Results 21-40 of 9,113 for speaker:Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (24 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 872. To ask the Minister for Health the number of urology day cases including ambulatory urology that were performed at Letterkenny University Hospital in 2022, 2023, and 2024, in tabular form. [34297/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (24 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 873. To ask the Minister for Health the number of urology day cases including ambulatory urology that were performed at Sligo University Hospital in 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [34298/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Budgets (24 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 874. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of building a surgical hub under the National Elective Ambulatory Strategy. [34304/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (24 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 875. To ask the Minister for Health whether there are any plans to locate a minor injuries unit at Letterkenny University that is separate to the emergency department. [34306/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (19 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 307. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will amend the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 to include the remediation of apartments impacted by defective concrete blocks. [33238/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Taoiseach should respond.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: And you never interrupt?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I can check the record if you want. You do it regularly.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: He is accusing people of doing something he is guilty of regularly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (18 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 123. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will designate Greencastle harbour as a pelagic landing port for catches over ten tonnes. [32919/25]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Chief Whip will have been party to an email from us regarding Committee and Remaining Stages of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill tomorrow evening. Sixty minutes just does not cut it. We are going to need two hours. I am asking that the Government allow two hours for that. Whatever way the Government does that, we need to have at least two hours.

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: The Business of Seafood Report 2024: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thank Ms Bocquel and her officials for being here today. I just want to get a sense of the benchmarking. Are the findings of The Business of Seafood report benchmarked against those of other EU states and Nordic coastal states?

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: The Business of Seafood Report 2024: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Why not?

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: The Business of Seafood Report 2024: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Does Ms Bocquel agree it is important to examine the importance of the Nordic and EU states to reflect accurately how we are performing by comparison with others?

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: The Business of Seafood Report 2024: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Would it shock Ms Bocquel if I said to her I have been advised that although the Faroe Islands have a population that is just 1% of the population of this State, its aquaculture industry is bigger than ours?

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: The Business of Seafood Report 2024: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Our population is equivalent to that of Norway. Would the size of its seafood industry by comparison with ours shock Ms Bocquel?

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: The Business of Seafood Report 2024: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: With respect, my question concerns the fact that we have some of the richest waters in the world surrounding us. The potential for the seafood industry is absolutely immense but we are not meeting our potential by comparison with other countries in the EU and Nordic states. From the information I have, I have learned BIM does not do benchmarking in its report. Therefore, if I knew very...

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: The Business of Seafood Report 2024: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The next question I have is on the number of vessels. Is Bord Iascaigh Mhara tracking the numbers and capacity of fishing vessels in the fleets compared to, say, ten years ago? Ms Bocquel did say the impact of Brexit was catastrophic. It is just that if people did not understand the industry, they would read that report in a particular way. It is a well-presented report – there is...

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: The Business of Seafood Report 2024: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (17 Jun 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I have spoken about the deep concern of those in the industry but there is a sense, with a dedicated Minister for fisheries and a dedicated Oireachtas committee, that there is a chance for a reset. I will be fair; Bord Iascaigh Mhara can only deal with the framework in which it operates. As Deputy Gallagher said, the quota and total available catch and science are all things that are out of...