Results 4,161-4,180 of 9,160 for speaker:Thomas Pringle
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (28 Nov 2018)
Thomas Pringle: 47. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied); the progress to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49500/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Facilities (28 Nov 2018)
Thomas Pringle: 69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will receive a new accessible toilet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49501/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (28 Nov 2018)
Thomas Pringle: 88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he will introduce an implementation plan on the recommendations drafted by the National Council for Special Education which suggest that SNA training should be funded by the State and not SNAs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49499/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (28 Nov 2018)
Thomas Pringle: 93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the future of funding for third-level education here; if he will rule out the introduction of third-level education loans as a means of funding third level education here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49502/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Conflict Resolution (4 Dec 2018)
Thomas Pringle: 129. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will increase its diplomatic efforts through the EU to ensure South Sudan’s fragile peace deals hold; the extent to which Ireland is supporting the humanitarian efforts in South Sudan that are addressing the root causes of the conflict; if his Department continues to fund and support the vital conflict resolution and...
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (4 Dec 2018)
Thomas Pringle: 675. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50563/18]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Sector (4 Dec 2018)
Thomas Pringle: We do not know what is going to happen and that is the reality of the situation. We can talk away about a "no deal" Brexit. We can take the view that everything is great with the deal that is on next week but it could suddenly be gone. We are speaking in a vacuum. The witnesses represent the same body. It is no reflection on them if I note to the committee that one presentation from a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Sector (4 Dec 2018)
Thomas Pringle: Planning for the worst and hoping for the best means having to have approximately ten plans. One cannot know which one will be used and, as such, one does not know which will work. Does one invest in all of the plans? That is a very difficult scenario for anyone.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agrifood Sector (4 Dec 2018)
Thomas Pringle: It is whatever the certainty is.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018) Thomas Pringle: Will the Minister comment on the context and impact indicators for the section relating to climate change? These provide positive figures for the reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from agriculture. In the past three years, the figures have increased from 18.78 million metric tonnes to 19.5 million metric tonnes. This is 0.71 million metric tonnes below the baseline figure. On what is...
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018) Thomas Pringle: They are under the heading on context and impact indicators of the programme. According to the document, carbon dioxide levels are well below the 1990 and 2005 baselines. It also suggests agricultural ammonia or NH3 emissions are increasing significantly but figures for 2016 are not yet available. They were supposed to available by early 2018, however. They should have been available for...
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018) Thomas Pringle: Is the Minister saying they are not credible?
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018) Thomas Pringle: That is good.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018) Thomas Pringle: When will they be implemented?
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018) Thomas Pringle: They have not been successful thus far based on these metrics.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018) Thomas Pringle: GLAS has been in place for years. I do not believe we seeing any improvement as a result.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018) Thomas Pringle: Where?
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018) Thomas Pringle: As such, what we have achieved is that they are not rising as fast as they would have been.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018) Thomas Pringle: Does the Department accept that we only have ten or 15 years to make the changes? Does the Minister accept that?
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018) Thomas Pringle: I accept what the Minister is saying, but the figures do not reflect that.