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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Correspondence (12 Oct 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 140. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there is internal correspondence in relation to a person (details supplied); if so, if that documentation will be made available to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49458/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Citizenship Applications (12 Oct 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 213. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when persons (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. [49348/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (12 Oct 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 224. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a person (details supplied) will receive their first-time passport which they applied for on 4 August 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49660/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Education Schemes (12 Oct 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 317. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will clarify the rules relating to a course (details supplied) in Ulster University, Coleraine, County Derry; if it qualifies as acceptable for the back to education allowance when there is a clear exit off the course with different levels of award at level 7, 8 or 9; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (12 Oct 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 340. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps that are being taken to address the staffing shortages in the Ballymun Intreo office (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49652/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (12 Oct 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 443. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is correspondence or documentation in the possession of her Department that confirms that a person (details supplied) suffered from a psychiatric illness as a result of a workplace incident; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49457/21]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rights of People with Disabilities (7 Oct 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 99. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the ways in which disabled persons are supported to partake in public life and activities such as politics and policymaking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28224/21]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rights of People with Disabilities (7 Oct 2021)

Thomas Pringle: There are over 650,000 people in Ireland with a disability. As one campaigner said, participation does not mean them coming along to a weekly meeting and telling their stories. We should be encouraging full participation in all aspects of political and social life. What steps is the Minister taking in this regard?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rights of People with Disabilities (7 Oct 2021)

Thomas Pringle: I am glad to hear there is evidence of interdepartmental co-operation, which is sadly lacking in most aspects of Government life here. I hope that continues because it is vital to ensure that all voices are heard, especially for a sector that makes up such a large part of our society, but unfortunately is largely hidden and not seen or noticed by us policymakers. I heard at a committee...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rights of People with Disabilities (7 Oct 2021)

Thomas Pringle: One of the participants at the committee noted that the party whip system further prevents many disabled people from speaking the truth when they disagree with policies that affect them. Impaired people with disabilities may fear they will get lost in the party system with no avenue to ensure their perspectives are fully considered. This is surely an indication that being an Independent is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Oct 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the lifting of restrictions in October 2021 will also remove the restriction on sanitary and toilet facilities at driver test centres to allow access to instructors, students and those accompanying learner drivers to lessons and tests. [48843/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (7 Oct 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 227. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason a passport has not been finalised in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48803/21]

The National Youth Justice Strategy 2021-2027 and Supporting Community Safety: Statements (6 Oct 2021)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak on the National Youth Justice Strategy 2021-2027. I welcome its attempt to address youth crime in an holistic, multi-agency and proactive way, focusing on early intervention and preventative work. This type of work, although effective, is often overlooked and the Government has a history of only addressing issues after they arise...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Oct 2021)

Thomas Pringle: The Minister will probably be glad to hear I will not be raising mica today. I raised it yesterday during Leaders' Questions.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Oct 2021)

Thomas Pringle: I will ask about respite care in County Donegal. On 25 May, I asked the Minister, Deputy Ryan, the same question on the Order of Business. He told me he would refer to the relevant Minister for response and, as usual, we have no response. I have heard nothing since. Is it a case there is no relevant Minister or that the Minister is not relevant? Either way, the issue is still an ongoing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reports (6 Oct 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 41. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to previous Parliamentary Questions querying the four year delay in publication of the report A Review into Certain Planning Matters in Respect of Donegal County Council, if he will provide a headline descriptor for each of the specific issues that he is considering; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reports (6 Oct 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 42. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a definitive timeline for the publication of the report A Review into Certain Planning Matters in Respect of Donegal County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48581/21]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2021)

Thomas Pringle: Perhaps I have a lack of experience, but I thought the budget set out what the Government intends to spend money on in the coming year. Perhaps I am wrong in that regard. As I see it, the budget is the deadline for what is happening with the mica issue. What I can see is that the Government is kicking the can down the road. This email, which I printed off, arrived last night for us. The...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2021)

Thomas Pringle: Last week, we saw a major Government kite-flying exercise involving leaks from within on the issue of mica redress prior to the publication of the working-group report on the grant scheme. I can tell the Minister that they went down like the Titanicwith people in Donegal. I am sure it was the same in Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Tipperary and other affected countries. What happened only served to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (5 Oct 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 104. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the primary focus of the EXEED grant scheme is carbon reduction or certification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47801/21]