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Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
352. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of eligible frontline workers that have received payment and are outstanding payment of the Covid-19 bonus payment in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50770/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
353. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if measures are in place with his Department to allow employers to advance pay the frontline workers Covid-19 bonus to those staff still awaiting payment and reclaim it from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50771/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Fisheries Protection
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
471. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on his negotiations with the Sea-Fisheries Protection Agency in designating Dunmore East Harbour as a landing port for fishing vessels from third countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50772/22]
Wed, 12 Oct 2022
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Schools Building Projects
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
81. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education if a response will issue to correspondence that she has received from an organisation (details supplied); and if she will ensure that additional land is sourced for adequate outdoor green field sports amenities for the 1,000 students that are projected to attend the new three school campus for the town that incorporates the college. [50407/22]
Tue, 11 Oct 2022
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Defective Building Materials
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
304. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the unfolding humanitarian crisis in County Donegal whereby families who have to move out of their homes in the county for safety reasons due to the impact of defective concrete blocks cannot source temporary alternative accommodation; and if he will urgently task the Housing Agency with assisting these families with temporary housing, either modular or in the private sector across the county. [50198/22]
Thu, 6 Oct 2022
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Agriculture Industry
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
403. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a clear timeframe on when the area around his Department owned Syncro lift in Dunmore East County Waterford will be dredged to remove silt that will then allow all sizes of fishing and other vessels to be lifted from the waters for maintenance and repair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49244/22]
Wed, 5 Oct 2022
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Health Service Executive
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
345. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the measures and additional supports that the HSE is putting in place to assist general practitioner practices and others across County Donegal with supporting Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48971/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Defective Building Materials
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
324. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure all homeowners who are currently stuck in stage 1 of their application to the defective concrete block grant scheme, including those who applied after February 2022, will have the 90% of their engineer’s fee reimbursed while they are awaiting a decision. [48602/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Schools Building Projects
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
404. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 1012 of 14 June 2022, the reason no update on the plans for new school buildings and no indication of the need to reapply for planning permission was confirmed to this Deputy, as it has been in the recent response in Parliamentary Question No. 282 of 27 September 2022, despite the changes to the planning Acts being introduced in September 2021 and a period of nine months having elapsed with no action taken that has now led to at least a one-year delay in the project. [48590/22]
Thu, 29 Sep 2022
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Defective Building Materials
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
189. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education if her Department will provide the necessary funding for a mica defective block schools programme, an educational and well-being programme for second level students, as submitted to Donegal Education and Training Board by affected homeowners in the county. [47758/22]
Thu, 29 Sep 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
203. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the organic farming scheme was not included in the expanded list of schemes as of June 2022 that are assessed differently concerning the disregard within farm assist; the estimated cost of including the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47745/22]
Thu, 29 Sep 2022
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General Practitioner Services
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
262. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the supports the HSE is putting in place to assist general practitioner practices in County Donegal with supporting Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47802/22]
Thu, 29 Sep 2022
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Organic Farming
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
278. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the minimum and maximum livestock unit values per hectare and the values per individual type of livestock for the organic farming scheme, areas of natural constraint scheme and the ACRES scheme in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47746/22]
Wed, 28 Sep 2022
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Defective Building Materials
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
21. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the new remediation of dwellings damaged by the use of defective concrete blocks scheme will be operational and accepting applications. [47329/22]
Wed, 28 Sep 2022
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Defective Building Materials
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
31. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applicants for the defective concrete block grant scheme in County Donegal who are stuck in stage 1, awaiting the outcome of the review of IS 465 by the National Standards Authority of Ireland. [47328/22]
Wed, 28 Sep 2022
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Passport Services
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
173. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure a passport is processed on time for a school trip for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47521/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
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Schools Building Projects
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
282. 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 timeframe for the commencement of construction and completion of works. [47335/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
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Schools Building Projects
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
283. 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 timeframe for the commencement of construction and completion of works. [47336/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
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Schools Building Projects
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
284. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the plans for new school buildings for schools (details supplied), including a timeframe for the commencement of construction and completion of works. [47337/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
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Health Services
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
462. 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 TTR genotype, wild-type or hereditary, for transthyretin amyloidosis patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46721/22]