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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Fishing Industry (13 Jul 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The inshore fishers on the east coast have had an horrific experience. It can never be repeated anywhere in Ireland. They have correspondence, which I have seen, from the Director General of the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, DG MARE, Ms Charlina Vitcheva. She laid out very clearly the balance that needed to be struck between developing offshore renewable energy...

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]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I ask that the witnesses be brief in their responses to my first question, as I am conscious of the need for the homeowners – the victims – in particular to have their say about the issues with the scheme. I thank Mr. Owens and Mr. Keogh for their submission. I am not surprised, but I am alarmed by their frank outlining of how their members were struggling to get insurance and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: For the record, the members of Mr. Owen's organisation, who are professional engineers, have recommended that more than 200 homes be demolished in County Donegal. Those recommendations have not been agreed to and have been referred to the Housing Agency. That is the mess we are in. Engineers cannot agree how this should be resolved, but homeowners are supposed to work with the scheme. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I omitted to acknowledge the presence of redress focus groups from County Donegal. Two members are in the Gallery.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Mr. Ó Coigligh said, "The vast majority of those who need help will get all the financial assistance they need." Has he any idea how offensive that is to the people and homeowners I represent in County Donegal? Has he any idea how offensive it is that - I will read out Mr. Ó Coigligh's title - the assistant secretary in the Department would say that and for somebody at such a high...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Does Mr. Ó Coigligh seriously believe the vast majority of people are getting 100% redress?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Does Mr. Ó Coigligh wish to retract what he said in his opening statement that the vast majority of those who need help will get all the financial assistance they need? Does he wish to retract that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Okay. Mr. Ó Coigligh went on to say that it is not a compensation or redress scheme but rather a grant scheme. This is the thing that drives homeowners mad. This is deeply hurtful. Mr. Ó Coigligh heard the testimonies earlier, although maybe he did not hear all of them, about what this has done to people's lives. I live in Buncrana. I look to my right-hand side outside my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I hope in future the Department will reflect on that type of language. I really want to work constructively with Mr. Ó Coigligh to find solutions but he might please reflect on that type of language when he comes back to do the review in six months' time. I am absolutely convinced that when Mr. Ó Coigligh does the review, he will not use that language again. In terms of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am a layperson. I have described this so many times to people in County Donegal. When I get on an aeroplane, I trust that the pilot can fly it and that the mechanics have it in good order. We put our trust in professionals. Right now, this is a huge dilemma. Nobody can professionally say the standard on which we base this scheme is fit for purpose and can be trusted. Ms Larkin will...

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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (12 Jul 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 188. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform and ask officials from his Department and the Office of Public Works to re-engage with a person (details supplied) to discuss a safe and fair management system for the water courses that run through his farm land from all the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (11 Jul 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 400. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 664 of 13 June 2023, if he will outline his plans to update the legislation pertaining to quarries, in co-operation with other Ministers, considering the catastrophic failings in State oversight that have led to devastation for thousands of homeowners and tenants and a cost of billions...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Primary Care Services (11 Jul 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 592. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm when the positions (details supplied) within the primary healthcare system in north Donegal will be filled; and if he is aware of the huge impact this is having on children with the full spectrum of disabilities and their families. [34034/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (11 Jul 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 647. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ensure that the necessary funding and resources are provided to an organisation (details supplied) so that it can continue to provide the care needed in respect of a person to live independently within the home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34301/23]