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Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (25 Feb 2021)

Thomas Pringle: I am asking if the Minister is accepting the amendment.

Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (25 Feb 2021)

Thomas Pringle: In that case I would like to call a vote on amendment No. 1, because we need to put it on the record.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (25 Feb 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 285. To ask the Minister for Health if IVF treatment will be commencing for persons on a public health basis; when treatment will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10688/21]

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Procedure Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2021)

Thomas Pringle: I move amendment No. 2: In page 9, to delete line 15. The amendment is fairly clear. It provides for the removal from the Bill of the line that includes section 21 of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017. That section provides for the past sexual history or private life of a victim to be assessed. That should not be a requirement and should not be included in the Bill.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Procedure Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2021)

Thomas Pringle: The general point is that this question should not be asked at all. It should not be allowed to be asked, in any case.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Procedure Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2021)

Thomas Pringle: I fail to see how a decision can be made that somebody’s private life could justify rape but I will not press the amendment.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Procedure Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2021)

Thomas Pringle: I move amendment No. 5: In page 18, after line 37, to insert the following: “Review of operation of Act 19.The Minister shall, not later than 3 years after the commencement of this Act, carry out a review of the operation of this Act.". The amendment is self-explanatory and sets out that not later than three years after commencement of the Act, the Minister will review it and...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Procedure Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2021)

Thomas Pringle: I only became aware of the Standing Order in question in the past couple of days and have asked the Oireachtas Library and Research Service how many reviews are submitted. It might be interesting to see that number. If the review happens after a year, that is fair enough, but this amendment would not have an impact on the review. The review could happen and we could look at it again in...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Procedure Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2021)

Thomas Pringle: This would make for two reviews.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Procedure Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2021)

Thomas Pringle: I am pressing the amendment.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Procedure Bill 2021: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2021)

Thomas Pringle: Will all sections of the Bill be enacted at one time or will it be section by section?

Housing Shared Equity Loan Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (3 Mar 2021)

Thomas Pringle: I wonder if the Minister has heard the joke about the members of Fianna Fáil who claim that affordable housing is a core party value. Apparently, after a recent meeting of the party's internal housing committee, a committee member told a journalist that housing policy is to Fianna Fáil "what cycling is to the Greens and Palestine is to the far left". The party hopes that the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Mar 2021)

Thomas Pringle: We do need a debate on these issues which are coming up more and more. We have seen the situation with Ulster Bank and Bank of Ireland. Bonuses are also being paid to auctioneers and we must deal with the issue. I support the proposal that has been made.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Mar 2021)

Thomas Pringle: On the vaccination programme that is being rolled out throughout the country, which is very welcome and has been welcomed in all communities, there is a cohort of people who cannot leave their houses to attend GP clinics to get vaccinated and who are not being dealt with at the moment. I understand the vaccination programme people are looking at that, but a response is needed because I am...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax and Social Welfare Codes (3 Mar 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 219. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the commission on welfare and taxation; the membership of the commission; the resources and terms of reference of same; when the commission will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11948/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (3 Mar 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 266. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a club (details supplied) will have the commitments made regarding the provision of funding of the large-scale sport infrastructure fund realised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11447/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Mar 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 360. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will be participating in the World Health Organisation co-led COVAX scheme; if not, the reason; if so, the number of vaccines Ireland is committing to; the EU countries that are participating in the scheme; the way Ireland compares to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11339/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Council Meetings (3 Mar 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 364. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will participate in the proposed video conference at the European Council on 25 and 26 February 2021 at which a discussion will take place regarding EU and NATO cooperation with the General Secretary of NATO; his views on whether such discussions are compatible with the traditional neutrality of Ireland; if he will attend the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Scheme (3 Mar 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 431. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the classes that have received the reduction of one in the staffing schedule ratio for all DEIS primary schools as outlined in Budget 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11331/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Mar 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 423. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the appeals avenue available to parents in cases in which a school should decide on the reallocation of SNAs in a school; the number of complaints her Department has received on this issue in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11293/21]