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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (21 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 1702. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons invited to take part in BreastCheck in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; and the number of persons screened through BreastCheck in each of the same years in tabular form. [18711/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 1722. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 vaccinations administered to staff working in Tusla residential care and special care units; the number of Covid-19 vaccinations administered to staff working in Oberstown Children Detention Campus; the reason for any difference in approach; the timeline for the vaccination of Oberstown staff; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (21 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 1848. To ask the Minister for Health when he will amend the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 and redraft the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill as recommended by the Special Rapporteur for Children to ensure that children born through assisted human reproduction have rights such as family life, identity and non-discrimination and best interests legally protected in Irish law; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 2083. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a contingency for Irish citizens (details supplied) who are returning to Ireland from the USA and have to go through the two week hotel quarantine but do not have the means to pay the €2,000 fee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19780/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 2114. To ask the Minister for Health the examination he has undertaken on the possibility of exemptions from the mandatory hotel quarantine system for Irish students studying abroad as a result of the fact that they were unaware of this situation prior to their departure and the enormous financial hardship that it would impose on them given that many would not be in a position to sustain...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 2120. To ask the Minister for Health when the 1,700 NDI approved driving instructors will receive a Covid-19 vaccination (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19905/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Reimbursement Service Payments (21 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 2148. To ask the Minister for Health when the application for approval of the drug patisiran will be considered again under the Health Act 2013 for the treatment of hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19982/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Initiatives (21 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 2567. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the research her Department is undertaking to enhance community living, neighbourhoods and social solidarity in communities; the discussions she is having with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18313/21]

Direct Provision: Statements (22 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: I have been asking the Business Committee for this debate and thank it for accommodating the debate today because it is important we discuss this issue. The White Paper publication happened to coincide with the opening of a new direct provision facility in County Donegal. I would like to say a céad míle fáilte to our new Letterkenny neighbours. Last month, the first of 60...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: On Monday of this week, Inner City Helping Homeless, ICHH, published its Empowerment to Rights report. Some 98% of homeless people have never engaged in an official exit plan for homelessness; 87% said that the situation often leads to feelings of anxiety and depression; 40% of respondents experienced sexual assault while homeless; 84% of respondents said they were not comfortable making a...

Ireland's participation in MARSUR III: Motion (22 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: I am thankful for the opportunity to contribute briefly to the debate. On 19 February 2019, in the previous Dáil, we debated a motion on the European Defence Agency. The now Government Chief Whip and Minister of State and then front bench spokesperson for defence, communications, climate action and environment, Deputy Jack Chambers, took part in that debate from the Opposition benches....

Common Agricultural Policy Reform: Motion [Private Members] (22 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: I move: That Dáil Éireann: recognises that: — the correct management of Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition 2, GAEC 2, land is vital as they are, in the main, low input managed landscapes and farmland habitats that must continue to be farmed if they are to provide the water quality, biodiversity and carbon capture that we need; — calling into question...

Common Agricultural Policy Reform: Motion [Private Members] (22 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: This has been a useful debate. It has been useful to hear all the comments and contributions from everyone. I thank all Members for their support. The vast majority of Members have supported this important motion. It is topical, with where the negotiations are, that we should be debating this in the Dáil, because it is vital we debate and discuss this and that it is as open and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mica Redress Scheme (22 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 61. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there is a scheme that will allow householders to raise the 10% matching funding for the MICA support scheme to enable them to avail of the scheme given that many householders cannot raise the required funding on their own; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21027/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Data Protection Regulation: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the two presenters for their contributions so far. I have two quick questions, which are directed to both witnesses. In the figures provided to us by the Data Protection Commission, there seems to be a discrepancy in the definitions of "concluded" and "resolved" with regard to the status of cases. What is the witnesses' understanding of those two terms as they relate to cases taken...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Data Protection Regulation: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Chairman and hope I will be brief. It is unusual for me to be at a meeting where a body has got such negative responses and submissions compared with previous ones. To my mind this is a sign there must be something wrong with it. For Ms Dixon to come in and give the committee such a strident defence of it shows there is something wrong with how the system is working across the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Data Protection Regulation: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: Three options were given by the earlier contributors about how things could be improved. One was that the Minister had the power to make regulations that would speed up the process or that the data Act could be amended to clarify conditions in terms of speeding up the process. Another option was that the Data Protection Commissioner could hold briefings for interested parties in how...

Residential Tenancies (Student Rents and Other Protections) (Covid-19) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: On Thursday, 25 February 2021, I was delighted to join with the many other co-signers to the introduction of the Residential Tenancies (Student Rents and Other Protections) (Covid-19) Bill 2021. It is a great example of the left working together with civil society groups on an important housing issue. The Bill, tabled by Sinn Féin, was developed in conjunction with the USI. As awful...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the Minister of State to the House for the conclusion of this debate. I am grateful for the opportunity to continue with my Second Stage speech on the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021. Last Wednesday, when first speaking on the Bill, I referred to several issues, including how disenfranchised the general public are in these discussions because of the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (28 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 89. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the specific supports that will be available for County Donegal under the Tourism Recovery Plan 2020-2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21492/21]