Results 1,961-1,980 of 9,160 for speaker:Thomas Pringle

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (7 May 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 229. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 512 of 28 April 2015, if she will expand on the reason she has no ownership or guardianship of Saint Naul's Well in Inver in County Donegal, despite the well being on the record of monuments and places; in relation to an inspection that was carried out in December 2012, the outcome of this...

Independent Planning Regulator: Motion [Private Members] (12 May 2015)

Thomas Pringle: The Mahon tribunal lasted 15 years and cost €159 million in total. It resulted in a 3,270 page report and had a history of quashed findings and reversed cost orders. It was the longest running public inquiry in the history of the State and played a part in the public's diminished belief that accountability could be achieved. The Government has not taken the tribunal seriously. It...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Economic Policy (12 May 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 204. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform as part of the spring economic statements 2015, the transparency measures that will be put in place to ensure that the national economic dialogue with civil society groups will be a fair and inclusive process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18127/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Data (12 May 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 420. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deportation orders signed between 1 April 2014 and 30 September 2014, including a breakdown of the nationalities they were issued to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18706/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (12 May 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 456. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) has left a post at Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal; if a replacement doctor has been installed to the position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18273/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme (12 May 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 573. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider adding a 29th sub-regional area to allow for an islands only region, as part of the new Leader programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18296/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (12 May 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 603. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the number of homelessness declarations made to local authorities in County Donegal in 2014, and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18651/15]

Other Questions: Workplace Relations Services (13 May 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 9. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress made in the reorganisation of the Employment Appeals Tribunal; the issues that have arisen from the reformed structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18412/15]

Other Questions: Workplace Relations Services (13 May 2015)

Thomas Pringle: This question relates to the reorganisation of the workplace relations architecture within the State, how that reorganisation is progressing and the impact it is having on the current caseload of the Employment Appeals Tribunal.

Other Questions: Workplace Relations Services (13 May 2015)

Thomas Pringle: Changes are taking place and 19 new adjudicator officers are being appointed but how are these proposed changes affecting the current workload of the Employment Appeals Tribunal? I know of cases that are taking more than two years to come to hearing and resolution. It is a very difficult situation for former workers, who may have been unfairly dismissed, to have this continuous wait for...

Other Questions: Workplace Relations Services (13 May 2015)

Thomas Pringle: Are staff that should be working on current cases before the Employment Appeals Tribunal working on setting up the new systems? Is that leading to the delays in having cases heard? Two years is far too long for anyone to wait to have a case heard and to have closure to that episode in his or her working life, regardless of the outcome. Is this being done with existing staff? Are the staff...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (13 May 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 37. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the measures he will introduce to improve security for workers on zero hour contracts, low hour contracts and short-term contracts, and for part-time workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18413/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Fishing Industry (14 May 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 3. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider the abolition of the sub-segmentation of tonnage and kilowatts to allow for improvements in safety at sea and better quality of fish landings in the pelagic sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18717/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Fishing Industry (14 May 2015)

Thomas Pringle: This question is on the sub-segmentation of tonnage and kilowatts in the fishing industry and the potential to improve safety and the quality of fish landings in the small pelagic sector if there were a change in policy to allow them upgrade their vessels.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Fishing Industry (14 May 2015)

Thomas Pringle: The issue is not increasing capacity or quotas. The vessel owners concerned already have quota allocations and they are not looking for an increase. This is about allowing some of the vessels the ability to go to sea in less favourable weather and enabling them to catch and land better quality fish, which would have an impact on earning capacity. Will the Minister outline what impact it...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Fishing Industry (14 May 2015)

Thomas Pringle: I know there is a trade-off and a balance must be struck, but this proposal would not increase capacity because capacity is already there with regard to tonnage and kilowatts in the national fleet. It is a question of how it is used to maximise quality and safety at sea. The Minister has placed much emphasis on safety, and rightly so, but this could and would improve safety for those...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Administration (14 May 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 13. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason he has, at this late stage, introduced a marking system for the evaluation of applications under Tier 3 of the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme; his views that it is proportionate; if he acknowledges the burden it is placing on applicants and their planners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18630/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas (14 May 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 14. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will detail the representations his Department has made to the European Union in relation to bluefin tuna quotas, with permission to develop a catch-and-release angling tourism sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18628/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Skills Development (14 May 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 15. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine regarding the research carried out by the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs, which found there is a need to upskill young persons to facilitate the 10,000 new jobs to be created by 2020, the supports he will put in place to facilitate new entrants in the marine economy; if he will increase supports for those on the new farmer's...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Marine Plan (14 May 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 33. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to implement a data-collection and biological sampling course for fishermen, as recommended by the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs in the Marine Economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18629/15]