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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Thanks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am sorry. Can I just ask about that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The point is-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: May I ask another question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is enough now. May I ask another question? In terms of-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thank Mr. O'Connell. I am sorry, as I do not mean to be rude, but there is little time and I have important questions. If any of them cannot be answered, the witnesses might send a detailed written response to the committee. That would be helpful. If they need time to elaborate on an answer but feel that they are not getting enough time, they might send a detailed written response. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I appreciate that. This internationally respected expert believes that the pyrite in all of the blocks that he tested was a deciding factor in the devastation caused to those homes. In terms of the review of the-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: He had very little time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I assure Mr. Forde that I have-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Dr. Leemann had little time to speak today, so that is a fair enough point. He produced evidence in a presentation to the European Parliament to the effect that, judging by the blocks that he sampled, pyrrhotite was unfortunately the deciding factor in the devastation. There is a serious concern that pyrrhotite is the dominant issue causing the devastation in Donegal and Mayo. IS 465...

Emergency Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Jun 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: As the difference between the "Tá" and "Níl" votes was ten or less, and considering that people in this country need help now and cannot wait until October, we ask for a vote other than by electronic means.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (28 Jun 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 177. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a person (details supplied) from County Donegal can expect a test date for their articulated vehicle licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33805/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Relations (28 Jun 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 496. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will introduce a ten-year moratorium on military exercises by foreign armed forces in the Irish exclusive economic zone, EEZ, following the intended actions of the Russian and French navies in the Irish EEZ in 2022; and if he will engage with the Irish fishing organisations, an organisation (details supplied) and other concerned...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Communities (28 Jun 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 942. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the way the €157 million announced in budget 2022 for fisheries and coastal communities that depend on fishing has been spent to date; the way any funds that remain unspent will be spent, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34235/22]

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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Jun 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will allow a school (details supplied) to retain the current staffing allocation for 2021-22 for the 2022-23 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34855/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (29 Jun 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 150. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing a discretionary medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34621/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Standards Authority of Ireland (30 Jun 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 97. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the membership of the panel that designed I.S. 465 for the National Standards Authority of Ireland; and the membership of the panel that is now reviewing I.S. 465. [35170/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (30 Jun 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 282. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for psychiatry services in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35070/22]