834. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has plans to introduce a special scheme that would provide social protection for maritime/fishing sector workers, similar to that available in Spain. [24452/25]
219. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that a surgical hub is located at Letterkenny University Hospital. [24165/25]
400. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health whether younger-onset dementia is recognised within care standards as distinct to dementia in people over the age of 65; whether there is funding allocated specifically for age-appropriate dementia services for this cohort of people; if there are specific in-home and respite care supports for families where a person under 65 has dementia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22982/25]
2412. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked 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]
2208. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked 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]
1584. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice 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]
1388. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for 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]
1170. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 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]
1169. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 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 not reduce the level of cover it established. [18855/25]
1147. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 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]
1146. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 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]
652. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery 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]
649. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery 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]
312. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications 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]
311. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the engagements he has had with the ESB to examine their timelines for the rolling out of smart metres for 3 phase CT metres to ensure that there is the maximum incentive available to move to environmentally friendly energy supplies and to ensure that those who have done so already get a fair price. [20739/25]
197. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on negotiations with the British government to reinstate access for the Irish fishing fleet to its traditional fishing grounds at Rockall; and the role that the EU Commission can play in resolving this dispute ahead of the review of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, considering the estimated total financial loss of tens of millions of Euro to the Irish fishing industry since the blockade has been enforced by the UK authorities. [18848/25]
266. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked 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]
221. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked 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]
69. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery 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]
676. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the half-rate of carer's allowance; the corresponding social welfare payment they are in receipt of further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17111/25]
393. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he is aware that over seven years since the devastating floods at Burnfoot, County Donegal in August 2017 planning permission has still not been secured for flood defences at the village, even though many families remain displaced from their homes at Páirc an Ghrianáin; and if he will meet a delegation of concerned local residents to be updated on their plight and to make every effort to expedite this vital scheme. [17282/25]
392. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to a Parliamentary Question of 5 February, (details supplied), when he will meet with and provide an update to local residents to expedite this vital scheme. [17265/25]
317. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport the progress that he has made since assuming office in ensuring that Irish Government funding is reinstated for the Derry to Dublin air link, as committed to in the Programme for Government. [17426/25]
272. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the current utilisation rate of fish by-products in the state, including progress towards achieving higher utilisation comparable to international best practices. [16345/25]
207. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the reasons for the destruction of the hedgerow on the walkway to the Beltany Stone Circle, Raphoe, County Donegal, a monument under the care of the OPW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16369/25]
341. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health her plans for the regulation of cannabinoid products sold in shops around the State. [16274/25]
282. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the specific supports and treatments available for patients suffering from Fibromyalgia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15910/25]
1. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on negotiations with the British Government to reinstate access for the Irish fishing fleet to its traditional fishing grounds at Rockall; and the estimated total financial loss to the Irish fishing industry since the blockade has been enforced by the UK authorities. [13670/25]
728. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number people with type 1 diabetes admitted for hospital in-patient treatment in 2023 and 2024, by hospital; how many of these were using continuous glucose monitors; how many are using insulin pumps; how many are using multidose insulin injections; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15141/25]
547. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice if he will seek an update from the Garda Commissioner on the status of the plan to build a new garda station at Carndonagh, County Donegal. [15330/25]
479. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider amending the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 to allow some families with a child or adult with disabilities to remain in their home with defective concrete blocks, while a new home is built on an adjoining site and then demolish the original home, to reflect the serious difficulty in securing a suitable home to rent during those works. [15446/25]
407. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of each type of continuous glucose monitor provided to people with Type 1 diabetes, by county, by HSE regional health area, by hospital from 1 December 2023 to 31 December 2024; the total cost the continuous glucose monitors provided, by HSE regional health area, by hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14871/25]
406. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of continuous glucose monitor applications submitted for people with Type 2 diabetes, by county, by HSE regional health area, by hospital, from 1 December 2023 to 31 December 2024; the number of these applications that were successful; the number of these applications that were unsuccessful; the number appealed; the number successful following appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14870/25]
259. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of continuous glucose monitor applications submitted for people with type 1 diabetes, by county, by regional health area, by hospital, from 1 December 2023 to 31 December 2024; the number of these applications successful; the number of these applications unsuccessful; the number that were appealed; the number successful following appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14523/25]
258. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the healthcare professionals making the final decision on who will be provided with a continuous glucose monitor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14522/25]
244. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the HSE clinical definition of type 1 diabetes; and the healthcare professional that is ultimately responsible for making the clinical decision on whether a patient has type 1 diabetes. [14342/25]
628. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with the representative organisations for fishermen to confirm their concerns that banks in the State are holding back on lending to fishermen, even when they have State-backed proposals; and if he will engage with the stakeholders such as his Department, Bord Iascaigh Mhara and an organisation (details supplied) to find a solution that will allow the industry to sustain itself and grow. [14164/25]
611. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will urgently review the landing obligation requirements at piers and harbours around the coast, in cooperation with the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority, to ensure fishermen operating smaller vessels are not endangered. [13472/25]
610. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the Brown Crab Working Group; the way the work of the group can lead to the sustainability of the species for coastal communities and identify new markets for Ireland's seafood industry. [13471/25]
609. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to secure an Irish quota for bluefin tuna; the increase in bluefin tuna quota allocated to the European Union under International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas over the past decade. [13470/25]
608. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been brough to the fact that key stakeholders representing inshore and island fishermen are no longer participating in the North West Herring Committee; if he will meet with stakeholders (details supplied) to examine changes to the committee. [13469/25]
607. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that key stakeholders representing inshore and islands fishermen are no longer participating in the North West Herring Committee; if he will meet with those stakeholders (details supplied) to examine changes to the committee that will help all participants trust the process and reach a consensus on the allocation of herring. [13469/25]
599. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commence an urgent review of the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 and a consultation with the relevant stakeholders to ensure this legislation delivers reasonable and proportionate enforcement of EU and domestic laws and that we are fully harmonised with other EU member states in enforcing EU regulations and domestic legislation. [13292/25]
467. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the growing number of older people living in homes with defective concrete blocks who would like to transfer their eligibility to avail of the defective concrete block grant scheme on to their family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13993/25]