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Gnó Comhaltaí Príobháideacha - Private Members' Business - Cancer Screening: Motion [Private Members] (8 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: For information, this is a new agenda that has been worked out and imposed by the Business Committee. It relegates all of us parties to a lower standing in respect of both Private Members' business and general business. These are the new rules.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: Everybody wants to be back here in this House but I do not see the point in having another special meeting. We had a meeting before the recess when all of the experts were in. They basically said that maintaining a 2 m distance cannot be done in this House. We cannot have everybody in this House to vote. That is the reality of the situation. I do not see that changing through having a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (8 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 104. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider extending the national broadband plan to areas that are not listed as intervention areas in which Internet service providers offer speeds of less than 30 Mbps as in the case of a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21206/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Services (8 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 108. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason an Eircode (details supplied) is not recognised by companies other than Eircode; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21372/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (8 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of metro north; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21208/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (8 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 216. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding refunds for passengers of an airline (details supplied) who have had flights cancelled and are waiting on a refund; when refunds will be made; the steps he is taking to ensure these refunds are being made in a timely fashion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21819/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 516. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which a three teacher school (details supplied) with 82 pupils, which is one pupil short of the 83 pupils needed to fit the criteria for a four teacher school will be able to maintain the social distancing requirements as set out in the protocols for the reopening of schools; if an exception will be made in the case in order to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 517. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedures in place for the resuming of practical subjects in secondary schools and the logistics of running home economic classes when the schools reopen in view of the fact that the roadmap omitted these complex subjects and teachers have received no guidance in relation to restarting; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 548. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional buses will be put in place for school transport from Inver and Mountcharles, County Donegal, to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21864/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme (8 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 566. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a summer works grant for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22002/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 571. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has issued instructions to Bus Éireann to reject late payments from parents of eligible applicants under the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22023/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 572. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tickets issued under the school transport scheme at 31 August in each of the years 2018 to 2020 by primary, post primary and the subcategories of eligible, eligible exemption from charges and concessionary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22024/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (8 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 1025. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE continues to refuse to pay Dublin City Council for the provision of the ambulance service in Swords, County Dublin, which stands at €12 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21207/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Undefined (8 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 1418. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21423/20]

Back to School, Further and Higher Education and Special Education: Statements (3 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: As I have five minutes, I will ask my questions and then give the Minister the time to answer them. On his website, the Minister talks about the SUSI grant and he also spoke about it in his introduction today. He wants to reassure people there is scope to address loss of income as part of the grant scheme. I would like the Minister in his response to expand on how people will actually go...

Back to School, Further and Higher Education and Special Education: Statements (3 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: Why are they doing that?

Back to School, Further and Higher Education and Special Education: Statements (3 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: The Covid change is important because I know that, in practice, people are not accessing that. With regard to accommodation, there are many private providers of accommodation and students have been caught in the last year and do not want to be caught again. It is an unfair burden and the Minister needs to address it. The Minister referred earlier to laptops. Will there be a clawback from...

Nomination of Member of the Government: Motion (2 Sep 2020)

Thomas Pringle: I am sharing time with Deputies Fitzmaurice and McNamara. I wish Deputy McConalogue all the best and congratulate him on his elevation to the position of Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. I also wish Deputy James Browne the best on his promotion to Minister of State. I have no doubt that the incoming Minister, Deputy McConalogue, will fill the position well and I hope he stays...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Direct Provision System (30 Jul 2020)

Thomas Pringle: I share the views of my colleagues that this must cease to be a centre and no more asylum seekers should be moved in. The Minister should clarify that this evening. Unfortunately, the problem here is that IPAS is not dealing with asylum seekers properly and unless the Minister stays involved this situation will get out of hand again. IPAS will not accept people talking on behalf of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Direct Provision System (30 Jul 2020)

Thomas Pringle: I acknowledge that the Minister has intervened in the hunger strike in the Skellig Star. It is over, which is important. For anybody in Ireland to be on hunger strike sends a strong message to us. For the asylum seekers concerned to feel that was the only way they could have their voices heard is telling. It is time to resolve the issues and deal with them fairly and quickly. In her...