Transport Policy

332. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will designate the TEN-T Priority Improvement Project Donegal as a critical infrastructure project, as requested by Donegal County Council. [68034/26]

Departmental Projects

481. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason local authorities with limited resources, that serve economically disadvantaged counties, such as Donegal County Council, are expected to co-fund multi-million capital projects, funded by central Government to the same level as all other local authorities. [68037/26]

Medicinal Products

473. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health to advise on matter raised in correspondence (details supplied). [67884/26]

Air Services

202. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the timeline for the long awaited restoration of the Derry to Dublin airlink. [67365/26]

Schools Building Projects

334. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding an application submitted under the climate action summer works scheme for a school (details supplied); and if the school will be considered for funding in the next phase of the scheme due in October 2026. [67801/26]

Traffic Management

147. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn 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. [67363/26]

34th Dáil debate — 2026-09-30

Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Ireland has the most expensive electricity in Europe today. That did not happen by accident. We had a proud history in this State. We built Ardnacrusha, made possible by the visionaries who built that when this was a poor State with few resources. That led to the electrification of the entire State. We had the cheapest electricity because we controlled our own resources but then, when Europe talked about privatisation, we did it with gusto. We did it even more firml

34th Dáil debate — 2026-09-23

Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Hundreds of thousands of families heat their homes with home heating oil. I can speak with authority. In Donegal, most families rely on home heating oil. They are facing into the winter and a fill costing €1,600. Last year, it was €900. It is a massive burden, particularly for older and vulnerable families. People who live in Donegal are being penalised for making a choice they do not have. Where will older people get the money to retrofit their homes? How can peop