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Covid-19 (Agriculture, Food and the Marine): Statements (17 Feb 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I raise two very important issues with the Minister under the fisheries heading. First, as the Minister is aware, the tie-up scheme last year was seen right across the fishing sector as too little too late and there was a very low take-up. The affected fishers right across the coast did not get the financial assistance they required. The Minister introduced an aquaculture support scheme....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Feb 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 901. To ask the Minister for Health the reason christenings and baptisms are not currently permitted under the public health emergency restrictions but weddings with potentially more persons attending are. [8717/21]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Feb 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I said last week that the curtailment of the Opposition in doing its job had to stop. It is unacceptable that, for the third week out of four, there will not be dedicated statements and questions to the Minister for Health on the public health response and the vaccination programme. Those statements and questions were agreed by the Business Committee and understood to take place every three...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (24 Feb 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 1077. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the voisinage agreement as it relates to reciprocal access to the 0 to 6 nautical miles around the island of Ireland following the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement; and the specific text in the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement that addresses this matter. [9937/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy (24 Feb 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 1078. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address the reported potential loss of thousands of tonnes of quota that will be deducted from Irish fishers and the loss of millions of euro in EU funding following an EU investigation into the State's application of the Common Fisheries Policy; if he plans to appeal this reported decision; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (25 Feb 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 111. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the financial and business supports available through Fáilte Ireland to assist the Irish sea angling charter industry due to the disruption caused by Covid-19 over the past year; if the amount of funding and the areas to which funding has been allocated in the past year will be published; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (25 Feb 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 347. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has examined treating Irish fishers and their industry in a similar fashion to the bed and breakfast industry, which allows non-rate paying businesses to seek access to emergency financial supports that have been put in place due to Covid-19 disruption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10745/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (25 Feb 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 348. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if harbour fees paid by Irish fishers will be considered similar to rates paid by businesses for the purpose of applying for business supports available through his Department for disruption caused by Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10746/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Exports (25 Feb 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 360. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts his Department is making to reopen the Chinese market to Irish fishers for the exportation of brown crab; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10744/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Bodies (25 Feb 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 361. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason minutes are not made public from quota management advisory committee meetings; if he considers this to be good practice; the actions he will take to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10747/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (25 Feb 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 362. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current underspend in fisheries-related funding from the current European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, EMFF, programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10748/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (25 Feb 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 363. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the legal definition that Ireland uses for recognising supertrawlers and factory trawlers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10749/21]

Banking Sector: Statements (3 Mar 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister will be very familiar with the mica redress scheme for defective concrete blocks in Donegal. It is the culmination of many years of campaigning by families, similar to the campaigns in Dublin and north Leinster, that led to the pyrite resolution scheme. Unfortunately, the scheme in Donegal is turning into a big problem. There was a necessity for 10% funding for the costs of...

Banking Sector: Statements (3 Mar 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I appreciate the Minister's offer. Will he confirm that he accepts the point I make that it is extraordinary that the banks that will benefit, potentially by hundreds of millions of euro in asset gain, have not offered to make a contribution? Does he agree that is extraordinary?

Banking Sector: Statements (3 Mar 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To be very clear and brief, the Mica Action Group that led the campaign carried out a survey of the affected families. Right now, the assets of the banks are worth very little more than the site valuation. The houses are not worth anything, but when they benefit from the scheme, they will be restored to full market value, which is worth hundreds of millions of additional euro. That is a...

Banking Sector: Statements (3 Mar 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: My question is why the banks are not playing a role.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (3 Mar 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 1043. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the share of fishing quota allocated to the Norwegian fishing fleet from the Irish EEZ; the breakdown by State of the quota of cod recently allocated to EU member states from Norwegian waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11173/21]

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Everybody in this Chamber, all of our Deputies and all of our Senators desperately want this vaccine roll-out to be delivered as soon as practically possible to our people across the State. We are all in this together. We really desperately want this to succeed. Therefore, the Minister should take my comments in the time ahead constructively. When I saw the list of vaccination centres...

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I only have 30 seconds left. The Minister mentioned pharmacists. All the Deputies in Donegal have been contacted by the pharmacists in Donegal. They say they need to get the vaccine for their workers. They are front-line health workers and have been carrying major responsibilities. The pharmacists want to deliver and play a big role in the roll-out of the vaccine, but they are asking if...

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Could I get it verbally?