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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Qualifications (1 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 641. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will consider making the learner fund available to all existing staff in the early childhood sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28303/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (1 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 642. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will consider the introduction of special needs assistants for children attending preschool services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28304/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (2 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 179. To ask the Minister for Health if he will to highlight the urgency of a GMS card for a person (details supplied) to PCRS as this person requires urgent life saving medication for Ischaemic heart disease which they are unable to afford without cover as they are only in receipt of a social welfare payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28685/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Co-operation in Communications Technology: ERNACT (3 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I thank ERNACT for its presentation. One slide shows a 75% of value added by the Internet to the traditional sectors. Has ERNACT done any research work in the north-west gateway in terms of the potential for SMEs to grow job creation and so on from that? The Western Development Commission had a very interesting report a few years ago in which it estimated that there could be 18,000 to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Co-operation in Communications Technology: ERNACT (3 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I would caution on one aspect. In regard to small towns and villages being able to apply to do this themselves, we have a model of that already, which is the group water scheme sector. Donegal County Council has been frozen for the past eight years in terms of group schemes because it is dependent on Government grants. I would advise caution because I could foresee a fancy announcement...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Support for Family Carers on the Island of Ireland: Carers' Cross-Border Consortium (3 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I thank our guests for their very interesting presentation. Ms Doonan already answered one of the questions I intended to pose in the context of what our guests are seeking and their interaction with CAWT in recent times. I am of the view that the committee should take up the cudgels in the context of having carers included under CAWT because that would also provide some momentum regarding...

Valuation Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on Valuation Bill 2014 and I commend Deputy Cowen on bringing it forward. As previous speakers indicated, the Bill is designed to amend the Valuation Act 2001 in order that only the licensed premises portion of sporting clubs' properties will be valued for rates purposes. The work done by sports clubs throughout the country is well...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (8 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the reform of the allocation of teaching resources for students with special educational needs; when he expects this new model to be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29391/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Fees (8 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 332. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to the recent announcement regarding the freedom of information, FOI, application fee, his plans to revise the fees applicable to the FOI appeals process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29688/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (8 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 733. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 3 of 25 June 2014, if he will confirm that all persons who were on the long-term illness scheme and were also medical card holders at any stage during the three-year reimbursement period will receive said reimbursement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29452/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (8 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 734. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to any instance whereby eligibility for the long-term illness scheme was revoked on the grounds that the person was also a medical card holder; if there was at any stage a policy whereby persons on the long-term illness scheme could not also be a medical card holder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29453/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Licensing and Harvesting of Seaweed in Ireland: Discussion (8 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: The committee has received a written submission from Dr. Stefan Kraan, managing director of Ocean Harvest Technology, in which he concludes that in respect of the harvesting of Ascophyllum nodosum, the solution to the current impasse could be to grant licences to individual harvesters who currently harvest the species or can demonstrate that they have been harvesting the species during the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Licensing and Harvesting of Seaweed in Ireland: Discussion (8 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I have a general question for all of the delegates on their view of the proposal in the Ocean Harvest Technology submission regarding the granting of licences to individual harvesters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Licensing and Harvesting of Seaweed in Ireland: Discussion (8 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: Is the meeting being suspended or adjourned?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Licensing and Harvesting of Seaweed in Ireland: Discussion (8 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I will be brief as this has been a lengthy meeting. It appears that Acadian Seaplants would like to transplant to Ireland a model that works for the company in Canada without recognising that the system in place here is working. The seaweed forum has described it as a working and sustainable system. As such, it is not necessary to impose on the harvesters who have been employed in this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Licensing and Harvesting of Seaweed in Ireland: Discussion (8 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: It is not a strategic partner so this was a straight sale.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Licensing and Harvesting of Seaweed in Ireland: Discussion (8 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: It was indicated that údaras can draw back 40% of the sale price.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Licensing and Harvesting of Seaweed in Ireland: Discussion (8 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: The statutory declaration submitted earlier by another witness states there is an option to acquire 40% of the shares. Is there a difference?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Licensing and Harvesting of Seaweed in Ireland: Discussion (8 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: It is a signed statutory declaration and it was probably done as part of the sale. It clearly states "acquired". It was submitted in evidence earlier.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Licensing and Harvesting of Seaweed in Ireland: Discussion (8 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: It was submitted in evidence so the clerk has it anyway.