Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
Written
202. 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. [67365/26]
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Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
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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
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Questions asked 584 in all
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Contributions to debates 447 in all
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
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| 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
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- constituency Donegal 29 November 2024 to now
- party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
Written
334. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding an application submitted under the climate action summer works scheme for a school (details supplied); and if the school will be considered for funding in the next phase of the scheme due in October 2026. [67801/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
Written
473. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health to advise on matter raised in correspondence (details supplied). [67884/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
Written
37. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures being considered to support the sustainability of rural pubs, given their important social, cultural and economic role in rural communities and the continued closure of such businesses; and whether he will support the introduction of an on-trade sustainability support scheme to help protect the future viability of rural pubs. […
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
Written
711. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will reconsider the decision not to proceed with the Men’s Sheds Grant for 2025/2026; if interim funding will be provided to support essential running costs until the next grant scheme in 2027. [66960/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
Written
352. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if an update can be provided for an application (details supplied) submitted in April for reimbursement under the Northern Ireland planned healthcare scheme. [66058/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
Written
78. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a renewal child passport application (details supplied) will be finalised. [64460/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
Written
213. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for the provision of the Letterkenny town bus service in County Donegal that has been promised since September 2025, [64535/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
Written
286. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport when an application (details supplied) submitted on 20 May 2026 under the road transport support scheme will be finalised. [65200/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
Written
661. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will establish a dedicated, ring-fenced and multi-annual local authority swimming pool fund in Budget 2027, as the first phase of a ten-year national programme of investment in Ireland’s swimming and community leisure infrastructure. [65906/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
Written
1298. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when HSE estates will carry out the requisite preparatory work to allow the new ambulance base at Buncrana, County Donegal to proceed; and to provide a timeframe for the completion and opening of the new base. [65006/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
Written
1474. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if the design brief for the new surgical hub building at Letterkenny University Hospital incorporates inpatient wards on the upper floors of the building and a link corridor connecting said wards to the main hospital; and if so, if the architectural design brief specifically references the need to isolate the surgical hub from such inpatient wards as ma…
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
Written
1476. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if, 13 months after she awarded a surgical hub to Letterkenny University Hospital, the HSE has identified the precise site on the hospital campus where the hub is to be built; and if not, the reason. [65937/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
Written
77. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason passport applications cannot be expedited or assisted by local TD offices when the estimated issue date falls after constituents confirmed date of travel, until that estimated issue date has officially passed; if she will address why this restriction remains in place even when a minimum of three weeks' notice is provided to h…
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
Written
144. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proportion and estimated tonnage of recreational pollack removals used in the relevant ICES assessment that were attributable to Irish waters and anglers; the Irish data and IMREC findings used and the weight afforded to them; the reason the three pollack limit was introduced before the full IMREC dataset and socioeconomi…
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
Written
157. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 168 of 21 May 2026, the scientific evidence on recreational pollack catches used in negotiating Article 12 of Council Regulation (EU) 2026/249; the extent to which it relied on data from France, southern England or ICES Division 8a; the way in which its relevance to Irish inshore rod and …
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
Written
433. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport when the marine Natura 2000 sites will be included on admiralty charts; the interim measures the MSO will provide in the absence of a definitive timeline for chart updates given the immediate need for fishermen and mariners to identify these protected areas for safe navigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56049/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
Written
3210. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 171 of 9 July 2026, to clarify the reason the manager at Letterkenny University Hospital was tasked with the response when the report is awaiting sign off and agreement by the HSE at national level and by the Minister; and the timeframe for this decision. [55223/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
Written
35. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to advance the delivery of the new school facilities at a school (details supplied) that have been long delayed. [53319/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
Written
72. 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 (details supplied). [53318/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
Written
68. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will urgently intervene in the case of an international Irish passport application for a family (details supplied). [53198/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
Written
432. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider a review option and compensation scheme for homeowners who proceeded with an option 1 demolition and rebuild of their home under the defective concrete blocks grant scheme, in line with the recommendation of their engineer but not in line with the option provided for by the Housing Agency, following the…
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. [51707/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
Written
19. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he will use the opportunity of Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union to get fairness for Irish fishing communities from the CFP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51675/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
Written
30. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a report will be published (details supplied) [51674/26]