258. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 283 of 25 September 2025, in which he stated that the Housing Agency has confirmed to his Department that the presence of pyrrhotite is taken into consideration in their analysis, if he will confirm whether transitional applicants, those who applied under the original defective concrete blocks grant scheme S.I. No. 25 of 2020 and who were subsequently transferred to the enhanced grant scheme (details supplied), have had the presence of pyrrhotite in the blocks of their homes properly considered during their assessments. [56483/25]
248. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when funding will be announced for the next round of the Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund, as announced in Budget 2026; and if those applications which were unsuccessful in the last round will be prioritised. [56465/25]
736. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are any plans to devise a financial hardship scheme that can assist mussel fishermen who have been without an income since 2022, as no seed mussel settlements have been found large enough to fish in 2023, 2024 and in 2025 to date. [54954/25]
606. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will respond to calls from homeowners engaging with the defective concrete blocks grant scheme that engineering and other mandatory professional fees be excluded from the grant cap and covered separately; that storage and temporary accommodation supports be made available to all applicants during remediation, regardless of their grant level; and that the entire scheme be reviewed with a homeowner-first, rights-based approach that properly reflects the scale of this crisis. [54956/25]
543. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the timeframe to provide funding to rebuild a facility (details supplied); if he is aware of the serious impact on the community of 40,000 people living in Inishowen, from the closure of this key community amenity for over a decade. [54978/25]
124. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on his negotiation with the European Commission to secure a bluefin tuna quota for the Irish fishing fleet. [54996/25]
112. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on his negotiation with the UK Government to reinstate access for the Irish fishing fleet to their traditional fishing grounds at Rockall. [54995/25]
88. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on his plan to save the fishing and seafood industry from the impact of the proposed devastating cuts to the mackerel, blue whiting and boarfish quotas; and the financial aid that will be provided to the affected businesses and workers. [54988/25]
190. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that the size of the available land on a site for the new three school campus in a location (details supplied) is likely to be reduced in size in order to facilitate required roads infrastructure; and if adjacent lands, identified by the school, can be purchased in order to provide adequate school space, including playing fields. [54379/25]
189. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the time frame for the construction of the new three school campus in a location (details supplied); and if she is satisfied that the intended construction dates will be met. [54378/25]
188. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the situation in a school (details supplied); and if she will commit to funding such repairs either via the ETB or directly from her Department in line with her predecessor's commitment to fully support the current school campus while plans for a new school build are progressing. [54377/25]
74. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that the new housing plan makes it possible for Donegal County Council to construct affordable housing projects across the county. [53700/25]
24. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm that he will ensure that defective block homeowners at a location (details supplied) do not have to rebuild their homes on a dangerous flood plain; for an update on his Department's engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the OPW to find a solution and the outcome of this engagement. [53449/25]
707. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE will not fund the prescribing of a medication (details supplied) for the treatment for severe alopecia totalis; and if the HSE have any plans to do so. [53871/25]
618. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when building of the surgical hub at Letterkenny University Hospital will commence; the expected time frame for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53291/25]
446. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the long awaited Community CCTV extension that was awarded for Letterkenny, County Donegal will be approved by the Garda Commissioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53728/25]
445. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the Community Safety Partnership will be finalised and implemented for County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53727/25]
340. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Social Protection the financial supports available to cross-Border workers who live in this jurisdiction but are employed in the north of Ireland in the situation where they now no longer qualify for the working family payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53059/25]
869. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when capital approval will be granted to transition a medical facility (details supplied) in County Donegal from a residential model to a recovery-focused crisis intervention and set-down facility, supported with 24-hour staff cover, as requested by the HSE's Donegal mental health management team. [51464/25]
297. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will ask a professional body (details supplied) to provide an updated report on the real building costs for families affected by defective concrete blocks, and to inform the review that he is conducting into the defective concrete blocks grant scheme. [51091/25]
296. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he and his Department will sign off on a defective concrete block scheme to remediate council owned homes; and the reason this has taken so long, considering the impact on large numbers of families. [51090/25]
283. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage , further to Parliamentary Question No. 276 of 1 October 2024, if he has engaged with the Housing Agency to ensure that it is actually adhering to this guideline (details supplied); if he is aware that 86 affected homeowners in Donegal, who have had their Government-approved engineer’s recommendation for remediation, overruled by the Housing Agency, have escalated their cases to the EU Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50862/25]
196. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the delivery of the long delayed, joint centre of excellence for diabetes care at Sligo University Hospital and Letterkenny University Hospital. [50840/25]
559. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to allocate funding in Budget 2026, for a team for the north-west in line with the Programme for Government Commitment to complete the nationwide rollout of community neurorehabilitation teams. [49965/25]
387. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to re-open the long-term leasing initiative, which was closed to new applications from 31 December 2021. [50266/25]
273. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the protections a building contractor has under the defective concrete block grant scheme, if the homeowner has not paid them for certified and completed works, and then changes their building contractor at a point in the process. [49358/25]
2396. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health whether a premises (details supplied) is still in the ownership of the HSE; if so, the future plans for the building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45815/25]
2199. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of health care assistants in Donegal employed by the HSE’s home help department who have left the service since July 2024, when the pay and numbers strategy commenced; and the number of new home care assistants who have been recruited by the HSE in Donegal since July, 2024, in tabular form. [45043/25]
1274. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason homeowners that have appealed the remediation options provided to them under the defective concrete blocks grant scheme are waiting inordinate lengths of time for those appeals to be held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46709/25]
988. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the ongoing demand from school transport escorts for fair pay and conditions, to reflect the importance of their work for young people with disabilities and their families; and her views on whether it is acceptable that school transport escorts have to sign on for social welfare supports during school holidays. [46760/25]
3079. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatients per annum in each hospital across the State in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025, in tabular form. [43113/25]
393. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Social Protection if compensation under the victim’s payment scheme paid out to persons resident in the State, as a result of the ‘troubles in the North’ is disregarded as means for the assessment of the disability allowance. [40289/25]
362. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to review the 20-year claw back for owners who seek to remediate their properties that are not their primary home, under the defective concrete block grant scheme. [40233/25]
304. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the reason the senior radiographer post at Carndonagh Community Hospital, County Donegal has been delayed by two years; when this post will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40128/25]
281. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when it is envisaged that tubeless diabetic pumps will be made available to children to assist in managing type 1 diabetes, who are currently required to use cumbersome wired diabetic pumps; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40029/25]
262. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for disability allowance for a County Donegal constituent (details supplied) will be processed based on their current means; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38455/25]
252. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses working in each hospital across the State (Model 3 and 4) for each of the years 2022 to 2025, in tabular form. [38233/25]
251. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of non-consultant hospital doctors working in each hospital across the State (Model 3 and 4) for each of the years 2022 to 2025, in tabular form. [38232/25]
250. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants working in each hospital across the State (Model 3 and 4) for each of the years 2022 to 2025, in tabular form. [38231/25]
249. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the budget allocated to each hospital across the State (Model 3 and 4) for each of the years 2022 to 2025, in tabular form. [38230/25]
880. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if the Dexcom One continuous glucose monitor is available on the drugs payment card scheme for individuals who do not qualify to access the continuous glucose monitor under any other HSE scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37813/25]
808. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the expenditure on private taxis by Letterkenny University Hospital for the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date, in tabular form. [37412/25]
807. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the cost of outsourcing routine blood samples from Letterkenny University Hospital to private laboratories for the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date, in tabular form. [37411/25]
612. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the calls from some of the families who lost loved ones in the Omagh bombing on 15 August 1998 for an independent public inquiry into bombing in the State; to include in his views the Government’s plan to cooperate with the existing Omagh Bombing Inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37119/25]