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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bord na Móna (10 Feb 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 87. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to ensure compliance with the conditions for the rehabilitation of cutaway bog to wetland habitat, attached to the funding described in the memorandum of understanding regarding peat fired electricity generation outlined at appendix 8 of the Operational Programme for Economic Infrastructure 1994-1999; those...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Trans European Transport Network Programme (10 Feb 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 174. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of progress of the County Donegal Trans-European Transport Network, TEN-T, project; when persons can be informed as to when the project will commence; the way in which persons can receive the clarity of information in the absence of face-to-face meetings from the national roads and design office; if they will be open to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (10 Feb 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 565. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will report on the deletion of survivor testimonies to the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes; the follow-up his Department is taking on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7275/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (10 Feb 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 569. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will report on the hunger strike by a person (details supplied) in County Meath; the procedures for such instances; the reason An Garda Síochána would be involved; if reports are filed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7309/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (10 Feb 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 566. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will report on the recruitment of data protection experts by his office for dealing with the records from the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7276/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (10 Feb 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 568. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if aspects of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child can be put on a legislative footing given the legislative lacuna despite Article 42A; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7308/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (10 Feb 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 622. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 680 of 13 January 2021, if the email address for queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases referred to in the response will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6634/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Reviews (10 Feb 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 647. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made on the implementation of the 25 recommendations accepted in relation to the report of the review group on structures and strategies to prevent, investigate and penalise economic crime and corruption; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7067/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (10 Feb 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 860. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) with scoliosis will get an operation. [6996/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Feb 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 923. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 859 of 3 February 2021, if he will report on the areas of the question on the pandemic intersectoral and international policy unit in his Department which were not answered the first time, namely the aims and actions of the unit; the cost of the unit; if minutes are available to Dáil Éireann; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Funding (10 Feb 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 924. To ask the Minister for Health the status of developments of the capital spend and date schedule outlined for the community nursing units of St. Joseph’s Hospital, Stranorlar, Ramelton Community Hospital and Lifford Community Hospital in County Donegal; the status of the capital plan for these units; if his Department amended the plan to include for the additional capital required...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (10 Feb 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 1031. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, with the voisinage agreement in place to allow fishing vessels from Northern Ireland to operate in Ireland's waters, there is a mechanism in place to stop UK vessels registering as vessels in Northern Ireland to access Irish waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7274/21]

Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Pringle: I am sharing time with Deputy Connolly. The purpose of this Bill is to transpose EU Directive No. 2017/137, also known as the PIF directive. It will amend the 1994 and 2011 Criminal Justice Acts, the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 and other enactments. In his opening speech last week the Minister of State, Deputy James Browne, told us that the European Commission has...

Reappointment of the Ombudsman for Children: Motion (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Pringle: A fellow Donegal man, Dr. Niall Muldoon, was appointed as our second ever Ombudsman for Children in February 2015. I absolutely support the motion that Dr. Muldoon be reappointed for another term. Dr. Muldoon has been Ombudsman for Children while we have been experiencing a catastrophic failure in housing policy that has made thousands of children homeless. We have had countless reports...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Pringle: It is vitally important that the Dáil is what representatives are accountable to. That is where the discussions should be taking place, not on TV3 or RTÉ or anywhere else. People should be accountable here in the Parliament and let everyone see what they are actually saying in the Parliament. That is vitally important. The Dáil is on restricted time as things stand because...

Household Utility Bills Support: Motion [Private Members] (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important motion today. I have previously spoken about fuel poverty in Donegal and there have been many studies, reports and papers on the continuing issue of fuel poverty in Ireland. Five years ago, Unite the Union published a report entitled, A Cold Christmas, which examined the rate of fuel poverty on a county-by-county basis. It followed the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 43. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the expenditure priorities of Ireland for the EU Just Transition Fund in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1390/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Remote Working (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 44. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the impacts of Covid-19 on energy poverty and lack of access to working-from-home communications infrastructure are being evaluated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1391/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 89. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of UK licences for drivers living here that were not exchanged before the deadline of 31 December 2020; the steps drivers with Northern Irish licences need to take in relation to same; if the Road Safety Authority and National Drivers Licence Service communications strategy will be evaluated; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Provision (3 Feb 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 90. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the continuing forced ownership of cars for persons in County Donegal as detailed in the research paper Identifying Hotspots of Transport Disadvantage and Car Dependency in Rural Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1383/21]