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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jun 2021)

Thomas Pringle: That is okay. I thank the Minister of State.

Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Jun 2021)

Thomas Pringle: I will pick up where I left off on the Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2021 before the recess. It is interest that there can be so much media and public interest in some legislation and tumbleweed around others. I suppose it behoves the Government to make noise about certain Bills and to hope that others will slip under the radar of experts and activists. This is a really important Bill. It...

Pyrite and Mica Redress Issues: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jun 2021)

Thomas Pringle: I am sharing time with Deputies Harkin, McNamara and Fitzmaurice. I am happy to speak in support of this motion. It has been a great day for the campaigners from Donegal and the rest of the north west - a large turnout and support for the rally in Dublin, discussions during Leaders' Questions and now this motion. However, the reality is that we should not be here. We should not have had to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Aviation Industry (15 Jun 2021)

Thomas Pringle: Stobart Air ceased operating over the weekend and it was the operator of the public service obligation, PSO, routes from Dublin to Kerry and Donegal for Aer Lingus. Aer Lingus has stepped in to ensure the international routes are filled and we have now heard an Estonian airline has taken the Dublin to Kerry route but has left Donegal behind. We must ask how the Department was not aware of a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Aviation Industry (15 Jun 2021)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Minister of State for her response. It is interesting that she noted that "the market has already moved to fill some of the lost routes". If that is what we are depending on, then we are in bother straight away. I also note the Minister of State said a move had been made to make the PSO service happen. That is good, and I hope it will happen in weeks rather than anything else....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (15 Jun 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 115. To ask the Minister for Finance the examinations his Department is undertaking regarding the proposal by the International Monetary Fund of a solidarity tax on those companies which accumulated wealth during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20151/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (15 Jun 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 276. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the Bus Éireann national routes will be allowed increased capacity on buses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31642/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Standards Authority of Ireland (15 Jun 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 572. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to amend the legislation regarding the standard for testing of concrete blocks used by National Standards Authority of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30643/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Standards Authority of Ireland (15 Jun 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 573. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the way that non-conforming products are removed from the market place by the National Standards Authority of Ireland; if he plans to amend the powers of the Authority to ensure that defective products do not end up on the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30644/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (15 Jun 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 692. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 368 of 1 June 2021, if he will respond to the question regarding whether a national strategy for military mobility is being produced and whether it will be presented to the PESCO military mobility project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30969/21]

Acquisition of Development Land (Assessment of Compensation) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Jun 2021)

Thomas Pringle: I am glad to have the opportunity to speak in this debate. I want to support this important Bill. There is no doubt it is needed and that the ongoing speculation and profiteering on land values is disgusting and should be addressed. The political system has always made it so and that is why this Bill should be supported in order to try to curtail the political system making speculation...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (15 Jun 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 931. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to change the definition of a family to allow for the recognition cohabiting couples as a family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30626/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (15 Jun 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 1104. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to issues raised at the meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice regarding discussions about GDPR and data protection; the work her officials are undertaking in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30646/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (15 Jun 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 1105. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she plans to bring forward further legislation relating to the Data Protection Commission and Commissioner; the work her officials are undertaking in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30647/21]

Fisheries and Coastal Communities: Statements (17 Jun 2021)

Thomas Pringle: Much has happened to fishing communities recently, with very little debate about it in this House. That says a lot about how these communities are thought of in this House. We had the shambles of the Brexit negotiations and the complete lack of attention the Government paid to fisheries. There has been the fiasco of the weighing investigation court case and the impact it has had on...

Regional Airports and Aviation: Statements (17 Jun 2021)

Thomas Pringle: As the Minister of State is aware, Stobart Air ceased trading at the weekend. The 480 staff learned of the closure and liquidation of the company on Saturday morning and flights were halted immediately. On Monday, The Irish Timesreported that Nordica, the Estonian state-owned airline, offered to take on the Kerry-Dublin route. Connectivity from Donegal is needed for work, tourism and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Schemes (17 Jun 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 90. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there will be any free public transport days over summer 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31924/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (17 Jun 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 44. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he is examining to reduce dependency on cars in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31923/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (17 Jun 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 119. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the changes that will be made to the scheme for secretarial assistants in the Houses of the Oireachtas to recognise the evolution of the secretarial assistant role in Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31919/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (17 Jun 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 161. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason for the below living wage starting salary for secretarial assistants under the scheme for secretarial assistants in the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31918/21]