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Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (4 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I move amendment No. 13:In page 33, after line 38, to insert the following:“(c) carry out an equality and human rights impact assessment on all new policies, programmes and proposals in relation to budgeting and resource allocation.”.It is vitally important that if public bodies respect human rights they must provide for new policies to be proofed against the human rights Acts....

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (4 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: It would make a big difference to the difficult choices. The Government would make the choices that had the least negative impact. If public bodies human rights proof policies and decisions that will inform their decision-making. If the Government is faced with a choice between a decision that has a negative impact on human rights and one that does not, with the same financial bother, it...

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (4 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I move amendment No. 14:In page 34, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following:“(9) Where a public body has failed to comply with section 42(1) and (2), the Commission shall issue a notice requiring that the public body shall—(a) comply with the duty, and (b) supply the Commission, within 30 days from receipt of the notice, with a submission detailing progress to be made...

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (4 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I wish to press it.

Local and Community Development Programmes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate on local development companies. I know from talking to the Donegal local community development companies that they were very unsatisfied with the so-called consultation that took place with the Department and the Minister in advance of this alignment being announced. They were practically presented with a done deal and told by the...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate on the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014. The Bill makes changes, some of which could have far-reaching implications for some people who depend on social welfare. In my contribution, I wish to cover three aspects: the self-employed, the habitual residence condition, HRC, and family income supplement. However, although I had not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Maximising the Usage and Potential of Land (Resumed): European Commission (5 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the officials from the Commission for taking time to meet us today. My question is related to the high nature value of farms here. Some people hold the view that increasing farm and food production and increasing biodiversity are mutually exclusive. In terms of maximising land use, what is the Commission's view on using areas of high nature value to offset against areas of...

Death and Burial of Children in Mother and Baby Homes: Motion [Private Members] (10 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: An extract from The Tuam Heraldin November 1948 following a visit by two politicians to the Bon Secours mother and baby home concluded that they paid a high tribute to the work of the sisters in charge and the entire management and seemed pleased with the good work in the institution. At the time the visit took place, a child was dying on average every two weeks in this institution. These...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Data Protection (10 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 95. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to ensure that her Department sufficiently protects the personal data of citizens; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24233/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Sexual Offences (10 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 599. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 646 of 27 May 2014, his plans to address the funding crisis of rape support services to ensure that the State is in compliance with the directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24340/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Sexual Offences (10 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 607. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide funding to the Rape Crisis Network Ireland that will enable this best practice, whole of governance resource to survive beyond 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24567/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture and Fisheries Councils and Report on Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (10 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Minister for his response to the report and I have a few questions on it. I welcome the announcement of the establishment of the inshore fisheries forum for onshore fisheries. What is the timeline for it to get up and running and how does the Minister envisage it will work? If the regional forum presents policy to the national forum and the national forum adopts it, will the...

Other Questions: Electricity Transmission Network (12 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 10. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the review of EirGrid's Grid25 project; when this review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24769/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (12 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 33. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way he foresees the energy sector compensating for the expansion of agriculture regarding our climate change obligations; his views on whether this is possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24770/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Measures (12 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 51. To ask the Minister for Finance the impact on the budget deficit if there was no reduction in expenditure or increases in taxation in budget 2015 and there were growth rates of 1.5% and 2.0% in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24999/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Application (12 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 52. To ask the Minister for Finance the effect on taxation revenue of introducing a new 48% taxation rate on all income over €100,000 per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25000/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Application (12 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 53. To ask the Minister for Finance the impact of reducing the universal social charge rate for self-employed persons to 7% who earn over €100,000 per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25002/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Application (12 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 54. To ask the Minister for Finance the impact of increasing the lower contribution rate of universal social charge up to €15,000 and pro-rata increases for subsequent rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25005/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (12 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 109. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the numbers of applications for social welfare payments that involve a medical assessment by payment type; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25006/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (12 Jun 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 110. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of medical assessors used by her Department to assess applications for social welfare payments broken down by grade, responsibility and the number that can approve a medical assessment on an application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25007/14]