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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (9 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 562. To ask the Minister for Health whether the HSE primary care reimbursement service will consider including melatonin supplements on the list of medicines or aids provided under the medical card or drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21119/23]

Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: I am thankful for the opportunity to speak on this important topic. I welcome the Palestinian ambassador, Dr. Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid, to the House to listen to this debate. I support this proposed legislation being brought forward by Sinn Féin, which would compel the ISIF to divest itself of its holdings in companies listed in the UN database of companies with business ties to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (16 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this Topical Issue matter. I also thank the Minister of State for taking this Topical Issue matter and for letting me know she was not available to take it last week when it was selected and that we could defer it to this evening. This deferral was because the Minister of State was not available to take this matter last week and, unfortunately, no...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Disability Services (16 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Minister of State for what she added to the reply. The written reply leaves a lot to be desired and was obviously something that was written by departmental officials or the HSE. It bears very little relationship to reality. It states the objective of the strategic working group is to develop a new vision for disability services in line with national policy based on a social...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pensions Reform (11 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 15. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the role his Department will have in approving an automatic enrolment pension system; the overall cost to the State of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22111/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Question Heading for question(s) 200 (11 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 200. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when Dáil Éireann and European Parliament Constituency Review Report will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22255/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (10 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the situation of a late payment from the tuition grant section to a school (details supplied), as this has resulted in staff not being paid on time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21904/23]

Targeted Investment in the Health Service: Motion [Private Members] (17 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach for the opportunity to speak on the motion. I also thank Deputy McNamara and his office for bringing this forward today. The current situation in hospitals across the country is absolutely dire, as the Minister of State will be aware. The fact that 2022 was the worst year on record for overcrowding in Irish hospitals is sadly not surprising. I have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (17 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current situation with the proposed extension for an urgently needed learning support room, which is required for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23396/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (17 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current situation with the proposed extension for an urgently needed learning support room which is required for a school (details supplied) in Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23431/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: Following on from our Private Members' debate yesterday, when I raised the chronic state of medical waiting lists, I want to talk about the specifics of orthodontic services in County Donegal. My office is dealing with a number of cases and recently constituents have written to me. One stated that their 14-year-old daughter has been two years on the waiting list just to be assessed for...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: Are we better?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: There is no return for investment.

Consultative Forum on International Security Policy: Statements (18 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: If I may interrupt the Tánaiste, would it be possible to get a copy of his speech?

Consultative Forum on International Security Policy: Statements (18 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: I am sorry, but the Government spot was taken.

Consultative Forum on International Security Policy: Statements (18 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach Gníomhach. I thank him for the opportunity to speak on this very important topic, a topic about which I have been raising concerns for a while now. The establishment of a consultative forum on international security is, in my opinion, extremely duplicitous. I have been questioning the purpose of this forum since its announcement and have...

Consultative Forum on International Security Policy: Statements (18 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: The Minister has an issue with Russia but not with the United States of America.

Consultative Forum on International Security Policy: Statements (18 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: Why is that happening only now?

Accommodation Needs for New Arrivals: Statements (23 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: I am sharing time with Deputies Connolly and Joan Collins. I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak on the issue of accommodation needs for new arrivals to Ireland. We have been dealing with an accommodation crisis for a long time; long before the war in Ukraine and the increase in the number of migrants coming into the country. This is not a new issue, and it certainly...

Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (23 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach for the opportunity to speak today. I fully support this motion and commend Sinn Féin on putting it forward. The motion calls on the Government to legislate for mandatory safe staffing levels in hospitals. The current waiting lists for Sligo and Letterkenny hospitals are completely unacceptable, and many of my constituents have reported long...