Results 101-120 of 9,160 for speaker:Thomas Pringle

Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (6 Jul 2011)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2011. Like other Deputies, I welcome the Bill, the intention of which is to bring clarity to the overall position on foreshore licence applications. It is vitally important that it map clearly the responsibilities and roles of the Departments of the Environment, Community and Local Government and...

Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad] : Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2011)

Thomas Pringle: Can I ask one question?

Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad] : Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2011)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for his indulgence. In his closing remarks, the Minister stated the licensing procedure enforced on us through the EU judgment is not replicated in other EU countries. Will he expand on this point? Are we being forced to bring in a more onerous system than other EU countries?

Early Childhood Education (12 Jul 2011)

Thomas Pringle: On the preschool year of early education for children, there was previously provision in the regulations for children with special needs to avail of a second year of preschool education. Has the Minister any plans to continue with that provision? I know it has been discontinued from September 2011 but will she overturn that decision and allow children with special needs to avail of a second...

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2001 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2011)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. It is a wide-ranging civil law Bill. I want to concentrate in my comments on amendments to the Official Languages Act 2003, the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995, the Immigration Act 2004 and the intoxicating liquor Acts. The recognition of the Irish language is vital for our State and people. The amendment to the Official Languages Act that proposes...

Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill [Seanad]: Second Stage (13 Jul 2011)

Thomas Pringle: I wish to share my time with Deputy Catherine Murphy.

Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill [Seanad]: Second Stage (13 Jul 2011)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome this Bill because female genital mutilation has no place in modern Irish society. While legislation is important in the drive to eliminate this practice, it is only one part of the necessary action. Legislative change should be accompanied by prevention, education and awareness-raising measures among communities where female genital mutilation is likely to be practised and among...

Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2011)

Thomas Pringle: I commend my colleagues in the Technical Group on tabling this motion on the cuts affecting special needs assistants. Parents of children with special needs must struggle all their children's lives to ensure services are made available to them. They must struggle to get bureaucrats, the HSE and Government to listen and take on board their struggle for services. I refer to the struggle for...

Residential Institutions Redress (Amendment) Bill, 2011: Second Stage (14 Jul 2011)

Thomas Pringle: Yes.

Residential Institutions Redress (Amendment) Bill, 2011: Second Stage (14 Jul 2011)

Thomas Pringle: The Bill proposes to end the work of the redress board by setting 17 September as the last date for the receipt of claims for redress. I am concerned the date may be too soon and I wonder whether any date should be placed on the receipt of claims in this situation. The redress board provides a form of compensation for the victims of the terrible abuse that was inflicted on children by...

Residential Institutions Redress (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2011)

Thomas Pringle: I support the amendments. It is important that the deadline be extended for the reasons Deputy Crowe outlined. People still may not know about the scheme. They are living in England and they are not part of the Irish community because of their experiences in residential institutions. We should allow time for them to avail of the scheme. If the Minister of State accepted the amendments, a...

Written Answers — Secret Service: Secret Service (14 Jul 2011)

Thomas Pringle: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will explain the purpose of the Secret Service; the reason its budget increased by 72% in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20680/11]

Job Creation (19 Jul 2011)

Thomas Pringle: Has the Minister or his Department considered the development of a wood for energy industry that could offset the importation of almost €2 billion worth of home heating oil?

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (19 Jul 2011)

Thomas Pringle: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the survivors groups that have been consulted about the establishment of the statutory trust fund envisaged by the Institutional Child Abuse Bill 2009 are satisfied with the proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20740/11]

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (19 Jul 2011)

Thomas Pringle: Question 363: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of requests received from Donegal County Council to lift the employment embargo on posts in the public sector; the number that are or will be granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20681/11]

Common Fisheries Policy Reform: Statements (20 Jul 2011)

Thomas Pringle: No Government would have the guts to do that.

Common Fisheries Policy Reform: Statements (20 Jul 2011)

Thomas Pringle: I wish to share time with Deputies Wallace and Boyd Barrett.

Common Fisheries Policy Reform: Statements (20 Jul 2011)

Thomas Pringle: He is unable to attend this evening.

Common Fisheries Policy Reform: Statements (20 Jul 2011)

Thomas Pringle: Yes.

Common Fisheries Policy Reform: Statements (20 Jul 2011)

Thomas Pringle: At the outset, I thank the Minister for providing this opportunity to have a debate on the Common Fisheries Policy and the Commission proposals that were published last week. It has been interesting to listen to the debate and I note there has been much mention of how the fishing industry was sold out to look after the farmers or for various reasons or because we did not know what we were...