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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 5 Feb 2026 · to Education
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 co…
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Transport
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]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
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 opportun…
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Housing
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]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Social
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 agr…
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
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]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
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]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Oral 29 Jan 2026 · to Agriculture
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]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Agriculture
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]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Agriculture
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]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Agriculture
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]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Health
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]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Housing
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]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Housing
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]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
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]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
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]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1120. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses at each community hospital in County Donegal in each of the years, 2007 to 2025, inclusive, in tabular form. [6417/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1158. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health to provide the current waiting list for the Home Support Service in Donegal. [6609/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1159. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will allow the Home Support Service in Donegal to resume recruitment for health care assistants, which has been curtailed; and if the outsourcing of these services to private providers in Donegal has been curtailed. [6610/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
121. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if she will meet with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss their serious and ongoing concerns about the service at Letterkenny University Hospital to people from Donegal living with type 1 diabetes. [3632/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Housing
171. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason victims of the defective concrete product scandals are treated so differently by the remediation/redress schemes available to homeowners in the east and west coasts of Ireland; and his plans to change this. [3635/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Housing
242. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that there are still no plans to deliver affordable housing projects in County Donegal; and the way in which his Department can work with Donegal County Council to address this serious failure. [3634/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Agriculture
487. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the timeline for publishing the heads of bill for the fisheries (amendment) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5122/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Housing
669. 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. [4081/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Agriculture
786. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the legal options available to the Government in response to the blocking of Ireland’s invocation of the Hague Preference’s at the EU December 2025 Fisheries Council. [3335/26]