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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (29 Nov 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 517. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he plans to meet with an organisation (details supplied) regarding the issues of capitation and core funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59367/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Correspondence (29 Nov 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 520. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a substantive reply will issue to correspondence of 26 September 2022 with his office (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59455/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (29 Nov 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 592. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when it became a requirement to send original passport documents with performance C visa applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59407/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (29 Nov 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 593. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason that it became a requirement to send original passport documents with performance C visa applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59408/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (29 Nov 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 594. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of performance C visa applications processed, disaggregated by decision to grant or refuse in each of the years 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59409/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (29 Nov 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 595. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average length of time to process a performance C visa application in each of the years 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59410/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Correspondence (29 Nov 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 597. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a substantive reply will issue to correspondence of 26 October 2022 with her office (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59456/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ukraine War (29 Nov 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 598. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if any visa or travel documents are required for a Ukrainian refugee to return to Ireland following a visit to the UK; the terms of any visa; the cost of any visa; the number of days the person can stay outside Ireland and still return without issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59465/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (29 Nov 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 726. To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct the HSE to pay the special leave with pay for Covid-19 to staff as agreed earlier this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59493/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 Nov 2022)

Thomas Pringle: I have been in contact with the Department of Health and the HSE on the closure of Dunkineely health centre in Donegal. The HSE has still not responded. The response from the Department referred me to the HSE, which has not responded. My constituents are, understandably, very worried about the future of the health centre and of their town. Dunkineely has seen closure after closure in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (29 Nov 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 796. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a substantive reply will issue to correspondence of 4 November 2022 with his office (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59458/22]

Address by H.E. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission (1 Dec 2022)

Thomas Pringle: Today's meeting has been organised to celebrate 50 years of our membership of the European Union. I welcome President von der Leyen for this discussion. As a representative of a fishing community in Ireland, this is a sad commemoration because that was the start of the decline of our fishing communities. It was a combination of Government incompetence and the European Union taking...

Seanad: Comhshuí de Dháil Éireann agus de Sheanad Éireann - Joint Sitting of the Houses of the Oireachtas - Address by H.E. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission (1 Dec 2022)

Thomas Pringle: Today's meeting has been organised to celebrate 50 years of our membership of the European Union. I welcome President von der Leyen for this discussion. As a representative of a fishing community in Ireland, this is a sad commemoration because that was the start of the decline of our fishing communities. It was a combination of Government incompetence and the European Union taking...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Dec 2022)

Thomas Pringle: Due to the delay in processing applications for the defective concrete blocks grant scheme homeowners have been told by Revenue they are not eligible for the exemption from local property tax because their applications have not yet been processed. Homeowners were assured they would be exempt from local property tax if their home was affected by mica. It is through no fault of their own that...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (6 Dec 2022)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Minister of State for the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this important legislation. Despite the fact that this legislation is important and lengthy, the Government has decided, yet again, to publish it at the last minute. The general scheme was published more than a year ago and the Joint Committee on Justice, which I am a member of, launched its pre-legislative...

Building Defects: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Dec 2022)

Thomas Pringle: It is very apparent as to who the winners and losers of the Celtic tiger are. We are sadly reminded of it over and over again through issues such as building defects. Sadly, the public is still paying the cost today, more than a decade later. It will continue to do so long into the future under a Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael Government. There has been continuous fall-out from the reckless...

Teacher Shortages: Motion [Private Members] (7 Dec 2022)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Chair for the opportunity to speak on this important motion, which I fully support. We are facing a serious teacher shortage issue, with the education of our children at stake. The fact that 91% of our secondary schools are experiencing teacher recruitment issues is concerning. The TUI survey, which is mentioned in the motion, revealed that 71% of schools that advertised...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (7 Dec 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 28. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will publish the Mulcahy report into alleged planning irregularities in County Donegal; the amount the unpublished report has cost to prepare; the reason it has not already been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61074/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (7 Dec 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 29. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of his draft direction issued to Donegal County Council on 29 August 2022 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61077/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (7 Dec 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 46. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondary schools in County Donegal that have reported teacher recruitment issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61068/22]