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Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (2 Apr 2019)

Thomas Pringle: Is the name just added on to it?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (2 Apr 2019)

Thomas Pringle: The word "forestry" should just be used.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (2 Apr 2019)

Thomas Pringle: I have a question on programme A and the number of food safety and hygiene inspections carried out in 2017. There was a target of 9,400 and 3,600 were carried out.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (2 Apr 2019)

Thomas Pringle: If we had received the documentation laid out here, it would have been a great deal easier to look at what is being done. It is not unusual documentation. Basically, they are the outturn targets and the outturns. I am sure the Department has done this previously and has provided the information to us. I do know why it is not done this way. It is retrograde and makes it difficult for us...

Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Mar 2019)

Thomas Pringle: I move amendment No. 2:In page 3, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following:“(2) Fishing for mussel seed will be excluded from the activities pertaining to fishing within this Act and will be considered a resource fixed to the sea bed thereby categorically differentiated from mobile fish stocks.”.

Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Mar 2019)

Thomas Pringle: I wish to reiterate some of the points made by previous speakers. The amendment is vitally important and goes to the heart of the matter. It also shows the mismanagement of the coastline by the Government. The Minister has said clearly that the matter must be dealt with through regulations and procedures that will be introduced afterwards, but that will not happen. That is why the issue...

Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (28 Mar 2019)

Thomas Pringle: The Minister has responded to most of the questions that were asked but he has not dealt with my question on how much stock we are talking about here. I asked how much fish is caught in the six-mile zone but it seems that neither the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority nor anyone else can answer that question.

Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (28 Mar 2019)

Thomas Pringle: The Department's own agency has not answered the question. Will the Minister provide the figures?

Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (28 Mar 2019)

Thomas Pringle: That is not what I asked-----

Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Mar 2019)

Thomas Pringle: I move amendment No. 1:In page 3, line 13, after “boat” where it firstly occurs to insert “or a boat used for the purposes of aquaculture”. The Minister outlined his reasons for dealing with all Stages of this Bill quickly. I note that he was quick to point out that this Bill is concerned with the broader principle, that it is not concerned with the day-to-day...

Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (28 Mar 2019)

Thomas Pringle: This is happening in the jaws of Brexit but it has been hanging around for a long time. It could have been dealt with in the past couple of years rather than waiting till the last minute to push it through. That has made a difference in how we would consider this legislation. We were prepared to speak on it before but the Government let it sit until we came to so-called Brexit or whatever...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Abuse (28 Mar 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Teaching Council can investigate and make a decision against a registered teacher under existing complaints procedures if it receives notification of an historic alleged complaint of sexual abuse by a student against a former teacher (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14559/19]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2019)

Thomas Pringle: Today in the Visitors Gallery there are several climate conscious students who travelled from Donegal this morning to attend the launch of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Climate Action's long-awaited report, which may or may not be launched this week, as originally planned. These young men and women organised a climate strike in Lifford, County Donegal, just over a week ago to coincide...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2019)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Taoiseach for his response. I hope this Government will not let the young people down and that we will not look back on the Taoiseach's contribution today and ask where was the inspiration and encouragement. We need to get beyond that now. It is one thing for the Taoiseach to say he is inspired and encouraged by what the young people are saying but when will we actually do...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: European Council Meetings (27 Mar 2019)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle and thank the House for its indulgence. I apologise for my absence.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (27 Mar 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 51. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to revise the 2017 national mitigation plan under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 to take account of criticisms of the plan by the climate change advisory councils, environmental organisations and the European Commission in view of the fact that an all-of-government plan will not be on...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (27 Mar 2019)

Thomas Pringle: This question relates to the national mitigation plan and the targets included therein. The Climate Change Advisory Council states they are totally deficient. What does the Government intend to do to ensure the targets will be met?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (27 Mar 2019)

Thomas Pringle: We have a bit of a problem in that we can judge future performance only on the basis of what we have done in the past. What we have done in the past has really been non-existent. How can we be sure something will happen? The Secretary General of the United Nations recently said to governments that now is the time for climate action, not speeches. This is vital. Our own body that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (27 Mar 2019)

Thomas Pringle: It does require government. That is the key. The Government can lead by example. If it is committed to making these things happen, the citizens will follow suit. Unfortunately, what is happening in this country is that the citizens are expected to do everything on the basis that the Government will tag along afterwards. That is the problem. We have not met any of our targets because...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (27 Mar 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 72. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is satisfied that recent submissions to the European Commission under the climate and energy governance regulation and national energy and climate plans will ensure that Ireland will meet the EU 2030 climate and energy targets; the quantitative assessment and modelling carried out to ensure the measures are...