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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fishing Industry (7 Mar 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a discharge book will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11378/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 Mar 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 554. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the funding for a treatment centre (details supplied) in County Donegal; the provision the Government has put in place to support this essential service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10971/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (2 Mar 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: One of the things I am most concerned about is TEN-T funding at European level. As the Minister knows, the Government has not submitted a proposal for reconnecting the west of Ireland through rail. I know the Minister has made some positive soundings and they have been welcomed in the west, but we can only describe this as sheer neglect. When we take out the map of rail infrastructure in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (2 Mar 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 15. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will publish the all-Ireland rail review. [10008/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (2 Mar 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The question is self-explanatory. When will the Government publish the all-Ireland rail review? There is a particular interest in the west. If we look at the map we see an historic failure and neglect to connect the west. Our vision is to have a connection from Derry through Donegal, Sligo and Mayo to Galway. The dream is to have a rail connection established from Derry in the north-west...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Airport Policy (2 Mar 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 6. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on his response to the calls from the north west of Ireland for the Government to reinstate financial support to the City of Derry Airport to reflect the fact that 40% of its passengers come from County Donegal. [10009/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Airport Policy (2 Mar 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The issue here is in the question. Some 40% of passengers who use the City of Derry Airport are from Donegal. This airport has been held up by the ratepayers of Derry City and Strabane District Council for many years. There used to be a direct air route from Derry to Dublin. I ask the Government to step up and pay a fair share of the running costs of this airport, which is very important...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Airport Policy (2 Mar 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I know the Minister of State is very familiar with the geography of Donegal and the north west. While we welcome the support and funding for the airport in west Donegal, the reality of the geography of Donegal is that people in much of north Donegal, east Donegal and the Inishowen Peninsula would use the City of Derry Airport for many of their trips, particularly across to England or...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Airport Policy (2 Mar 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I will reiterate some of my points. Disastrously, the A5 project has been stuck in a quagmire for too long. In fairness to the Irish Government, in the St. Andrews Agreement, it committed to co-funding that project. I am hopeful that it will eventually get started and that the Irish Government will co-fund it. There is a lot of precedent for the Irish Government co-funding strategically...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (2 Mar 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 137. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for the roll-out of at least 30 mb broadband speeds to a location (details supplied) in County Donegal as part of the national broadband plan; if such areas with poor or no broadband coverage shall be prioritised during the roll-out phase as part of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Mar 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It sounds like a counselling session.

Future of Regional Pre-Hospital Emergency Care: Motion [Private Members] (1 Mar 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I want to take the few minutes I have to talk about the situation in Donegal. We have a significant challenge with our ambulance service across the county. On too many occasions, people in life-threatening situations have waited for too long and in some instances they have lost their lives unnecessarily. One proposal that has been put forward to the Government again and again relates to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (1 Mar 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 60. To ask the Minister for Finance if the rental tax credits introduced by the Government apply to parents of a student from this State but now renting and studying in a recognised third level course in the North of Ireland. [10463/23]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Feb 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: When it comes to housing, we have a perfect storm in County Donegal. No social housing was built for approximately ten years. We have families who have been pushed into private rental across the county. There is no affordable housing taking place in County Donegal even though the income threshold is €30,000 for families. That is why we have huge numbers of young people emigrating...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Feb 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: And the councillors.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (28 Feb 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 216. To ask the Minister for Finance if increases in the tax bands introduced in Budget 2023 are also available to retired persons over the age of 65 years when availing of their pension funds. [9630/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (28 Feb 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 272. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will extend the rent pressure zones to include electoral areas in County Donegal to reflect the recent sharp increases in rent in some areas of the county and the knock-on impact of the defective concrete block crisis. [9623/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (28 Feb 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 309. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on proceeding with the defective concrete block grant scheme and the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022, that are based on IS465, a standard that is currently under review and that emerging scientific evidence demonstrates is deficient. [10195/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 Feb 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 355. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when his Department will complete their review of the Tender Assessment Report by Donegal Education and Training Board (DETB) so that the new school building project for a school (details supplied) can move to Stage 4 construction. [9883/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (28 Feb 2023)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 579. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive orthodontic treatment in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9648/23]