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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (15 Sep 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 636. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a recommendation by a person (details supplied); if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that in the Critical Care Strategic Plan 2020 and HSE National Service Plan 2021 there was no mention of development in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will ask for a review of these plans given the plan...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (9 Sep 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 220. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has carried out research to examine the revenue raised by other states from the issuing of personalised number plates and vehicle registration plates; and if he has plans to introduce such a system here. [43054/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Supports (9 Sep 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 254. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the overall amount of the Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund for Ireland; the percentage of this to be allocated to the seafood sector in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42827/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Fishing Industry (9 Sep 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 480. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of negotiations with the British government to reinstate access for the Irish fishing fleet to the waters around Rockall. [43162/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (9 Sep 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 481. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of negotiations with the British government on the jurisdiction of Lough Foyle; and if his attention has been drawn to the detrimental impact to the management of this key resource caused by the ongoing jurisdictional dispute over Lough Foyle which is still unresolved 23 years after the Good Friday Agreement. [43163/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (9 Sep 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 1434. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the medical card scheme does not cover the cost of dental care for 12 to 16-year-olds; and if he has plans to change same. [43053/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (9 Sep 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 1591. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of financial support or revenue compensating package that the State will provide to the fish processing sector in Ireland to compensate for the serious loss of business and revenue due to Brexit; and the way this financial support compares to other affected EU Member States; and the financial supports provided to their...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (9 Sep 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 1592. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the fish swaps carried out by vessels or EU member states that includes fish species and fish quota taken from the Irish EEZ in each of the years 2000 to 2021 inclusive in tabular form. [42829/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (9 Sep 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 1602. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will provide an estimate in cooperation with the relevant fishermen and fishermen’s co-ops as to the estimated financial loss to the Irish fishing fleet to date in 2021 as a result of the ongoing blockage of Irish fishing vessels from the waters around Rockall. [43159/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (9 Sep 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 1603. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the dispute between the EU Member States Commission, Norway and the Faroe Islands over mackerel quotas; and the way that dispute is reflected in reciprocal access to harbours by vessels from the relevant fleets in dispute. [43160/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Citizenship Applications (27 Jul 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 840. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the Foreign Births Registration Office will recommence the assessment of applications such as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40196/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (27 Jul 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 2182. To ask the Minister for Health the way County Donegal compares to other counties in the speed of the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines. [28315/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 2610. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that will be put in place by his Department to ensure that cross-Border workers who availed of the Covid-19 vaccine in the Northern Ireland will be included in the roll-out of the EU Digital COVID Certificate in this State. [38363/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Medical Certificates (27 Jul 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 2827. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for a decision to be made on a primary medical certificate in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39311/21]

Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister has put forward the subject of honesty and I am glad he has done so. Let us go through facts in detail. It is true that there were a number of agreements between the Irish Government and the British Government on the area around Rockall, culminating in the 2013 agreement. It was signed in 2013 and then laid before the Houses in 2014. The Minister says that the Government...

Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Amendment No. 1 has been disallowed.

Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Sinn Féin has very serious concerns in regard to this legislation. We acknowledge that the national marine planning framework has been established and that a number of legislative provisions follow it. As we speak, however, fishermen from Donegal are being prevented from fishing in their traditional grounds around Rockall. Eamon Gilmore, a predecessor of the Minister, Deputy Coveney,...

Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 2: In page 7, line 12, to delete "as soon as may be" and substitute the following: "within a time period allowing reasonable time for the order to be examined but not longer than 12 months". I am hopeful that the Minister will agree to these reasonable amendments. I have already referred to the unfortunate terms of the agreement of 2014. Amendment No. 2...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Jul 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am substituting for Deputy O'Rourke.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Jul 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Thank you, a Cheann Comhairle. The Irish people have never recognised or accepted Britain's claim to Rockall. Tonight, without any real debate, the Irish Government, led by a Fianna Fáil Taoiseach, will sign away Irish sovereignty and, with it, our historic fishing rights at Rockall. This is utterly shameful. At a time when the entire industry is fighting for its very survival, the...