Donegal — week of Mon, 18 Oct

What your Donegal TDs did this week

Mon, 18 Oct – 24 Oct 2021 · 5 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 38 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Rental Sector

2021-10-20 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 71–56

Voted for 1 Charlie McConalogue

Voted against 3 Pearse Doherty · Pádraig Mac Lochlainn · Thomas Pringle

Did not vote 2 Charles Ward · Pat the Cope Gallagher

The motion · motion passed 71–56

Voted for 1 Charlie McConalogue

Voted against 3 Pearse Doherty · Pádraig Mac Lochlainn · Thomas Pringle

Did not vote 2 Charles Ward · Pat the Cope Gallagher

Charles Ward — 100% RDR 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Charlie McConalogue — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Pat the Cope Gallagher — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Pearse Doherty — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 7 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 7 total

Health 5 questions
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment at Sligo University Hospital pain management clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50404/21]
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for the pain management clinic at Sligo University Hospital in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [50405/21]
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if it is envisaged that the assisted human reproduction Bill will legislate for the mother's name to be included on the birth certificate in the case of a child born through altruistic domestic surrogacy; and if this will be applied retrospectively to the birth certificates of children already born in this way. [50719/21]
- 2021-10-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when approved respite will be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51542/21]
- 2021-10-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an orthopaedic outpatient appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51560/21]
Social 1 question
- 2021-10-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if a community employment scheme placement can be extended for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51582/21]
Finance 1 question
- 2021-10-21 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the problems faced by the mobile sauna industry in accessing affordable public liability insurance; the actions he has taken in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51817/21]

New lobbying 1 return

Irish Exporters Association Economic Development and Industry
- During a meeting between the IEA National Council and Deputy Pearse Doherty a number of issues were raised by Council members: industrial strategy, taxation measures to foster the development of longstanding family businesses, all island economy, views on the Special Assignee Relief Programme, rural regeneration and how rising childcare costs are impacting employers.

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 17 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 17 total

Health 11 questions
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if he will deliver a joint diabetes centre of excellence at Letterkenny University Hospital and Sligo University Hospital as called for by diabetes campaigners in the region. [50616/21]
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the budget allocated to Letterkenny University Hospital, the 13th highest in the State, does not reflect on the fact that the hospital is the sixth largest in the State based on inpatient numbers; and the action he plans to take to address this imbalance. [50617/21]
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of doctors and nurses working in the community ophthalmology service in County Donegal in each of the years 2001 to 2021, in tabular form. [50486/21]
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of doctors and nurses working in the ophthalmology service at Letterkenny University Hospital in each of the years 2001 to 2021, in tabular form. [50487/21]
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of administrative and secretarial staff working in the ophthalmology service at Letterkenny University Hospital in each of the years 2001 to 2021, in tabular form. [50488/21]
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the numbers of patients in County Donegal on the waiting list for the community ophthalmology service. [50489/21]
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of patients in County Donegal on the waiting list for the ophthalmology service at Letterkenny University Hospital. [50490/21]
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the interim arrangements that have been put in place at the Letterkenny University Hospital community ophthalmic service in view of all three physicians having left the facility. [50491/21]
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health when a full service will be restored at the Letterkenny University Hospital community ophthalmic service. [50492/21]
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the protocols that were in place at the Letterkenny University Hospital community ophthalmic service on 24 August 24 2021 when a person (details supplied) requiring urgent care was referred to Sligo University Hospital; the protocols that were in place at Sligo University Hospital ophthalmic service on 24 August 2021 that failed to deal with the patient until 8.30 pm; the reason the patient who had to endure a 200km journey back to north County Donegal on 24 August 2021 due to the fact the phlebotomy department at Sligo University Hospital was closed at 8.30pm; if on the morning of 24 August 2021 there were three physicians on duty at the Letterkenny University Hospital campus, when the patient was advised to travel onwards to Sligo University Hospital due to the fact no physician was available; and the protocols that were in place at Letterkenny University Hospital ophthalmic services that allowed the above patient to be denied access to a physician given that the patient had eye inflammation and was in pain. [50493/21]
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the level of ophthalmic service is in accordance with best health practice for the community of north County Donegal, where many of the patients are over 200 kilometres from Sligo Hospital. [50494/21]
Agriculture 4 questions
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of the funding required to resource the proposals in the report of the Seafood Task Force that will be allocated from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund as opposed to the European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund. [51205/21]
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the proposals in the report of the Seafood Task Force will be resourced after the sunset clause for the Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund of 31 December 2023 is implemented. [51206/21]
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the additional arrangements that will be introduced at piers and harbours around the coast to allow fish landings to be facilitated if a new control plan for fish landings is not approved by the European Commission soon. [51207/21]
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if in the absence of a new control plan for fish landings not being approved by the European Commission, if a peri plan or interim arrangements will be introduced in order that fish landings can be facilitated under control and to allow for in-factory weighing. [51208/21]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the State organisation that assumed responsibility for ensuring the quality of concrete blocks from the Institute for Industrial Research and Standards after it was merged with the National Board for Science and Technology to form Eolas in 1988 and then Forbairt in 1993. [50457/21]
Transport 1 question
- 2021-10-21 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will give priority in the forthcoming all-island rail review to a rail link of quality between Derry and Letterkenny, which are centres with a very high commuter interchange, that would enable further potential growth in the future onto the west of Ireland rather than light rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51841/21]