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Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Thomas Pringle: Deputy Harkin will also take a minute or two. I will take four or five minutes. The Minister said earlier that we have the capacity to feed a population of 40 million based on sustainable food production but is our production sustainable? I do not believe he has outlined that it is sustainable. There are considerable differences about whether that is the case. The crux of it is, who...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (10 Jun 2020)

Thomas Pringle: I am sharing time with Deputies Fitzmaurice and McNamara. The Minister referred to how recent developments have impacted on our greenhouse gas emissions. Sadly, that has nothing to do with Government policy. Rather, we can thank Covid-19 for it. It is probably the only good to come out of the current situation. Is the best we can hope for that that situation will continue? I do not...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Barracks (9 Jun 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 10. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount that has been spent on refurbishment and maintenance to Finner Camp, County Donegal in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; the refurbishment works that will be carried out in the camp over the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10232/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (9 Jun 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 28. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken recently to his EU counterparts regarding China's proposed new security laws for Hong Kong; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10229/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Communications (9 Jun 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 29. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken formally to his New Zealand or Australian counterpart in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10230/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Communications (9 Jun 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 30. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the ambassadors in Ireland he has spoken to formally since 16 March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10231/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Wage Subsidy Scheme (9 Jun 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 49. To ask the Minister for Finance if the temporary wage subsidy scheme for the tourism and transport sector will be continued into the medium- term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9685/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Rebate Scheme (9 Jun 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 50. To ask the Minister for Finance if the restoration of the fuel rebate will be considered for the transport sector in view of the collapse in the tourism and transport sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9687/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (9 Jun 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 51. To ask the Minister for Finance if the reclassification of VAT status will be considered for the transport sector to harmonise the VAT system on the island of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9688/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (9 Jun 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 242. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of evidential intoxilyzer machines in each Garda division as of 1 June 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10233/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (9 Jun 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 243. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if funding has been secured to update the batons available to gardaí; when batons were last updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10234/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (9 Jun 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 244. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the Donegal Garda divisional protective services unit will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10235/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (9 Jun 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 245. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when each remaining divisional protective services unit will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10236/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Alcohol Sales (9 Jun 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 246. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of alcohol test purchases that were carried out within the Donegal Garda division; the number of premises that were found in breach of licensing laws; the frequency with which alcohol test purchases were carried out in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (9 Jun 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 405. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons employed at the cardiology and the orthopaedic departments at Letterkenny University Hospital; the number of vacancies; the estimated full year cost of filling each of the vacant posts by job title in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10239/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme (9 Jun 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 450. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the increase in funding planned for 2021 for the organic farmers scheme; if changes are planned to the minimum qualifying score which would bring more organic farmers into the scheme; the reason for the changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9657/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (9 Jun 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 507. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the National Broadband Plan; when the roll out will commence in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9661/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (9 Jun 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 535. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the introduction of a turnover-linked direct grant will be considered to assist with liquidity for the tourism and transport sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9686/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (9 Jun 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 536. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider increasing direct support to scheduled bus services to ensure that social distancing can be properly observed while safeguarding the viability of these operations in the short to medium term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9689/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (9 Jun 2020)

Thomas Pringle: 537. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the establishment of a public transport recovery task force will be considered to be independently chaired and include all key stakeholders and organisations involved in public transport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9691/20]