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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Airport Policy (26 Apr 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Donegal Airport is a superb airport in west Donegal, no doubt about it. Just to outline geography, there is a reason 40% of the passengers in City of Derry Airport come from Donegal. It is only half an hour from my home in Buncrana to get to City of Derry Airport while it is about an hour and a half to west Donegal. That is the reality. In the Inishowen Peninsula, Letterkenny and Finn...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Airport Policy (26 Apr 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: What makes it more important is that we have been heartbroken by what has happened with the A5. We were supposed to have a motorway. There is no direct rail connection from Derry and the north west of Ireland. There is no direct motorway connection and no direct air connection. It is a mortal sin what is happening to us. We have been waiting for this motorway. There is no connection....

Carbon Tax: Motion [Private Members] (27 Apr 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The reality for people living in the west and north west is that at least two thirds of the homes are heated with home heating oil. The figure is probably higher in County Donegal. Someone looking to fill a tank with 1,000 l of oil would have paid about €600 just over a year ago. Today, that person will pay more than double that. The tank must be filled a number of times every...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí agus ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy and Legislation (27 Apr 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: What motion is the Taoiseach talking about it?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí agus ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy and Legislation (27 Apr 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Read out the motion.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí agus ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy and Legislation (27 Apr 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Read out the words.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Government Communications (27 Apr 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Sixteen months have passed since the Taoiseach first tasked the outgoing Secretary General of his Department with overseeing the investigation into the leaking of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation Final Report to the media. The Secretary General will be taking up his new position shortly. Can the Taoiseach confirm the status of the investigation, if it has been completed...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (27 Apr 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Taoiseach will know very well the severe impact of Brexit and the trade and co-operation agreement between Britain and the European Union on our fishing communities and the significant loss of income that will now lead to a further major decommissioning of fishing vessels in Ireland. How on earth can we justify the approach of the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority, referring to European...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (27 Apr 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Taoiseach was in Derry recently for a number of engagements. He met with a cross-party delegation of councillors from Donegal, Derry and Strabane. At that meeting, the issue of the funding of City of Derry Airport was put to him. It was welcomed by those present that he said he would look at the shared island initiative as a potential source of funding. Why is this so essential? A...

Home Heating Fuels: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Apr 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: As the gap is fewer than ten votes and because of the seriousness of the issue for so many people in rural Ireland, we are asking that under Standing Order 83(3)(b), the vote be taken by other than electronic means.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (26 Apr 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 210. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on abolishing the mandatory retirement age in some sectors of the economy and particularly in the area of community development. [20940/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Trade Unions (26 Apr 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 541. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the level of consultation with the trade unions that represent healthcare workers regarding the changes to special leave with pay arrangements that were brought in on 6 February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19529/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Trade Unions (26 Apr 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 542. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the level of consultation with trade unions that represent teachers and school staff regarding the changes to special leave with pay arrangements that were brought in on 6 February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19530/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (26 Apr 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 744. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20028/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí agus ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy and Legislation (28 Apr 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is nonsense.