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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (19 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the changes being considered to the July provision scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47436/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (19 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 137. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will meet with a group (details supplied) and visit an area to witness the urgent need for a flood relief scheme in Buncrana, County Donegal; the reason he has indicated that funding will not be released until previous Donegal County Council flood schemes have progressed in view of the fact that many existing schemes are held up...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Law Review (19 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 285. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the review of the investigation and prosecution of sexual offences here by a person (details supplied) will be published in view of the fact that it was promised initially for the end of 2018, then pushed back to early 2019; the reason for the delay of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47800/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (19 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 613. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a disability allowance payment will be made for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47374/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Support Services (19 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 632. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the level of accreditation needed for a person to offer participants of the disability awareness training in order for the client to avail of the 90% grant available from her Department (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47654/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (19 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 637. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the revised means assessment request by a person (details supplied) on a disability allowance will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47728/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Legal Advice (20 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 7. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the low uptake of legal advice under section 26(3) of the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995 (details supplied) has been investigated; the number of applications made in this regard each year since the enactment of the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47799/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Legal Advice (20 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: This question concerns the take-up of the provisions whereby legal advice is available to people making allegations, or the Director of Public Prosecutions prosecuting on their behalf, of rape offences, aggravated sexual assault, defilement of children or incest. It appears there is a very poor take-up in this regard. What is the Minister's Department doing to find out what the story is?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Legal Advice (20 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: The Minister gave a good outline in his response as to what is available but said very little about why people are not availing of the service. As Minister, his responsibility is to see why it has not been taken up. It is a very worthwhile service. In 2005, Amnesty International stated, "In practice this provision has not been used, and victims are generally unaware of its existence." It...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Legal Advice (20 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Minister again, but the problem is that this is governed by the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995. It is 2019 and this is only being reviewed now to see why there is a poor take-up. That is very problematic. Perhaps the role we can play is to ask why these provisions are not being reviewed now. We are not in a position to bring the actual information to the Minister, but his Department...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Legal Advice (20 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: I did not say that.

Hospital Overcrowding: Motion [Private Members] (20 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: I am sharing time with Deputy Broughan. The Minister is probably tired of hearing this discussion in the Dáil. It gets a bit depressing having to come in here and say it all the time but it deserves to be said. Everybody has their local hospital and every hospital is in the same level of crisis. It comes down to a lack of management. It has started from the wrong place. I agree...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (20 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 30. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the role of security forces in combating right-wing extremism here in view of recent incidences of violence and anti-immigrant sentiment in relation to the issue of direct provision here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45773/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (20 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost in 2020 if the ancillary grant increased by €7 per pupil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48061/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (20 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 143. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda cars and vans attached to each Garda district in the Donegal Garda division as of 31 December 2018 and 11 November 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48059/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Data (20 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 144. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons in the asylum process that were granted programme refugee status, convention refugee status, subsidiary protection, permission to remain under the International Protection Act 2015 and leave to remain under section B of the Immigration Act 1999 at first instance and final decision stage, respectively to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Staff (20 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 167. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of vacant posts at the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission; the length of time each has been vacant for; when the vacancies will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48062/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Service Obligation Levy (20 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 250. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to extend the REFIT PSO for biomass burning until 2023 alongside a new proposal for a PSO for bog rehabilitation; the way in which the proposed PSO will not duplicate bog rehabilitation that is required under the EPA licence at Edenderry; his views on whether such a PSO to be another form of carbon taxation...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff Recruitment (20 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 255. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated full-year cost of recruiting three extra whole-time equivalent petroleum exploration specialists in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48060/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (20 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 289. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the repeated delays in finalising and commencing a small pilot urban bus project for Kilkenny city; the reason the NTA has not finalised fares and timetables after three years of planning; when the service will commence; and the lessons his Department and the NTA will learn from these delays to ensure that future...