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Workers' Rights: Motion [Private Members] (16 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: I fully support the motion. I pay tribute to Deputy Joan Collins for the work she has done on behalf of the Debenhams workers and for bringing forward the motion. It is vital for all the workers to ensure they will get some compensation when they are made redundant. The implementation of what the motion outlines and the recommendations of the Duffy Cahill report would do that, sending out...

Taxi Industry: Motion [Private Members] (16 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: I fully support the motion before the House today because it is reasonable. I also support the amendment proposed by People Before Profit because the motion and the amendment combined would make a huge difference to many working lives across the State and would make very little difference to public finances and to the State. Those should be the criteria used by the Government in deciding...

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Defence (Amendment) Bill. As has been said by a number of other Members, this Bill seems fairly innocuous. It may be out of date with some of the regulations that have already come into place. I have some concerns about it though the vast majority of the Bill is grand. It is interesting to note that under the Bill, a force...

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: Sometimes Irish.

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: Very good. Hopefully an Irish force commander would be somebody in charge of a force that would not be involved in active military deployment. What I am getting at here is Ireland's neutrality and our role as a neutral nation. That is really what I want to see. How does that work with active deployment? For example, if one of our forces was deployed in Afghanistan, could an Irish soldier...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: I seek clarity from the Taoiseach because I heard earlier that the pandemic unemployment payment, PUP, which was due to end this week is to be extended until December. Did I hear that correctly? If it is being extended until December, will it be open to new applicants? Is it ending this week for existing applicants?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (15 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 444. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school bus route can be changed following contact with Bus Éireann school transport (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23932/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (15 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 507. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a social welfare appeal by a person (details supplied) is taking so long to be decided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23607/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (15 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 781. To ask the Minister for Health if the mobility allowance scheme will reopen to new applicants; if so, when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23947/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (10 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 17. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the funding made available to An Garda Síochána for the purchase of new vehicles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22891/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Liquor Licences (10 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 31. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to amend the alcohol licensing legislation to include age verification and delivery hours for online purchases of alcohol; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22893/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (10 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the use of spit hoods by An Garda Síochána; her further views on whether they should be discontinued as part of the review that An Garda Síochána is conducting into them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22892/20]

Mental Health and Older People: Statements (9 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: I was caught on the hop there.

Mental Health and Older People: Statements (9 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: There has been a lot of talk tonight about wishing the Minister of State well and we have spoken a couple of times at this stage already but I wish her well in her role as Minister of State with responsibility for mental health, in particular, because it is a vitally important service. While the Minister of State's intentions might be well and good and she will do her best in this role,...

Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 4) Regulations 2020: Motion [Private Members] (9 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: I am sharing time with Deputy Connolly. I had mixed thoughts about the motion when I was considering it earlier, what I would say in my contribution and whether I would support it. Like most Members, I believe the fight that we face against Covid-19 is vitally important. 5 o’clock It is very important that everybody is singing from the same hymn sheet and that we go on with it. ...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services (9 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 24. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding which will be made available to each of the third level colleges and institutions to address potential mental health issues that may have arisen in students from the Covid-19 situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22957/20]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services (9 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: This question relates to the mental health supports that are available to students in the various colleges around the country, particularly in the light of Covid-19 and the extra pressures on young people in terms of their mental health. Studies conducted by USI prior to the Covid-19 outbreak showed that over 25% of students had to wait more than four weeks to see a mental health...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services (9 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: As the Minister himself said, access is the key. There is no point in having fantastic mental health services if only 2% of the students who need them can actually access them. USI conducted a survey on access and prior to Covid-19, over 25% of students were waiting more than four to six weeks for mental health supports, which is over half of a term. That was the situation prior to...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services (9 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: That is vitally important because we must make sure it meets the needs of the students. Figures from USI indicate that 38.4% of students experienced severe levels of anxiety, 29.9% experienced depression and 17.3% experienced stress. That was in the pre-Covid era so we are going to see an increase in all of that. There is also the added difficulty in reaching students and making services...

Gnó Comhaltaí Príobháideacha - Private Members' Business - Cancer Screening: Motion [Private Members] (8 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: I hope the Leas-Cheann Comhairle will be speaking at some stage. I congratulate Deputy Cullinane of Sinn Féin on the motion. It is very timely and it is important that it has been moved here tonight. The most interesting remark made on the Government side was made by the Minister, who said funding has not materialised and that this needs to change. It is interesting that he said...