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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (26 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 399. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the State agencies that have a statutory or regulatory function in respect of energy security; the agencies and bodies that have an advisory role on energy security; the way in which he will ensure that the regulatory aspects of energy security are not captured by stakeholder bodies, such as the ESB and a company...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (26 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 442. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if funding is available for groups (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48975/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (26 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 491. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will have a decision on a social welfare claim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48976/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mica Redress Scheme (26 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 517. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the implementation of the mica redress scheme in County Donegal; the way in which he plans to address the confusion and uncertainty in relation to the implementation of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48999/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme Data (27 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 41. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay of a year to get back to applicants for the organic farming scheme under tranche 2 if only 175 farmers applied; the number of applicants who were successful overall and in County Donegal, respectively; the amount of funding provided for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49078/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme Eligibility (27 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 58. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the various changes made to the minimum qualifying score for admittance into the organic farming scheme; the minimum qualifying score; the reason for the changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49079/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas (27 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 62. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which north west scientific quota for herring impacts on the Lough Foyle herring fishery; his view on whether it should be managed separately; if vessels and skippers have to show tract record specifically on that fishery in order to have received a quota allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49081/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas (27 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 72. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he plans to integrate the protection of island fisheries in quota allocation under the Common Fisheries Policy as recognised by the EU Commission as a distinct sector but not here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49082/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan (27 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 176. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the initiatives to support paludiculture which will be financed under the climate action plan 2019. [49422/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Management (27 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 197. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated area of peaty soils under the ownership of Coillte that has been converted to forestry; the estimated net carbon losses as a result of the practice; the remedial measures proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49426/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy Review (27 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 237. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the State agencies that have a statutory or regulatory function regarding energy security; the agencies and bodies that have an advisory role on energy security; the way in which he will ensure that the regulatory aspects of energy security are not captured by stakeholder bodies such as the ESB and a company (details...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Adaptation Plans (27 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 238. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which his Department will ensure that there is no double counting of carbon sequestered under land use, land use change, forestry via afforestation, peatland restoration and rehabilitation and other projects that are planned to generate carbon credits by Bord na Móna, Coillte and other landowners; the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (27 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 299. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures proposed to protect blanket bogs under the land use, land-use change and forestry. [49423/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Raised Bog Management Plan (27 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 300. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the breakdown of the budget 2020 measures for bog restoration and rehabilitation to be funded under just transition; the role her Department plays in co-financing research and EU LIFE projects in the region; and the way in which she intends to engage with academic research in the activity in order to scale up projects to avoid...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Raised Bog Management Plan (27 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 304. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the bog restoration and rehabilitation measures that will be funded through the NPWS; the estimated cost of availing of the land use, land-use change and forestry flexibilities as they relate to peatlands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49425/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to Justice and Legal Costs: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: The Chairman should have said that earlier. Perhaps he would have held on to more of us. We will never turn down a photo opportunity. Many of my questions have probably been asked, which is good. It is a benefit of coming to the meeting late. One of the main issues is that nothing seems to be analysed in cost terms. It is something I have noticed as a new member of the committee. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to Justice and Legal Costs: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: Creating demand is what the Legal Aid Board should be about. Mr. McDaid has to manage within the restrictions of the board's budget and I have a fair bit of sympathy for that. Having a good website is a very static, passive thing. I think I have a good website. People will not naturally come to my website to find out what is happening just because it is there. It is clear from what Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to Justice and Legal Costs: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: Issues and resources is a different matter to how legislation is actually working and whether it is achieving what it wants to achieve or whether people are acting on information. There was the case relating to sexual offences. I think four people in 2004-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to Justice and Legal Costs: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: There is no analysis of that from anywhere. The Legal Aid Board is the public body here but nobody from the Department of Justice and Equality or elsewhere is looking at that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Access to Justice and Legal Costs: Discussion (27 Nov 2019)

Thomas Pringle: We will tell the Department that it should be looking at it too because it is not. Who is the person who should be looking at this or which body should do this? I do not believe that it should be the Law Society, the Bar Council or the Free Legal Advice Centres because that is not their role. Maybe the Department or the Legal Aid Board should be. Somebody should be looking at it. One...