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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (18 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 66. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there will be a focus on the development of added-value processing in the marine industry in the regional enterprise strategy specifically for County Donegal in the Border region, as part of the Action Plan for Jobs 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7307/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (18 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 119. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012; when it is due to return from Committee Stage; her plans to make amendments, based on recommendations outlined by the Irish Penal Reform Trust, to reform sections of the Bill referring to proportionate rehabilitative periods, number of convictions, maximum threshold, suspended...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Equality Issues (18 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 120. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to amend the Employment Equality Act 1998 to include the additional ground of discrimination on the basis of criminal conviction, as recommended by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7232/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Discussion (17 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: If this committee could implement the report, we would be flying. Unfortunately, we have to rely on the Government to take on board the recommendations and implement them. On the proposals around heritage licences, I agree that these should be progressed. One of the responses from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine was that the national inshore fishermen's forum was the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Discussion (17 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: When we were drafting the report, the South-West Fisheries Local Action Group, FLAG, was only getting up and running, and we had no input into that body. I was interested in what Mr. Walsh said in respect of the potential of FLAG to get partnership working and up and running and so on. How is the group developing? Is there much focus on the islands? How is that work progressing at the moment?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (17 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 291. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current status of the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6646/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Palliative Care for Children (17 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 355. To ask the Minister for Health the action he is proposing to take further to his recent meeting with Our Children's Voice, a group of mothers from County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6748/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Data (11 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 34. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of claimants in County Donegal who are on the live register in 2015 and are signing on as casuals on a qualifying jobseeker's benefit-jobseeker's allowance payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6233/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Home-makers Scheme (11 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 35. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there is a system set-up whereby a person can reclaim credited contributions, if they are entitled to, and did not sign on for before 1994, when the home-maker credits were introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6234/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Data (11 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 36. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applicants in receipt of a winter fuel allowance at the start of the 2014-2015 season who had their eligibility revoked due to a social welfare payment change, that is, applicants on jobseeker's allowance changing to illness benefit, in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6236/15]

European Debt: Motion [Private Members] (3 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: Who mentioned default? Where is default mentioned in the motion?

European Debt: Motion [Private Members] (3 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: The Minister's script makes reference to supporters of default.

European Debt: Motion [Private Members] (3 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: I commend Deputy Murphy for bringing forward this timely motion. The election of Syriza in Greece in the past week was a victory for progressive politics in Greece and all of Europe. It is very likely that it will be followed by the election of Podemos in Spain. We in Ireland should be delighted with the potential these election results present to us. The election of Syriza indicates...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Bord Bia, ICOS and Positive Farmers (3 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: I thank Mr. Cotter for his presentation. It looked at the world market, potential markets and the growth involved for Irish dairy products. My question is related to the question asked by Deputy Ó Cuív. I do not come from a farming background but I listened to the discussions in this committee and in the Chamber and saw the newspaper reports throughout last year about how the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry (Resumed): ICOS and Positive Farmers (3 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: I am okay, Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry (Resumed): ICOS and Positive Farmers (3 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: Yes. I apologise for missing the presentations but I had to briefly step out. Two questions came to mind as I was listening to the contributions. Much of the discussion seems to be around our being able to command a premium for our product being green, so to speak, and being of a good and higher quality. Is any premium being delivered in terms of price for farmers, if our product is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry (Resumed): ICOS and Positive Farmers (3 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: We have been down that road already. Does most of our milk not come from animals that have been grass-fed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry (Resumed): ICOS and Positive Farmers (3 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: Can the premium not come through to the farmer when we already have all of that in place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry (Resumed): ICOS and Positive Farmers (3 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: The dairy farmer who produces the milk to make the butter should get the premium.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry (Resumed): ICOS and Positive Farmers (3 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: Is that measured on volume?