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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (5 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 234. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the publication of updated setback guidelines for wind farms; the reasons for a delay in publishing the guidelines; the setback distance to be included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13946/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Cross-Border Co-operation (5 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 249. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there has been progress in negotiating with the Crown Estates about Lough Swilly to provide for the regulation of aquaculture in the lough; if he will expedite a conclusion to the negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16883/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (5 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 297. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to prevent unregulated aquaculture on Lough Foyle, County Donegal, while awaiting the jurisdictional issues to be resolved with the Crown estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16884/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Recycling Policy (5 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 309. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will consider introducing the paying of a deposit for plastic bottles to encourage recycling and deal with the amount of bottles being discarded around the countryside; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16882/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Harbours and Piers Maintenance (6 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 25. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department includes the remit of the maintenance of local authority harbours; the future funding initiatives to be established by his Department to address the need for larger scale upgrades of harbours in County Donegal including the multi million breakwater project at Greencastle harbour and the Inver Pier...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Reports (6 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 26. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason for the delay in publishing the report on mica; when the report will be made publicly available; if a redress scheme for properties in County Donegal will be included as a result of the report's findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16815/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Reports (11 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 65. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on the contents of his Department's report into seasonal workers in County Donegal and the barriers in accessing basic social welfare payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17849/17]

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: Rural Ireland was dealt another blow recently when Ulster Bank announced plans to shut 22 branches between June and September of this year. Two of those branches are located in Ardara and Raphoe in my constituency of Donegal. Once they are closed, it will leave these rural towns without any form of banking facility at all. Ulster Bank claims the restructuring of its services is required...

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: Will the Taoiseach get the finger out and take some action rather than publish more reports that will only gather dust, running down rural Ireland and forcing more emigration on our communities?

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: Regarding the rural action plan, there is much plan and no action. Three months after its announcement, we face the possible closure of 265 post offices, reduced bus services and the scuppering of the national broadband plan by the Taoiseach's Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment. How does this reflect on the Government's action plan? It shows that no action is...

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: That is for another day-----

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: Why did the Government take them away?

Report of the Joint Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Motion (12 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: The Minister, in his statement this evening, said we should remind ourselves of the process by which the committee reached this point. That is a good place to start. On Thursday last, the committee had a final draft report and received legal opinion on it, which gave it the green light. In the legal opinion, particularly in section 4, the barrister stated, with reference to incentives and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Union Services (12 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 115. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of developments regarding credit union ambition to facilitate financing for social housing, small and medium enterprises and mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18477/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (12 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the consultation process on the role of denominational religion in the school admissions system; the possible approaches for making changes; the number of submissions received; if he will provide a list of those that made submissions; the future plans for the consultation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18484/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (12 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider changes to the consultation process on the role of denominational religion in school admissions following the census 2016 figures announced on 6 April 2017 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18485/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Places (12 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 215. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that have applied for placement on a community employment scheme and have been refused a place; the number of community employment schemes that have been unable to fill all their places in County Donegal in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18625/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Work Placement Programmes (12 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 216. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to review the Tús scheme to allow persons to have a two-year placement and to allow persons over 55 years of age to be eligible for another placement after one year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18626/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (12 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 334. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of bidders' applications to connect the remaining 500,000 homes covered under the national broadband plan since the plan was revised after a company (details supplied) was granted 300,000 premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18479/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (12 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 335. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position for future homes and businesses built on or close to a company's (details supplied) blue lines in relation to broadband coverage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18480/17]