Results 2,161-2,180 of 9,160 for speaker:Thomas Pringle

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (24 Mar 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 369. To ask the Minister for Health the total annual cost to the State of delivering cancer treatment in the public system from 2018 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15522/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (24 Mar 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 408. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quota of mackerel from Irish waters given to France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15748/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (24 Mar 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 413. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quota of mackerel given to Ireland in the waters of France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15759/22]

Rising Energy Costs: Motion [Private Members] (22 Mar 2022)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak on this important issue. I also thank Sinn Féin for putting forward the motion because it is important we debate it. While it is one of a number of similar motions over the past while, it shows the importance of the issue as well. I am fully in support of this motion in its intention to address the rising energy costs. It is...

An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Thomas Pringle: Last week Letterkenny University Hospital saw a significant increase in Covid-19-positive attendances and admissions. There were 84 patients with Covid-19 being treated in the hospital last Wednesday and 11 wards were affected by Covid-19 outbreaks. This will no doubt increase even more following the bank holiday weekend just gone. The INMO has called for the HSE to declare the current...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (22 Mar 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 117. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when a critical skills application by a person (details supplied) will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14973/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (22 Mar 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 168. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a driving licence will be issued to a person (details supplied) who applied on 16 July 2021 for a foreign licence exchange from a recognised state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13944/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (22 Mar 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 250. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will establish a policy taskforce which was requested by an organisation (details supplied) to enable the delivery of the programme for Government commitment to enable the credit union movement to grow as a key provider of community banking in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14410/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (22 Mar 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 327. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Donegal County Council is proposing to demolish a number of houses in a housing development (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14334/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (22 Mar 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 396. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Irish-born children of foreign nationals are automatically entitled to an Irish passport upon turning 18 years of age or if they must apply for citizenship first; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14402/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (22 Mar 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that a school (details supplied) has not been included in the new list on the DEIS schools programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14436/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Ukraine War (22 Mar 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 613. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a single person who is in receipt of the living alone increase, the fuel allowance and a household benefit package will be able to keep these entitlements if they decide to take in a Ukrainian refugee family into their home (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14418/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Mar 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 845. To ask the Minister for Health the podiatry waiting list by location and waiting time by month in County Donegal in January 2021 and January 2022; the number of HSE podiatry clinics held within the county; the number of podiatry staff employed; the number of vacancies for podiatrists by location, acute and community; when these vacancies will be filled; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Mar 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 952. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the services at facility (details supplied) in Letterkenny, County Donegal have been abruptly curtailed; his plans to reinstate the service to run five days a week as it had been prior to lockdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14416/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (22 Mar 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 1151. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the options that are available for a person (details supplied) who state that they were never made aware of the option to move from AEOS to GLAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14772/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Gambling Regulation Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Thomas Pringle: I thank our guests for their contributions so far. I agree with Senator McDowell's remarks from earlier. It seems to be just encouraging gambling. Going from having no regulation to having some might be seen as an improvement, but if it does not restrict or put in place methods of restriction of gambling, then it will be problematic. It will be donkey's years before we get to the point of...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Mar 2022)

Thomas Pringle: We saw a small acknowledgement of the cost-of-living crisis from the Government. In reality, however, it will not even begin to alleviate the pain and suffering I am seeing on the ground in County Donegal. We need action on rents too, and one aspect of that is the housing assistance payment, HAP. HAP limits have not increased since 2016. Rents have increased significantly in that time,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (10 Mar 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider making temporary policy changes to the operation of the school transport scheme in County Donegal to accommodate eligibility anomalies that arise for those parents and students in MICA affected homes forced into temporary accommodation while availing of the defective concrete block scheme; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (10 Mar 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions that have been taken by her Department to realise the Government objective to regularise the employment, terms and conditions and pension rights of school secretaries and caretakers (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11030/22]

Financial Resolution: Excise (9 Mar 2022)

Thomas Pringle: I am sharing time with Deputies McNamara and Fitzmaurice. This financial resolution is the Minister's response to the crisis we are facing at present. I have a slight amount of sympathy for the Minister with the current crisis, but it is only a small amount. It is interesting how it has been undermined by all the oil companies before it is even implemented. We have been treated to...