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Other Questions: Middle East Peace Process (26 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: I know the Minister has made public statements calling for them to be reversed, but unfortunately all they have been are public statements. It is obvious to everybody that the Israelis have used the softly-softly approach from the international community to continue with the settlement programme and accelerate it. They know because of the attitude of the international community that by the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (26 Feb 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 27. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent executions carried out by the Jordanian Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8304/15]

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Mar 2015)

Thomas Pringle: This Bill sets out to change how the entitlements of lone parents will be dealt with after 2 July. I will deal with that in the second part of my contribution. I will focus on what are presented by the Department as technical changes relating to carer's allowance and benefit. We often see Bills coming through with technical issues in them, but they must be looked at in detail to ensure...

Family Home Mortgage Settlement Arrangement Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Mar 2015)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate and commend Deputy Michael McGrath on bringing forward the legislation. It is important to keep this issue on the agenda. It seems Private Members' business is the only means by which that can be done, because it does not seem to be on the Government's agenda. This is a crisis that was foreseen. In May 2011, the Technical Group...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Missions (3 Mar 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 248. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his Government, during Ministers' trade missions over Saint Patrick's weekend, will be promoting the north-west region as a potential destination for Industrial Development Agency supported companies coming to Ireland; the total number of agency visits to County Donegal in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas (3 Mar 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 279. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to roll out the social farming initiative under the Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9046/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Rare Diseases Strategy Implementation (3 Mar 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 407. To ask the Minister for Health in view of his meeting with mothers from County Donegal of children with life-limiting conditions, his plans to look into cross-Border access to medical services, especially in paediatric and hospice care; if he has made representations to the relevant officials in Northern Ireland regarding the potential of cross-Border access to services; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (3 Mar 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 408. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the end of cutbacks in the health service, if he will address the accumulated effects of cutbacks to Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal, especially while a new consultant is being recruited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9044/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Positive Ageing Strategy Implementation (3 Mar 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 409. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the increasing isolation felt by elderly residents in remote locations in County Donegal, his plans to promote social inclusion for persons living in remote areas and provide funding for organisations that work to combat the social isolation of elderly residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9045/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (3 Mar 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the staffing levels in national schools (details supplied) in County Donegal will be affected by the recent changes announced by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8945/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Bioenergy Strategy Implementation (3 Mar 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 589. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the strategic environmental and appropriate assessments, including public consultation, for the draft bioenergy plan; if County Donegal and the north-west region of the country will be included in the measures to stimulate and support the supply of Irish biomass; when the finalised plan...

Dairy Sector: Statements (4 Mar 2015)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate this evening. As I do not have a background in farming, Members will have to pardon my ignorance on some matters. Only last year at the agriculture committee and in the House there was much discussion about how positive the end of the milk quotas would be in 2015. There was going to be no downside, only an upside for the dairy...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Generation (4 Mar 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 19. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has any information on the carbon footprint of one 3 MW wind turbine, taking into account the transport, materials and the installation process involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9075/15]

Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2015)

Thomas Pringle: In common with other speakers, I welcome this Bill, which finally will deal to an extent with what has been an ongoing problem for many years for many transgender people to have the State recognise their existence and their rights within this society. It is hard to get past the feeling that the State has been dragged kicking and screaming to this point of bringing forward this legislation....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (5 Mar 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 17. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the percentage of applicants refused a social welfare payment who did not go to Appeals Office for the years 2013 and 2014; the reason for the high percentage of applicants that do not go through the appeals process after a disallowance of payment; if this is due to the fact that applicants are not aware of their entitlement to appeal and are...

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhionannas Pósta) 2015: An Dara Céim - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Bill 2015: Second Stage (10 Mar 2015)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I will start by saying that I will be voting "Yes" on 22 May next. It is vitally important that we encourage as many people as possible to come out and join us in voting "Yes". If the majority votes "Yes" on 22 May, Ireland will be joining many other countries in recognising same-sex marriage, including the Netherlands, Belgium,...

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (10 Mar 2015)

Thomas Pringle: I wish to indicate that I support the Bill, which arises from a court case and judgment in the Court of Appeal earlier today. The matter is linked to head shops which sold so-called legal highs. I campaigned against head shops in Donegal and marched against them in Donegal town in 2010. At that time communities across the country were delighted when the Government moved and prescribed the...

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Mar 2015)

Thomas Pringle: I move amendment No. 1:In page 5, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: "1.(1) Section 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1997 is amended as follows:(a) subsection (2) is replaced with the following---"(2) The Government may only declare a substance, product or preparation (not being a substance, product or preparation specified in the Schedule to this Act), to be a controlled drug for...

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Mar 2015)

Thomas Pringle: The amendment attempts to shorten the process for proscribing new drugs. The Minister stated he must bring in primary legislation every time he wants to do that but that is more cumbersome. The previous system was that the Department could declare it. I do not see why it cannot be possible to have that declaration merely brought before the Houses so that it can be passed. This would be a...

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Mar 2015)

Thomas Pringle: My reading of the judgment is that the court stated that in the absence of the Oireachtas making the decision-----