Results 2,101-2,120 of 9,160 for speaker:Thomas Pringle

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (26 Apr 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 1743. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that general practitioner services have ceased in a centre (details supplied); when the general practitioner services will resume; if there is an agreement in place to ensure that the service will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20798/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (26 Apr 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 624. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration can be made for areas such as Ballymun, Dublin with a high percentage of social housing and in which there is a need to provide more home ownership if the affordable housing fund can be increased beyond €100,000 given that there is a real danger with upcoming affordable housing schemes in the area...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Citizenship Applications (26 Apr 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 705. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on their Irish citizenship application which was submitted in April 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19256/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (26 Apr 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 757. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if humanitarian assistance given to Ukraine is additional to the €1.044 billion allocated to official development assistance in budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20282/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (26 Apr 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 1197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that his Department has taken to develop public research partnerships in Ireland excluding within the EU horizons framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20283/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (26 Apr 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 1235. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on their Irish citizenship application which was submitted in March 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19257/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process (26 Apr 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 1270. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the Criminal Law (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Bill 2021 which passed Committee Stage in the Houses of the Oireachtas in September 2021 is due for Fourth Stage; if the drafting of amendments to existing legislation which would facilitate the transfer of Irish prisoners in the UK and other non-EU...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (26 Apr 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 1462. To ask the Minister for Health when a substantive reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied) sent to his office by this Deputy on 23 March 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19697/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (26 Apr 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 1581. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a scheme with the HSE under which a patient could get reimbursed some travelling expenses for travelling to hospital appointments, such as a person (details supplied); the details of any fund that could assist this person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20207/22]

Sick Leave Bill 2022: Second Stage (7 Apr 2022)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Acting Chairman for the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this Bill. I fully support workers’ rights to statutory sick pay. The fact this country has never had a statutory sick pay scheme needs to change. One positive element of this Bill is that it starts to bring about change in this area. However, it must be viewed very much as a start because we have a long...

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Apr 2022)

Thomas Pringle: Maybe the Minister is thinking that is something that should be addressed.

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Apr 2022)

Thomas Pringle: That is how fine it was - 14 votes. Fraud can make a very big difference in these kinds of things. Maybe it should have been 114 votes in reality but we will never know now.

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Apr 2022)

Thomas Pringle: That is it. I am here to stay. Regarding the management of the register, research has shown that there is public confidence in local authorities managing the register due to the practical benefits of local knowledge. I would agree with that. The committee recommended an oversight role for the electoral commission in the management of the electoral register and I agree that an oversight...

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Apr 2022)

Thomas Pringle: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on this important Bill. There is no doubt that this Bill is long awaited. Establishing an electoral commission has been on the policy agenda since 2007. I support its establishment and I know there has been broad support for its establishment. However, despite this, legislation must not be rushed through the House and we must allow for thorough...

Vacant Properties: Motion [Private Members] (6 Apr 2022)

Thomas Pringle: I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I have long been speaking about the devastating effects of dereliction and vacant housing on our towns and cities and the potential they hold in addressing the devastating housing crisis in this country. I have, in the past, called for a public housing programme led by local authorities, with a view to addressing dereliction...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (6 Apr 2022)

Thomas Pringle: Much of the European Council statements were rightly focused around the Russian military aggression against Ukraine. We must continue to condemn Russia's bloody and destructive attack on Ukraine at every opportunity we get. I am glad that this was the main focus of the European Council talks. We stand with Ukraine and its people. We should continue to condemn Russia at every opportunity...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (5 Apr 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 332. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the proposed demolition of a number of houses at a location (details supplied) puts the Housing Agency in breach of its mortgage agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17695/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (5 Apr 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 873. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the senior clinical psychologist with the HSE in County Donegal will be retiring in April 2022; the steps that have been taken to replace the person in this position; if the position has been advertised; the stage of the recruitment process for this or another psychologist position in County Donegal; the...

Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (31 Mar 2022)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. There is no doubt there is a need for a stronger focus on a circular economy and stronger accountability in terms of waste management and our personal environmental impact. It is important we start to consider the lifetime of products rather than see them in a linear, take-make-waste approach, as currently we tend to do. According to the...