1005. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the reason the recent announcement by the National Ambulance Service (NAS) on the recruitment of additional staff does not include any additional paramedic posts for the west/north-west region; if she will give a firm assurance that people living in the west/north-west region are being provided with the same level of service from the NAS as people livin…
1099. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 406 of 27 March 2025, if she will provide a detailed breakdown of the reasons 132 of the 200 appeals to reimbursement recommendations for continuous glucose monitor sensors submitted by clinicians on behalf of their patients were rejected (details supplied); if the patients rejected on appeal were clinically confirm…
1212. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health her plans to ensure that all emergency departments across the State have a safe space for cancer patients, forced to access care through this route. [24446/25]
1213. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health her plans to ensure that all diagnosed cancer patients receive a medical card. [24447/25]
400. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health whether younger-onset dementia is recognised within care standards as distinct to dementia in people over the age of 65; whether there is funding allocated specifically for age-appropriate dementia services for this cohort of people; if there are specific in-home and respite care supports for families where a person under 65 has dementia; and if she will…
197. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on negotiations with the British government to reinstate access for the Irish fishing fleet to its traditional fishing grounds at Rockall; and the role that the EU Commission can play in resolving this dispute ahead of the review of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, considering the estimated…
311. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the engagements he has had with the ESB to examine their timelines for the rolling out of smart metres for 3 phase CT metres to ensure that there is the maximum incentive available to move to environmentally friendly energy supplies and to ensure that those who have done so already get a fair price. [20739/25]
312. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the engagements he has had with the ESB on upgrading the electricity infrastructure in Donegal and the north west cross-Border region to avail of the opportunities provided by onshore and offshore renewable energy. [20740/25]
649. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 69 of 9 April 2025, if a delegated official from the OPW can meet with this Deputy and a respected local champion for this national monument on site to examine our concerns. [19482/25]
652. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his views on the lengthy delay in the OPW sourcing a suitable site for a new garda station at Carndonagh, County Donegal.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19953/25]
1146. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will release the necessary funding to local authorities in Donegal and other affected counties to remediate their housing stock that are the homes of hundreds of families affected by defective concrete blocks. [18529/25]
1147. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will bring forward an amendment to the Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022, allowing the increase in the cap to be applied retrospectively to homeowners already participating in the defective concrete block grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18530/25]
1169. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to introduce a national standardised criteria to ensure all fire service authorities can deliver uniform operational capabilities across the country; if it his Department’s position that the 1999 Composite Agreement remains a valid and binding document; and if he can confirm that any new measures will not re…
1170. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if it is factual that the keeping communities safe document has not been ratified by the relevant trade unions at the time of publication; and his Department’s current position regarding its status and applicability. [18856/25]
1388. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Social Protection if the travel payment received by a cohort of HSE-employed home carers, which sees their working hours increased by one hour for every 60 km travelled, is treated as legitimate working hours when determining eligibility for carer's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18652/25]
1584. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice his plans to increase the availability of the Kick Start scholarship programme to include other universities throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19743/25]
2208. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a County Donegal-based person (details supplied) will be given an appointment for a DaTscan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19719/25]
2412. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health her plans to develop a clear clinical pathway and specialist multidisciplinary functional neurological disorder service, including measures to ensure timely and accurate diagnosis as well as appropriate ongoing support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20748/25]
69. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 207 of 3 April 2025, if officials from the OPW inspected the hedgerow prior to these works being carried out and since the works have been carried out; and if so, the way in which this can be presented as standard practice rather than destruction. [17692/25]
221. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many licence applications are awaiting appropriate assessments at the Marine Institute, and if there is a prioritisation system to deal with these applications in a timely manner. [18028/25]
266. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a person in County Donegal (details supplied) will receive a follow-up appointment in Cappagh Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17800/25]
317. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport the progress that he has made since assuming office in ensuring that Irish Government funding is reinstated for the Derry to Dublin air link, as committed to in the Programme for Government. [17426/25]
392. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to a Parliamentary Question of 5 February, (details supplied), when he will meet with and provide an update to local residents to expedite this vital scheme. [17265/25]
393. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he is aware that over seven years since the devastating floods at Burnfoot, County Donegal in August 2017 planning permission has still not been secured for flood defences at the village, even though many families remain displaced from their homes at Páirc an Ghrianáin; and if he will meet a d…
676. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the half-rate of carer's allowance; the corresponding social welfare payment they are in receipt of further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17111/25]