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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Apr 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: As the Minister knows, we sought to annul SI 318 of 2020, which he introduced. We debated the proposal in the Dáil and I have to accept that it was voted through. I remind the Minister that when he was Fianna Fáil spokesperson on agriculture, food and the marine, he had a very different view on this matter. His colleague and former Deputy, Pat the Cope Gallagher, when he was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Apr 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Deputy Pringle asked about the approach in other EU member states. The European Parliament published a report last year which examined the penalty points systems in all EU member states and how they applied. Has the Minister read that report?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Apr 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: This Bill will go through the Dáil and Seanad. The Minister's senior officials are on this call. Are they advising him that this legislation is in line with legislation in place in other member states, in other words, is the threshold for conviction similar to the thresholds in place in other EU member states? Is that the advice to the Minister?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Apr 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: For the record, the report I referred to is titled, Implementation of the current EU fisheries control system by Member States (2014-19). The study was carried out by the European Parliament’s development committee. I will ask the question again. Is this legislation, as presented to us, and the onerous threshold that it sets for our fisherman based on the normal practice and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Apr 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The reason I asked the question is, as the Minister has acknowledged, that the Department's previous drafts of what would be a scheme were, unfortunately, rejected in our courts. We would expect, therefore, that senior Department officials would find out what is the acceptable European Union norm for this type of scheme. There is an important question to be asked. I appreciate that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Apr 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: My apologies for coming back in again, but can I ask that the senior officials of the Department would confirm that they have read the report and set out how this legislation is aligned to the recommendations of that committee?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Apr 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: There is a range of recommendations from the committee at the end of the report. Perhaps the officials could respond to all of them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Apr 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I would like a response on all of the recommendations included in the report. As I said, the report includes a range of recommendations and a comprehensive study of how this system is applied across all member states. It includes case studies, of which Ireland is one. I am asking that in respect of all of the recommendations at the end of the report - which I have in front of me but I do...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Apr 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: With the Chairman's permission, I can read the recommendations into the record.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Apr 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I will direct the Minister and his senior officials to pages 185 and 186 of the report and reference one recommendation in particular. It states that the points system should not result in disproportionate and severe sanctions or the permanent suspension of fishing licences. In particular, it is seen by some in the industry as an extreme measure and a double sanctioning on top of the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Apr 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I will comment on the same issue as Deputy Tóibín. The Deputy is a member of the Regional Independent Group. The Whip of that group is Deputy Naughten, a very able Whip. I have seen some political postings in recent days and I wish to make it clear that a presentation, which made it clear that the Dáil would return to a three-day week, was made to all Deputies last week....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (21 Apr 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 365. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 40% of the passengers that have used the City of Derry Airport in recent years are based in County Donegal; and when substantial funding to the airport will be restored to reflect such passenger numbers and the commitment to the north west cross Border region under the New Decade, New...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fishing Industry (21 Apr 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 416. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will re-engage with and arrange a meeting with a person (details supplied) to examine possibilities to compensate them for stability issues which were discovered on a vessel that they purchased from another European state rendering the vessel unfit for sea and unsafe and which left them in serious financial hardship;...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (21 Apr 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 584. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of all properties and national monuments under the control of the Office of Public Works in County Donegal in tabular form. [20819/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (21 Apr 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 585. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans the Office of Public Works has to refurbish the historical courthouse at Carndonagh, County Donegal in order that it can be reopened as a district court for the north Inishowen area. [20818/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Office of Public Works (21 Apr 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 667. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the plans the Office of Public Works have to secure and repair the old church and surrounding walls at Raymoghy Abbey near Manorcunningham, County Donegal; and his views on whether such important historical sites require ongoing maintenance and care. [20820/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mica Redress Scheme (21 Apr 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 815. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will convene a meeting or correspond with the banks and financial institutions to call on the banks and financial institutions to assist families in County Donegal who have been affected by MICA defective concrete blocks in their homes given the recent comments by Minister of State for Housing and Urban Renewal in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Co-operation (21 Apr 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 2179. To ask the Minister for Health if he will carry out an urgent review of the Cross-Border Directive that is being administered by the HSE following recurrent problems with the compatibility of DRG codes that have cost applicants thousands of euro. [20041/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (21 Apr 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 2386. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a psychological assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20658/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (21 Apr 2021)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 2469. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he has taken since the publication of a report (details supplied) into organisational capability of the Sea Fisheries Protection Agency in late 2020; the actions he plans to take regarding the recommendations and conclusions of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18675/21]