Results 2,521-2,540 of 9,160 for speaker:Thomas Pringle

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (6 Apr 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 761. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to meet with representatives of the Irish League of Credit Unions to discuss social housing funding proposals as part of their Six Strategic Steps strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5774/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (6 Apr 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 789. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his proposals to reduce emissions in Moneypoint, Ireland's largest coal-fired electricity generating station, given the phasing out of smokeless coal in the larger towns and cities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5770/16]

Housing Issues: Statements (14 Apr 2016)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the proposal today to establish a housing and homelessness committee in the Oireachtas and the fact that it will start its work very quickly. However, I wonder about its value and what the outcome will be. While we are in this caretaker situation it seems to me the Dáil has abdicated its responsibility or role to direct the caretaker Government to actually do things. We can...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Illness Benefit Eligibility (14 Apr 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 55. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if persons on illness benefit from before 2009 prior to changes in criteria and who are on long-term illness benefit will be assessed under new guidelines and only be awarded benefit for a maximum of two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7039/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (14 Apr 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 363. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 344 of 10 November 2015, when he will announce details of the scheme from additional Exchequer funding as indicated in his reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7040/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Administration (14 Apr 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 860. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will open the sports capital fund for applications in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7038/16]

Health Services: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the health services. Three aspects have to be addressed at the same time in relation to improving the service for all our citizens, namely, our hospitals, primary care, and community hospitals. Currently, our hospital works on a nine-to-five basis with consultants. That needs to be extended to working on a 24-7 basis, or at least...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers Development (20 Apr 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 290 of 6 April 2016, if he will make available the study as referenced in the reply in which a chemical re-evaluation was carried out in 2015-16 indicating at least 85% of sediments near Smooth Point at the Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre in County Donegal is suitable for disposal at sea; and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (20 Apr 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application under the agri-environment options scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7508/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (20 Apr 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 304. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address concerns on behalf of the Donegal Centre for Independent Living in respect of pay cuts and the rise in employers' pay-related social insurance resulting in the loss of €218,000 per year for operation and development costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7440/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (20 Apr 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 419. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to address the unequal pay developing in the teaching profession; her views on the recent Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development report, Education at a Glance, which found a direct correlation between teachers’ pay and the quality of education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7429/16]

EU-UK Relations: Statements (21 Apr 2016)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on Britain's relationship with the European Union. I find it very interesting to hear Deputies on the Government benches talk about how important it is for the 500,000 British citizens who live in the Republic to exercise their right to vote and to vote not to leave the European Union, given that over the past five years the Government...

EU-UK Relations: Statements (21 Apr 2016)

Thomas Pringle: Twenty.

Mental Health Services: Statements (26 Apr 2016)

Thomas Pringle: Good mental health provides a fundamental basis for overall good physical health. The two are intrinsically linked and one cannot be delivered without the other. However, this Government has shown it feels differently, recently diverting €12 million of funding supposedly ring-fenced for mental health services over to its bigger sister in health. Ten years ago A Vision for Change...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (26 Apr 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 9. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question Number 48 of 6 April 2016, the number of casual workers and part-time jobseekers who use bank accounts and the number of social protection recipients who use post offices to withdraw payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8083/16]

Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Thomas Pringle: I would like to share time with Deputy Zappone.

Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Chair for this opportunity to contribute to today's discussion. We cannot really call it a debate because there is nothing happening here. We will talk to the air and it will fizzle out at 6.30 p.m. That will be the end of it. I would like to speak about the details that are emerging in the media at the minute. I refer to the speculation about the deal that has been done...

Agriculture: Statements (4 May 2016)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to contribute to this discussion on agriculture. I will focus on two aspects of the general discussion today. The first is GLAS and the difficulty many farmers in my constituency face in qualifying for the scheme. It might be a particular problem for Donegal and privately-owned hill farms and hill farmers. Under the previous two tranches of...

Climate Change: Statements (4 May 2016)

Thomas Pringle: The Paris agreement on climate change last year was significant in that the world collectively recognised not only the fact that climate change exists but that we all have a part to play in combating it. The conversation has moved on from whether the phenomenon is real or imagined. We are not just talking about which studies are valid and we no longer entertain sceptics. Language around...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (4 May 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 34. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of social protection payments who cash their cheques at post offices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9056/16]