445. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of financial allocations from his Department under the Brexit adjustment reserve fund; the recipients and the purpose of the allocation for each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [32045/23]
379. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify if the planning exemptions announced by him in February 2022, where he stated that no planning permission is needed for the conversion of vacant pubs into homes (up to nine units) includes an exemption for the related construction of an updated waste water treatment system for those new homes. [32734/23]
343. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he and his Department officials will issue a substantive response to a person (details supplied). [32042/23]
640. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to be scheduled for a procedure in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30638/23]
518. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what plans his Department has to start moving the Irish fishing fleet to electric/renewable fuel sources in the years ahead; the proposed budget and multi-annual cost provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31315/23]
517. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding his Department has provided and will provide in the future to support moving the Irish fishing fleet to low impact gears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31314/23]
516. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how the €271 million provided from Brexit Adjustment Reserve funding in Budgets 2022 and 2023 was spent; if there is an expectation that there will be unused monies unallocated by 31 December 2023; the estimated amount, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31313/23]
327. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education when her Department will provide the finances required to demolish and rebuild school buildings at a school (details supplied) and a boundary wall, given that the engineer's report has recommended same and as applied for to her Department. [31272/23]
326. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education if she will urgently review the failure of her Department to financially assist a school (details supplied) with the normal departmental grants paid per student based on enrolment at the school. [31271/23]
257. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the amount of Brexit adjustment fund, BAR, funding he plans to allocate to his Department in budget 2024 and specifically for marine related measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31318/23]
256. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform how he envisages spending the €150 million of Brexit adjustment reserve funding his Department has transferred to the RePowerEU initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31317/23]
255. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide a full list of the cost of projects being considered for inclusion in Ireland's Brexit adjustment reserve, BAR, claim to the EU Commission in September 2024, which is estimated to amount to €0.7 billion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31316/23]
186. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport the number of cruise liner ships that have visited and berthed in the ports around Ireland in each of the past ten years; if his Department places restrictions on the number that can visit each port; the number that are permitted to land and berth in each port on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31319/23]
161. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport if he has made any representations to the British Government to raise the concerns of members of a hauliers' organisation (details supplied), based in Border counties, in relation to the imminent imposition of charges on them, namely through the lorry road-user charge when they have to transit through the North of Ireland. [30808/23]
103. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the plans he and his Department have for blue carbon sequestration certification; the financial recognition and-or remuneration proposals that may be under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31320/23]
145. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Finance if he has engaged with the retail banking sector and representative groups regarding the provision of financing and treatment of mortgage loans with respect to homeowners in Donegal impacted by defective blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30221/23]
97. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Finance his views on the situation facing mortgage holders whose loans are held by vulture funds; and what action could be taken to reintegrate them into the retail banking mortgage market. [30222/23]
272. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will ask officials from the Office of Public Works to re-engage with a person (details supplied). [29374/23]
167. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the timeframe for the roll-out of at least 30mb 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 matter. [29002/23]
121. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications 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 to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28746/23]
1366. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he can provide an update with regard to the Technological University Development Fund, the proposed successor to the Technological University Transformation (TUT) Fund; if this fund will be made available in advance of the expiration of the TUT Fund on 31 August 2023, specifically in relation to the position of IR facilitators, who are employed on a seconded basis under this fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27838/23]
1281. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect an appointment from Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28342/23]
1037. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when River Walk House, Carndonagh, County Donegal will reopen to offer respite services to families in Inishowen, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27506/23]
943. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the reports in the latest edition of 'The Skipper' of the alleged actions of SFPA officials, while encouraging fishing skippers to agree to install remote electronic monitoring (REM) cameras on board their fishing vessels; and if he will order an independent review of these serious allegations. [27369/23]
765. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the Government is not ensuring the installation of solar panels on local authority homes that are undergoing retrofit works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28134/23]
664. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the regulations pertaining to quarry blasting; and the precautions that are in place to ensure that quarry blasting in counties Donegal, Mayo, Clare, Limerick and other counties does not further destabilise homes affected by defective concrete blocks. [27241/23]
663. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline how he can assure the affected homeowners in counties Donegal, Mayo, Clare, Limerick and other counties that the Housing Agency will have the necessary resources in terms of staffing and administration to meet its responsibilities under the forthcoming remediation of dwellings damaged by the use of defective concrete blocks scheme [27240/23]
503. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education if she will ask her Department to take into consideration the primary teaching history instead of the registration status of a person (details supplied) to enable them to gain supplementary panel rights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27414/23]
425. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will ask officials from the Office of Public Works when they will meet a delegation of Donegal County Councillors to discuss how to develop the full potential of Grianán of Aileach, County Donegal, as they have requested. [28279/23]
419. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when the Minister of State with responsibility for the OPW will meet with the elected members of the Inishowen municipal district, Donegal County Council, as requested, to examine how the flood defence works at Burnfoot, County Donegal, can be advanced more speedily, in order that eight families can be returned to their council homes that were vacated for safety reasons after the August 2017 flood in the area. [28106/23]
225. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the timeframe for the rollout of at least 30mb 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 rollout phase as part of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28299/23]
205. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to develop hydro power in Ireland; if his Department are liaising with the range of State agencies including Irish Water and the SEAI to examine the potential of this source of renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27745/23]
127. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the plans the Government has to participate in the 25th anniversary of the official opening of the Island of Ireland Peace Park on 11 November 2023, in Messines, Belgium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27220/23]
295. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on current negotiations and his Department's approach to negotiations with the EU institutions on The Fisheries Control Regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26885/23]
294. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish the value and volume of fish by species landed in Ireland; if he will provide a breakdown, separately, of the value and volume of that same fish processed in Ireland for each of the years 2015 to 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26884/23]
293. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish the volume of fish discards, by species in each of the years 2015 to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26883/23]
292. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish by-catch figures in Irish waters by fish species for each of the years 2015 to 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26882/23]
291. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the strategic investments his Government has made during this Government's term to attract increased landings into Ireland of sustainably caught fish in Irish waters and promote the development of the seafood processing sector in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26881/23]
290. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the continued European Commission contingency supports and market disturbance funding that he has sought to mitigate the ongoing problems in the fishing industry caused by Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26880/23]
289. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide all fisheries local area group (FLAG) funding, by county and project, for each of the years 2015 to 2023, in tabular form; if any unspent funds were returned during these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26879/23]
288. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions his Department has taken to explore a more flexible approach to the inspection of fishing vessels by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority, as committed to in the most recent general election manifesto of a political party (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26878/23]
287. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has a plan to consolidate all current aquaculture legislation on the statute books into a single Bill that will allow for the aquaculture industry to sustainably develop in the years ahead; if he will provide any cost that would be required to carry out this piece of work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26877/23]
286. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of implementing all of the recommendations of the Aquaculture Independent Licensing review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26876/23]
285. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he has taken during this Government's term to introduce a fit-for-purpose functioning aquaculture licensing system in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26875/23]
284. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he and his Department have taken and will take to prioritise traditional coastal communities, as per a commitment in the most recent election manifesto of a political party (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26874/23]
283. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current annual budget for the Marine Institute in Ireland; the estimated cost of increasing this budget by 10% and 20%, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26873/23]
282. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline any requests he has received from local authority-owned fisheries harbours for funding for capital improvement works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26872/23]
281. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the new developments his Department intends commencing by 2025 at Department-owned harbours around the country as per the National Development Plan 2021-2030; the capital costs required for these developments, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26871/23]
280. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all moneys from the EMFF programme 2014-2020 were spent; if any monies unused were returned to the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26870/23]
279. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made on major development projects in in Castletownbere, Howth and Killybegs, as outlined in the National Development Plan 2021 - 2030; if he will outline, and provide costings for, any planned works in Dunmore East, Ros an Mhíl and Killybegs in this current budget term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26869/23]