Results 3,541-3,560 of 9,160 for speaker:Thomas Pringle

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (28 Nov 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 550. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the rolling out of disability access bus stops particularly in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50168/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Legislation (28 Nov 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 557. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to bring in legislation to amend section 41 of the Road Traffic Act 1994; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50347/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (28 Nov 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 661. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which the total contributions approach to the calculation of the State pension, contributory, from 2020 will be carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50330/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (28 Nov 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 705. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the evidence base and reasoning that has been used to arrive at a setback distance figure of four times the tip height from residential property with respect to visual amenity as set out at key aspect 2 in the preferred draft approach of the targeted review of the wind energy development guidelines 2006 published by his...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (28 Nov 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 706. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the legislative basis and specific statutory provisions under which circular letters Pl20 2013 and Pl05 2017 are issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50241/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (28 Nov 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 707. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if circular letters Pl20 2013 and Pl05 2017 are advisory in nature; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50242/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (28 Nov 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 708. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if statutory authority attributable to circular letters Pl20 2013 and Pl05 2017 is solely underpinned by the section 28 guidelines to which they refer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50243/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (28 Nov 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 709. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the policy and or objective in the wind energy development guidelines 2006 including specific references; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50244/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (28 Nov 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 710. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has been informed of the recent position subsequent to April 2014 by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment regarding the proposed renewable energy export policy and development framework that is referenced in circular letter PL 20 2013 and endorsed by circular letter PL 05 2017; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (28 Nov 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 713. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the wind energy development guidelines 2006 have been subject to strategic environmental assessment in line with requirements under the EU Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50248/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (28 Nov 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 711. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action he has taken and the outcome in each individual case (details supplied) in which planning authorities altered wind-energy policies contrary to the advice contained in circular letter PL20/2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50246/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: County Development Plans (28 Nov 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 712. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the planning section within his Department had sight of and considered a report endorsed by the planning authority of County Donegal entitled submission in relation to amendment document Option 3 revised to the working draft county development plan 2014 to 2018 prior to making its submission to the draft County Donegal...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: County Development Plans (28 Nov 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 714. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether the replication of elements of policy by other planning authorities is a consideration that falls within the express or implied statutory obligations of a planning authority when formulating an overall strategy for the proper planning and sustainable development of its functional area; if so, the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: County Development Plans (28 Nov 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 715. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the process followed by his Department in making a determination as to whether his recommendations have been complied with in the context of section 12(5)(a) of the Planning and Development Acts 2017 (as amended); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50250/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Data (29 Nov 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 180. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of times ministerial discretion on humanitarian grounds has been used to waive the economic conditions for sponsors applying for non-EEA family reunification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50731/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification Applications (29 Nov 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 181. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the number of applications for family reunification made by persons with international protection here in each of the years 2012 to 2016; the average number of family members requested per sponsor for the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50732/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Judgments (29 Nov 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 196. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when motions will be brought before the Houses of the Oireachtas enabling Ireland to opt in to the EU (Recast) Reception Conditions Directive (2013/33/EU); the outstanding measures to date required to demonstrate to the EU Commission Ireland's compliance with each article in the directive; the timeframe for the implementation...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Foreshore Licence Applications (5 Dec 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 408. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of foreshore licences his Department has issued for Lough Foyle in each year to date in 2017; the persons or bodies these licenses were granted to; the geographical positions of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51549/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (5 Dec 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 521. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of a new affordable housing scheme; when the scheme will be introduced; the criteria that will be used to determine the persons who will be eligible for affordable housing; the way in which he will ensure that affordable housing will be available in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (7 Dec 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 165. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with community hospitals and other health advocacy groups (details supplied) in County Donegal to address ongoing concerns regarding community hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52545/17]