Results 2,061-2,080 of 9,160 for speaker:Thomas Pringle

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (16 Jun 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 838. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is aware of the concern of the north-west regional executive committee of the Irish Business and Employers Confederation regarding access for business to high-speed broadband that despite substantial investment by the private sector, some 53% of premises in that region do not have access to high-speed broadband,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Marine Tourism (17 Jun 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 21. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his role in developing the nautical tourism sector, and specifically in the context of County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23471/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (17 Jun 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 30. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the issue of dangerous traffic at a school crossroads (details supplied) in County Donegal; his plans in the event that the issue is not addressed at a local level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23469/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (17 Jun 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 62. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she envisages the roll-out of the tenancy sustainment protocol to County Donegal; if so, when she envisages this will take place; if not, if she will be extending increased supports to those on rent allowance who are struggling to find appropriate accommodation due to the limited cap per month in Counties like Donegal which are also struggling...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (17 Jun 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 136. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there will be an opportunity to make submissions to her on the recommendations put forward by the working group to report to Government on improvements to the protection process, including direct provision and supports to asylum seekers and the direct provision system, before the recommendations are considered by her and brought before the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (17 Jun 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 137. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the working group to report to the Government on improvements to the protection process, including direct provision and supports to asylum seekers, report will be published before it is debated in Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24106/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Air Pollution (17 Jun 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 218. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has carried out any research into the effect of chemtrails or contrails, and their effect on the environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23993/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (17 Jun 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 249. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 1114 of 9 June 2015, if he will expand on the point made in his reply as to the potential role communities can play in aggregating demand for broadband services in their areas, which can lead to acceleration of the deployment and adoption of such services; the way he expects...

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2015)

Thomas Pringle: This Bill, although targeting the urban housing crisis, reflects the greater nationwide housing crisis. The housing crisis is multidimensional and involves not just the issue of construction and housing supply but also market prices, landlord-tenant relationships, the availability of appropriate housing and the maintenance of existing social housing. The Bill will do little in addressing...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation Criteria (18 Jun 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 37. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the consideration her Department can give to mitigation measures for activities that may have an impact on special areas of conservation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23905/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (18 Jun 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 41. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is in support of the Heritage Council's call for an increase in funding for local heritage projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23906/15]

Other Questions: IBRC Mortgage Loan Book (23 Jun 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 105. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 299 of 9 June 2015, in the case of a company not under the regulation of the Central Bank of Ireland but that has voluntarily adhered to the Central Bank's code of conduct on mortgage arrears, if its subsidiary company is also subject to the code; if not, how the subsidiary's activity is regulated; the measures in...

Other Questions: IBRC Mortgage Loan Book (23 Jun 2015)

Thomas Pringle: This question relates to the sale of mortgages arising from the liquidation of the Irish Bank Resolution Company, IBRC, specifically sales to Mars Capital Ireland. In a previous reply, the Minister stated that the parent company of Mars Capital Ireland had agreed to voluntarily comply with the code of conduct on mortgage arrears. What, if anything, does this mean for the company that holds...

Other Questions: IBRC Mortgage Loan Book (23 Jun 2015)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Minister. That was an outline of the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill that is going through the Houses but it does not answer the questions asked on the voluntary agreement to participate in the code of conduct on mortgage arrears. I can take it that the answer is that it does not make any difference really. How will the Bill apply retrospectively...

Other Questions: IBRC Mortgage Loan Book (23 Jun 2015)

Thomas Pringle: If it applies to all mortgages, does it apply to all customers companies have already started to move against by calling in mortgages and making them homeless? Can there be a look back to see if the standards they said they would comply with have been applied?

European Council Meeting: Statements (23 Jun 2015)

Thomas Pringle: I concur with Deputy Boyd Barrett on the Government's attitude and behaviour towards the people of Greece and the Greek Government in the negotiations with the European Union. There is no need to go back over the statistics he quoted. Last week in The Irish Times the Greek Finance Minister, Mr. Varoufakis, published the same figures. This shows the extent to which the Greeks must go to get...

Credit Unions: Motion [Private Members] (23 Jun 2015)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the Private Members' Business tonight and pay tribute to Fianna Fáil for organising a discussion on a very important issue in respect of the future of our credit unions across the country. It was very interesting to listen to the contributions of Members and of the Minister of State regarding the importance of the credit union movement to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Measures (23 Jun 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 111. To ask the Minister for Finance the retrospective nature of the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Bill 2015; if the Bill will cover current ongoing situations, involving borrowers receiving warnings from banks in relation to their loans, including mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24593/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Government Deficit (23 Jun 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 231. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason Irish Water was included in the Government balance sheet for the spring economic statement; the extent to which the inclusion of Irish Water affected the figures provided, in relation to the finances available for Government expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18270/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (23 Jun 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 451. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider meeting with a support group (details supplied) which includes concerned parents whose children were affected by the human papilloma virus vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24866/15]