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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Services for People with Disabilities (12 Feb 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 651. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is a specific budget for the provision of the physical infrastructure at bus stops to accommodate wheelchair users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7079/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Expenditure (12 Feb 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 652. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding has been committed specifically for the construction of Fintra bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7080/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Expenditure (12 Feb 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 654. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated final cost for the refurbishment of Tír Chonaill bridge, Donegal town, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7082/19]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2019)

Thomas Pringle: This week has seen the culmination of the Fine Gael and Independent Government's incompatibility with industrial relations, and its blatant disregard for workers' rights. The Government has refused to engage with the INMO on issues of pay and recruitment in the health sector. This has forced nurses to rightly protest for better working conditions. The Government has refused to meet with...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2019)

Thomas Pringle: The Minister is saying that the current policy says there is no right to union recognition, but who does Údarás na Gaeltachta represent? Who is it supposed to represent and look after? Údarás na Gaeltachta is supposed to look after the people living in the Gaeltacht which not only means providing them with jobs but also the right to defend themselves and talk to their...

Nurses and Midwives Industrial Action: Statements (7 Feb 2019)

Thomas Pringle: I have a question to ask, as does Deputy Wallace. The Minister, Deputy Harris, said in his speech that he fully accepted the number of highly-qualified nursing, midwifery and medical professionals leaving the country is an issue that should be thoroughly investigated. Why is it that it only should be thoroughly investigated now? This has been going on for years. The Government and...

Nurses and Midwives Industrial Action: Statements (7 Feb 2019)

Thomas Pringle: The Minister said himself that not enough has been done.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fish Quotas (6 Feb 2019)

Thomas Pringle: The Minister's example of the mackerel quota might have relevance if mackerel were swimming up to piers in countries that did not already have quotas. This brings us back to the situation in Iceland, where it is dealing with mackerel it already has, but the fact is that people can sit and look out their windows and see where the bluefin tuna are. The reality is that if we are to allow our...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fish Quotas (6 Feb 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 11. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the application to Europe for bluefin tuna quotas taking into account the potential in angling tourism in Donegal Bay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5625/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fish Quotas (6 Feb 2019)

Thomas Pringle: My question relates to the potential of a bluefin tuna angling industry to develop in Donegal Bay. This could be vitally important in providing employment in the off season and in the angling season. In order for it to develop, we would need a quota. There is a catch and release programme but there has to be a quota to develop, yet the Department is dragging its heels when it comes to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fish Quotas (6 Feb 2019)

Thomas Pringle: There is no doubt that the tagging quota gets over the short-term problem of not having a quota but that is all it does. The quota is for tagging and scientific research but not for the tourism industry, which is vitally important. The by-catch quota is something like 100 tonnes.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fish Quotas (6 Feb 2019)

Thomas Pringle: This is in comparison with a European total of up to 8,000 tonnes. One would think that, given the value we give to Europe in terms of fishing rights, Europe would be able to reciprocate with a quota of 50 tonnes or 60 tonnes to allow fishermen to work in the off-season and to allow the development of an important industry in coastal regions, standing alone rather than related to scientific...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Landings (6 Feb 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 14. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the designation of ports in County Donegal to allow fish landings ahead of a potential hard Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5623/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (6 Feb 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 24. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his priorities for hill farmers under the new CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5624/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (6 Feb 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 26. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he will view the new CAP taking into account climate change obligations of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5626/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (6 Feb 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 144. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the primary care reimbursement service has changed the way in which it receives emailed medical card applications by reducing the file size, thereby ensuring it does not receive email medical card applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5948/19]

JobPath Programme: Motion [Private Members] (5 Feb 2019)

Thomas Pringle: Prior to Christmas, I raised this exact issue with the Taoiseach on Leaders' Questions. Based on 2015 and 2016 figures, I revealed that JobPath increased the chances of gaining full-time employment by only 2% for unemployed people. This was based on the Department's figures. It surely is a great return on the money invested in it. Figures for part-time work are better but this means that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Trade Union Recognition (5 Feb 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 104. To ask the Minister for Health his views on recent announcements of strikes by ambulance staff members of unions (details supplied) over the refusal by the HSE to recognise the right of the branch of the unions to represent members and the deduction of union subscriptions at source from their pay; his plans to engage with members of the union in an effort to resolve the impasse; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (5 Feb 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 79. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the role of a third party due to take over the running of services at a respite home (details supplied) in County Donegal; when the third party will commence managing the services at the home; the level of involvement the HSE will continue to have once the third party takes over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5276/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Investigations (5 Feb 2019)

Thomas Pringle: 177. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the appeal on the judgment regarding a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5583/19]