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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (7 Nov 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 357. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a breakdown of vacancies, by grade code, in each of the County Donegal CDNT areas, Donegal east, Donegal south west, Donegal north and Donegal Inishowen. [45672/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (7 Nov 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 358. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm the number of applicants are within the recruitment process at present for the individual Donegal CDNT areas Donegal east, Donegal South west, Donegal north and Donegal Inishowen. [45673/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (7 Nov 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 359. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to what is the turnover rate of staff, by grade code, in each Donegal CDNT area Donegal east, Donegal south west, Donegal north and Donegal Inishowen, in the past 12 months. [45674/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (7 Nov 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 360. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an accurate number of overdue assessment of needs in County Donegal, as of 1 November 2024. [45675/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (7 Nov 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 394. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current breakdown of staff in place, by grade code as of 1 November 2024, in each County Donegal CDNT area, Donegal east, Donegal south west, Donegal north and Donegal Inishowen. [45982/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (7 Nov 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 394. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current breakdown of staff in place, by grade code as of 1 November 2024, in each County Donegal CDNT area, Donegal east, Donegal south west, Donegal north and Donegal Inishowen. [45982/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (7 Nov 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 409. To ask the Minister for Health when a person in County Donegal (details supplied) can expect to receive a date for an operation in Galway University Hospital vascular clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45499/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (7 Nov 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 448. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of staff in receipt of the advanced paramedic allowance in the National Ambulance Service, by grade code from the National Director down. [45667/24]

Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (5 Nov 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 2: In page 6, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following: “Report on De-Nicotinisation and Smoking Cessation Supports 12. The Minister shall, within 6 months of the passing of this Act, conduct a review, to be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas within 12 months of the passing of this Act, to examine and propose measures regarding gradual...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Like all candidates, we are knocking on doors across County Donegal and the Taoiseach should trust me when I say there are huge numbers of families who cannot avail of the defective blocks scheme. They just cannot afford it. They are tens of thousands of euro and, in some cases, over €100,000 short. That is the reality of the scheme. I appeal to the Taoiseach in this election...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: British-Irish Co-operation (5 Nov 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 71. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the status of his negotiations with the British Government on an agreement that would resolve the long-standing jurisdictional dispute over Lough Foyle and allow for the licensing and regulation of those operators who have overseen the proliferation of oyster trestles on the western shore of the lough. [44174/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Rockall Island Ownership (5 Nov 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 72. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the status of his negotiations with the British Government on an agreement that would reinstate access for Irish fishermen to their traditional fishing grounds at Rockall. [44175/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Marine Protected Areas (5 Nov 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 104. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when it is expected that marine area consents will be decided on by Marine Area Regulatory Authority, given that the Oireachtas has now approved the south coast designated maritime area plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45236/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Policy (5 Nov 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 237. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered reviewing the national ports policy to allow for increased State funding flexibility options, especially through European Union funding available measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45235/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Policy (5 Nov 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 238. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding provided to each port in the State since 2014 through the Connecting Europe Facility, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45237/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (5 Nov 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the current arrangement for sraithpictiúir in the Leaving Certificate Irish oral exam, whereby 10 pictures are required to be learned for assessment, will remain in place for academic year 2026 (details supplied), or if it will return to the 20 picture assessment as was the requirement pre 2022; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (5 Nov 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 398. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 33 of 25 September 2024, if the analysis of the survey relating to school caretakers’ work pattern, terms and conditions has been completed and reviewed by her Department; if the Minister or her officials have or intend to engage with the relevant union representing school caretakers on foot of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (5 Nov 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 599. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the enhanced defective block grant scheme to allow homeowners to have their engineer fees reimbursed if that qualified engineer has recommended a remediation option under the previous scheme. [44792/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (5 Nov 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 617. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a family who have been forced out of their primary home due to unsafe conditions brought about by defective concrete blocks can avail of the enhanced defective block grant scheme, having moved to another property. [45249/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (5 Nov 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 631. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she will introduce the legislation for cohabiting couples to gain access to the widow’s, widower’s and surviving civil partner’s contributory pension following the Supreme Court decision on 22 January 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44020/24]