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Leaders' Questions (9 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Taoiseach for his response. I note there is already regulation of posters in certain areas in this country. For example, Dublin City Council regulates politicians' posters. They have to be submitted to Dublin City Council so that it can have a look at them. It then decides whether they can be put up or not. They cannot be offensive or anything else like that. It is possible...

Leaders' Questions (9 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: Today we saw Google's announcement that it would stop accepting all advertisements relating to the eighth amendment in order, as it said, to protect the integrity of the process. This follows Facebook's announcement that it will only accept advertisements from Ireland on its platform, although this will simply mean that linked organisations will be exposed in Ireland and organisations will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Data (8 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of each contract for school bus provision by the length of the journey, number of children and cost of the route by each of the school bus routes in counties Donegal, Cork, Galway and Mayo without identifying the bus operator in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20029/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Controls (8 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 190. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons of Syrian, Eritrean, Afghan, Iraqi, Iranian, Libyan and Somalian origin refused leave to land at points of entry here in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19700/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Controls (8 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 191. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons of Syrian, Eritrean, Afghan, Iraqi, Iranian, Libyan and Somalian origin refused leave to land at points of entry here to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19701/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications Data (8 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 192. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that are in the asylum process for more than three, five and seven years, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19702/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (8 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 444. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 2125 of 20 June 2017, the outcome of her examination of the decision of the Social Welfare Appeals Office; if the right to full social welfare payments while residing in direct provision will be granted to all nationalities with a refugee declaration, a subsidiary protection declaration...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: CLÁR Programme (2 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: It is true that the documentation was not submitted by Donegal County Council. However, Donegal County Council had all the documentation to hand in the council offices. The Minister's staff never asked for it. It was never looked for. On a number of occasions the Minister's staff was in discussion with Donegal County Council and his officials did not ask for the documentation to be...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: CLÁR Programme (2 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: That is a very interesting outline of all the funding our county got, except for the CLÁR funding. That is what this question was about. It was about CLÁR funding, over which the Minister has discretion. If one looks at the figures across the country, one sees where the funding went. It did not go to Donegal, I contest, because Donegal's votes were guaranteed. That is the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: CLÁR Programme (2 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: I am talking about CLÁR funding.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: CLÁR Programme (2 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 19. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason for the anomalies regarding CLÁR funding in 2017 which saw only three successful projects under measures one to three in County Donegal; the reason funding under measure four is within the discretion of his Department and not directly under the local authority; if a scoring matrix will be used in the processing of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: CLÁR Programme (2 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: This question is about CLÁR funding for County Donegal. There were anomalies in the 2017 figures for CLÁR funding for the county. Can the Minister explain them? For example, County Donegal received 0.6% of the funding under measure one, even though it encompasses 6.4% of the district electoral divisions, DEDs. Overall, the funding the county received was 45% below thepro rata...

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: Inform the Chair.

National Cervical Screening Programme: Statements (1 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: Talk to your Chair.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (1 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 217. To ask the Minister for Health if funding has been allocated for essential upgrade works at Falcarragh Community Hospital, County Donegal; if so, when this funding will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18582/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Salmon Hardship Scheme (1 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 338. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the introduction of a comprehensive licence for salmon fishing will be supported for traditional salmon fishermen who have waited 11 years for an initiative addressing the impact of the ban on salmon fishing on their livelihoods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18586/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (1 May 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 417. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when her Department's report into barriers facing seasonal workers accessing social welfare payments in County Donegal will be published and made available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18714/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Negotiations (26 Apr 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 11. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Irish fisheries will be included in negotiations in the lead-up to Brexit; the progress made to date to defend Ireland's position in respect of fisheries in the lead-up to Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18263/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (26 Apr 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 31. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the consultation paper to review the options for more restricted access to large fishing vessels trawling specifically within Ireland’s six mile nautical zone will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18262/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Television Licences Data (26 Apr 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 202. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of television licences sold through post offices in each of the years 2014 to 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18347/18]