Results 9,121-9,140 of 9,160 for speaker:Thomas Pringle

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Supplementary) (17 Oct 2024)

Thomas Pringle: Therefore 80% of the underspending concerns a lack of staff.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Supplementary) (17 Oct 2024)

Thomas Pringle: Yes, but these would be very specific staff and not general staff. I presume they would be solicitors and people with legal qualifications.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Supplementary) (17 Oct 2024)

Thomas Pringle: Does the Minister perceive that this issue will be ongoing? What can be done to improve it? It impacts directly on people who cannot afford the legal system and their access to it. What can the Minister do in this regard?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Supplementary) (17 Oct 2024)

Thomas Pringle: Should having full employment, however, impact people having access to justice? Should the Department not be stepping up to ensure this does not impact on people's access to justice and their rights? There is a budget line for the Legal Aid Board for next year. Does the Minister expect this level of spending will be met at this stage?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Supplementary) (17 Oct 2024)

Thomas Pringle: The increase of €5 million for next year means it is effectively €10 million of an increase overall because of €5 million being returned this year.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Supplementary) (17 Oct 2024)

Thomas Pringle: Is the base the Estimate before today or after today? Is it €10 million in effect? As of today, will it be €10 million extra?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Supplementary) (17 Oct 2024)

Thomas Pringle: In effect, then, it is an increase of €10 million?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Supplementary) (17 Oct 2024)

Thomas Pringle: All right. In 12 months' time, is it likely we will be sitting here talking about another €7 million coming back?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Supplementary) (17 Oct 2024)

Thomas Pringle: Will the procedures be put in place to ensure it will not be down to inertia that this would happen?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Supplementary) (17 Oct 2024)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Minister.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (15 Oct 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 169. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of people waiting on driving tests in all driving test centres, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41153/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (15 Oct 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 170. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the waiting times for people waiting on driving tests in all driving test centres, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41154/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (15 Oct 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 527. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he intends to continue funding an organisation (details supplied) into 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40939/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (15 Oct 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 572. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to adding a medication to the long-term illness scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40937/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Meetings (15 Oct 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 573. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40938/24]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Oct 2024)

Thomas Pringle: I add our voice on the need to have the occupied territories Bill passed through the House. It is vitally urgent. It is time we went beyond rhetoric and took some actions to ensure the Bill is passed to hold Israel accountable for the slaughter it is carrying out.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh (Atógail) - Priority Questions (Resumed): Defective Building Materials (22 Oct 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 52. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what plans he has to make the defective homes redress scheme accessible for the difficult cases where it is more feasible to build a replacement home beside a defective property and then demolish rather than on the footprint of the damaged house, for example, with a house that has been adapted for a disabled child; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Military Aircraft (22 Oct 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in light of international media reports that a company (details supplied) have illegally transported munitions of war from the US to Israel over Ireland on eight occasions between 2 September and 9 October, if there has been any contact with the company in relation to these flights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42736/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Signage (22 Oct 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason stop signs which are positioned at the side of roads and printed onto the road itself, in Gaeltacht areas in County Donegal are written in English and not in the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42997/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Programmes (22 Oct 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current plans for the Donegal Education Support Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42441/24]