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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (12 Feb 2013)

Thomas Pringle: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons living in direct provision; if he will provide the details in tabular form by year they entered direct provision; and his plans if any to end housing of asylum seekers in direct provision hostels. [6727/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (12 Feb 2013)

Thomas Pringle: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) who has been living in direct provision for nine and a half years will have his case decided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6728/13]

Promissory Notes Arrangement: Motion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2013)

Thomas Pringle: This debate takes place after the fiasco of last Wednesday night when legislation was rushed through on the liquidation of IBRC. We know now from the Minister's comments that the receiver was put into IBRC at 4 p.m. on Wednesday last. At that point there was no barrier to the Minister briefing the Dáil on the need to sit late to pass emergency legislation. Instead, Members had to find...

Mortgage Restructuring: Motion [Private Members] (19 Feb 2013)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate on the mortgage and social housing crises. The Technical Group raised the mortgage crisis in the Dáil in 2011 during Private Members' time, at which time there was a crisis in respect of mortgages. However, almost two years later, we remain in crisis and that crisis is only deepening to the point where at present, one mortgage in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Harbour Authorities Expenditure (19 Feb 2013)

Thomas Pringle: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 890 of 5 February 2013, the matter of the overpayment to a board member at the Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company is the subject of legal action, this means that the board member in question has refused to repay the moneys owing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8575/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Harbour Authorities Expenditure (19 Feb 2013)

Thomas Pringle: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 888 of 5 February 2013, and his commitment of taking up the issue of €20,000 payment of a car allowance to the CEO of Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company, if he will now agree to take up this issue with the acting chairperson instead as it is unclear when a new chairperson will be appointed; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (19 Feb 2013)

Thomas Pringle: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 487 of 12 February 2013, if he will provide details in tabular form of those persons living in direct provision 36 months and over by year they entered direct provision. [8689/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (19 Feb 2013)

Thomas Pringle: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will outline in tabular form the total cost of all conferences and seminars attended by his Department in 2012 including a breakdown of the purpose of each conference/seminar; the location; the number of delegates that attended from his Department/agencies or other wise that were represented and the total cost of each conference/seminar; and if he will...

Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2013)

Thomas Pringle: I wish to share time with Deputy Higgins. The Bill has to be viewed in the context of the overall budgetary adjustment under which €3.5 billion is being removed from the economy this year and the significant impact this will have on citizens daily lives. It also has to be viewed in the context of the changes to social welfare benefits under which farm assist payments have been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (20 Feb 2013)

Thomas Pringle: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider allowing children attending secondary school who have a Stamp 2 under the registration of non EEA nationals to apply for a Stamp 4, in order for them to attend third level education, before the age of eighteen to ensure they can have continuity in their education and access student support schemes here, recognising that they...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Wind Energy Guidelines (26 Feb 2013)

Thomas Pringle: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will consider developing a national plan for wind energy development that will provide for investment in projects by a hierarchy of investors to include land owners, local community, citizens, national capital and international capital to ensure that as many citizens as possible may participate in renewable energy for...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Wind Energy Guidelines (26 Feb 2013)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Minister for his response, although very little of it dealt specifically with my question, except for the reference to the report of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland and the Western Development Commission. The nub of the question is that many communities across the country believe wind energy developments are being imposed on them. They do not see any real benefit for...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Wind Energy Guidelines (26 Feb 2013)

Thomas Pringle: I was interested in the Minister's response regarding multinationals in my constituency. It might be news to the Minister to know there are no multinationals in my constituency. We would not be imposing on them that they would fund community facilities if they were coming into the constituency; we would be glad to get the jobs. Unfortunately, there would not be as many jobs from wind...

State Forestry: Motion [Private Members] (26 Feb 2013)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the opportunity to speak in support of this motion and I commend the ULA Members on their tabling of it. The sale of the harvesting rights to Coillte could go down as one of the most short-sighted decisions by this most short-sighted of Governments. The decision to sell State assets is a knee-jerk reaction on the part of the Government, made at the behest of the troika, to pursue...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Agencies (26 Feb 2013)

Thomas Pringle: To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide details of the payment of bonuses or other performance related payments and or allowances made to the staff of agencies under the aegis of his Department with a yearly breakdown from 2008 outlining the overall amount paid in each year period and the number of staff that received such payments and or allowances. [10172/13]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Agencies (26 Feb 2013)

Thomas Pringle: To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide details of payments made to the CEO or equivalent of all agencies under the aegis of his Department including details of any bonuses, pension entitlements or any other remuneration paid to him or her in 2012. [10189/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Agencies (26 Feb 2013)

Thomas Pringle: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of the payment of bonuses or other performance related payments and or allowances made to the staff of agencies under the aegis of his Department with a yearly breakdown from 2008 outlining the overall amount paid in each year period and the number of staff that received such payments and or...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Agencies (26 Feb 2013)

Thomas Pringle: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of payments made to the CEO or equivalent of all agencies under the aegis of his Department including details of any bonuses, pension entitlements or any other remuneration paid to him or her in 2012. [10183/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Agencies (26 Feb 2013)

Thomas Pringle: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the payment of bonuses or other performance related payments and or allowances made to the staff of agencies under the aegis of his Department with a yearly breakdown from 2008 outlining the overall amount paid in each year period and the number of staff that received such payments and or allowances. [10165/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Agencies (26 Feb 2013)

Thomas Pringle: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of payments made to the CEO or equivalent of all agencies under the aegis of his Department including details of any bonuses, pension entitlements or any other remuneration paid to him or her in 2012. [10182/13]