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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (12 Jul 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 929. To ask the Minister for Health the number of endocrinologists who have been successfully processed through the consultant applications advisory committee system in the past five years; and the way that compares with the overall number of new endocrinologists approved to work in this State through the same period. [37585/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (12 Jul 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 930. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times that Letterkenny University Hospital advertised for a second endocrinologist; if the hospital advertised for a permanent endocrinologist; if not, if the hospital advertised for just a two-year temporary contract; the length of time for the advertisement process; the number who applied; the number who were interviewed; and the number who...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (12 Jul 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 1061. To ask the Minister for Health when a procedure will be scheduled in Beaumont Hospital in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38009/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Standards Authority of Ireland (7 Jul 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 163. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 97 of 30 June 2022, the names of the members of the panel that designed I.S. 465 for the National Standards Authority of Ireland; and the names of the members of the panel that is now reviewing I.S. 465. [36915/22]

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The gap is just five votes and we have seen the immense hurt felt by ordinary hard-working decent people from across the west of Ireland and how they reacted to that immense hurt.. These are traumatised families. This legislation is flawed. Those across the floor know that in their hearts. It is flawed and it would be wrong to get this wrong again. I ask for another vote so that they can...

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Accept the amendments.

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I referred to this in my earlier comments. I just cannot emphasis strongly enough that it is madness to put forward, as the Minister said, billions of taxpayers’ money and base it on what is a flawed standard , namely, IS 465. Already there have been tests carried out by Petrolab in Britain. There have been examinations by Dr. Andreas Leeman, who is a highly respected international...

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To be frank, there is a strong suspicion that the reason the Minister has not ensured that testing of foundations would be provided for in this legislation, is that if a homeowner clears out the foundation and the blocks, and completely clears out the site, and seeks to rebuild again, that the house would be rebuilt to modern standards. The view is that the Minister would be denying people....

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is not true.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Jul 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Wrong.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (6 Jul 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 348. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will announce the opening of a decommissioning scheme with terms and conditions for fishing vessels originally suggested by his Department in October 2021 as part of the Report of the Seafood Taskforce that will require agreement with the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36573/22]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Jul 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: As the gap is only six votes and as the entire Opposition voted against the outrageous allocation of two hours for the debate on such important and crucial legislation that involves billions in taxpayers' money and in respect of which 100 amendments have been tabled, we are asking for a vote by other than electronic means.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Quarrying Sector (5 Jul 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 218. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the audit of quarries in County Donegal that he requested has been completed; if so, when he will publish the audit and take the necessary follow-up actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35468/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (5 Jul 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 347. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to the person or body that has the ultimate decision-making power when it comes to raising rainbow pride flags at State-run schools in Ireland. [35825/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (5 Jul 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 348. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a bishop may remove decision-making power from a board of management in a Catholic school within their diocese when it comes to raising rainbow pride flags showing solidarity with LGBTI+ students and staff during Pride month. [35826/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Traveller Community (5 Jul 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 442. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to a recent submission from an organisation (details supplied) if he will agree to a 25% restoration of funding to restore the core funding of local Traveller organisations to 2008 levels. [35475/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Maritime Jurisdiction (5 Jul 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 883. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to seek approval to seek an extension of Ireland’s marine zone, changing the 0-6 mile limit to a 0-12 mile limit and changing the 6-12 mile limit to a 12-20 mile limit; the benefits to our fishing communities and the wider economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35457/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (5 Jul 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 884. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 236 of 15 June, 2022, if the specific European Commission rules or European Union regulations that limit support under the Brexit processing capital support scheme apply to SMEs only. [35472/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (5 Jul 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 918. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to recent correspondence to her from Donegal ETB, when she will consider the details of the 2021 review of CLÁR areas nationally, using the 2016 Census of Population and make a decision on whether to include additional electoral divisions in County Donegal into the CLÁR scheme or not [35505/22]

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: In July 2011, I witnessed the Minister of State's then party leader and Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, make a famous speech about the approach of the Vatican to victims of abuse. He said: "... the Vatican's reaction was to parse and analyse it with the gimlet eye of a canon lawyer." That was a famous speech. The problem has been that the approach of too many people who worked for Government and...