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Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (8 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: May I respond to that?

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (8 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: My understanding is that, historically, we would not have a Government slot of an hour and 20 minutes for leaders' statements. It would be a very long time before the Opposition could respond. It is too long and unwieldy. I ask that the Government reconsider.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (8 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Not agreed.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (8 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Can I clarify whether we are dealing with the business for next week, now or next?

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (8 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I will say a few words on this proposal. On Tuesday, the matter was raised by a range of Members, including myself, and the Taoiseach stated that we would have statements on Friday and that he would be there. That is on the Dáil record. On what is being offered tonight, I had proposed earlier that we would have statements similar to Thursday last where we would have ten minutes...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Covid-19 Tests (8 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 165. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding the requirement for members of the Defence Forces from around County Donegal, who are based at Finner Camp, County Donegal, to assist with Covid-19 testing in Dublin and other locations that are long distances from their base; and the number of those members that have tested positive for Covid-19 while carrying out...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Groups (8 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 260. To ask the Minister for Health the steps which will be taken to ensure Saolta Group undertake the urgent implementation of all necessary improvements laid bare by the recent HIQA Your Experience survey (details supplied). [29375/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Maternity Strategy (8 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 261. To ask the Minister for Health the steps which will be taken to ensure the speedy implementation of the National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026 at Letterkenny University Hospital, including the supported care pathway which specifies provision for home birth. [29376/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (8 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 319. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the organisational review of the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority that was carried out and his plans to implement the recommendations. [29274/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Election of Vice Chairman (8 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Is it be possible for those of us nominating members for the role to make our arguments?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Election of Vice Chairman (8 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: My understanding is that it has become customary in the Oireachtas that if a Cathaoirleach is from the Government then the Vice Chairman will be from the Opposition and vice versa. In this case, it would be customary that the Vice Chairman would be from the Opposition, in order to have a committee that is a collective and consensual. It is good practice. This is the first argument. I have...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (7 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 78. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount the OPW has paid a private firm to maintain the gate at Grianan of Aileach Fort, County Donegal. [29222/20]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To be clear again, I am asking for statements on Thursday. That is a request from our spokesperson, Deputy Conway-Walsh.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I believe there could be an opportunity in the Dáil so I make my request again.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: On Thursday's business, the Taoiseach would have to agree that there have been extraordinary developments in recent weeks that we could not have foreseen at the Business Committee on a Thursday. One of them is the issue of calculated grades. I appreciate that we had the Minister for Education and Skills before us last Thursday night. The chance to have statements was welcome but there was...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is not agreed.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: There is breaking news from Portlaoise. Kilminchy Lodge nursing home has confirmed 31 cases, 21 of whom are patients. This is deeply disturbing. The entire State has gone into level 3. I appreciate that we meet every Thursday to try to agree a Dáil schedule for the week ahead but there are developments happening that require urgent adaptation by this House, and there needs to be...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Policy (6 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that the City of Derry Airport is included in the forthcoming regional airports programme to reflect that 40% of the passengers, that is, 200,000 per year, are from County Donegal; if he will restore the PSO for the Derry-Dublin air route to reflect the reality that there is no rail or motorway connecting the north...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (6 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 235. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his vision for the way in which the communities from the south west, the west and on to counties Sligo, Donegal and Derry can be connected by rail and his plans to advance this vision. [28756/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (6 Oct 2020)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 364. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding required to deliver an integrated constructed wetland as a treatment system for the village of Glen, County Donegal as applied for under the rural water programme in 2019. [28776/20]