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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (29 Jan 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a REP scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4547/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Generation Targets (30 Jan 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 26. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the impact the announcement by the European Commission regarding the new Europe-wide targets for renewable energy will have on Government policy on renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4307/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (30 Jan 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 15. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will ask the ESB to roll out fibre broadband to all households here on the passing of the ESB (Electronic Communications Networks) Bill 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4308/14]

Protected Disclosures Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (4 Feb 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate on the Protected Disclosures Bill, which is an important and welcome piece of legislation. The Bill sets out to provide a general protection from reprisal to workers who report suspected wrongdoing within their organisations. It applies to both the public and private sectors and its protections are designed to encourage potential...

Protected Disclosures Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (4 Feb 2014)

Thomas Pringle: Yes. Obviously the code will place scrutiny on employers also. I have a concern with regard to whether a disclosure is made in the wrong place initially. For example, if a worker comes to a Member of this House to make a disclosure that should have been more appropriately made to the employer, what protection will be available for that worker? Will the onus be on us, as Members of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (4 Feb 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 99. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a voluntary redundancy scheme for staff in local authorities working in the water sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5035/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Expenditure (4 Feb 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 125. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way he expects savings to be generated from Irish Water; the way he foresees savings being generated after the service level agreements with local authority staff expire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5036/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (4 Feb 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 535. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons currently living in direct provision; if he will provide the details in tabular form by year in which they entered direct provision, to include details of those persons living in direct provision for 36 months and over; and his plans to end housing of asylum seekers in direct provision hostels. [5383/14]

Protected Disclosures Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Feb 2014)

Thomas Pringle: There is some confusion about sharing time. I am sharing time with Deputies Ross, Clare Daly and Wallace. The identity of a whistleblower should be presumed to be protected rather than having a provision that they must indicate they want their identity protected. I welcome the Minister’s intention to bring forward an amendment to deal with interim relief for whistleblowers. This...

Northern Ireland: Statements (Resumed) (5 Feb 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the discussion on the situation in Northern Ireland. Many of the contributions have focused on the economic progress made since the ending of the conflict. While progress has been made on economic issues and North-South co-operation, which is very welcome, there are still high levels of unemployment in the Six Counties and high levels of...

Companies (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Feb 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I am glad to have the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Companies (Amendment) Bill 2014. I commend Deputy Sephen Donnelly and his team for putting together this legislation and bringing it before the House. The Bill seeks to make examinership a cheaper and more viable option for companies in difficulty or at risk of receivership and insolvency. It is a very clear statement...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Subsidiary Protection Administration (5 Feb 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 37. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects the introduction of the new subsidiary protection system; and if he has considered the introduction of legislation for a single procedure for the assessment of subsidiary protection. [5355/14]

Down's Syndrome (Equality of Access) Bill 2013: Second Stage (7 Feb 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the Down Syndrome (Equality of Access) Bill 2013 which would give recognition to Down's syndrome as a "low incidence disorder" and in doing so would ensure that adequate provision was made for resource teaching hours to be allocated to pupils with Down's syndrome. I congratulate my colleague, Deputy Finian McGrath, for bringing forward this Bill which has brought about much...

Reports of Unlawful Surveillance of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Statements (11 Feb 2014)

Thomas Pringle: The revelations in recent days that the security systems of the GSOC communications have been breached came as a shock to everyone. That the body charged with the investigation and oversight of our policing could come under attack by unknown persons should warrant a major investigation. More shocking is the twist that the story has taken in the past 24 hours. The focus of the narrative has...

Early Childhood Care and Education: Motion [Private Members] (11 Feb 2014)

Thomas Pringle: Child care costs and the availability of places in affordable child care are the biggest barriers to women in particular in accessing the workforce. Every week in my clinics I meet women, lone parents and married, who are being put under pressure by the Department of Social Protection to actively seek work but who cannot access not only affordable but any child care that would allow them to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (11 Feb 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 94. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the spend by his Department on external IT consultancies and contractors; if he will list any firm or contractor that has received over €1 million in total over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6347/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility (11 Feb 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 104. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department was consulted in relation to the changes in the means testing of eligibility for the farm assist scheme in budget 2013 by the Department of Social Protection; his views on the impact the changes have made to farm income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6346/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Social Media Regulation (11 Feb 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 357. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the statement by Facebook that Neknomination material is not in breach of its rules; his planned actions in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6630/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Broadband Services Provision (11 Feb 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 361. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department can assist with the roll-out of fibre optic broadband to rural areas, as envisaged by the ESB (Electronic Communications Networks) Bill 2013 and under the rural development programme of the Common Agricultural Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6357/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (11 Feb 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 445. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he intends to publish a new Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill in view of the fact that the current Bill has been on Committee Stage since November 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6507/14]