Results 141-160 of 9,107 for speaker:Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (29 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 312. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagements he has had with the ESB on upgrading the electricity infrastructure in Donegal and the north west cross-Border region to avail of the opportunities provided by onshore and offshore renewable energy. [20740/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (29 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 649. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 69 of 9 April 2025, if a delegated official from the OPW can meet with this Deputy and a respected local champion for this national monument on site to examine our concerns. [19482/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (29 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 652. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the lengthy delay in the OPW sourcing a suitable site for a new garda station at Carndonagh, County Donegal.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19953/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (29 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 1146. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will release the necessary funding to local authorities in Donegal and other affected counties to remediate their housing stock that are the homes of hundreds of families affected by defective concrete blocks. [18529/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (29 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 1147. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will bring forward an amendment to the Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022, allowing the increase in the cap to be applied retrospectively to homeowners already participating in the defective concrete block grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18530/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (29 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 1169. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to introduce a national standardised criteria to ensure all fire service authorities can deliver uniform operational capabilities across the country; if it his Department’s position that the 1999 Composite Agreement remains a valid and binding document; and if he can confirm that any new measures will...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (29 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 1170. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if it is factual that the keeping communities safe document has not been ratified by the relevant trade unions at the time of publication; and his Department’s current position regarding its status and applicability. [18856/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (29 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 1388. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the travel payment received by a cohort of HSE-employed home carers, which sees their working hours increased by one hour for every 60 km travelled, is treated as legitimate working hours when determining eligibility for carer's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18652/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Programmes (29 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 1584. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to increase the availability of the Kick Start scholarship programme to include other universities throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19743/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services Waiting Lists (29 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 2208. To ask the Minister for Health when a County Donegal-based person (details supplied) will be given an appointment for a DaTscan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19719/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (29 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 2412. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to develop a clear clinical pathway and specialist multidisciplinary functional neurological disorder service, including measures to ensure timely and accurate diagnosis as well as appropriate ongoing support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20748/25]

Uisce Éireann: Statements (10 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Our spokesperson, Deputy Ó Broin, has laid out the national picture and the challenges we face. I am going to take this opportunity to speak about the experience on the ground in Donegal and offer some constructive criticism of Uisce Éireann but also address some challenges for the Government. I will start with our major town, Letterkenny. We want to develop Letterkenny into a...

Uisce Éireann: Statements (10 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Did the Deputy get lucky?

Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion [Private Members] (9 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Sinn Féin has warned for some time that the policies of successive Governments have left Ireland uniquely vulnerable to a change in the economic climate and to tariffs. This is due to their failure to invest in infrastructure, their excessive reliance on tax incentives, and their failure to build up our indigenous industry. These moves by Donald Trump and his Administration to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (9 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 69. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 207 of 3 April 2025, if officials from the OPW inspected the hedgerow prior to these works being carried out and since the works have been carried out; and if so, the way in which this can be presented as standard practice rather than destruction. [17692/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Marine Institute (9 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 221. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many licence applications are awaiting appropriate assessments at the Marine Institute, and if there is a prioritisation system to deal with these applications in a timely manner. [18028/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (9 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 266. To ask the Minister for Health when a person in County Donegal (details supplied) will receive a follow-up appointment in Cappagh Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17800/25]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Can we prioritise the formation of the foreign affairs and trade committee to get on with-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: There are massive issues and huge concern around these tariffs. Can we at least prioritise the foreign affairs and trade committee?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Apr 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Can we agree-----