Pádraig Mac Lochlainn TD
Sinn Féin · Donegal constituency
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Parliamentary questions
- May 14, 2026PQ to Minister for AgricultureFishing Industry
Asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will work with his ministerial colleagues and the relevant Departments to introduce a financial stabilisation scheme for inshore fishermen similar to the basic income scheme available to artists.
- May 12, 2026PQ to Minister for HousingVacant Properties
Asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant or derelict hotel and guesthouse properties in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- May 07, 2026PQ to Minister for CultureSwimming Pools
Asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to make a firm commitment that the necessary funding will be provided from his Department to rebuild a centre (details supplied) once the latest design plans have been finalised, and it is ready to go to tender in the months ahead.
- May 06, 2026PQ to Minister for EducationDepartmental Policies
Asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the policy on private companies offering free cooking demonstrations in primary schools, which could be seen as an opportunity to promote their products for sale; whether this is a decision solely for the board of management of a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- May 06, 2026PQ to Minister for HousingDefective Building Materials
Asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will finally commence the defective concrete block scheme for social housing.
- May 06, 2026PQ to Minister for HousingDefective Building Materials
Asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason families who are currently rebuilding/ remediating their homes under the defective concrete block grant scheme cannot avail of the increased cap of €462,000 all at once rather than having to work to the previous cap of €420,000 and then separately apply for the difference of €42,000; and if he will amend the regulations to avoid this unnecessary additional bureaucracy and financial burden for traumatised families.
- May 06, 2026PQ to Minister for AgricultureInshore Fisheries
Asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his response to the call from an association (details supplied) for an increased share of the national pelagic quota for inshore fishermen; and to provide an update on work ongoing in his Department to reopen closed fisheries .
- May 06, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthHealth Services Staff
Asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 3408 of 14 April 2026, when a response will issue.
- May 06, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthHealth Services
Asked the Minister for Health the status of an application submitted in January 2026 (details supplied) under the Northern Ireland planned healthcare scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- April 30, 2026PQ to Minister for TransportAir Services
Asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the timeline for the long-awaited restoration of the Derry to Dublin airlink.
- April 30, 2026PQ to Minister for TransportTraffic Management
Asked the Minister for Transport if he will travel to Donegal and meet with locally elected councillors to learn at firsthand about the serious traffic management crisis in Letterkenny impacting the people of and visitors to Donegal; and the proposed local roads infrastructure projects that can address this crisis.
- April 23, 2026PQ to Minister for EducationSchool Accommodation
Asked the Minister for Education and Youth the exact date of her visit to a school (details supplied) to view the unacceptable conditions for the children, teachers, and staff at the school and to make a statement on her plans to advance the delivery of the new school facilities that have been long delayed.
- April 23, 2026PQ to Minister for EducationSchools Building Projects
Asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will visit a school (details supplied) to view the unacceptable conditions for the children, teachers and staff at the school and to advise them on the way in which plans can be advanced for a new school on the new site offered free of charge to the State, within the town boundaries of Milford.
- April 22, 2026PQ to Minister for EducationSchool Staff
Asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review and consider the appeal by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- April 22, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthHealth Service Executive
Asked the Minister for Health if a permanent location and additional days will be supported for the HSE's day services in Carndonagh, County Donegal.
- April 21, 2026PQ to Minister for Public ExpenditureState Properties
Asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department officials will engage with some homeowners at Lower Main Street, Buncrana to facilitate access for fuel deliveries to their homes through the lane to the right and the rear of the old Buncrana Garda Station, as was the case in the past.; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- April 21, 2026PQ to Minister for Public ExpenditureTourism Promotion
Asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his Department’s plans to work in cooperation with Donegal County Council and other local stakeholders to secure investment to enhance the tourism amenity that is An Grianán of Aileach, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- April 21, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthHealth Services
Asked the Minister for Health the status of an application submitted in January 2026 (details supplied) under the Northern Ireland planned healthcare scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
- April 14, 2026PQ to Minister for EducationSchools Building Projects
Asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding a school (details supplied).
- April 14, 2026PQ to Minister for HousingHousing Provision
Asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on his Department’s plans to relocate families living in defective concrete block homes (details supplied) away from this dangerous flood plain; with clear timelines; and how those affected homeowners are to be included in the drafting of the plans.
- April 14, 2026PQ to Minister for HousingHeritage Schemes
Asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which the State can assist homeowners living in thatched cottages to continue to live in and sustain these heritage properties, considering the escalating cost of insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- April 14, 2026PQ to Minister for SocialDepartmental Correspondence
Asked the Minister for Social Protection to advise on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- April 14, 2026PQ to Minister for AgricultureFishing Industry
Asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he liaises with his counterparts in other EU Member States to ensure that they have an effective process for monitoring the KW days of their fleet, fishing in Ireland's EEZ; if he would further state the procedure which Ireland has for maintaining a record for kilowatt effort by these Member States in the Irish EEZ and when KW days are exceeded; the procedure that is followed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
- April 14, 2026PQ to Minister for HealthHealth Services Staff
Asked the Minister for Health the reason a person considered to be a nurse specialist in Northern Ireland with ten years’ experience in Scotland and Northern Ireland is not considered to be a nurse specialist in alcohol and drugs addiction services in the Republic of Ireland, unless they are qualified to a level 9 postgraduate, master’s level.
- April 14, 2026PQ to Minister for RuralCommunity Development Projects
Asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will consider introducing a pilot scheme for community development volunteers similar to the basic income for the arts pilot scheme.
Dáil contributions
- May 14, 2026QuestionFishing Industry
- May 12, 2026DebateElectricity Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2026: Second Stage [Private Members]
- May 12, 2026OrderofbusinessAn tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
- May 06, 2026OrderofbusinessAn tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
- April 30, 2026QuestionAir Services
- April 29, 2026QuestionsCeisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
- April 29, 2026QuestionsCeisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
- April 29, 2026MotionRemediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022: Motion
- April 28, 2026DebateSeaweed Harvesting and Licensing: Discussion
- April 28, 2026StatementOur Rural Future: Statements
- April 28, 2026OrderofbusinessAn tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
- April 21, 2026OrderofbusinessAn tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
- April 21, 2026DebateImpact of Climate Change on Fish Stocks: Discussion
- April 15, 2026QuestionsCeisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
- April 14, 2026DebateSea Fisheries Protection and Legislative Framework for Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority: Discussion (Resumed)