Results 2,021-2,040 of 9,291 for speaker:Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (23 Mar 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 139. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that a person (details supplied) was refused the benefit payment for persons over 65 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15489/22]

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (22 Mar 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Ireland’s tradition of military neutrality is an honourable one. Unfortunately, too many governments have missed the opportunity it provides. Despite the huge respect our UN peacekeepers, the blue helmets, have attained across the world, and despite the role in conflict resolution those of us in Ireland have played in Sri Lanka, Colombia, the Middle East and the Basque Country, the...

An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: On Sunday, a 77-year-old man in a serious condition was taken from his home in north Donegal by ambulance to Letterkenny University Hospital. He spent more than nine hours in the ambulance waiting to be attended to. The Tánaiste will agree that this was utterly unacceptable. We have a profound crisis in our health system across Donegal from NoWDOC to primary care and from community...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (22 Mar 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 177. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he and his Departmental officials will meet a cross-party delegation from Derry, Strabane District and Donegal County Council as soon as possible to discuss the funding of the City of Derry Airport as previously requested [14152/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Rockall Island Ownership (22 Mar 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 393. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of negotiations with the British Government to restore access to the waters around Rockall for Irish fishermen; his views on whether this is a breach of the spirit of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement and if the European Commission has been involved in these negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (22 Mar 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 394. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of negotiations with the British Government on the legal status of Lough Foyle; if his attention has been drawn to the negative consequences of the failure to reach an agreement on the issue in the years that have passed since the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14390/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (22 Mar 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 714. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the SUSI grant department used the Revenue Commissioners net or gross income figure as part of their income calculations for the purposes of determining the reckonable income of an applicant (details supplied); if the pension contributions was used as part of their income calculations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14196/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (22 Mar 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 885. To ask the Minister for Health if a patient is exempt from hospital bills if they have been admitted into hospital due to Covid-19-related issues. [14212/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (22 Mar 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 886. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) was issued a hospital bill after been admitted into Letterkenny University Hospital due to Covid-19-related health issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14213/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (22 Mar 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 1141. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to seek an extension of the existing Irish territorial waters’ zone from 0-6 miles out to 12 miles and the existing 12-mile zone out to 20 miles; the benefits and estimated financial gains for the fishing industry; if this request has been agreed to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14388/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (22 Mar 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 1142. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of negotiations with the British government to restore access to the waters round Rockall for Irish fishermen; if he considers this to be a breach of the spirit of the European Union and United Kingdom Trade and Cooperation Agreement; and if the European Commission have been involved in these negotiations; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (22 Mar 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 1143. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of negotiations with the British Government on the legal status of Lough Foyle; if his attention has been drawn to the negative consequences of the failure to reach an agreement on the issue in the years that have passed since the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14392/22]

Financial Resolution: Excise (9 Mar 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The job of every Deputy is to come to the Dáil Chamber and tell the story of what their constituents are going through. It is about representing the real-life experience of their constituents. In Donegal, at least two thirds of the homes have home heating oil as their fuel source for domestic heating. The Government has no proposal to reduce those costs. A year ago, people could...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (8 Mar 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 172. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that Government funding to the City of Derry Airport is restored as soon as possible given the high percentage of passengers using the airport from this State. [12384/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 Mar 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 560. To ask the Minister for Health the plans of the HSE to replace the three eye doctors in the County Donegal ophthalmology service that have vacated their positions in recent times; and if the newly appointed consultants for this service will be based in County Donegal rather than County Sligo to oversee the full ophthalmic teams there in order that they can continue at the very least to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (8 Mar 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 561. To ask the Minister for Health the number of days in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, that there was more than one ambulance backed up at the emergency department of Letterkenny University Hospital; and the number of ambulances backed up on each of those days in tabular form. [12670/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (8 Mar 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 725. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment with an occupational therapist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13118/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (3 Mar 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 175. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will allocate the necessary resources to Donegal County Council as requested by the Council, to enable it to make safe all of the homes in its housing stock across County Donegal; and if he will provide the necessary supports to all of the affected families. [11168/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (3 Mar 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 184. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the updated defective concrete block grant scheme will amount to 100% redress for the affected families in the west of Ireland; and if he will provide the necessary resources in his Department to expedite the required legislation, regulations and ongoing consultation with the family campaign groups. [11167/22]