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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (15 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 303. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 319 of 8 October 2020, the location of a review (details supplied); and if a copy of the review will be provided. [30783/20]

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I want to read into the record the experience we have had in Letterkenny University Hospital in Donegal. It is our major acute hospital, the sixth largest in the State. It dealt with more than 24,000 inpatients last year. One would not know it, however. I will talk about that in a moment. I want to use the example of our major acute hospital to demonstrate the utter failure of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (14 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 28. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of negotiations to secure a site in Buncrana, County Donegal, for new school campuses for schools (details supplied). [29981/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (14 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 36. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on amending the requirement for Bus Éireann to secure the necessary buses and drivers to get school transport in County Donegal to 50% capacity; and if all parents currently seeking a place on their local school bus for their children will be facilitated first. [29982/20]

Financial Resolution No. 2: Excise - Mineral Oil Tax (13 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I urge the Minister to think about the average working family in rural counties such as County Donegal. Such a family typically has a car that is six, seven or eight years old. Those living in Donegal who wish to travel to a job or a place of study cannot do so by public transport. As such, they must drive a car and fill it with diesel or petrol. The average family in such areas cannot...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (13 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 152. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason affected homeowners in County Donegal have to pay 10% of the costs of making their homes safe under the defective concrete blocks grant scheme and cover the full costs of relocation and storage during construction (details supplied); and if his attention has been drawn to the financial barriers for the affected...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (13 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 310. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a PPS number by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29951/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (13 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 596. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the capital funding allocated and spent and the projects that have been delivered at the harbours under the remit of his Department in each of the years 2000 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30196/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (13 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 597. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the capital plans for harbours under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30197/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (13 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 599. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of EMFF allocation in each of the years 2014 to 2019 and to date in 2020, that was spent on control and enforcement (details supplied) here; and the corresponding percentage spends on same in other EU states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30240/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (13 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 600. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount allocated to each local authority for each of the years 2000 to 2019 and to date in 2020, for investment in piers and harbours in tabular form; and the details of the allocations. [30302/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (13 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 601. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to revisit the allocation of fishing licences and sustainability measures within the six-mile limit (details supplied). [30303/20]

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (8 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Regarding Wednesday's proposal, our party cannot accept the schedule for leaders' statements as laid out - the Taoiseach at 30 minutes, the Tánaiste at 30 minutes and the Green Party at 20 minutes, which is a run of an hour and 20 minutes. We again propose that their contributions be interspersed. It is in the public interest to have back and forth. We propose that the schedule be the...

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (8 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: May I respond to that?

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (8 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: My understanding is that, historically, we would not have a Government slot of an hour and 20 minutes for leaders' statements. It would be a very long time before the Opposition could respond. It is too long and unwieldy. I ask that the Government reconsider.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (8 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Not agreed.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (8 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Can I clarify whether we are dealing with the business for next week, now or next?

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (8 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I will say a few words on this proposal. On Tuesday, the matter was raised by a range of Members, including myself, and the Taoiseach stated that we would have statements on Friday and that he would be there. That is on the Dáil record. On what is being offered tonight, I had proposed earlier that we would have statements similar to Thursday last where we would have ten minutes...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Covid-19 Tests (8 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 165. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding the requirement for members of the Defence Forces from around County Donegal, who are based at Finner Camp, County Donegal, to assist with Covid-19 testing in Dublin and other locations that are long distances from their base; and the number of those members that have tested positive for Covid-19 while carrying out...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Groups (8 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 260. To ask the Minister for Health the steps which will be taken to ensure Saolta Group undertake the urgent implementation of all necessary improvements laid bare by the recent HIQA Your Experience survey (details supplied). [29375/20]