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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Horse Racing Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: Does it make a difference?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Payments Administration (15 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 65. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether 21.8 medical assessors, including the chief and deputy chief medical advisers, is an adequate number to assess applications for social welfare payments in view of the fact that more than 56,000 social welfare applications required a medical assessment in 2013; her plans to tackle the backlog and ensure any such assessments are...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Payments Administration (15 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: If I may, I will congratulate the Tánaiste on her appointment and election as leader of the Labour Party. I also congratulate the new Minister of State, Deputy Kevin Humphreys, on his appointment to the Department. The question arises from the extraordinary delays being experienced in having social welfare applications assessed by medical assessors in the Department. In 2013, 21.8...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Payments Administration (15 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Tánaiste for her reply. I have experience of trying to get applications processed that involve a medical assessment. When one tries to find out how long it will take to get such an assessment, the response one gets from the Department is "How long is a piece of string?" There is basically no time limit on medical assessments being carried out. Very often I have had to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Payments Administration (15 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: There is no doubt that the review system allows extra medical evidence to be submitted. However, the fact that each medical assessor must process more than 2,800 new applications every year, not to mention further reviews, is surely a heavy workload. That workload issue is identified by the fact that the Minister has received approval for four additional assessors. Is it the case that one...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Insurance Payments (15 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 67. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to provide unemployment and disability benefits for self-employed PRSI contributors; if she will consider introducing changes to PRSI contributions to provide for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31168/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Insurance Payments (15 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: This relates to self-employed PRSI contributors and the Minister's plans, if any, to provide unemployment and disability benefits for them.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Insurance Payments (15 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: The extension of the class S contribution to allow for invalidity pension is a welcome development for self-employed people. A greater issue than the cost and value for money is the fact of having a safety net if one is self-employed. Many are forced to be self-employed and do not choose it. To have the safety net of an entitlement to jobseeker’s benefit would be of great benefit to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Insurance Payments (15 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: While I recognise the contribution for the self-employed is much lower than for those in employment, there should be recognition that they are self-employed and are quite likely to be employers themselves through the nature of their business. A lower rate of around 8% should be brought in to allow them have all the benefits such as jobseeker’s benefit if they become unemployed through...

Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate in support of people with disabilities. I commend Deputy McGrath on tabling this motion. It is important and timely, in light of the recent cuts that have taken place, that we should be debating this issue tonight and tomorrow night. The Statement of Government Priorities 2014-2016 published last Friday stated:The Government will...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (15 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 87. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider reversing the cut to jobseeker's allowance for those aged under 25 when considering the negative disproportional impact it has on young persons and that it is effectively a cut to a core social welfare payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30927/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Payments (15 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 99. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to raise the living standards of low income families within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30928/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks Projects (16 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 144. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide details of the recent inspection by officials from the National Parks and Wildlife Service to Inis Bó Finne Island off County Donegal to monitor corncrake numbers; the rank of the relevant officers involved; the nature of the information recorded; an itemized list of all lands entered during the course of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff Scheme Expenditure (16 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 160. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide details of the annual cost of REFIT in relation to wind energy; the projected cost in the next ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31801/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (16 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 221. To ask the Minister for Health the total cost in hiring one chiropodist. [31693/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (16 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 222. To ask the Minister for Health the total cost in hiring one health care assistant. [31694/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (16 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 223. To ask the Minister for Health the total cost in hiring one home help. [31695/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (16 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 224. To ask the Minister for Health the total cost in hiring one occupational therapist. [31696/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (16 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 225. To ask the Minister for Health the total cost in hiring one physiotherapist. [31697/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (16 Jul 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 226. To ask the Minister for Health the total cost in hiring one social worker. [31698/14]