21. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the timeline for the long awaited restoration of the Derry to Dublin airlink; and when the tender will be released. [74570/26]
185. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of negotiations with the British Government to reinstate access for Irish fishermen to their traditional fishing grounds at Rockall; the engagements between her office and the UK authorities over the last number of years; the number of instances it was raised by the Irish government; and if she will go to international media…
394. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to clarify whether a first-time buyer purchasing a dwelling that was completely demolished due to defective concrete blocks, including the removal of its original foundations, and subsequently reconstructed entirely with new foundations, walls and materials, is eligible for the help to buy scheme; and to outline the way in which Revenue cla…
607. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether the fishing and aquaculture registered vessel fuel support scheme will be extended for the same further five-month period as the fuel income support scheme for farmers and contractors announced in Budget 2027; the amount paid out under the scheme to date; and the number of vessels under 12 metres that received payment. […
608. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific recommendations of the report of the independent chair of the Food Vision Seafood Sector Group that the additional €20 million provided in Budget 2027 will implement; the schemes through which the funding will be delivered; the proportion intended for vessels under 12 metres and for vessels based on the offshore isl…
609. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date on which the report of the independent chair of the Food Vision Seafood Sector Group was received by his Department; whether the report has been circulated to the member organisations of the group; the date on which it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72335/26]
1. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will work with the representatives of inshore fishermen to introduce an inshore fisheries stabilisation and climate adaptation scheme; and if he has engaged with the European Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, Costas Kadis, or his office to make the case for such a scheme. [70178/26]
58. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of negotiations with the British government to reinstate access for Irish fishermen to their traditional fishing grounds at Rockall; and if he will seek international mediation or arbitration to resolve this long running injustice, that has cost our fleet millions of euro each year. [70176/26]
74. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will publish the report from the Food Vision Seafood Sector Group (details supplied). [70175/26]
227. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to advance the delivery of the new school facilities (details supplied). [70194/26]
228. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 844 of 9 June 2026, if she can confirm a date by which her officials will have responded to the school’s Stage 2B submission (details supplied). [70193/26]
233. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the plans that will be advanced for a new school on a site offered free of charge to the State, within the town boundaries of Milford, having personally visited a school (details supplied) to view the unacceptable conditions for the children, teachers and staff. [70195/26]
368. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the mechanism in place for members of the public and legitimate operators to report suspected non-compliance with the safety requirements for commercially hired inflatable amusement equipment under the Planning and Development (Fairgrounds and Fairgrounds Equipment) Regulations 2025; if operators advertising inflatable equ…
369. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures being taken to enforce the safety-certification requirements for commercially hired inflatable amusement equipment, including bouncy castles, under the Planning and Development (Fairgrounds and Fairground Equipment) Regulations 2025; the number of inflatable-hire operators inspected since the regulations came …
493. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will designate Greencastle Harbour, County Donegal as a pelagic landing port for catches over ten tonnes, considering the safety concerns for those vessels that currently have to land at the next nearest designated harbour in Killybegs. [70458/26]
511. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she will review HSE guidance and training for adult disability services on the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015, particularly how staff should assess and manage foreseeable safety risks when a person wishes to leave a service unaccompanied; how families’ views should be considered, consistent with the person…
544. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the reason for a delay of up to nine months for the HSE to reimburse patients availing of the EU cross border directive; the action being taken to help patients who avail of loans in order to access speedy healthcare due to growing waiting lists here and who find themselves considerably out of pocket as a result of the delays in reimbursement; and the re…
618. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of concerns that some people living with Friedreich’s ataxia may face significant delays in accessing skyclarys (omaveloxolone) despite its reimbursement from 1 October 2026 due to capacity constraints at the Combined Ataxia Clinic at Tallaght University Hospital; the estimated timeframe within which all eligible patients will have commen…
642. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the current waiting time for a Friedreich’s ataxia clinic appointment; and the measures being taken to ensure that people living with Friedreich’s ataxia can access timely specialist review and annual multidisciplinary assessments in line with recognised European and international clinical care guidelines. [70247/26]
668. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the status of an application submitted (details supplied) in June for reimbursement under the Northern Ireland planned healthcare scheme. [70420/26]
734. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason funding for 25 undergraduate medicine places, each year at Queen's University Belfast, has been discontinued in 2027; and if he will urgently review this decision with his Government colleagues, considering the impact this will have on students and the provision of medical professionals t…
332. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will designate the TEN-T Priority Improvement Project Donegal as a critical infrastructure project, as requested by Donegal County Council. [68034/26]
481. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason local authorities with limited resources, that serve economically disadvantaged counties, such as Donegal County Council, are expected to co-fund multi-million capital projects, funded by central Government to the same level as all other local authorities. [68037/26]
932. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht what plans are in place for the Community Development Programme beyond 2026; whether consideration is being given, in the context of Budget 2027, to providing multi-annual funding and reviewing the level of core funding provided to projects under the programme. [68339/26]
147. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport if he will travel to Donegal and meet with locally elected councillors to learn at firsthand about the serious traffic management crisis in Letterkenny impacting the people of and visitors to Donegal; and the proposed local roads infrastructure projects that can address this crisis. [67363/26]