Results 6,081-6,100 of 9,160 for speaker:Thomas Pringle

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (28 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 769. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of participants who have completed a craft apprenticeship pre-apprenticeship programme since 2018; the number who have progressed to a undertake a craft apprenticeship; and the number who have progressed to higher education following completion of the programme in tabular form. [22151/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (28 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 770. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of participants who have completed a craft apprenticeship pre-apprenticeship programme since 2018; and the number who have completed the programme who were male and female, respectively in tabular form. [22152/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme (28 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 771. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the work of the student grants appeals board in 2019 and 2020; the number of meetings held by the board; the number of appeals heard; the number of appeals upheld, partially upheld and not upheld, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22153/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Lobbying Regulation (28 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 772. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the bodies and advisory structures under the aegis of his Department which are subject to the transparency code; if all such bodies and advisory structures are abiding by the provisions of the code; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22154/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service (28 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 818. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions being taken to address lengthy waiting lists for mediation services provided by the Legal Aid Board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21700/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service (28 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 819. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons on waiting lists for mediation services provided by the Legal Aid Board in County Donegal; the average length of time waiting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21701/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (28 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 879. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the upcoming legislation on the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21250/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (28 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 1070. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the commitment in the Programme for Government to examine the way to support local drugs and alcohol taskforces in identifying local need in communities and support targeted initiatives addressing drug and alcohol misuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22130/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Court Judgments (28 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 1071. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has undertaken an analysis to determine if the recent Zalewski judgment by the Supreme Court has any implications for those regulatory bodies under the aegis of his Department which make determinations of a quasi-judicial nature particularly in circumstances in which fitness to practice hearings are not held in public; and if he will make...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: I congratulate the Minister, Deputy McEntee, and her husband on the birth of their baby boy. I wish them all the best. This afternoon, there is to be a briefing by the Saolta University Health Care Group on the implementation of the recommendations of the review of gynaecological services in Letterkenny published last August. This briefing comes following a recent announcement that the...

European Union Regulation: Motion (29 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: This regulation relates to Europol, its cooperation with other parties, its data processing as part of criminal investigations and its role in innovation and research. These regulations and directives are technical, convoluted and designed to ostracize citizens around Europe. How inaccessible are the European Parliament and the Council in the business they conduct? There must be a better...

National Marine Planning Framework: Motion (29 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: It is the other way around. The disgraceful way in which this motion is being rushed through brings the whole Oireachtas process into disrepute. Legal advice was sought by the housing committee on section 73(2) of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018. It states the Minister shall "have regard to any resolution, report or recommendation of any committee of [the] Houses of the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 May 2021)

Thomas Pringle: We, Donegal people, often call our home county the forgotten county. It has no rail service, poor public transport, poor or non-existent broadband infrastructure and it has experienced years of under-investment and neglect from this and previous Governments. Last week, finally, there was a good news story with the launch of the Donegal Place initiative. Donegal was to be positioned as a...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 May 2021)

Thomas Pringle: It would be useful if what was agreed at the meeting on Saturday was carried out. It was agreed that Dr. Holohan would take part in an interview on local radio yesterday to discuss the situation. That did not happen. It was agreed that walk-in centres would be announced yesterday. They were announced after the Garda announced its confidential telephone line through which people could...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Policy (5 May 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 32. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider raising the financial threshold for an applicant to qualify for entry on to the housing list given that it is currently €25,000 for a single applicant or couple in County Donegal which is too low to allow a person to purchase a house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22676/21]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Policy (5 May 2021)

Thomas Pringle: The financial threshold to qualify for entry onto the Donegal County Council housing list is €25,000. That threshold is for a single applicant or couple and, as the Minister knows, there is a small increase for children. It is simply far too low. What can be done as a matter of urgency to raise this threshold, especially given that Donegal County Council has finally received an...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Policy (5 May 2021)

Thomas Pringle: It is to be hoped the situation will be reviewed. I would not have much faith in the review and I do not think it will deliver anything further. Last week I had to tell a mother with three children that she could not get on the housing list because her income was far too high, at €26,000 a year. It is ridiculous. This affects people right across the board. This is a cynical way...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Policy (5 May 2021)

Thomas Pringle: The reality is that there were 30 houses delivered in Donegal. I was there on the day the Minister launched the estate. There are 1,600 people on the housing list in Donegal town but only 30 houses. That is shocking. The list is not accurate because it does not take into account the people who are just over the income level to get on the housing list and cannot provide housing for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (5 May 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 46. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the planning regulations or statutory instruments that could be used to advise local authorities to include conservation plans for sites of potential historical importance in their county development plans such as sites on and around former mother and baby homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22011/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Process (5 May 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 82. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the examinations he has undertaken in relation to extending the right to vote in all elections to persons when they reach 16 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22010/21]