382. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses per patient in every ward at Letterkenny University Hospital in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and the way that these numbers compare to considered safe ratios of nurses to patients. [17168/22]
325. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the very positive impact of a project (details supplied); and if he will ensure that this project can be centrally funded by his Department or the HSE after their current funding runs out in the next six months. [17170/22]
256. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will be processed on time for date of travel for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17124/22]
174. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quota allocated to the Irish fishing fleet in each of the EEZs of other European Union member states under the Common Fisheries Policy. [16790/22]
132. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will argue the case for an economic link to fish quotas under the Common Fisheries Policy as opposed to the current proliferation of fish quota from a wide range of European Union member states into the control of a small number of corporations to the detriment of coastal communities across the European Union. [16791/22]
118. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the serious crisis in the fishing industry due to the huge increase in fuel costs; if he will report on the engagements he has held with the European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries on this matter; and if he will make an urgent intervention for fishermen in Ireland similar to the approach of the French Government. [16814/22]
47. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that the current review of IS 465 of 2018 by the National Standards Authority of Ireland will widen the scope of the standard and protocol to detect all deleterious minerals including pyrrhotite in the concrete blocks and foundations of affected homes in line with best international practice. [17099/22]
46. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will identify the experts who are currently reviewing IS 465 of 2018 in conjunction with the National Standards Authority of Ireland; if this review will seek the input of the Irish and international experts who presented at the recent European Parliament webinar, the impact on family homes of defective concrete products organised by two affected homeowners from County Donegal and academics (details supplied). [17098/22]
45. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that the relevant officials in his Department will view the recording of the recent European Parliament webinar on the impact on family homes of defective concrete products organised by two affected homeowners from County Donegal and academics (details supplied); and if those officials will act on the international expert findings from that webinar when overseeing the current review of IS 465 of 2018. [17097/22]
881. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any allocations made from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve fund to capital improvement works at State-owned and local authority-owned piers and harbours nationwide will be separate to already committed or to be committed funding from his Department for improvement works at those same piers and harbours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16288/22]
880. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an extension to the already introduced tie-up scheme for fishing vessels will be considered as a supporting measure for vessels that are experiencing hardship at present due to the continually rising fuel costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16287/22]
879. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of quota allocated to the Irish fishing fleet in the Norwegian EEZ under the Common Fisheries Policy, by species, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16286/22]
878. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quota allocated to the Irish fishing fleet in the Lithuanian EEZ under the Common Fisheries Policy, by species, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16284/22]
877. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quota allocated to the Irish fishing fleet in the Latvian EEZ under the Common Fisheries Policy, by species, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16283/22]
876. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quota allocated to the Irish fishing fleet in the Estonian EEZ under the Common Fisheries Policy, by species, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16282/22]
875. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quota allocated to the Irish fishing fleet in the Belgian EEZ under the Common Fisheries Policy, by species, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16281/22]
874. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quota allocated to the Irish fishing fleet in the Polish EEZ under the Common Fisheries Policy, by species, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16280/22]
873. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quota allocated to the Irish fishing fleet in the Danish EEZ under the Common Fisheries Policy, by species, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16279/22]
872. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quota allocated to the Irish fishing fleet in the German EEZ under the Common Fisheries Policy, by species, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16278/22]
871. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quota allocated to the Irish fishing fleet in the Dutch EEZ under the Common Fisheries Policy, by species, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16277/22]
870. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quota allocated to the Irish fishing fleet in the Spanish EEZ under the Common Fisheries Policy, by species, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16276/22]
869. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quota allocated to the Irish fishing fleet in the French EEZ under the Common Fisheries Policy, by species, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16275/22]
868. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the recent intervention by the French Government of support equivalent to €0.35 per litre between now and the end of July 2022 to allow the French fishing fleet to continue fishing given the unprecedented fuel crisis; if he plans to re-examine supports that can be offered to the Irish fishing sector; the supports that may be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16274/22]
704. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the way that public sector workers who were seconded from their contracted roles to front-facing roles in vaccination centres will be treated for the purpose of receiving the Covid-19 bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16273/22]
605. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) from County Donegal will receive treatment in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15772/22]
381. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal before the travel date of 26 March 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16387/22]
351. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15783/22]
372. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) from County Donegal will receive an appointment from Galway University Hospital; if the person will be considered for any cancellations that might occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15535/22]
241. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15724/22]
139. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that a person (details supplied) was refused the benefit payment for persons over 65 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15489/22]
78. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15419/22]
1143. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked 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]
1142. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked 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 will make a statement on the matter. [14391/22]
1141. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked 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]
886. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked 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]
885. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if a patient is exempt from hospital bills if they have been admitted into hospital due to Covid-19-related issues. [14212/22]
714. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the SUSI grant department used the Revenue Commissioners net or gross income figure as part of their income calculations for the purposes of determining the reckonable income of an applicant (details supplied); if the pension contributions was used as part of their income calculations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14196/22]
394. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs 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. [14390/22]
393. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of negotiations with the British Government to restore access to the waters around Rockall for Irish fishermen; his views on whether this is a breach of the spirit of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement and if the European Commission has been involved in these negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14389/22]
177. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport if he and his Departmental officials will meet a cross-party delegation from Derry, Strabane District and Donegal County Council as soon as possible to discuss the funding of the City of Derry Airport as previously requested [14152/22]
725. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked 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]
561. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked 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]
560. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked 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 deliver the same level of care to an enormous existing service. [12669/22]
172. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport 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]
184. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 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]
175. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 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]
234. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked 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]
464. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will seek clarification from the relevant Department as to whether the costs of judicial review by a State agency, that is, a statutory consultee in the aquaculture licensing process, will be funded by public expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10627/22]
463. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked 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]
358. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked 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]