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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (26 Sep 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 455. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to publish a full list of prawn catch, broken down by port location and vessel, in the State for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41514/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (26 Sep 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 456. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to publish a full list of fishing vessels in the State, by registered owner, name of vessel and port location, licensed to fish razor clams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41515/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (26 Sep 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 457. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that the current regulations for the fishing of razor clams in Ireland are sustainable; if he has given any consideration to capping the number of boats/registered vessels allowable to fish the species; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41516/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (26 Sep 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 458. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of a proposed 700-tonne limit for the fishing of razor clams in Ireland that is intended to be introduced from 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41517/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (26 Sep 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 459. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what engagements he has had with the British government in relation to any plans it may have for development of offshore renewable energy in areas 7G and 7F that will potentially impact Irish fishing waters and the Irish fishing industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41518/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Inshore Fisheries (26 Sep 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 460. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has given any consideration in communication with Bord Iascaigh Mhara to opening a processing plant for the Irish inshore shellfish fisheries industry, and namely, the cockle industry, following market and regulatory disruption due to Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41519/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Bodies (26 Sep 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 461. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what plans he and his Department have to renew a long-term lease on the Bord Iascaigh Mhara coastal training centre based in Howth, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41520/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (21 Sep 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 143. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Government does not provide the same tax relief for rental costs to students and their families, regardless of where they are studying on the island of Ireland, the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland. [40882/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (21 Sep 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that the Government does not provide the same financial assistance to students and their families, regardless of where they are studying on the island of Ireland, the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland; and if he appreciates how unfair this discrepancy is to students who live in the border counties of the Republic of Ireland....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (20 Sep 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 432. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has engaged with the Minister for Finance on the requests from homeowners affected by defective blocks that the works they are carrying out to remediate their homes and related professional fees, under the enhanced defective block grant scheme, be exempt from VAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39793/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (20 Sep 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 511. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will establish with the National Standards Authority of Ireland when it will issue a clear directive on the acceptable levels of deleterious materials and compressive strength in concrete blocks that will allow sellers and buyers of second-hand homes to have full clarity on their transaction. [40104/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (20 Sep 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 512. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will establish with the National Standards Authority of Ireland when it will issue a clear directive on the acceptable levels of deleterious materials and structural strength in concrete foundations to assist homeowners who have to rebuild their homes under the enhanced defective block grant scheme. [40105/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (20 Sep 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 987. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect an appointment from a cardiologist and a neurologist from Letterkenny University Hospital; if this person is on the routine or urgent waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40305/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Sep 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 1048. To ask the Minister for Health when the parents of a child (details supplied) can expect to receive services from the early intervention team in Buncrana; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40738/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (13 Jul 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 24. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what engagement his Department has had with the Minister and Department of Transport prior and present to the introduction of the European Union (International Labour Organisation Work in Fishing Convention) (Safe Manning) Regulations 2023, SI 315/2023, and its effect on the Irish fishing industry; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry (13 Jul 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 269. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of cruise liners that have visited each port in Ireland in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35475/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (13 Jul 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 561. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what engagement his Department is having with local fishermen around the coast about the construction of offshore wind infrastructure; if he agrees that the impact on traditional fishing grounds should be minimised, that adequate financial compensation is provided, and that agreements reached in advance of construction are adhered...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (13 Jul 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 571. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the pelagic fishing industry in Ireland will receive financial compensation for the huge loss of fish quota that they have endured under the Brexit Reserve Adjustment Fund. [35143/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (13 Jul 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 608. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when an assessment of needs will be carried out for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35389/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fishing Industry (12 Jul 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 83. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what engagement he and his Department had prior to the introduction of the European Union (International Labour Organisation Work in Fishing Convention) (Safe Manning) Regulations 2023, SI 315/2023, and their impact on the Irish fishing industry; what plans he has for further engagement to discuss the impact; and if he will make a...