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Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
316. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 590 of 17 January 2024, if she will urgently review the decision by her Department not to include a school (details supplied) in the school capital buildings programme. [3098/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Departmental Meetings
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
481. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will convene a meeting of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Bord Bia, BIM, the fishing producer organisations and co-ops (details supplied) at the earliest opportunity to plot a course for the urgent rejuvenation of the seafood industry in Ireland following the stark findings of the recent Bord Bia report “2023-2024 future focused” that the value of Irish seafood exports declined by 14% over the past year and how this compares with another European country and coastal states such as Norway with a similar population to the Republic of Ireland. [2751/24]
Tue, 23 Jan 2024
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Disability Services
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
502. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when Ireland will ratify the Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. [2380/24]
Thu, 18 Jan 2024
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Defective Building Materials
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
219. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that the Housing Agency is adequately resourced to service the enhanced defective concrete blocks grant scheme and to ensure that the backlog of applications is worked through as swiftly as possible. [2263/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
590. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education when she can confirm that provision for a new school campus (details supplied) on a new greenfield site will be included in the school capital buildings programme, with a clear timeline for delivery. [1038/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Defective Building Materials
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
744. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will amend the enhanced defective concrete block grant scheme to allow for the testing of concrete foundations, following the findings of scientific studies undertaken on behalf of the National Standards Authority of Ireland. [56556/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Defective Building Materials
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
805. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that Donegal County Council recently tendered for the repair of a tranche of social houses damaged by defective concrete blocks and insisted on full adherence to the current building regulations, or any subsequent revision of the regulations, while grants issued to private homeowners accessing the enhanced defective blocks scheme are calculated based on 2007 regulations; and if he believes it is appropriate to ask those private homeowners to build homes to 17 year old building standards; the reason social and private houses damaged by defective concrete blocks in County Donegal are being repaired and rebuilt under different building regulations. [1175/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Defective Building Materials
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
817. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when his Department will provide clarification to local authorities on how to proceed with applications under the enhanced defective concrete block grant scheme from homeowners who requested a change of circumstance, considering the ongoing review of IS 465 by the NSAI and the uncertainty and lack of confidence with IS 465. [1349/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Fishing Industry
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
1278. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of reported/recorded lost fishing pots; the number of recovered fishing pots that had been reported/recorded lost on the Irish coast and in Ireland's waters overall for 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1723/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Period Poverty
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
1501. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the work of the inter-departmental Period Poverty Implementation Group established two and a half years ago and chaired by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56560/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Period Poverty
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
1502. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in progressing his commitments following Government support of the Free Provision of Period Products Bill 2021 and implementation of the recommendations of the Discussion Paper on Period Poverty jointly published by him and the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth three years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56561/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Period Poverty
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
1503. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the dates on which the inter-departmental Period Poverty Implementation Group has met since its inaugural meeting on 8 July 2021 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56562/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Period Poverty
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
1504. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the annual budgetary amount allocated to the work of the inter-departmental Period Poverty Implementation Group from 2021 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56563/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Hospital Procedures
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
1570. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a diagnoses from a colonoscopy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56968/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Pharmacy Services
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
1590. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay for pharmacies in County Donegal not receiving ipramol at the same time as other pharmacies in the South of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57082/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Hospital Transfers
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
1793. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if an urgent transfer can be arranged for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo to the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dún Laoghaire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1864/24]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Period Poverty
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
1817. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the annual budgetary amount allocated to the provision of a range of free, adequate, safe and suitable period products in all educational publicly-funded settings including schools, colleges and HEIs from 2021 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56558/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Period Poverty
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
1818. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the breakdown of the €0.5 million allocated to each further and higher education institution in Budget 2024 for free period products, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56559/23]
Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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Period Poverty
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
1819. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the nine further education and training colleges that undertook the ‘Worryfree’ pilot delivering free, sustainable period products and dispensers for students in participating ETBs, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56595/23]
Thu, 14 Dec 2023
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Fishing Industry
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
5. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the projected financial loss to the vessels of the Irish fishing fleet arising from the actions of the UK and Scottish Governments in blocking them from fishing in their traditional fishing grounds around Rockall for the past number of years; and to provide an update on the status of negotiations with the UK and Scottish Governments, aimed at finding a resolution. [55295/23]