successful it has been; the number of current vacancies within Tusla in County Donegal; and the specialities and fields they cover.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13606/23]

Mental Health Services

Pádraig MacLochlainn

1192. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in providing CAMHS and CDNT services for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12445/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pádraig MacLochlainn

1437. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment in Crumlin Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13480/23]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

59. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the efforts of the Government to secure a quota in bluefin tuna for the Irish fishing fleet from Ireland’s own EEZ. [8427/23]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

359. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the efforts of the Government to secure a fair allocation of fishing quota across the range of species, for the Irish fishing industry, within the Irish EEZ, under the current review of the Common Fisheries Policy. [8628/23]

Fisheries Protection

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

372. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to introduce regulations on limiting the number of pots under each licence held by inshore fishermen around the coast. [12171/23]

Fisheries Protection

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

373. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how he and his Department are ensuring the implementation of Article 17 of the Common Fisheries Policy in this State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12172/23]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

214. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport when a discharge book will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11378/23]

Health Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

554. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the funding for a treatment centre (details supplied) in County Donegal; the provision the Government has put in place to support this essential service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10971/23]

Airport Policy

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

6. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on his response to the calls from the north west of Ireland for the Government to reinstate financial support to the City of Derry Airport to reflect the fact that 40% of its passengers come from County Donegal. [10009/23]

Rail Network

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

15. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport when he will publish the all-Ireland rail review. [10008/23]

National Broadband Plan

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

137. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the timeframe for the roll-out of at least 30 mb 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. [10603/23]

Tax Credits

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

60. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Finance if the rental tax credits introduced by the Government apply to parents of a student from this State but now renting and studying in a recognised third level course in the North of Ireland. [10463/23]

Tax Code

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

216. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Finance if increases in the tax bands introduced in Budget 2023 are also available to retired persons over the age of 65 years when availing of their pension funds. [9630/23]

Rental Sector

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

272. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will extend the rent pressure zones to include electoral areas in County Donegal to reflect the recent sharp increases in rent in some areas of the county and the knock-on impact of the defective concrete block crisis. [9623/23]

Departmental Schemes

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

309. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on proceeding with the defective concrete block grant scheme and the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022, that are based on IS465, a standard that is currently under review and that emerging scientific evidence demonstrates is deficient. [10195/23]

Schools Building Projects

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

355. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education when his Department will complete their review of the Tender Assessment Report by Donegal Education and Training Board (DETB) so that the new school building project for a school (details supplied) can move to Stage 4 construction. [9883/23]

Dental Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

579. 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. [9648/23]

Health Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

581. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing problems for patients availing of the cross-Border healthcare directive or the Northern Ireland planned healthcare scheme, in that the codes for the procedures do not match up between the private health care providers in the Northern Ireland and the HSE, with the consequence of those patients then being left with very significant additional costs; and if he will ensure that the private health care providers in the North of Ireland and the HSE urgently align their coding systems to prevent further reoccurrences. [9681/23]

Legislative Process

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

693. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will correspond with the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and Marine having reviewed the Island Heritage Bill 2017; when it can be expected that Committee Stage of this Bill will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9685/23]

Defective Building Materials

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

164. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when his Department will provide clarity to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland and affected defective concrete block homeowners on the level of SEAI grant funding and the criteria for accessing that funding that will be available in conjunction with the defective concrete block grant scheme and the forthcoming enhanced scheme to ensure an energy-efficient and environmentally friendly home, in line with modern building regulations. [9409/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

215. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when an application for the special recognition pandemic payment will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8983/23]

Rural Schemes

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

753. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when consideration of the review of CLÁR areas nationally, undertaken in 2021 using the 2016 Census of Population data, will be concluded and additional areas added; and if additional areas across County Donegal are being considered. [8806/23]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

417. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the serious concerns in the fishing industry regarding the limitations of the voluntary permanent cessation scheme; and if he will urgently establish the amount of unspent money within the Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund for Ireland and seek permission from the European Commission to reallocate this to persons who have lost their livelihoods as part of a fair and reasonable decommissioning scheme. [7808/23]

National Standards Authority of Ireland

Pádraig MacLochlainn

40. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the members of the National Standards Authority of Ireland panel who drafted IS-398:2013; and the members of the National Standards Authority of Ireland panel who drafted IS-398:2017. [7640/23]

Broadband Infrastructure

Pádraig MacLochlainn

49. 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. [7698/23]

Broadband Infrastructure

Pádraig MacLochlainn

50. 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. [7699/23]

Defective Building Materials

Pádraig MacLochlainn

93. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will task the Housing Agency and or Donegal County Council to engage with holiday homeowners in Donegal and Mayo to establish the number that would make their homes available to families with defective concrete block homes who have to find temporary accommodation while their homes are being demolished and rebuilt. [7634/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pádraig MacLochlainn

178. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 704 of 29 March 2022, the way a person who was seconded from a public sector employee role to a front facing vaccination centre administration role during the Covid-19 vaccination rollout programme can finally receive their pandemic payment bonus, given that the HSE, is advising they are ineligible to apply to it given they were not an employee of the HSE and their public sector employers are unsure where to reclaim the bonus from if they were to pay it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7593/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pádraig MacLochlainn

179. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in the State applied for the Covid-19 pandemic bonus; the number of persons who have been paid the Covid-19 pandemic bonus; the number of persons who have applied for the bonus and are still awaiting payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7594/23]

Care of the Elderly

Pádraig MacLochlainn

195. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when capital funding will be made available for the provision of long-term day care services in Carndonagh, County Donegal [7632/23]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Pádraig MacLochlainn

77. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of new apprenticeship registrations in 2022; the number of people waiting over six months to access off-the-job training; if the backlog is believed to be impacting registration numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6902/23]

Driver Licences

Pádraig MacLochlainn

170. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether it is acceptable for his Department and the Road Safety Authority, RSA, to fail to respond to repeated correspondence from this Deputy over the last month on a matter of real public concern to the people of County Donegal regarding the proposed reduction in opening hours in the NDLS office in Letterkenny and other locations; and if he will ensure that his Department and the RSA will issue a response to the concerns raised. [7228/23]

Flood Risk Management

Pádraig MacLochlainn

204. 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 they have 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. [6607/23]

Fisheries Protection

Pádraig MacLochlainn

290. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of negotiations with the British Government to reinstate access for the Irish fishing fleet to the 12-mile limit around Rockall. [7145/23]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Pádraig MacLochlainn

867. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if the HSE is planning to base a minor injuries clinic at Carndonagh Community Hospital or elsewhere in the Inishowen peninsula, County Donegal. [7381/23]

Health Services

Pádraig MacLochlainn

868. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the HSEs plans for improving the delivery of primary care diagnostic services across County Donegal in the time ahead.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7382/23]

Schools Building Projects

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

173. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the construction of new school buildings at a school (details supplied) in County Donegal. [6322/23]

Schools Building Projects

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

174. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the construction of new school buildings at a school (details supplied). [6323/23]

Defective Building Materials

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

138. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider constructing modular housing at locations across counties Donegal and Mayo to assist defective block homeowners who have to demolish their existing homes and source temporary alternative accommodation in the years ahead. [6113/23]

Housing Schemes

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

165. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will permit Donegal County Council to deliver housing under the affordable housing scheme. [6111/23]

Housing Provision

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

166. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will raise the family income threshold for social housing in County Donegal from €30,000. [6112/23]

Defective Building Materials

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

167. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will task and resource the Housing Agency and-or Donegal County Council to oversee the construction of modular housing at locations across counties Donegal and Mayo to assist defective block homeowners who have to demolish their existing homes and source temporary alternative accommodation in the years ahead. [6121/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

446. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be scheduled for a procedure in Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6043/23]

Hospital Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

456. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatients at each acute hospital across the State for the years 2016 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [6141/23]

Hospital Staff

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

457. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses at each acute hospital across the State for the years 2016 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [6142/23]

Hospital Staff

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

458. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of NCHDs at each acute hospital across the State for the years 2016 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [6143/23]

Hospital Staff

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

459. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants at each acute hospital across the State for the years 2016 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [6144/23]

Hospital Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

460. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the budget allocated to each acute hospital across the State for the years 2016 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [6145/23]

Hospital Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

461. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of beds at each community hospital in County Donegal for each of the years 2011 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [6146/23]

Hospital Staff

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

462. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses at each community hospital in County Donegal for each of the years 2011 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [6147/23]

Hospital Staff

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

463. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of doctors at each community hospital in County Donegal for each of the years 2011 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [6148/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

488. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will amend the voluntary permanent cessation scheme to ensure that applicants do not face deductions in their offer amount based on payments they previously received under the Brexit tie-up scheme. [5756/23]

Land Issues

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

246. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he or his Department officials are aware of ongoing issues in relation to the State regarding boundary disputes arising from the digitisation of land maps; and if he plans to implement the recommendations of the 2014 Report Of The Inter-Professional Task Force On Property Boundaries. [5462/23]

Northern Ireland

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

255. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the efforts he and his Department officials are making to resolve the jurisdiction conflict over Lough Foyle with the British Government; if he is aware that this unresolved conflict has led to a large and unregulated aquaculture sector along the Inishowen banks of the lough; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5466/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Pádraig MacLochlainn

160. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect an application for the one-parent family payment to be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5144/23]

Hospital Facilities

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

631. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the capital investment and refurbishment investment by the HSE at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Stranorlar, County Donegal in each of the years 2016 to 2023. [4100/23]

Hospital Facilities

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

632. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health his long-term plans for the delivery of beds at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Stranorlar, County Donegal. [4101/23]

Ambulance Service

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

633. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when the new National Ambulance Service base at Buncrana, County Donegal will open. [4102/23]

Defective Building Materials

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

156. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce urgent amendments to the remediation of dwellings damaged by the use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 following his announcement of the details of the scheme to assist homeowners of defective apartments, to ensure that all victims of the failure of State regulation and oversight are treated the same and have access to the same State support and redress. [3720/23]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

324. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will urgently meet with representatives of the Irish fishing industry to discuss their serious concerns about the Brexit Voluntary Permanent Cessation Scheme, more commonly known as the Decommissioning Scheme, and make changes to the scheme to address their concerns. [3851/23]

Banking Sector

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

253. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Finance what efforts he and his predecessor, Minister Donohoe, have made recently to ensure that banks and financial institutions provide reasonable support and assistance to their mortgage-holders who will have to have their homes remediated due to defective concrete blocks. [3244/23]

Defective Building Materials

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

303. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm the specific date of publication of the regulations for the enhanced defective concrete blocks scheme. [3032/23]

Defective Building Materials

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

304. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm the specific date when the enhanced defective concrete blocks scheme will be operational.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3033/23]

Defective Building Materials

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

305. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify whether he has scientific evidence that all of the existing foundations of defective concrete homes are fit for purpose and can be rebuilt upon without fearing deterioration as a result of deleterious materials; and if he will confirm that if preliminary scientific research results demonstrate damage and or risk of damage to foundations, if he will act with urgency to ensure all future defective concrete homes are rebuilt are on fit-for-purpose foundations. [3034/23]

Defective Building Materials

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

316. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what efforts he has made recently to ensure banks and financial institutions provide reasonable support and assistance to their mortgage-holders who will have to have their homes remediated due to defective concrete blocks. [3243/23]

Defective Building Materials

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

481. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the State will reimburse 90% of the engineering costs to the family of an applicant who has passed away before the completion of stage 1 under the defective concrete block grant scheme. [63537/22]