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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Thomas Pringle: I had a question about the additional services the Minister outlined earlier that are being rolled out by An Post. Where they tendered for or what was the process?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Thomas Pringle: What about the closure of individual post offices?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Thomas Pringle: Why are the post offices closing before the services are rolled out? How many of the post offices that will close have fewer than 12 transactions per week? How can the Department roll out the additional services without tender?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Impact of Retirement Packages for Postmasters: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Thomas Pringle: Was the decision taken to provide it through An Post?

Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (12 Jul 2018)

Thomas Pringle: I will take this opportunity to thank all the Members for their support and comments. I also thank the Ceann Comhairle for handling the debate and ensuring that we finished in time, as without his stewardship we could have talked ourselves out of it and ended up without passing the Bill. It is welcome when there is cross-party support for an initiative such as this. It is a moment to be...

Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (12 Jul 2018)

Thomas Pringle: I have just one final point. In domestic terms, the Bill places a significantly increased onus on the ISIF, other State bodies and, importantly, the Oireachtas to seek to achieve significantly higher levels of due diligence, transparency and accountability in the energy policy and investment decisions that will be taken in the coming years. These are decisions that will determine whether...

Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (12 Jul 2018)

Thomas Pringle: I move amendment No. 1:In page 3, to delete lines 13 to 28 and substitute the following: "(a) in section 49—(i) in paragraph (f), by deleting the second instance of the word "and", (ii) in paragraph (g), by substituting "Fund, and" for the word "Fund.", and (iii) by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (g):"(h) measures taken in accordance with section 49A, as inserted...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Reports (12 Jul 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 437. To ask the Minister for Health when the report carried out by the HSE on Lifford Community Hospital will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31979/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Jul 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 480. To ask the Minister for Health his views on concerns expressed by surgeons (details supplied) in the north west (details supplied); if requests for dedicated surgical elective beds, enhanced emergency general surgery access and additional services after hours and at the weekend to deal with the waiting list will be responded to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32182/18]

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2018: Second Stage (11 Jul 2018)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. I raised these issues during Leaders' Questions last week because of a mass of confusion and anxiety among families in limbo due to the slow implementation of relevant legislation and a lack of communication from the Department of Health. While it is important to understand what this amending Bill and the Children and Family Relationships Act...

Pathway to Redress for Victims of Convicted Child Sexual Abusers: Motion [Private Members] (4 Jul 2018)

Thomas Pringle: The case of Louise O'Keeffe deserves to be remembered not only for the heinous crimes that were perpetrated against her but mainly for the way the State has tried to distance itself from them. It is a signal in regard to how the State deals with such cases. This has been done on our behalf and on behalf of every citizen of this State, but who gave the State the right to do it? Rather than...

Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2018)

Thomas Pringle: Small businesses in rural Ireland have been haemorrhaging since Fine Gael came to power. Not only have Government policies failed to support rural economies, an anti-rural sentiment has emerged from its cosy relationship with Fianna Fáil, resulting in a sweeping tide of depopulation and rural retreat, devastating counties like my constituency of Donegal. Thanks to this anti-rural...

Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2018)

Thomas Pringle: The Taoiseach did not mention any of the things the businesses in Donegal mentioned, which include the closure of post offices and the closure of Garda stations, that is, the things that are having an impact on their businesses. The Taoiseach spoke about the reduced VAT rate which has been in existence throughout the lifetime of the decline of rural Ireland but has had zero impact on it....

Urban Regeneration and Housing (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Jul 2018)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the debate on this important Bill and its intent to target the large-scale developers who have been hoarding land yet pay nothing for the privilege. The Bill will increase the vacant site levy to 25%, remove exemptions that decrease the levy, provide restricted definitions of what constitutes a vacant site and offer the owner of a site deemed vacant the opportunity to enter into...

Establishment of Special Joint Committee on Climate Action: Motion (3 Jul 2018)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the setting up of the special committee on climate change. I acknowledge the efforts of the Citizens' Assembly in its discussions on how to make Ireland not just compliant in respect of climate change mitigation but also a leader. This is something we need to remember as we experience this unprecedented heatwave and other recent weather phenomena which are happening with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (3 Jul 2018)

Thomas Pringle: I thank Mr. Hartery for his introduction and the outline of his résumé. I wish him well in his role as chairman of Horse Racing Ireland, and all that it involves. Coming as I do from Donegal I probably do not have as much first-hand knowledge of Horse Racing Ireland as we do not have too many race tracks up in Donegal. We do, however, have a couple of successful jockeys. I wish...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (3 Jul 2018)

Thomas Pringle: That is dead on.

Order of Business (3 Jul 2018)

Thomas Pringle: Tuesday's business shall be No. 13, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Employment Equality Act 1998 (section 12) (Reservation of vocational training places) Order 2018, referral to committee; No. 14, motion re air service agreements with Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, referral to committee; No. 15, motion re establishment of a special joint committee on climate...

Leaders' Questions (28 Jun 2018)

Thomas Pringle: That is the point; it is not enough to just do the headline issues as these are the actions that need to happen for them to have real meaning. The Tánaiste is right when he says that many families will be celebrating this weekend at Pride. It will, however, be empty unless they can see these actions will take place. It is a mundane part of the recognition for them. Perhaps the...

Leaders' Questions (28 Jun 2018)

Thomas Pringle: This weekend, the Pride parade, with the theme "We are Family" will take place in Dublin. The theme is apt when one considers how far we, as a country, have come with the passing of the same-sex marriage referendum. Ireland was the first country to legalise same-sex marriage by means of a popular vote. Although it can seem like Ireland is becoming a fully inclusive and open society, if one...