Donegal — week of Mon, 17 Mar

What your Donegal TDs did this week

Mon, 17 Mar – 23 Mar 2025 · 5 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 111 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-03-19 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 84–69

Voted for 2 Charlie McConalogue · Pat the Cope Gallagher

Voted against 3 Charles Ward · Pearse Doherty · Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

Charles Ward — 100% RDR 1 vote · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Health 5 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health if funding and recruitment is approved or currently advertised for all the 11 vacant occupational therapy posts in Donegal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12606/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health when the three vacancies currently in social care in Donegal will be considered for funding and advertised (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12607/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health which of the eight vacancies currently in primary care in Donegal which were vacant as of December 2023, will be considered for funding going forward (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12608/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health which of the eight vacancies specifically in primary care service in Donegal which have been vacant as of December 2023, will not be considered for funding going forward (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12609/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Health her plans to address the considerable need for occupational therapy appointments in Donegal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12610/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Transport whether he would consider introducing free public transport to people under the age of 18; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11287/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Education if Post Graduate Certificate in Education graduates from the UK are eligible to register as a newly qualified teacher in Ireland; when changes to the eligibility criteria in relation to this took place; if she intends on making changes to the eligibility criteria in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11276/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Justice the status and timelines of the exceptionality phase of the redress scheme for survivors of the Stardust tragedy, as committed to by the Department of the Taoiseach in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11551/25]

Charlie McConalogue — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Pat the Cope Gallagher — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Housing 2 questions
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to increase the quantum of zoned and serviced land to accommodate new homes through the implementation of a revised National Planning Framework. [12722/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how he will prioritise water and wastewater infrastructure to deliver the capacity to facilitate housing development in our towns and villages. [12723/25]
Finance 1 question
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Finance if he has any plans to expand or amend the help-to-buy scheme to help more buyers; if he will consider certain changes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12956/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health the details of the existing bed numbers in use for Killybegs Community Hospital; the details of the unused beds; her plans to reinstate all beds for usage at the community hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12731/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Justice the measures he will take to make a career in An Garda Síochána more attractive for new recruits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12718/25]

Pearse Doherty — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 69 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 69 total

Finance 24 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to outline the percentage additional cost that will be added to petrol and diesel by 2030 as a result of the carbon tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10750/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if his Department have advised the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation the turnkey purchases for houses rather than various forms of direct build or forward purchasing; if he has advocated for the increased use of turnkey as a method of delivering social and affordable homes, in comparison to other methods of delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10751/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if there is any legal obligation on banks to inform the Central Bank or the Department of Finance of the securitisation of large amounts of residential mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10752/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of complaints to the FSPO each year since 2018; the number of decision by the FSPO that have been upheld, substantially upheld, partially upheld and rejected each year since 2018; the number specifically in relation to tracker mortgages, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10754/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the details of all auditing work done by the Comptroller and Auditor General for public bodies for which the Comptroller and Auditor General is remunerated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13174/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide a list of all late payment fees imposed by the Revenue Commissioners; the amount collected under each heading each year since 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13155/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to outline the definition used by Irish banks to determine non-performing loans for mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13156/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total value of property that was exempt from CAT due to the heritage exemption each year since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13157/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total number of section 110 applications, that is, unique form S.110 submissions each year since 2016; the total number approved; the number approved in each type of transaction classes; the number approved for dealing with each qualifying asset type, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13158/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to provide an exhaustive list of the State’s double taxation treaties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13159/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 297 of 5 February 2025, if he will consider introducing an exemption to the 1% life insurance levy on people with life-long disabilities, particularly in cases where they rely heavily on compensation awards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13161/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners have ever declined to approve any pension transfer overseas on the grounds of tax avoidance or any other reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13162/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to set out categories of eligible collateral accepted by the Central Bank of Ireland for commercial banks seeking access to the lending facilities; to clarify if mortgages can be used as collateral by banks seeking to access Central Bank borrowing facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13172/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the details of any secondments from consulting firms to his Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the purpose of the secondment; the durations of the secondments; who paid the salary of the individual seconded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13182/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the total shareholding in AIB each year since 2017, detailing each year shares were sold, the amount, share price and total income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13195/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the levels 1 or 2 intervention under the compliance intervention framework has an upper limit on the size of the potential tax liability to avail of this avenue for minimising penalties and avoiding publication on list of defaulters; the maximum level of penalty mitigation allowed under each level of intervention under the compliance intervention framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13196/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to introducing laws in relation to failure to prevent tax evasion similar to those contained in the Corporate Criminal Offences Clause within the Criminal Finances Act in Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13197/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to increasing regulation of tax advisors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13198/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated share of tax advisors operating outside of professional body oversight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13199/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of trusts administered in the State; the number of trustees resident in the State; the number of trustees registered with revenue on the central register of beneficial ownership of trusts, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13204/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 279 of 5 February 2025, if any share of the 19.4 billion euro grouped under the short-term paper is made up of each of the funds Infrastructure, climate and nature fund, future Ireland fund and the social insurance fund; for details of the remainder of the debt categorised under the short-term paper; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13206/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of section 110 special purpose vehicles in operation each year from 2016 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13208/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to the level of corporation tax paid by the domestically operating insurance sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13268/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the categories of exchange-traded funds that are subject to the deemed disposal; the category of exchange-traded funds that are exempt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13269/25]
Social 7 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in receipt of carer's allowance, a qualifying payment for fuel allowance, had their fuel allowance application refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10749/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is mortgage interest relief available in 2024 for people that did not have sufficient tax liability to assess the full benefit of the tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10753/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 471 of 4 March 2025, if his Department will not be recovering the amount despite the account details not matching the account name (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11841/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection whether a person needs to be in receipt of jobseekers allowance for three months to qualify for the training support grant; if so, the reason this is not stated on the Government website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12090/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in receipt of carer's allowance a qualifying payment for fuel allowance, had their fuel allowance application refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12523/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a humanitarian assistance scheme application was refused for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal whose electricity supply was out for over five days following Storm Éowyn, and who does not have home insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12787/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of any secondments from consulting firms to his Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the purpose of the secondment; the durations of the secondments; who paid the salary of the individual seconded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13190/25]
Health 7 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a person in County Donegal (details supplied) is on the routine or urgent waiting list for cardiac surgery in Saint James's Hospital, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10746/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have an operation in Letterkenny University Hospital; if they are on the routine or urgent waiting list; if all options are being considered, including referring to another hospital both inside and outside the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11095/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of people on occupational therapy waiting lists in Donegal; the length of time they have been on the waiting list, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11700/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant occupational therapy posts in Donegal; the length of time these posts have been vacant; the number of posts expected to become vacant within the next year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11701/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have an operation in Galway University Hospital; the reason for the daily cancellations for over a week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11900/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in Donegal cannot access day or respite services; the steps they can take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13023/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the details of any secondments from consulting firms to her Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the purpose of the secondment; the durations of the secondments; who paid the salary of the individual seconded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13185/25]
Enterprise 6 questions
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of instant payment notifications issued since they were introduced in June 2023 each year to the CRO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13163/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total number of companies that have registered their beneficial ownership with the CRO; the percentage share of registered companies that have registered their beneficial ownership; the number and percentage of industrial and provident societies which had registered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13164/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of exemptions approved under the Companies Act 2014 for designated activity companies and companies limited by guarantee to not include the company-type suffix from the end of the company name under each category of exemption, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13173/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of any secondments from consulting firms to his Department since 2020; the consulting firms involved; the purpose of the secondment; the durations of the secondments; who paid the salary of the individual seconded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13180/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if journalists have access to beneficial ownership records held by the companies registration office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13205/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications for information on the beneficial ownership of a company or industrial and provident society for each year for which data is available, by non-State bodies or individuals; the number of applications accepted and rejected, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13207/25]
Education 4 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education if assistance will be provided to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal encountering a shortfall in funding to complete a special education classroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10726/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will have an educational assessment carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12034/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education the engagement her Department is having with a school (details supplied) in Donegal to deal with ongoing issues within the school including defective blocks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12526/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education the details of any secondments from consulting firms to her Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the purpose of the secondment; the durations of the secondments; who paid the salary of the individual seconded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13179/25]
Transport 3 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider extending the 50% fare reduction for young adult and student Leap card holders to students who travel cross-Border to attend third-level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11097/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons that have been charged for the late payment of tolls each year since the introduction of barrier-less tolling on the M50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13160/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the details of any secondments from consulting firms to his Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the purpose of the secondment; the durations of the secondments; who paid the salary of the individual seconded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13193/25]
Housing 3 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the technical review of I.S. 465 regarding the defective concrete blocks scheme will commence; the timeframe in which it is expected to complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11058/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to address the shortcomings of the enhanced defective block grant scheme which continue to have a significant impact on those affected by the defective block crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12538/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of any secondments from consulting firms to his Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the purpose of the secondment; the durations of the secondments; who paid the salary of the individual seconded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13186/25]
Justice 3 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda vehicles, by type, assigned to each station in Donegal; the number of these vehicles that have gone above the mileage agreed that a Garda vehicle is at end of life; the number of the vehicles currently non-operational; the number of requests submitted for a new vehicle, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11726/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice if he will carry out a review of the impact of the Gambling Regulation Act 2024 on the fundraising efforts of voluntary and not-for-profit organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12931/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice the details of any secondments from consulting firms to his Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the purpose of the secondment; the durations of the secondments; who paid the salary of the individual seconded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13187/25]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when a person will receive a response to formal complaints submitted to the Passport Office (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10863/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of any secondments from consulting firms to his Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the purpose of the secondment; the durations of the secondments; who paid the salary of the individual seconded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13183/25]
Children 2 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when it is planned that full-capacity respite services for children and young adults will recommence at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11613/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of any secondments from consulting firms to her Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the purpose of the secondment; the durations of the secondments; who paid the salary of the individual seconded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13177/25]
Public Expenditure 2 questions
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when the Office of Government Procurement will complete the Capital Works Management Framework review; when the review will be published; all external contracts entered into regarding the review, the duration, cost and purpose of each contract, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13175/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the details of any secondments from consulting firms to his Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the purpose of the secondment; the durations of the secondments; who paid the salary of the individual seconded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13188/25]
Environment 1 question
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the details of any secondments from consulting firms to his Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the purpose of the secondment; the durations of the secondments; who paid the salary of the individual seconded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13181/25]
Defence 1 question
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the details of any secondments from consulting firms to his Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the purpose of the secondment; the durations of the secondments; who paid the salary of the individual seconded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13178/25]
Tourism 1 question
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the details of any secondments from consulting firms to his Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the purpose of the secondment; the durations of the secondments; who paid the salary of the individual seconded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13192/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of any secondments from consulting firms to his Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the purpose of the secondment; the durations of the secondments; who paid the salary of the individual seconded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13176/25]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of any secondments from consulting firms to his Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the purpose of the secondment; the durations of the secondments; who paid the salary of the individual seconded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13184/25]
Rural 1 question
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of any secondments from consulting firms to his Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the purpose of the secondment; the durations of the secondments; who paid the salary of the individual seconded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13189/25]

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 29 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 29 total

Health 9 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health to provide the current wait times for a first chemotherapy appointment from the time of decision or consent to treat on a hospital by hospital basis, across the State, in tabular form. [10564/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health to outline the level of service required in each GP practice across the State as part of their public service contract; and to make a statement on the effectiveness of this for persons seeking medical assistance in a primary care setting in Donegal and across the State. [10565/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the measures that can be urgently taken at Letterkenny University Hospital to reduce waiting times for chemotherapy patients. [10589/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health how she will address the serious concerns of officers in the National Ambulance Service on the impact of Revenue’s approach to benefit-in-kind taxation towards their marked and fully equipped blue-light response vehicles; if she is aware of the negative impact this will have in many communities across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11597/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of patients with a postcode in Donegal who have been recalled to the breast assessment clinic in Galway and who subsequently have had a diagnosis of breast cancer, between 2020 and the end of 2024, in tabular form. [11626/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the number of patients with a Donegal postcode who have been treated in Galway following colon screening detection of cancer, in tabular form. [11627/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health her approach to the growing concerns regarding the impact on the health of young people of vapes sold by vape shops in towns and cities across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12393/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the supports and services currently available on a State-wide basis for people suffering with fibromyalgia; the details of the specific provisions in the north west, including any planned expansions or improvements to service delivery in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12967/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health whether there were any assessment of needs applications that were closed without receiving an assessment of needs in County Donegal in 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13201/25]
Agriculture 6 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reverse the approach to the Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017; if the Bill will be allowed to progress in 2025, if re-introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11128/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason delays in issuing payments are occurring under the schemes funded through the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund ( EMFAF) ; as the EMFAF scheme launched in June 2024, to give the reason why applicants are waiting for their grant aid; for confirmation that no funding issue exists, assure the sector that the scheme is fit for purpose and fully funded in the period to 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12773/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the necessary resources will be provided to the Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board in order that decisions can be made in a reasonable timeframe. [12835/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the necessary resources will be provided to the Marine Institute in order that appropriate assessments for aquaculture licence applications can be completed in a reasonable timeframe. [12836/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will work on a framework for State assistance, for those in the aquaculture industry who endure serious financial loss, in circumstances beyond their control, similar to those in place in the wider food and agrifood sectors. [12837/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to invest in local authority-controlled piers and harbours across the State over the forthcoming Government term; and if he will confirm that central Exchequer investment in these piers and harbours will not cease as the Brexit adjustment reserve fund concludes. [13142/25]
Education 5 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made on the 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. [10877/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education to provide an update from her Department’s officials on what action they propose to take to remediate the extension to a school (details supplied). [12005/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education the plans she has in place to build an extension with additional classrooms at a school (details supplied), so that they can facilitate the growing numbers of pupils at the school. [12104/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 33 of 25 September 2024, if the analysis of the survey relating to school caretakers’ work pattern, terms and conditions has been completed and reviewed by her Department; if she or her officials have or intend to engage with the relevant union representing school caretakers on foot of the survey; the indicative timeframe for such engagement; if a report of the survey responses will be published by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12305/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education how her Department can further financially assist schools that are enthusiastically implementing the Green School Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12387/25]
Housing 5 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on a motion passed by Donegal County Council (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11434/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will introduce a legislative amendment to clear the way for the Housing Agency to conduct technical reviews and issue second appropriate remediation option determination to the local authority under the defective concrete block grant scheme. [11611/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the support and resources provided by both his Department and from central Government to local authorities across the State to help them implement the WRC agreement reached between a trade union (details supplied) the Government, an organisation and on the pay and working conditions of retained firefighters. [11892/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will commence the delivery of affordable housing projects across County Donegal. [11848/25]
- 2025-03-20 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will commence a survey to establish the number of defective concrete block homeowners in counties Donegal, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, and Limerick who cannot avail of the defective concrete block grant scheme for financial or other reasons; if he will commence a parallel survey to establish the number of defective concrete block homes in the housing stock of local authorities and approved housing bodies in counties Donegal, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, and Limerick. [11849/25]
Justice 3 questions
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí in Roads Policing Units, by division, in January and February 2025; the number of additional gardaí that were assigned to Roads Policing Units, by Garda division in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11024/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí attached to the roads policing unit in Donegal in February 2025; and the number of those Gardaí who are active members, in tabular form. [11026/25]
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice if his Department will return to publishing figures on its website on the number of Gardaí assigned to each divisional roads policing unit, with updates on a monthly basis, in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11230/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-03-19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if approval has been given on the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission code of practice on the public sector equality and human rights duty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12383/25]