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Seanad: Commencement Matters: Cancer Services Provision (23 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister, Deputy Simon Harris, should be here, considering his failure to be in the Dáil to take the recent related Topical Issue raised by my colleague Deputy Pearse Doherty. I seek clarification. It has been stated steps are being taken to appoint a full-time locum consultant breast surgeon. In my dictionary "locum" means a replacement. It is not a second full-time position to...

Seanad: Developments in Organic Sector and Greyhound Industry: Statements (22 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: As Senator Paul Daly implied, we engaged on the issue of organic farming previously. The Minister of State was the Chairman of the agriculture committee during the previous Dáil and his report was published with a range of recommendations. Apparently, quite a few remain to be implemented. Obviously, concerns were expressed to the Minister of State over the scheme. In 2015, a number...

Seanad: Transport and Tourism: Statements (15 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I will revisit issues I have raised with the Minister in this Chamber and elsewhere on a number of occasions. One issue is the huge gap in access to transport services for the people of the north west. On the last occasion I pointed to the map in the excellent Connected report produced by IBEC and the CBI. It sets out the motorway infrastructure and few pages following it the rail...

Seanad: Annual National Transition Statement on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (15 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Sinn Féin is committed to reaching the State's renewable energy targets for 2020. The State has committed to generating 16% of its overall energy requirements from renewable sources by 2020. Our party will introduce measures on an ongoing basis to grow renewable energy production and to reduce Ireland's carbon emissions. This will require involvement from the State and at community...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is a pity Senator Colm Burke has left the Chamber because I was given an education on how we had got to where we were in the health crisis. The Minister for Health appeared on the national broadcaster to say he was ashamed and heartbroken at the revelations made. I think he is a decent man, but the policies he has put in place and the ones put in place by Fianna Fáil before him are...

Seanad: Derelict and Vacant Sites Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I will take only three or four.

Seanad: Derelict and Vacant Sites Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I appreciate that because it is very important that we hear the Minister. He is aware of the difficulty with the scale of vacant and derelict properties across the State. I know that some local authorities have identified sites which they have sought to purchase for housing. However, local authorities are not making things happen when it comes to derelict sites, leaving aside the housing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thank Dr. Beamish for coming before us today. I have a number of questions. On the independent review, it is my understanding there has been a number of reviews carried out in the past into the licensing system. Will Dr. Beamish outline what the recommendations were from those reviews? I assume he has some of those recommendations to hand. Were they implemented? My understanding is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Dr. Beamish said there were other reports into the development of aquaculture. How many were there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Could I clarify something? These directives and legislation apply across Europe. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Has the Department compared its delivery time with that of government departments in other states? Is the Department happy it has the requisite staffing resources? I have spoken to departmental personnel in the past about licensing and they do not think the Department has the necessary staffing resources.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Absolutely. Please do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Yes, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Yes, I appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: What is the timeframe for the appeals board?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Can I come back in, please Chairman?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The witness is a doctor and is a man of learning.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I have outlined the following to the witness. The advertisement was published in a newspaper read by very few people who live on the Inishowen Peninsula. Indeed, the local authority in the county and in other countries stipulates which newspapers can carry advertisements for planning permissions. Donegal is a large county and there is a great distance between Killybegs, where Deputy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I set out the factual position too.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing: Discussion (7 Feb 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Can I comment?