Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

399. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when he will sign off on the agreed pension increases for retired staff in An Post. [11540/26]

402. 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. [11131/26]

5. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline the Government’s policy approach to sustainable seaweed harvesting as it arises under the Marine Planning Policy Statement and the National Marine Planning Framework; the way in which this policy approach is intended to guide decision-making across relevant departments and agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10676/26]

285. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to fill the staff vacancies in St Joseph's Hospital, Stranorlar, County Donegal, given that a considerable number of beds are empty, while Letterkenny University Hospital is consistently one of the most overcrowded hospitals in the State. [10553/26]

291. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the proposed Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regulations for 2026 will alter the licence conditions applicable to traditionally licensed draft-net fishermen; whether such licence holders will be permitted to operate on the same basis as in the 2025 season; the consultation that has taken place with affected net-fishing licence holders in advance of these proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9668/26]

547. 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 must sign on for social welfare supports during school holidays. [9225/26]

895. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details on the level of monitoring and inspections of the large EU registered pelagic freezer trawlers Dutch owned operating off the Irish coast before Christmas 2025, and targeting horse mackerel, which has taken place; and the landings made by these vessels including bycatches of boarfish. [10189/26]

1143. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health her views on calls for the reinstatement of a 24-hour chaplaincy service at hospitals across the State from concerned citizens. [10223/26]

1235. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health to provide the latest projected timeline for the delivery of a surgical hub at Sligo University Hospital. [10507/26]

213. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if plans have advanced for a new school (details supplied) on the new site offered free of charge to the State, within the town boundaries of Milford; and if she will discuss the unacceptable conditions for the children, teachers and staff at the school with her two predecessors in her role, who both visited the school and witnessed those conditions for themselves. [8779/26]

251. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider changes to the criteria for the refunding of motor tax in circumstances where the cost of repairing a motor vehicle is uneconomical and costs more than the vehicle is worth, while the motor tax paid has a substantial period left before it expires. [7681/26]

591. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the appalling conditions that students and teachers must endure at a school (details supplied), due to the existing, dilapidated old school buildings and the long delayed new school project; if she will accept the invitation from the Student Council of the school to come to the town at the earliest opportunity and meet with them and tour the existing school to fully understand the urgency of making progress. [8604/26]

662. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when homeowners who have spent money since March 2024 under the defective concrete block grant scheme will be reimbursed up to the new maximum cap, following the passing of recent legislation. [8018/26]

743. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware that some former political prisoners released under the Good Friday Agreement may just miss out on the State contributory pension due to the impact of their years of imprisonment on their ability to build up enough PRSI contributions; and if his Department will consider a resolution to this issue, in the spirit of that peace agreement, endorsed by the Irish people, north and south. [8603/26]

887. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he can assure consumers that seafood labelled as Irish, is indeed caught by the Irish fishing fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8749/26]

1002. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a carer will be appointed to fulfil an approved home care package in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7593/26]

1. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with an organisation (details supplied) to progress its proposal for an inshore fisheries income stabilisation and climate compensation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6545/26]

40. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he and his Department will adhere to the EU Commission strategic guidelines for a more sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture for the period 2021 to 2030, specifically regarding their guidance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6528/26]

61. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to engage with his European Union counterparts in view of the decision by France, the Netherlands, Germany, and Poland to block the invocation of the Hague preferences by Ireland at the December Fisheries Council; and his plans regarding the common fisheries policy (details supplied). [6529/26]

368. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of the most recent meeting between Iceland and the EU delegations regarding EU-Iceland fisheries negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7041/26]

420. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when the delivery of intravitreal injections to non-diabetics will be delivered at Letterkenny University Hospital, as committed to in 2025. [7057/26]

650. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Act 2025 will be commenced so that the affected homeowners can avail of the changes to the original legislation. [6048/26]

672. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will request an organisation (details supplied) to draft a follow up report on construction costs for the defective concrete blocks grant scheme, considering that the last one was almost two years ago. [6420/26]

1082. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the way in which the HSE can do more to recognise and assist qualified equine-assisted learning facilitators working with children, young people, and vulnerable adults, including those with additional and mental health needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6272/26]

1119. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of beds at each community hospital in County Donegal in each of the years, 2007 to 2025, inclusive, in tabular form. [6416/26]