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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Inshore Fisheries (10 Oct 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 250. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the rules for inshore fishermen with vessels less than 20 metres, accessing Ireland's north-west herring quota (6A South) have been changed from an open fishery to one where they are now required to book in; and the reason the representative organisation for inshore fishermen was not consulted about these changes. [40829/24]

Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Oct 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: As the Minister knows, one of the big problems in the context of shellfish and Ireland reaching its full potential has been the lengthy delays in appeals going through the Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board. Will the Minister comment on how he is going to resource this? I have no objection at all to the amendment. We do not have enough people with experience who can stay on and lend their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Impacting the Fisheries Sector and Aquaculture: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (9 Oct 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Go raibh maith agat. I welcome the witnesses. I reached out to the various representative organisations. These include the fish producer organisations, the exporter associations and the aquaculture industry. I advised them that the witnesses would be here today and to give me their feedback ahead of the meeting. The responses make for sober reading. I will go through them. I think we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Impacting the Fisheries Sector and Aquaculture: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (9 Oct 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We need to work together to find a solution to this. In the case of the BAR funding that was provided for producers, there were two schemes and under the capital one, €30 million was spent out of a possible €45 million. Under the transition scheme, it was recommended that €12 million would be sought but Ireland applied for €7 million. We could go back and forth...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Impacting the Fisheries Sector and Aquaculture: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (9 Oct 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is fair enough.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Impacting the Fisheries Sector and Aquaculture: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (9 Oct 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I appreciate that. I want to discuss the shellfish sector. We had a bottom-growing mussel industry worth about €40 million 20 years ago. This will be its second year in a row of zero. I want to get a sense of the plan the Department has to rejuvenate the industry. One of the big concerns is that even though the Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Act was brought in following the Supreme...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Impacting the Fisheries Sector and Aquaculture: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (9 Oct 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thank Ms McSherry.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (8 Oct 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 26. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a first-time passport application will be processed in time for travel on 7 October in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39966/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (8 Oct 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 38. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment in relation to his commitment to increase the delivery of offshore renewable energy around the coast, in line with our future energy commitments, the engagements he has had with Eirgrid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40007/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Equality Issues (8 Oct 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 458. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 551 of 23 April 2024, when he will publish his Department’s legislative proposals arising from its wider review of the Equal Status Acts 2000-2018 and the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40008/24]

Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024: Second Stage (3 Oct 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am conscious the Minister of State is new to this brief, and while he will be aware there is a long history to this whole area, he may not be an expert on it, which is forgivable. Nevertheless, I want to go back over the history that got us here today. It is quite embarrassing, with episode after episode of the failure to implement expert recommendations. The Oireachtas transport and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (3 Oct 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills following the welcome changes to the wages, entitlements and terms and conditions of school secretaries, the plans for school caretakers and cleaners. [39478/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (3 Oct 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 107. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to consider extending the vacant property refurbishment grant to other older buildings, including traditional barns and farm buildings. [39527/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (3 Oct 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 136. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a visa application to join a family member will be finalised for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39523/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (3 Oct 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 209. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when consideration of the review of CLÁR areas nationally, undertaken in 2021 using the 2016 Census of Population data, will be concluded and additional areas added; and if additional areas across County Donegal are being considered. [39500/24]

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: On fisheries, the Minister knows that the major producer organisations united in Europe yesterday under a new umbrella called Seafood Ireland. They are very clear about their serious concern about the decline of the industry. We will have a chance next Wednesday in the Oireachtas committee to engage on that and the people will have their say the next election. I will focus my comments...

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: He is doing a speech for Sinn Féin. He needs to finish it now.

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Why are you-----

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: This should be on their budget.

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (2 Oct 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Is this speech on the budget?