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Affordable Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (21 Sep 2023)

Thomas Pringle: I thank An Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak on affordable housing. I thank Deputy Cian O'Callaghan and the Social Democrats for bringing this motion forward. I strongly support this motion and I urge the Minister to consider the calls in the motion, as well as introducing rent controls. Article 43 of the Constitution guarantees the protection of property right. However, this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Foreign Policy (20 Sep 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 675. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she was aware that prior to the publication of the EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) in June 2023, Spanish authorities would categorise the Catalan independence movement as an ethno-nationalist and separatist terrorist group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39653/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Foreign Policy (20 Sep 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 676. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she is in agreement with Europol's categorisation of the non-violent Catalan independence movement as an ethno-nationalist and separatist terrorist group, in the EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) in June 2023 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39654/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Foreign Policy (20 Sep 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 677. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality what oversight procedures and protocols the EU council of Justice Ministers has in place to ensure the veracity of the qualitative and quantitative data provided by member states on which reports such as the EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) are based (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (20 Sep 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 989. To ask the Minister for Health if he considers it acceptable, as outlined by the head of the radiology department in Letterkenny University Hospital, that on-call staff at the weekend have no paediatric experience to perform a contrast x-ray on a sick child who requires same (details supplied); the reason that it has taken a year for a report to be given to the family following this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (20 Sep 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 998. To ask the Minister for Health when a 15-year-old child in Donegal (details supplied) who has been on the waiting list for orthodontic treatment in Letterkenny since January 2022 will receive urgently needed orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40412/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (20 Sep 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 999. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting times for orthodontic assessments and for orthodontic treatment in Donegal and in every other county in Ireland, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40413/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 Sep 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 24. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria that would be used to recruit medical staff from third countries to assist with the staffing crisis that exists within the Irish health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39628/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (21 Sep 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 30. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the fact that medical students from Northern Ireland are unable to apply for internship posts in the Republic of Ireland due to an administrative loophole whereby their results are not ready in time for the HSE to consider them, and are therefore lost to the health services for ongoing employment to aid services here; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (21 Sep 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 62. To ask the Minister for Health if he will contact the Cuban Ambassador to request that Cuba assist with the provision of Cuban doctors and medical staff from to help with the staffing crisis in our health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39627/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Climate Action Plan (21 Sep 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 125. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of money spent on climate finance commitments in each year from 2018 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40877/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Equality Proofing (21 Sep 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 142. To ask the Minister for Finance whether his Department is in the process of carrying out gender and equality proofing of revenue and taxation proposals as part of this year's budgetary process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40879/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Equality Proofing (21 Sep 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 152. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether his Department is in the process of carrying out gender and equality proofing of expenditure proposals as part of this year's budgetary process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40878/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (21 Sep 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will introduce a policy in schools and colleges which will make sure that cash can be used by students for the purchase of goods and services within the school or college (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40903/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (21 Sep 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 193. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of money spent on leasing for social housing in each year from 2018 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40875/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (21 Sep 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 194. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of money spent on leasing for social housing in Donegal in each year from 2018 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40876/23]

Reversal of Planned Fuel Price Increases: Motion [Private Members] (26 Sep 2023)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak on this motion regarding fuel increases. I also thank Sinn Féin for bringing forward the motion. I fully support this motion and its calls for the Government to reverse its plans to increase the price of petrol and diesel on 11 October by a further 2 and 2.5 cent and a further 8 and 6 cent per litre on 31 October. These are...

Eviction Ban Bill 2022: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

Thomas Pringle: I am thankful for the opportunity to speak on today’s motion regarding the suspension of the scrutiny requirement for the Eviction Ban Bill 2022. I thank People Before Profit-Solidarity for bringing this motion forward. I absolutely support this motion and the Bill on which it is based. It is essential that we accelerate the passage of the Eviction Ban Bill so that tenants are given...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (26 Sep 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 319. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the multi-annual rural water programme will be open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41602/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (26 Sep 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 464. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the money awarded for the repair of four piers and harbours (details supplied) will be ringfenced while the foreshore licences are being sought; if the foreshore licences are not in place by the end of 2023, if he will guarantee that this money will still be available to complete the works in 2024, or at whatever point the...