Parliamentary questions

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

599. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated number of jobs that are expected to be lost in the Irish fishing industry as a result of the impending Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund voluntary decommissioning scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47230/22]

Brexit Supports

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

600. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a flexibility mechanism is built into the Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund that will allow persons to secure funding and order equipment that has a processing and delivery date post-31 December 2023, which is the current final drawdown date for funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47231/22]

Defective Building Materials

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

291. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for a public inquiry into the circumstances that led to the defective blocks and products issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46006/22]

School Transport

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

341. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education when a response will issue to correspondence (details supplied) in relation to school transport in Clonmany, Co Donegal. [45752/22]

School Transport

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

356. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education her views regarding no formal response being issued to this Deputy in relation to school transport in an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46007/22]

Defective Building Materials

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

207. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will request an organisation (details supplied) to review the costings for the rebuilding of homes in County Donegal and in the west of Ireland that have to avail of the remediation of dwellings damaged by the use of defective concrete blocks scheme given the rapidly changing cost of construction costs since they were last reported. [44460/22]

Rental Sector

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

208. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce a rent pressure zone in County Donegal in order to reflect the rapid increases in rent in the county. [44461/22]

Defective Building Materials

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

209. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that the review of IS 465 that is currently being carried out by the National Standards Authority of Ireland and its expert panel will correspond with the opening of the remediation of dwellings damaged by the use of defective concrete blocks scheme. [44462/22]

Housing Policy

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

210. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will increase the income thresholds for persons or families seeking to join the housing waiting list in County Donegal. [44463/22]

Defective Building Materials

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

211. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he and the Minister for Finance have engaged with the banks and financial institutions to ensure that they are entering into reasonable arrangements with families that have to avail of the remediation of dwellings damaged by the use of the defective concrete blocks scheme.
[44464/22]

Defective Building Materials

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

222. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost to the State of implementing the proposal from the affected homeowners for the penalty-free downsizing of properties that have to be demolished and rebuilt under the remediation of dwellings damaged by the use of defective concrete blocks scheme in order that those homes will cost under the €420,000 cap to rebuild. [44685/22]

Defective Building Materials

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

223. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost to the State of implementing the proposal from the affected homeowners for a transfer of eligibility the remediation of dwellings damaged by the use of defective concrete blocks scheme for older persons with no ability to raise additional finance to sell their homes and transfer eligibility to the new homeowners after stage 1 approval. [44686/22]

School Meals Programme

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

370. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will allocate additional funding to a school (details supplied) for the school meals programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44486/22]

Fishing Communities

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

630. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a subsidy will be provided to fishermen in this State to assist them with the dramatic increases in fuel costs, similar to those introduced by other European Union member states and as called for by the European Parliament. [44456/22]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

631. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the financial supports that he plans to introduce for the struggling fish processing and exporting sector in this State, utilising the Brexit Adjustment Reserve, European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund. [44457/22]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

632. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the changes to the Common Fisheries Policy that are anticipated in the time ahead in order to reflect the deeply unfair allocation of fish quotas to the Irish fishing fleet within the Irish exclusive economic zone. [44458/22]

Health Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1903. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in genetic testing for confirmation of wild-type or hereditary TTR genotype for transthyretin amyloidosis patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43588/22]

Health Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1904. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if funding will be made available to speed up the process of genetic testing for confirmation of wild-type or hereditary TTR genotype for transthyretin amyloidosis patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43589/22]

Disability Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

2063. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when the parents of a child (details supplied) can expect to receive services from the early intervention team in Buncrana; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44243/22]

Health Services Staff

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

2074. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken to fill a position for a physiotherapist on the early intervention team in Buncrana, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44287/22]

Health Services Staff

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

2075. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken to fill a position for an occupational therapist on the early intervention team in Buncrana, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44288/22]

Tax Data

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

373. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Finance the amount of litres of marine diesel used by the agriculture sector for each of the past ten years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40654/22]

Tax Data

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

374. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of reducing the cost of marine diesel by €0.20 and €0.35 per litre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40655/22]

Passport Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

876. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a first-time passport application for a child (details supplied) in Donegal will issue in time for travel on 15 July 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39639/22]

Passport Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

878. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a first-time passport application for a person (details supplied) will issue in time for travel on 28 July 2022 for a family wedding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39652/22]

Passport Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

909. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application for a child (details supplied) will be processed on time for travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39861/22]

Passport Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

923. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that a passport application for a child (details supplied) will be processed on time for travel on 18 July 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40131/22]

Passport Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

926. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will issue in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40214/22]

Passport Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

931. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) to attend their son’s wedding at the end of July 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40287/22]

Passport Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

962. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that a passport for a child (details supplied) is processed on time for travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40404/22]

Passport Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

996. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that a passport for a child (details supplied) will be processed on time for travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41912/22]

International Protection

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1506. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice the status of an application by a person (details supplied) to the Afghan Admissions Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39849/22]

Brexit Supports

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

2091. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 884 of 5 July 2022, if he will confirm that this response is contrary to the advice provided by the European Commission in a presentation on the Brexit Adjustment Reserve, at a seminar for Member States on 12 July 2021; if so, if he will ensure that the scheme is immediately opened for these non-SME sector fish processors, while the necessary approval is sought from the European Commission. [40643/22]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

2128. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific office in the European Commission he is awaiting approval from for the number of outstanding seafood taskforce schemes that he has applied for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41086/22]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

2129. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it will be a requirement for boat owners who intend applying to the BAR decommissioning scheme to have their code of practice on their vessel in place; if vessel owners who have their code of practice due to expire shortly must renew this; if funds immediately expended to renew code of practice on vessels will be reimbursed as part of the decommissioning scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41087/22]

Aquaculture Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

2130. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the recently announced European Commission approved Irish scheme for the aquaculture sector in the context of Brexit will open; when the terms of the scheme will be announced; the person or body that will be responsible for administering the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41088/22]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

5. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will urgently activate the funding made available by the European Union twinned with Exchequer funding to assist the fishing industry with the energy crisis and the huge increase in fuel costs following the recent call by the seven national fishing and fish producer organisations. [37922/22]

Wind Energy Generation

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

40. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking in conjunction with the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications and Transport to ensure that fishing representatives organisation and fishermen are fully included in the planning process for all offshore wind projects to minimise the impact of these projects on their fishing grounds and livelihoods. [37845/22]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

49. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts that he has personally made in the past six months to reinstate access for Irish fishermen to their traditional fishing grounds around Rockall; and the estimated financial loss to Irish fishermen over the past 18 months since the British Government blocked access to these grounds. [37844/22]

Public Services Card

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

368. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures that are in place for someone applying for a public service card who cannot attend a centre in person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38585/22]

Hospital Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

121. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if he will meet with the Donegal branch committee of an organisation (details supplied) when he visits the county along with the CEO of a healthcare group and the manager of Letterkenny University Hospital to listen to their serious concerns about diabetes care services at the Hospital and the urgent need for additional resources to be provided. [37216/22]

Hospital Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

195. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that there is no erosion of cardiac care at of Letterkenny University Hospital as a result of the National Review of Specialist Cardiac Services; the engagements that he and his officials have had with the Northern Ireland health authorities on enhancing and basing a cross-Border cardiac care service at Hospital for the people of Derry, Tyrone and Donegal, similar to the North West Cancer Centre based at Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry. [37217/22]

Hospital Staff

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

929. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of endocrinologists who have been successfully processed through the consultant applications advisory committee system in the past five years; and the way that compares with the overall number of new endocrinologists approved to work in this State through the same period. [37585/22]

Hospital Staff

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

930. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of times that Letterkenny University Hospital advertised for a second endocrinologist; if the hospital advertised for a permanent endocrinologist; if not, if the hospital advertised for just a two-year temporary contract; the length of time for the advertisement process; the number who applied; the number who were interviewed; and the number who were successful but chose to work outside the Saolta University Health Care Group area. [37586/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1061. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a procedure will be scheduled in Beaumont Hospital in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38009/22]

National Standards Authority of Ireland

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

163. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 97 of 30 June 2022, the names of the members of the panel that designed I.S. 465 for the National Standards Authority of Ireland; and the names of the members of the panel that is now reviewing I.S. 465. [36915/22]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

348. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will announce the opening of a decommissioning scheme with terms and conditions for fishing vessels originally suggested by his Department in October 2021 as part of the Report of the Seafood Taskforce that will require agreement with the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36573/22]

Quarrying Sector

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

218. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the audit of quarries in County Donegal that he requested has been completed; if so, when he will publish the audit and take the necessary follow-up actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35468/22]

School Management

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

347. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education the position in relation to the person or body that has the ultimate decision-making power when it comes to raising rainbow pride flags at State-run schools in Ireland. [35825/22]

School Management

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

348. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education if a bishop may remove decision-making power from a board of management in a Catholic school within their diocese when it comes to raising rainbow pride flags showing solidarity with LGBTI+ students and staff during Pride month. [35826/22]

Traveller Community

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

442. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to a recent submission from an organisation (details supplied) if he will agree to a 25% restoration of funding to restore the core funding of local Traveller organisations to 2008 levels. [35475/22]

Maritime Jurisdiction

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

883. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to seek approval to seek an extension of Ireland’s marine zone, changing the 0-6 mile limit to a 0-12 mile limit and changing the 6-12 mile limit to a 12-20 mile limit; the benefits to our fishing communities and the wider economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35457/22]

Brexit Supports

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

884. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 236 of 15 June, 2022, if the specific European Commission rules or European Union regulations that limit support under the Brexit processing capital support scheme apply to SMEs only. [35472/22]

Rural Schemes

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

918. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to recent correspondence to her from Donegal ETB, when she will consider the details of the 2021 review of CLÁR areas nationally, using the 2016 Census of Population and make a decision on whether to include additional electoral divisions in County Donegal into the CLÁR scheme or not [35505/22]

National Standards Authority of Ireland

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

97. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the membership of the panel that designed I.S. 465 for the National Standards Authority of Ireland; and the membership of the panel that is now reviewing I.S. 465. [35170/22]

Mental Health Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

282. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for psychiatry services in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35070/22]

School Staff

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

106. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education if she will allow a school (details supplied) to retain the current staffing allocation for 2021-22 for the 2022-23 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34855/22]

Medical Cards

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

150. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing a discretionary medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34621/22]

Driver Test

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

177. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) from County Donegal can expect a test date for their articulated vehicle licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33805/22]

International Relations

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

496. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will introduce a ten-year moratorium on military exercises by foreign armed forces in the Irish exclusive economic zone, EEZ, following the intended actions of the Russian and French navies in the Irish EEZ in 2022; and if he will engage with the Irish fishing organisations, an organisation (details supplied) and other concerned parties in this regard. [34276/22]

Fishing Communities

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

942. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the way the €157 million announced in budget 2022 for fisheries and coastal communities that depend on fishing has been spent to date; the way any funds that remain unspent will be spent, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34235/22]

Defective Building Materials

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

81. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the remediation of dwellings damaged by defective concrete blocks Bill 2022 will reflect the ongoing review by the National Standards Authority of Ireland of IS 465 regarding testing and diagnosing remedies for the full range of deleterious materials that are affecting homes in the west of Ireland, including pyrrhotite and the need to replace foundations in homes that have to be demolished. [33019/22]

Work Permits

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

167. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the review of a general employment permit will be complete in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33413/22]

Passport Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

312. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that a passport will issue on time for travel for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33456/22]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

368. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who were refused the domiciliary carers allowance annually in each county since 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33420/22]

Social Welfare Appeals

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

369. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Social Protection the number who were awarded the domiciliary carers allowance on appeal annually in each county since 2017 to date in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33421/22]

Passport Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

74. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will be expedited for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32891/22]

Equality Issues

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

124. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education the policy of her Department in relation to the flying of rainbow flags at State funded schools in support and solidarity with the LGBTQ community and as part of wider community participation in the pride month of June 2022. [32852/22]

Departmental Meetings

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

102. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current makeup of the renewable energy advisory group; the number of times it has met since establishment; when it is due to meet next; if he will publish all of the minutes for each meeting that has taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32568/22]

General Practitioner Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

740. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of doctors on duty to cover the out-of-hours general practitioner service NowDoc in every part of Donegal, per week, for each of the years, 2016 to 2022 inclusive in tabular form; and if he is satisfied that this is adequate and safe coverage. [31870/22]

Aquaculture Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

920. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the regulation of aquaculture activities will be transferred to the newly established Marine Area Regulatory Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32567/22]

Aquaculture Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

933. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will announce a support scheme for the aquaculture industry, using funds available from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund; the measures that can be expected to be included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32563/22]

EU Programmes

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

934. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount that remains unspent in the current European Maritime and Fisheries Fund programme for Ireland; his plans to spend this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32564/22]

Aquaculture Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

935. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that he and his Department have not fully implemented the recommendations from the report by the independent aquaculture licensing review group published in 2017; when these recommendations are intended to be fully acted upon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32565/22]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

936. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of fin fish processed in Ireland by species in each of the past ten years tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32566/22]

Passport Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

360. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that a passport for a child (details supplied) will be processed on time for the travel date 21 June 022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31678/22]

Medical Cards

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

230. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made for a discretionary medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31289/22]

Fisheries Protection

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

237. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will sign off the energy crisis fund to support fishermen with ever increasing operating costs and send these proposals to the EU Commission for approval; the reason he has not signed off before; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31152/22]

Passport Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

724. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure a passport for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will be processed on time for travel on 18 June 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30043/22]

Passport Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

735. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that a passport for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will be processed on time for travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30163/22]

Passport Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

809. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that a passport for a child (details supplied) will be processed on time for travel on 13 June 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30353/22]

Maritime Jurisdiction

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

830. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of negotiations with both the UK and Scottish governments on restoring access for Irish fishermen to the waters around Rockall; and when he last personally spoke to his counterparts in both governments on this matter. [30572/22]

Passport Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

895. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that a passport for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be processed on time for travel on 18 June 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30980/22]

Schools Refurbishment

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1011. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the plans for new school buildings at a school (details supplied) including a clear timeframe for completion; and if her attention has been drawn to the growing frustration amongst teachers, students and parents at the slow pace of progress. [30040/22]

Schools Refurbishment

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1012. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the plans for new school buildings at a school (details supplied). [30041/22]

Schools Refurbishment

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1013. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the plans for new school buildings at a school (details supplied). [30042/22]

Medical Cards

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1412. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the reason a medical card has been refused for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29052/22]

Hospital Appointments Status

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1440. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect a date for surgery in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29112/22]

Medical Cards

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1805. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing a medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30399/22]

Departmental Funding

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1985. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding that has been released under the Fisheries Local Area Group Programme by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30637/22]

Fisheries Protection

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1986. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he has taken since being appointed to implement the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority capability review, with a view to enhancing governance issues and considering any other measures that may be necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30638/22]

Passport Services

Pádraig MacLochlainn

123. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that a passport application for a child (details supplied) will be processed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28450/22]

Passport Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

323. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will issue in time for their intended travel date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27608/22]

Passport Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

361. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that a passport application for a child (details supplied) will be processed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28123/22]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

829. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 874 of 10 May 2022, the way that he will be reinvesting the €9 million that was saved by his Department back in to fishing communities in the State. [27810/22]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

838. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the agreement entered into between Ireland, France and Belgium in which responsibility for weighing and inspection of all fish landed into Irish ports by French and Belgian-registered fishing boats passed from the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority to their control agencies; if the the European Commission was involved in either initiating and or overseeing and or consenting to this special arrangement between the Irish, Belgian and French fisheries control authorities; if there is a written agreement in relation to this; and if so, if he will publish the agreement. [28098/22]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

839. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority ensures that vessels fishing under the flag of France or Belgium but which are not under French or Belgian ownership follow the requirements of the agreement of the permitted scheme for landing fish into Irish ports. [28099/22]

Hospital Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

29. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if he will urgently review the categorisation of Letterkenny University Hospital in order that it reflects the number of inpatients at the hospital each year; and if he will increase the level of investment in the sixth-largest hospital in the State. [25411/22]

Hospital Services

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

75. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if he will restore the full range of cardiac services to Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will work with his counterparts in the North of Ireland to offer an extended cardiac service at Letterkenny University Hospital to patients on both sides of the Border as is the case with the north west cancer centre in Altnagelvin, Derry. [25410/22]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

134. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to secure a share of the European Union’s quota of Atlantic bluefin tuna for the Irish fishing fleet to reflect the abundance of the species in Irish territorial waters and the Irish EEZ; and his views on whether such a quota could be of particular benefit to the inshore fishing fleet. [26031/22]