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Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Medicinal Products
Pádraig MacLochlainn
563. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing campaign by families of persons with amyloidosis here to be provided with the drug patisiran as is the case in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8576/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Fire Service
Pádraig MacLochlainn
1166. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the current and long-standing issue of the recruitment and retention crisis within the fire and rescue services nationally and that the last meaningful engagement with significant improvement for retained firefighters was the composite agreement which took place in 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8436/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Fire Service
Pádraig MacLochlainn
1167. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the mass exodus of fully trained and experienced firefighters from the fire and rescue service over the past number of years well before retirement age due to their inability to have a work-life balance and the 50% drop in calls nationally that in turn makes it not financially viable to stay in the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8437/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Fire Service
Pádraig MacLochlainn
1168. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that fire calls are being vetted by fire service management (details supplied); if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that fire service call charges differ from county to county not only in amounts charged to the public and that some counties have call charges and others do not; and the reason persons have to pay for availing of this front-line service but no other front-line service such as An Garda Síochána or the ambulance services. [8438/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Fire Service
Pádraig MacLochlainn
1169. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on whether the fire and rescue service is the best geographically placed organisation to deliver on the co-responder project which would help in reducing the death toll in cardiac arrest and respiratory emergencies in rural areas; and if he will work with the Minister for Health to complete the memorandum of understanding commenced by his predecessors and enable the fire and rescue service to be deployed to respond to these emergency situations. [8439/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Fire Service
Pádraig MacLochlainn
1170. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) that stated that the retained fire service was not fit for purpose; and his plans to ensure that the proposals will now be implemented. [8440/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Maternity Services
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
568. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the locations of antenatal and maternity clinics in County Donegal in each of the years 2000 to 2020, in tabular form. [7696/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Maternity Services
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
569. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will reinstate antenatal and maternity services and clinics to Inishowen, County Donegal. [7697/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
570. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE advice on the wearing of masks changed for health workers caring for older persons over recent months. [7698/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Foreshore Issues
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
662. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the construction of a road approximately 400 metres in length along the foreshore of Lough Foyle at Clar, Redcastle, County Donegal without planning or consultation; and if his Department can co-operate with the Loughs Agency to protect the foreshore of Lough Foyle on the Inishowen side. [7605/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
663. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that the level of financial support being offered to owners of fishing vessels to support them through the Covid-19 crisis compares favourably with the financial supports being offered by other EU states and the UK Government. [7606/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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School Accommodation Provision
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
213. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for delays being experienced in progressing a project to provide additional classroom accommodation at a school (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the impact the stalemate has been having on the ability of the school to meet the accommodation and the educational needs of students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5999/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Schools Building Projects Status
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
214. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans to find a suitable site to house new school buildings for a school (details supplied). [6000/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Schools Building Projects Status
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
215. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans to find a suitable site to house new school buildings for a school (details supplied). [6001/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Schools Building Projects Status
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
216. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the plans for a new school building at a school (details supplied). [6002/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Schools Building Projects Status
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
217. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the progression of plans for a new school building for a school (details supplied). [6003/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Childcare Services
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
1123. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if pharmacists will be included in the proposed childcare scheme for front-line essential healthcare workers in view of the fact the HSE and the Department of Health have accepted and confirmed that pharmacists are essential front-line healthcare staff. [6006/20]
Wed, 13 May 2020
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Court Accommodation Refurbishment
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
128. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW is in ownership of Carndonagh courthouse, County Donegal; and if so, the plans of the OPW to provide the necessary funding to refurbish the building in order that the court sittings can be reinstated for Carndonagh and north Inishowen. [4319/20]
Wed, 13 May 2020
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Mica Redress Scheme
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
1238. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the necessary guidelines will be issued to allow Donegal County Council to proceed with the Mica redress scheme. [4323/20]
Wed, 13 May 2020
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Mica Redress Scheme
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
1241. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the Mica redress scheme will be amended to provide for funding to local authorities to make the homes in their housing stock safe. [4388/20]