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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: Yes, that is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: Does that mean that there would not be time to invite the SFPA to come before us?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: That is all we can do.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Administration (22 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 50. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if DEIS funding will be reinstated for schools in County Donegal experiencing high levels of deprivation and for which families are forced to raise funds for essential maintenance in the schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22439/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (22 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 53. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new building for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal with construction due to commence in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22440/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (22 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 54. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the situation regarding a school (details supplied) in County Donegal will be addressed in view of the fact that it is still without an administrative principal despite having seven teachers and eight SNAs on its staff and is only one of two schools in Ireland facing this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22436/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (22 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will issue regarding the introduction of income contingent loans for third level education; the issues regarding student debt and the resulting barriers to education for persons from disadvantaged backgrounds that will be taken into account, which is the case in other jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (22 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the continued practice of single-sex education here; his plans to end single-sex schooling to tackle gender inequality reinforced by gender segregation in primary and secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22562/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Staff (22 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 490. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on Bus Éireann's recent recruitment plan for 200 extra staff with none allocated to County Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22126/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Construction Contracts (22 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 612. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the concerns regarding housing construction in County Donegal in respect of PPP contracts which preclude local contractors from tendering for local public works and the knock-on effect this will have on the SME sector which will also be precluded from working on future local projects; the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Wards of Court (17 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 114. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the recommendation of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality report on wards of court requesting a comprehensive and independent audit of the cases identified by a group (details supplied) will be implemented to ensure that optimum protection is afforded to all previous and current wards of court; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (16 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 64. To ask the Minister for Finance if an unsustainable situation facing an organisation (details supplied) in County Donegal and nationally which is facing a large increase in insurance costs with members unable to pay their renewals will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21645/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Integrated Ticketing (16 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 184. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the use of the Leap card in County Donegal will be rolled out (details supplied); his views on whether it is fair that as a result of the reliance on Bus Éireann expressway routes that service users in the county do not have access to the same discount options as those that use the Leap card in cities and are therefore forced...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tank Registration Scheme (16 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 218. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to change the deadline of registration of septic tanks from 1 February 2013 to enable those that registered their existing septic tanks to avail of a grant for remedial works required after inspection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21530/18]

Mandatory Open Disclosure: Motion (15 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: Instead of a motion on mandatory open disclosure, a more fitting motion would have been one of no confidence in the Government. I do not believe addressing mandatory disclosure will change anything as long as we have Fine Gael in power with Fianna Fáil in support or vice versa. We will continue to see scandal after scandal as long as the two establishment parties continue to play...

Mandatory Open Disclosure: Motion (15 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: I wish to share time with Deputy Fitzmaurice.

Palestine: Statements (15 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: It is an uncomfortable juxtaposition, a few days after Israel won the Eurovision Song Contest, to condemn the killing of innocent Palestinians by Israeli forces. Sadly, we will enter next year's song contest. Israel's celebration of the 70th anniversary of its declaration of independence presents another uncomfortable juxtaposition because it occurred as Palestine was marking Nakba Day and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (15 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 333. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be made available for staffing in neurology services and in the context of the upcoming budget in line with the neurology and epilepsy models of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20799/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (10 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 84. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a specific tax credit available for international screen production companies that bring post-production and visual effects work here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20718/18]