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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Jun 2022)

Thomas Pringle: I am raising an issue that I have raised on numerous occasions with the Taoiseach over the past couple of years. It must be raised as often as possible so it will, at some stage, be dealt with comprehensively. The Health Service Executive, HSE, has to realise that this will not go away. It was bad when we heard about the activities of the so-called Brandon, who was failed himself by the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Jun 2022)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Taoiseach for the response. It raises more questions. I was not going to deal with this today but I think it has to be dealt with. The Garda was informed about Brandon and for ten years it did nothing. The Garda is not the body that is going to be responsible for dealing with this. It is sad to say we cannot rely on the Garda but that is a fact. This is a lot bigger. There...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2022)

Thomas Pringle: I fully support the Members who have spoken. Since the Business Committee meeting last week, we have had four or five changes to the business. It makes a mockery of the fact we supposedly have a say in what actually goes on in the House. For that reason, I oppose what is happening today.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2022)

Thomas Pringle: I congratulate the Taoiseach and the Government on their record-breaking performance since it took office two years ago yesterday. To celebrate, this week the Government set the dubious record of ramming five Bills through the House on Second Stage for which the Committee Stage deadline for amendments will have passed prior to the beginning of Second Stage. It displays breathtaking...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (29 Jun 2022)

Thomas Pringle: I am grateful for the opportunity yet again to contribute to and to oppose this motion. I wish to comment on some of what has been said by previous speakers, particularly the Fianna Fáil Members who outlined the crimes committed and the role of the Special Criminal Court and whether they would be happening. The fact is that the Special Criminal Court has been here for 50 years and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (28 Jun 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 184. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when works will commence on upgrading Fintra Bridge, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33962/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (28 Jun 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 939. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will finalise and publish the Wool Feasibility Study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33961/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Staff (30 Jun 2022)

Thomas Pringle: This question relates to the pay agreement that was done with regard to school secretaries and endorsed by the Workplace Relations Commission, WRC, on 24 February. The deal was subsequently endorsed by 95% of school secretaries throughout the country. What is the status of agreement as regards implementation? When will that take place? The summer holidays, when people will be paid off,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Staff (30 Jun 2022)

Thomas Pringle: It is clear from the Minister's response that none of the school secretaries will be included for this summer. At the earliest, they might be included by the Christmas holidays but it will more than likely be Easter or summer of next year. That is disappointing. While I know significant work is required, surely it is possible to start moving people to the scheme, even at this early stage....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Staff (30 Jun 2022)

Thomas Pringle: The point is also that it is unlikely that anybody will be moved on to this new system before this time next year. That is the reality. It is disappointing for the school secretaries who have been waiting so long for this to happen. I know that each secretary is employed by the individual school but I also know the Department was probably aware of which schools had or did not have...

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Thomas Pringle: I reiterate my complete support for the statement from homeowners’ representatives read into the record today by Deputy Ó Broin. It is a sad indictment of us in this political system and of the Government that it has come to this. Ordinary people who have invested so much in this process and in making the scheme work have had to put that statement on the record to show how the...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jul 2022)

Thomas Pringle: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on this Bill. Sometimes I wonder if we should be thankful for the opportunity to speak on it because it has been such a rushed job to get here. I condemn the way the Government has made a complete farce of the legislative process this week. We had a committee meeting that was forced to suspend yesterday after discovering that the deadline for...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jul 2022)

Thomas Pringle: That is an interesting intervention. I do not think I said it was the responsibility of the House for any of this; I clearly said it was the responsibility of the Government. The Government is treating the House contemptuously in this process.

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jul 2022)

Thomas Pringle: That took about 40 minutes; there are 168 hours in a week.

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jul 2022)

Thomas Pringle: I will happily have this discussion with you at a different stage and on a different Bill because what you are saying is completely spurious and it is ridiculous.

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jul 2022)

Thomas Pringle: What is happening here is that the Government is treating this House with contempt. That is the situation we are talking about.

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jul 2022)

Thomas Pringle: You have intervened in this debate when you had no call to intervene. I am not going to-----

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jul 2022)

Thomas Pringle: What?

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jul 2022)

Thomas Pringle: I ask for some of the your divine wisdom to advise me on how to conduct myself in this debate. Can I not discuss, when talking about a Bill, the context of how we arrived here?

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jul 2022)

Thomas Pringle: Is that not allowed?