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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Prescription Charges (25 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: This question relates to the announcement by the HSE that it will reimburse patients on the long-term illness scheme who are also medical card holders the prescription charges they were wrongly charged as a result of having to use their medical cards to obtain prescription items, rather their long-term illness card.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (25 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 19. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the term mental handicap as a listed medical condition under the long-term illness scheme; the specific illnesses this term encapsulates; his plans to revise this outdated terminology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27045/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Issues (25 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 28. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the operation of the long-term illness scheme; if he will outline the details of this process and when he expects it to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27044/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (25 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 57. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that those who will have their discretionary cards reinstated will be reimbursed for any costs incurred while they were unable to access services available under the discretionary medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27046/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (25 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 60. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that will not have their discretionary medical card reinstated as part of the recent announcement to reinstate a quantity of discretionary medical cards; the reasons for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27047/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Taxation Review: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I am not from a farming background so I might not have the same knowledge of agricultural affairs as my colleagues. The Macra na Feirme presentation seems to make a bit more sense concerning conacre leasing arrangements. If leases are not long enough for farmers to develop their farms, the idea is to penalise people renting on short-term...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Drinks Industry and Rural Economy: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the witnesses for their presentations which were interesting to say the least. I was intrigued when I heard the witnesses wanted to address the committee on the importance of the industry to Irish agriculture. I was interested to hear the pitch and it has not disappointed me. It is ironic the drinks industry is presenting to the committee to make the case drink is over-taxed in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (24 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 486. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 546 of 17 June 2014, her proposals for dealing with those in the direct provision system in view of the fact that the single procedure would not benefit these people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27265/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Data (24 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 585. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the number of persons on the long-term illness scheme for the past five years. [26943/14]

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment ) Act 1998: Motions (19 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate on the renewal of certain sections of the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and section 8 of the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009. I agree with the previous speaker that the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 should be repealed in its entirety. I do not believe there is any room for special legislation...

Other Questions: Fish Farming (19 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: The last ten seconds of the Minister of State's script actually dealt with the question and I welcome its inclusion in the operational programme. Perhaps a lot of time could be saved if the first minute and a half of the response did not comprise another rehash of the Department's press release. I acknowledge this is not the fault of the Minister of State, who is provided with a script....

Other Questions: Fish Farming (19 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 8. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will put in place measures to support the aquaculture sector in the event of a prolonged natural biotoxin outbreak to assist growers to survive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26127/14]

Other Questions: Fish Farming (19 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: My question relates to biotoxin outbreaks affecting aquaculture operations around the coast. A number of areas are prone to biotoxin outbreaks which means shellfish cannot be harvested and must be kept in the water for a lengthy period until the biotoxin dissipates and test results show they are clear. This places a serious financial burden on the operations. My questions seeks to know if...

Other Questions: Fish Farming (19 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: We already had that information in reply to Question No. 5.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: European Fisheries Fund (19 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: We found money last year when farmers were in crisis because of the fodder shortage. Money was no object in terms of dealing with that situation. It was very interesting to note that when the Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine discussed the crisis that fishermen are going through because of the recent storms, the committee room was empty. On the other hand, when the committee...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: European Fisheries Fund (19 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: That has not been the case in the past.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: European Fisheries Fund (19 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 5. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will include a provision in the operational programme of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund to provide for compensation for fishermen affected by storms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26237/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: European Fisheries Fund (19 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: This question arises from the storms that devastated the country in the early part of this year and badly affected inshore fishermen. For at least three months, they were unable to go to sea. The question relates to the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and to what provision can be included in the operational programme to allow the state to compensate those fisherman with the assistance...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: European Fisheries Fund (19 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: That is a nice overview of the press release from the Department last week at the conclusion of the negotiations, but it did not address any of the specific points in the question. The Oireachtas joint committee has written to the Minister asking that such provision be included in the operational programme. Will any consideration be given to supporting fishermen through the operational...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: High-Nature-Value Farming (19 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 3. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will specifically recognise high nature value farming under the Common Agricultural Policy; if so, the measures he is considering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26236/14]