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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (29 May 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 110. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost of providing family hubs for the 1,981 families currently accessing emergency homeless accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24138/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (29 May 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 111. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost of expanding the Housing First programme to the 1,981 families currently accessing emergency homeless accommodation, and to include in that cost the provision of wraparound services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24139/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Budgets (29 May 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 112. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount in the capital budget as set out in table 10 of the Stability Programme Update 2024 that is designated for housing that is for building social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24140/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (29 May 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 113. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the expected revenue yield from an increase in the vacant site levy to 25% in a full year. [24143/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (29 May 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 114. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the expected revenue yield from an increase in the derelict site levy to 20% in a full year. [24144/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (29 May 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 156. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated first year and full year cost of increasing the ECCE capitation grant by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24145/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (29 May 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 157. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated first year and full year cost of increasing the affordable childcare subsidy for children under three years of age by €1 per hour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24146/24]

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2024)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Chair for the opportunity to contribute to this social welfare Bill. I welcome the introduction of a pay-related jobseeker's benefit, which is long overdue. However, the Bill missed the opportunity to also address the extremely low rate of illness benefit. It is my understanding that under the new system, those who lose their job will now be entitled to a maximum rate of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2024)

Thomas Pringle: It is bewildering the amount of hype and positivity there is on the Government benches at the local election results which have delivered to the Government net seat losses overall. The Government is entitled to celebrate, and I say, "Fair play to you". Political squabbling will go on between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, and them and Sinn Féin and so on, but, in Donegal, Fianna...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2024)

Thomas Pringle: There is no doubt the scheme is open and, as the Taoiseach said, there have been 1,500 applications, but thousands upon thousands of houses have to be redressed. It is a scheme that will last 25 or 30 years, at the rate the Government is going at present. It is a scheme that does not meet the needs of many people. There are people in their 50s and early 60s who are looking at having a...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2024)

Thomas Pringle: It is 29 years at the last-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2024)

Thomas Pringle: I echo and support the calls for more time to be given for the Planning and Development Bill because it is vitally important. For legislation that will be of such importance right across the country to be guillotined like this is wrong.

Special Education: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jun 2024)

Thomas Pringle: I am sharing time with Deputy Connolly. I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on this motion on special education. I thank Sinn Féin for putting it forward as well. I support this motion and its call for the Government to reverse the funding cut made to the summer provision capitation payments and to ensure more school-based summer provision is made available in the future....

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Jun 2024)

Thomas Pringle: I wish Martin all the best in his retirement as well. I had the pleasure of meeting him many years before he started working in the House here.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Jun 2024)

Thomas Pringle: Yes, many years ago, and we rekindled that when he began to work in the House. I wish him well in his retirement. I am sure the Minister will agree that migrant doctors, nurses and consultants play a vital role in our hospitals and GP clinics and are keeping our healthcare system from collapsing completely. It is essential that we are doing everything we can to retain all healthcare...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Sanctions (13 Jun 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 67. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether, in the course of the Government’s diplomatic engagements in the United States for St. Patrick’s Day this year, he, other Ministers or any Irish officials challenged the United States regarding the decision of the current administration to continue to enforce the Cuban embargo; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Unions (13 Jun 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 82. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what measures his Department currently employs to ensure that practices, commonly understood to constitute union busting, are not carried out in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25799/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (13 Jun 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 105. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the resources that have been allocated to ensure appropriate enforcement of the provisions of the Cluster Munitions and Anti-Personnel Mines Act 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25800/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Trade Sanctions (13 Jun 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 131. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has engaged with or offered support to the health services in Cuba in light of the severe impact of the embargo on its healthcare system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25797/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (11 Jun 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 81.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the work of the Angling Consultative Council of Ireland (ACCI); if he will publish the minutes of ACCI meetings held since June 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24828/24]