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Other Questions: Humanitarian Aid Provision (26 May 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 9. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland's foreign policy advocates and supports climate justice and an equitable burden-sharing approach to tackling climate change globally; if Ireland will make a public financing pledge to the United Nation's green climate fund and establish a new national mechanism, for example, a new climate justice fund to provide secure and...

Other Questions: Humanitarian Aid Provision (26 May 2016)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Minister of State for his response and I wish him well in his new role. Ireland committed €175 million over five years, which works out at €35 million per year. When will that start to be paid and how will it be paid this year? Will he outline the source of the funding? Will the money diverted from our ODA programme or will new money be allocated for this...

Other Questions: Humanitarian Aid Provision (26 May 2016)

Thomas Pringle: The Minister of State has said this is additional funding on top of the ODA budget. This will be new money that will be provided specifically for climate justice actions. That is welcome commitment, if it is the case. The Minister previously announced a contribution of $2.7 million but it has not been paid. There is a long history of countries announcing funding in response to natural...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (31 May 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 65. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the establishment of a public service pay commission; when it will be fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12600/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Teachers' Remuneration (31 May 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 67. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform how he will address pay inequality in the teaching profession for post-2011 teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12599/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Controls (31 May 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 188. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons refused leave to land or permission to enter here at the border with Northern Ireland and their nationalities between May 2014 and May 2015, and from May 2015 and May 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12805/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (31 May 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 189. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to detail each of the 90 fully implemented recommendations of the McMahon working group report to Government on improvements to the protection process, including direct provision and supports to asylum seekers; and when and how they came into effect. [12806/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Insurance (31 May 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 234. To ask the Minister for Finance if a mortgage insurance scheme for the capital amount of mortgages has operated in the past; if introducing one has been considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12526/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme (31 May 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the reasons each of the 37 applications for student support under the scheme aimed at making third level education accessible for young persons in the direct provision system were rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12807/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Generation (31 May 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 357. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if, given the fact that revisions to wind turbine guidelines will be informed by best international practice, he has noted whether international best practices have changed since the Marshall Day report in 2013 commissioned by the Government; if he has noted the recommendation of a 2 km setback by the Polish National...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme (31 May 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 406. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures he will introduce to ensure that companies do not exploit college graduates as interns to generate profits for their business; his plans to introduce protection for interns, including a minimum wage for intern work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13167/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Motorised Transport Grant Closure (31 May 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 649. To ask the Minister for Health to re-instate the motorised transport grant scheme in some capacity; the status of the ongoing work on policy proposals for the drafting of legislation for a new scheme; when he will finalise and approve the proposals; when he will introduce the new scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12611/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Positive Ageing Strategy Implementation (31 May 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 726. To ask the Minister for Health if proposed new arrangements to improve engagement among stakeholders and the relevant Departments and agencies have been submitted to the senior officials group and the Cabinet committee on social policy and public sector reform on the national positive ageing strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13427/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Labour Court Awards (31 May 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 896. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation how a worker who has an adjudication from the Rights Commissioner and/or Labour Court receives payment of money owed to him or her by an employer who has ceased trading without going through the usual statutory processes for winding up a company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13176/16]

Workers' Rights: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Jun 2016)

Thomas Pringle: I have lost count of the number of ironies evident in this Private Members' motion on workers' rights and which has been presented by the very party that participated in degrading those rights during its five-year stint in power. It is disconcerting to think that instead of standing up for labour rights, the Labour Party actually degraded workers' rights and conditions during the five years...

Adjournment Debate: Fishing Industry (1 Jun 2016)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this Adjournment debate in the House. As it is my first engagement with the Minister officially here in the House, I congratulate him on his appointment and wish him well in his work within the Department. It is timely that this Adjournment debate has been taken today given the announcement earlier today by the Minister that there have been moves...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Functions (1 Jun 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 42. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her response to public concerns regarding the lack of priority given to the arts at Government level and the lack of recognition of its contribution to society; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13113/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadband Service Provision (1 Jun 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 68. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht how she will work in conjunction with the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to prioritise broadband provision in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13114/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Expenditure (1 Jun 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 80. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of the security arrangements for the visit of Charles Windsor to County Donegal this week in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13972/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Visiting Dignitaries (1 Jun 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 138. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost to the State of the visit by Charles Windsor to County Donegal this week, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13971/16]