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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (22 Mar 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 886. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) was issued a hospital bill after been admitted into Letterkenny University Hospital due to Covid-19-related health issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14213/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (22 Mar 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 1141. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to seek an extension of the existing Irish territorial waters’ zone from 0-6 miles out to 12 miles and the existing 12-mile zone out to 20 miles; the benefits and estimated financial gains for the fishing industry; if this request has been agreed to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14388/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (22 Mar 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 1142. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of negotiations with the British government to restore access to the waters round Rockall for Irish fishermen; if he considers this to be a breach of the spirit of the European Union and United Kingdom Trade and Cooperation Agreement; and if the European Commission have been involved in these negotiations; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (22 Mar 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 1143. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of negotiations with the British Government on the legal status of Lough Foyle; if his attention has been drawn to the negative consequences of the failure to reach an agreement on the issue in the years that have passed since the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14392/22]

Financial Resolution: Excise (9 Mar 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The job of every Deputy is to come to the Dáil Chamber and tell the story of what their constituents are going through. It is about representing the real-life experience of their constituents. In Donegal, at least two thirds of the homes have home heating oil as their fuel source for domestic heating. The Government has no proposal to reduce those costs. A year ago, people could...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (8 Mar 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 172. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that Government funding to the City of Derry Airport is restored as soon as possible given the high percentage of passengers using the airport from this State. [12384/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 Mar 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 560. To ask the Minister for Health the plans of the HSE to replace the three eye doctors in the County Donegal ophthalmology service that have vacated their positions in recent times; and if the newly appointed consultants for this service will be based in County Donegal rather than County Sligo to oversee the full ophthalmic teams there in order that they can continue at the very least to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (8 Mar 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 561. To ask the Minister for Health the number of days in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, that there was more than one ambulance backed up at the emergency department of Letterkenny University Hospital; and the number of ambulances backed up on each of those days in tabular form. [12670/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (8 Mar 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 725. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment with an occupational therapist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13118/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (3 Mar 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 175. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will allocate the necessary resources to Donegal County Council as requested by the Council, to enable it to make safe all of the homes in its housing stock across County Donegal; and if he will provide the necessary supports to all of the affected families. [11168/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (3 Mar 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 184. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the updated defective concrete block grant scheme will amount to 100% redress for the affected families in the west of Ireland; and if he will provide the necessary resources in his Department to expedite the required legislation, regulations and ongoing consultation with the family campaign groups. [11167/22]

Situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including the recent Amnesty International Report: Statements (2 Mar 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: In the 1980s, the Irish people led the way in confronting the South African apartheid regime. We think of the heroic Dunnes Stores workers who refused to handle the South African goods. They took that stand and inspired the rest of the Irish people and the then Government. Ireland led the way internationally in confronting that regime. How can we stand here in 2022 when there is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Programmes (2 Mar 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 234. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when it can be expected that he will announce an operational programme for the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund 2021-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11980/22]

Health Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (1 Mar 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: At Letterkenny University Hospital today, there were ten ambulances backed up at the emergency department. There is an unprecedented crisis in that department in terms of staffing, with morale extremely low. This is the outcome of a build-up of failures, for far too many years, to invest in beds, nurses and doctors in the hospital. Letterkenny is the major acute hospital in Donegal and the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Two for the Opposition.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Additional time has rightly been added to the schedule today for those Deputies who want to contribute to the debate on the motion in regard to the invasion of Ukraine but there is also very serious concern in this House about the situation in Palestine. Both Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have defined this as an apartheid state. It is a very damning report. There has been a...

Town Centre First Policy: Statements (24 Feb 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The ongoing failure to tackle effectively the issue of derelict properties and vacant properties in our town centres and across the State is unacceptable when we have a housing crisis. Let me talk about north Donegal. It is not that long ago that people could have rented a family home in the towns of north Donegal for €600 per month but now they would be lucky if they got it for less...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Aquaculture Industry (24 Feb 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 271. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure that aquaculture is taken under the remit of the Maritime Area Regulatory Agency given that it will be essential for the fair and correct development and management of the marine space. [10628/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (24 Feb 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 358. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the HSE applies dual qualification criteria to the recruitment of therapists that disregard the length of time that a therapist has studied and instead place an emphasis on additional qualifications in the fields of social work, psychology and medicine. [10631/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry (24 Feb 2022)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 463. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that all applications under the current aquaculture licensing system undergoing statutory consultation are subject to fair and due process throughout the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10626/22]