Results 1-20 of 79 for competitive speaker:Thomas Pringle

Investment in Football: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2023)

Thomas Pringle: ...are not able to offer female toilets. We have seen a surge of interest in the Irish team, whose members will compete in the Women's World Cup this summer. It is the first time Ireland has reached the competition, which is fantastic to see. We need to make sure girls and women are given the appropriate facilities and opportunities to be able to develop as players in Ireland. Irish...

Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (28 Feb 2023)

Thomas Pringle: ...few personal services we have left these days. Last year, the previous Minister of State, Deputy Fleming, while speaking to this legislation, stated: "While the common bond may appear to protect a credit union from competition from other credit unions, it does nothing to prevent competition from banks or non-banks". Competing with banks should not be the intention of the credit unions,...

Nationalisation of Energy System: Motion [Private Members] (14 Dec 2022)

Thomas Pringle: ...price of energy because energy in Ireland was too cheap for companies to want to come in and compete for it. We now probably have one of the highest energy costs in Europe, but we have loads of competition. Companies are now leaving the market because people cannot afford to pay. Competition rules the roost and that makes everything worse for us. This crisis should be seen as an...

Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Thomas Pringle: ...is not the only significant rise in cost that they have had to endure of late. The high rate of inflation, due to the war, has led to all their suppliers having to increase costs as well. To maintain competitiveness, this small rural shop has had to absorb some of these increases, which has impacted on its margins. There has been a 10% increase in wrapping and packaging and a 15%...

Public Transport: Motion [Private Members] (5 Oct 2022)

Thomas Pringle: ...that the decision to make public transport free greatly benefited lower income households in and around the city. After the policy was introduced, public transport use increased by 29%. According to the European Commission, continuous growth of transport demand, along with the increased traffic congestion, has negative consequences on the environment and on the economic competitiveness of...

Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Jul 2022)

Thomas Pringle: ...to be conducted, which has led to this incredibly weak legislation. Section 5 of the Bill provides certain members of the Garda Síochána, the Defence Forces, the Revenue Commissioners and the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission with the powers to access to user data retained by service providers without any judicial or independent oversight or review. This seriously...

Ireland's participation in MARSUR III: Motion (22 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: ...to protect "our" interests? Other news reported that the European Union has approved its first defence research budget. The 2021 to 2027 budget is estimated at over €7 billion and has been "designed to foster an innovative and competitive industrial base to increase Europe’s military autonomy". First there was a pilot programme, designed by Brussels, called the Preparatory...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (26 Nov 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 255. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the right of appeal on grounds of disability in election observation competitions; if he will report on the provision for disability and equality monitoring his Department undertakes for these public competitions; the way in which information on disability is sought in the application form for the competition; the way...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (26 Nov 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 256. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of persons with disabilities as observers on the roster of election observation competitions; if he will confirm the commitment to support the inclusion of persons with disabilities as observers on the roster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39331/20]

Perjury and Related Offences Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (11 Dec 2019)

Thomas Pringle: ...removed the element of blame. Furthermore, the fact that it is state-owned means the private insurance companies are prevented from capitalising on it. Another idea would be to open up the insurance market across the EU, which would add to competition and result in lower premiums. In May of this year the European Commission launched a formal antitrust investigation into whether...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Staff (20 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 167. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of vacant posts at the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission; the length of time each has been vacant for; when the vacancies will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48062/19]

Beef Sector: Statements (17 Sep 2019)

Thomas Pringle: ...Deputy Penrose, who talked about the problems with the beef industry. They have been there for years. I remember local abattoirs, which have been closed for many years now. They all provided competition at the marts. When a farmer went to a mart selling a cow the local abattoirs would bid as well as the beef factories. The marts have all been closed down. In my area of south Donegal,...

Rural and Community Development: Statements (Resumed) (29 May 2019)

Thomas Pringle: ...their families on them. We have seen on Twitter that the community on Arranmore Island has secured funding from Eir for broadband on the island. In a way, it is sad. It was necessary to win a competition being run by a private company to secure broadband and then be part of the advertising used by that company. That is what was necessary to secure a service that people in rural Ireland...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Local Employment Service (4 Apr 2019)

Thomas Pringle: ...Department is proposing to terminate the community-based employment services under the local employment schemes and job clubs in the country by the end of this year. The Department is initiating a competitive procurement process for future services. It is clear from my previous interactions with the Minister that a payment-by-results arrangement as used in JobPath will be the preferred...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (29 Jan 2019)

Thomas Pringle: ...exports as calves that are surplus to requirements are moved out. How much of an impact is that having? Dr. Paula Barry Walsh said that live exports play a significant role in stimulating price competition. If live export capacity is taken up dealing with calves from the dairy industry, the price competition aspect of the live export trade will be undermined. That is a negative step....

African Development (Bank and Fund) Bill 2018: Second Stage (13 Nov 2018)

Thomas Pringle: ...of funds which are rightfully theirs. Instead of being free to follow economic policies that best suit them, countries in southern Africa are being put under enormous pressure to open up their markets and expose their producers to unfair competition. Trade rules and agreements also often allow big business to profit at the expense of people and the environment. Will Ireland's...

Mandatory Open Disclosure: Motion (15 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: ...Fianna Fáil in support or vice versa. We will continue to see scandal after scandal as long as the two establishment parties continue to play musical chairs across the Chamber. After all the competitive outrage between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael in recent weeks during the CervicalCheck scandal, we are still no closer to holding those responsible to account. The reason no one...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Centre Network (27 Mar 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of companies that applied for the competition following the recent tendering process to appoint auditors to the education centre network; the name of the successful tenderer; the agreed price for the awarding contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13596/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Thomas Pringle: Does the witness accept they probably would not have been competitively tendered prior to that?

Project Ireland 2040: Statements (Resumed) (21 Feb 2018)

Thomas Pringle: ...trend of depopulation and the retreat of rural services. Project Ireland 2040 was an opportunity for a targeted approach with both urban and rural aspects side by side in equal measure and in symbiosis, not in direct competition with each other. I would like to go on and talk about the cross-Border element and Brexit. The document seems to suggest that Brexit is not happening, which is...