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Taxation Orders 2018: Motion (3 Oct 2018)

Thomas Pringle: This is a very interesting proposal when one looks at the details of it. I must say that the only reason I looked at it was that Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan was not going to be around last week when this was supposed to come up for debate so I was standing in for her to discuss it and read through it and read up on it to see what I could find out about it. It is very interesting because if...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2018)

Thomas Pringle: I am amazed by the Taoiseach's response which exemplifies why we need to enshrine the right to housing in our Constitution. It shows that he has no knowledge of or empathy towards those who depend on the State to step in and be the provider of last resort for housing. The Taoiseach referred to 8,000 social houses being provided this year. Where are they? I ask that the list of those...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2018)

Thomas Pringle: Where is it available?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2018)

Thomas Pringle: The Taoiseach is agreeing that 8,000 houses have not been delivered.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2018)

Thomas Pringle: The Taoiseach initially stated that 8,000 social houses were built.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2018)

Thomas Pringle: What the Government is doing is wrong.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2018)

Thomas Pringle: I reiterate the message put forward by my colleagues in the House today and express my own outrage at the Government's persistent neglect of its citizens when it comes to what should be viewed as a basic, fundamental human right, namely, the right to housing. I also reiterate what the UN special rapporteur, Leilani Farha, stated in her letter in The Irish Times, which was signed by 50 other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed): Professor Peter Stott (2 Oct 2018)

Thomas Pringle: I thank Professor Stott for his very interesting presentation. I have a number of questions which I will ask quickly. What are attribution signs and how has the concept evolved in recent years? Does the growing confidence in attribution signs change the way climate change policies should be evaluated for costs and benefits? For example, if we know that increases in temperature will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed): Professor Peter Stott (2 Oct 2018)

Thomas Pringle: My question is probably stupid but is it correct that if we halt climate change now, things will stay as they are and the extreme weather events we have had so far will continue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed): Professor Peter Stott (2 Oct 2018)

Thomas Pringle: Basically, the more mitigation we can do now the less adaptation we will have to do.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services Provision (2 Oct 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 151. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to open a new consulate general office in Faro, Portugal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39668/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (2 Oct 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 273. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of 1400 cc and 1500 cc motorcycles within the Garda fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39670/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Social Insurance Data (2 Oct 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 595. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated amount it would cost if class A employers rate of 8.6% was reduced to 8% for persons earning less then €376 weekly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39669/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Meetings (27 Sep 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 153. To ask the Minister for Health when a meeting with a group (details supplied) will be arranged with relevant health professionals, the National Cancer Control Programme, the HSE and Saolta University Hospital group in view of the fact that the organisation has been requesting a meeting since November 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39244/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Thomas Pringle: Mr. Griffin said he was watching the committee's work very closely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Thomas Pringle: Mr. Griffin was paying close attention but he was not paying that close attention.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Thomas Pringle: My questions have changed somewhat as the day has progressed, so we will see how I get on. When answering the first question, Mr. Griffin outlined the various State bodies with a role in addressing climate change. The gist of what he was saying is that there is not a need for an additional body. How do the existing bodies entice or mandate actions? Is their work made available to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Thomas Pringle: Is there anywhere we can see what that body actually deliberates on?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Thomas Pringle: Is what the body does routinely published?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Thomas Pringle: Yes.