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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Exports (1 Dec 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 803. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that brown crab from Ireland is currently being exported to China through Holland rather than directly to China from Ireland at a financial loss to Irish inshore fishermen; and if he will engage with his European Union counterparts to negotiate with the Chinese Government and Chinese food...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 Dec 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thank the Chairman for allowing me to contribute at this stage. I thank the Minister for his detailed presentation. I will start by dealing with Brexit. As a Donegal man, I do not need to tell the Minister about the Irish fishing industry's serious concern regarding the ongoing talks. As he will know, 34% of the entire catch of the Irish fleet is taken from what would be termed UK...

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: May I just point out that we are now more than an hour into this debate but copies of the Minister's speech have not been circulated?

Judicial Appointments Process: Statements (26 Nov 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: People need a chance to read the speech to prepare their questions. I ask that we delay for a minute until we can all get copies of the Minister's speech.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fishing Vessel Licences (26 Nov 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the challenges faced by long-standing skippers of Irish vessels by the proposed implementation of SI No. 673 of 2019 - Fishing Vessels (Certification of Deck Officers and Engineer Officers) (Amendment) Regulations 2019; and the acknowledgement and support that can be given to those fishers who...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (26 Nov 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 181. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a campaign (details supplied); and if he will make the objectives of this campaign Government policy and have it resourced accordingly. [39347/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Establishment of an Independent Public Inquiry into the Murder of Pat Finucane: Motion (26 Nov 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thank John Finucane for his presentation today. This committee deals with the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement after the culmination of decades of terrible conflict in the North of our island which seeped into the rest of this island and into Britain. All of us acknowledge the immense hurt and pain. I speak as the son of a man who was in prison for nine years as an IRA...

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (25 Nov 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I support that proposal that we go back to the Dáil Chamber. For example, the Leas-Cheann Comhairle will recall we had the issue around the confidence vote in the Tánaiste and we were able to bilocate when it was the Government that was requesting it. It is a reasonable request and I support it.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (25 Nov 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Opposition has made a collective stand on this matter in recent days. Yesterday, all of the Opposition Whips, on behalf of our parties and political groups, made a stand and said that the Minister for Justice must come before the democratically elected Dáil to take questions and answers. We have said this repeatedly. We told the Government that this issue would not go away and...

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (25 Nov 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister of State is fooling nobody with his bad grace. The public knows that the Government was forced to do the right thing. I am proud of the collective Opposition. I wish to be clear on this point and I urge the Government to take the warning. We will stand up for democracy and we will demand accountability. It is clear to us that Fine Gael has a huge problem with accountability....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Nov 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: No, he did not.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Nov 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Deputy is a Government supporter, for God's sake.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Nov 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We want a statement.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (25 Nov 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 91. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking as a long-time development partner of the regional government in Tigray, Ethiopia, to help broker a ceasefire and to ensure safe passage for humanitarian aid in the face of escalating military conflict and humanitarian disaster. [39072/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (25 Nov 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 92. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position of Ireland as a forthcoming member of the UN Security Council on the current military assault by the Ethiopian Government against the regional state of Tigray and its continuing refusal to negotiate with the Tigray regional government in the face of mounting loss of life and an escalating humanitarian emergency. [39073/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (25 Nov 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 93. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions Ireland is taking in response to the escalating humanitarian emergency and military conflict in Tigray regional state in Ethiopia. [39074/20]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I want the Taoiseach to reflect very deeply on this because he is somebody who repeatedly professes a passion for our democracy and the separation of powers. We are talking about the process of appointment to the Supreme Court.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It could not be more serious. The Taoiseach needs to bring the Minister to the House in order that she can be accountable to the elected representatives of the people and take their questions and statements in line with the tradition of the House.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is not agreed. The Taoiseach spoke of the separation of powers being precious in our democracy. I want him to reflect on the fact that we are talking about the Supreme Court, the highest court in the land, the court whose judges interpret the people's Constitution and protect the people by assessing legislation and dealing with cases. It does not get more important than that....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Taoiseach is around a long time.