Results 701-720 of 9,256 for speaker:Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (26 Jun 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 210. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of advanced nurse practitioners working in the area of paediatric diabetes services; where they are based by hospital; if there are plans to increase numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27513/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (26 Jun 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 211. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of advanced nurse practitioners working in the area of adult type 1 diabetes services; where they are based by individual hospital; if there are plans to increase numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27514/24]

Affordable Electricity: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jun 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister is a TD like the rest of us. I like to believe that he is speaking to his constituents like the rest of us. They are facing this impossible burden, especially people who struggle to pay their rents, mortgages and bills every week. The increased cost of electricity and gas is an impossible burden. Our small businesses face exactly the same burden. This did not happen out...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It has been publicly announced that Deputy Chambers will become the Minister for Finance, but that is obviously subject to being presented to the Dáil. When does the Taoiseach intend to do that? I understand it is on the schedule for tomorrow. At what time, and so on, will it be?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (25 Jun 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 318. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will immediately engage with the producer organisations representing the Irish fishing industry to discuss their concerns about the recent agreement on north-east Atlantic mackerel fishing between the UK, Norway and the Faroe Islands; and if he will then act on those concerns at European level. [26998/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Registration of Deaths (25 Jun 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 536. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the current regulatory framework that applies to funeral directors and crematoriums; and if he plans to introduce legislation to regulate the industry. [26859/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Registration of Deaths (25 Jun 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 538. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the current regulatory framework that applies to funeral directors and crematoriums; and if he plans to introduce legislation to regulate the industry. [27282/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Registration of Deaths (25 Jun 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 539. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the current regulatory framework that applies to funeral directors and crematoriums; and if he plans to introduce legislation to regulate the industry. [27283/24]

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (19 Jun 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The discussion of the legislation that would follows the conclusion of this motion is not anticipated to last for the time for which it is scheduled. I propose an amendment to the Government proposal that we make one more hour available for those who wish to avail of this. That is my amendment and if that is not agreed, unfortunately we cannot agree to the motion.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (19 Jun 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Who are the Members who have yet to speak? We were advised that anybody who wished to speak would be present here in the Chamber. That was a message sent through all the Whips earlier on. Who are the people who have indicated to speak?

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (19 Jun 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Yes, he is here-----

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (19 Jun 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Who are these Members who have indicated?

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (19 Jun 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Okay. We do not agree to it then.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (19 Jun 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To be clear, there is to be a vote tonight on this matter. It was agreed by the Taoiseach that more time would be provided if Members presented themselves to be here to speak. Right now, Deputy MacSharry is here to speak. I want to know who the other Members who have indicated they want to speak are, because we are supposed to have a vote on this tonight.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (19 Jun 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is not agreed.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (19 Jun 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The proposal is not agreed.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (19 Jun 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To be clear, what was agreed was that more time would be provided if Members showed up here. Right now, another hour would suffice to deal with the matter. A vote is scheduled for tonight and a vote should take place.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Implementation of Irish Inshore Fisheries Sector Strategy 2019-2023: Discussion (19 Jun 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister reported to us in his opening statement that 1,642 vessels under 12 m were on the national register as of the end of December 2023. He also reported that approximately 1,000 of those vessels are actively fishing. That means 642 vessels are not actively engaged in fishing. That appears to leave out a lot of information as to why that is the case, and whether those vessels were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Implementation of Irish Inshore Fisheries Sector Strategy 2019-2023: Discussion (19 Jun 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The reason I ask the questions is that the view of the sector is that there is a very significant decline in that period and we need to be able to measure that. I appreciate the Minister does not have the information but I ask that it be sent on to me so we can measure the scale of the problem that is there. Of course, as the Minister has acknowledged, the prices for crab, lobster and right...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Implementation of Irish Inshore Fisheries Sector Strategy 2019-2023: Discussion (19 Jun 2024)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: In the development of this new strategy, can it, or would it have the permission, to examine this issue of dedicated European funding? Deputy Collins has talked about how, in the agriculture sector, we have a form of subsidy in place over many years through the Common Agricultural Policy. Measurable demands are made of farmers regarding environmental measures and so on. Can this next phase...