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Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

Sinn Féin Donegal TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

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584
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
50,740
words spoken in the chamber
Across 447 contributions
442
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
153
topics asked about
Across 20 departments

From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.

What they ask about

The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 584 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 447 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 3
January 2025 5 11
February 2025 43 38
March 2025 53 18
April 2025 28 39
May 2025 33 26
June 2025 37 17
July 2025 35 24
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 12 22
October 2025 38 16
November 2025 40 17
December 2025 14 42
January 2026 39 16
February 2026 35 43
March 2026 24 18
April 2026 16 29
May 2026 39 21
June 2026 40 5
July 2026 12 9
August 2026 0 1
September 2026 20 10
October 2026 21 22

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 319 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

Asked about similar topics

Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.

Party, constituency and offices

  1. constituency Donegal 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 19 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
314. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if grant eligibility for the sustainable aquaculture scheme will be revised given the unreasonable delays in the aquaculture licensing system which is impacting aquaculture producers awaiting licensing renewals and wish to make improvements in their business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64335/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 19 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
315. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will establish a funding mechanism to assist aquaculture producers when difficulties arise that is, storm damage, stock losses and biological challenges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64336/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Oral 18 Nov 2025 · to Transport
77. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update with timelines for the restoration of the Derry to Dublin air link. [63485/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Transport
89. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport when he will meet with the elected members of the Letterkenny Municipal District, Donegal County Council to discuss the urgent need to fund a number of relief roads and by passes around the town of Letterkenny to address the serious traffic delays at certain times of the day, every day. [63484/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Education
425. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that a school bus is funded to transport school children from the Fanad peninsula and Gaeltacht to a school (details supplied) in Letterkenny to ensure that those children can continue their education through the medium of Irish. [62753/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Health
985. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when an application under the Northern Ireland planned healthcare scheme, will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62888/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1177. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 1161 of 12 November 2025, if he will provide his Department’s agreed procedures/guidelines provided to the Higher Education Authority relating to the student assistance fund for the academic years 2023-2024 to 2025-2026 inclusive. [63740/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1178. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 1161 of 12 November 2025, the reason for the fall in the student assistance fund provided by his Department from €8,823,432 for the academic year 2023-2024 to €3,812,601 for 2025-2026 to the five technological universities; if he intends to provide additional s…
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Education
536. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has read the correspondence sent to her by an organisation (details supplied); the urgent actions she will take to ensure a safe environment for students, teachers and staff at the school while they await the long delayed new school campus. [61769/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1161. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total amount of student assistance fund, funding his Department has provided to universities (details supplied) for the academic years 2023-2024, 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62200/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Health
170. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health her views on the ongoing calls for the State to recognise long-Covid as an occupational illness in line with other EU member states. [60265/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Health
173. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health to examine the case of a person (details supplied) due to be discharged from the National Rehabilitation Hospital to a nursing home for long-term care under the fair deal scheme; if she will ensure that a suitable continued rehabilitation placement will be made available, with St. Conal’s Hospital, Letterkenny being a priority; and if she will make a sta…
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
35. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has advanced plans for a new school on the new site offered free of charge to the State within the town boundaries of Milford (details supplied). [59714/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
75. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application for capital works submitted by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59715/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
827. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address the matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59340/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Culture
945. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if a leisure centre (details supplied) which received moneys to progress detailed design in the 2024 round of LSSIF funding will be eligible for consideration for funding from the increase in LSSIF announced as part of budget 2026. [58419/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Housing
1046. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of concerns amongst homeowners that have received emails from the Housing Agency, confirming that a third party chartered engineering consultancy services provider (details supplied) which was engaged by the Housing Agency, experienced a cyber incident affecting its IT systems; if he is aware the technical …
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Housing
1048. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage following his recent assertion in a motion passed by Dáil Éireann (details supplied), if he is aware that a submission from the DCB Stakeholder Forum to the NSAI's public consultation on the review of I.S. 465 directly contradicts this assertion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58754/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
1426. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commit to establishing a dedicated funding for on-island fisheries infrastructure in line with recommendations (details supplied) to ensure that island communities have access to modern facilities and infrastructure necessary for the sustainability of small-scale island fisheries; and if he will make a statement on t…
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
1427. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the development and safety upgrade of Dunmore East Fishery Harbour, in light of ongoing dangerous conditions for vessels and crews during adverse weather conditions; once the planning consent is awarded that the funding for this vital infrastructure is made available and the tendering process is commence…
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
1428. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commit to conducting a national audit of pier safety and facilities used by Ireland's inshore fishing communities, in light of ongoing reports of hazardous conditions; if he will ensure direct consultation with fishermen community in the allocation and oversight of pier development funding; and if he will make a stat…
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
1433. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the Brown Crab Working Group will resume with definite quarterly meetings. [58707/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
1434. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with an organisation (details supplied) and the inshore fishing sector to examine the introduction of a financial assistance scheme or basic income scheme similar to that available to farmers and artists, considering the financial challenges they face and their immense importance to the cultural heritage and t…
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1641. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if she will advise on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to CORU psychotherapy regulation. [57832/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1994. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a medication (details supplied) will be available again here, for prescription for patients of the menopause hub; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59569/25]