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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Permanent Structured Co-operation (21 Mar 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 63. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the scale of Ireland's involvement in the European Union Training Mission Competence Centre and Upgrade of Maritime Surveillance to be developed under PESCO and which were formally adopted by the EU Council on 1 March 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12883/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff Appeals Mechanism (21 Mar 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an appeal by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal will be considered in view of its need for extra staffing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13096/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Tús Programme (21 Mar 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 311. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the national review of the operation and delivery of the Tús initiative will conclude; if Tús services in County Donegal will be preserved (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13015/18]

An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2018)

Thomas Pringle: I am sharing time with Deputy Joan Collins. Voting "Yes" is the necessary first step to ensure safe, legal and compassionate medical care is afforded to all women on an equal basis in Ireland. People are ready to repeal the eighth amendment because they are free to be more compassionate now and, unlike at any other time in our past, we are beginning to understand the principles of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (20 Mar 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 344. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when Ireland will opt into the optional protocol in relation to the UNCRPD; the reason it was not declared at the time of Ireland's official ratification of the convention in view of the fact that in the roadmap to ratification it states Ireland's intention to sign and ratify the optional protocol to the Convention on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (20 Mar 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 882. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Bus Éireann recently made changes to its timetable (details supplied) for the express services from Donegal Town to Dublin from 9am to 8:30am; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12948/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Housing Assistance Payment (20 Mar 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 937. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the location from which a HAP applicant can redeem the full cost of rent which they have had to borrow in order to pay the rent while the HAP application is being processed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11927/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Expert Panel on Concrete Blocks (20 Mar 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 1067. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to ensure that a State-funded mica redress scheme will be provided as part of the approach to the issue to be announced in April 2018; the extent to which his response will include local authority homes affected by mica in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12972/18]

United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Motion (7 Mar 2018)

Thomas Pringle: I am not sure if this day is a cause for celebration or for criticism of the Government's record to date on the ratification of the UNCRPD because, while we celebrate the ratification of the convention, we are standing here 11 years on since Ireland became a signatory. While I welcome ratification, in my opinion, today should constitute an opportunity for the Government to make an official...

Sustainable Seaweed Harvesting: Motion [Private Members] (7 Mar 2018)

Thomas Pringle: They should be on an equal footing.

Sustainable Seaweed Harvesting: Motion [Private Members] (7 Mar 2018)

Thomas Pringle: As a resource, seaweed has been available to communities living along the coast for many years. It has recently caught the attention of the Government because Údarás na Gaeltachta wanted to sell its seaweed processing plant to a Canadian company. In recent times, there came to be a lot of focus on it when the Canadians were happy to buy the plant provided they could have access to...

Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Mar 2018)

Thomas Pringle: The role of vulture funds in Ireland expanded dramatically when Fine Gael and the Labour Party came to power. The same is true now that Fine Gael and the Independents are in power. They have become a terrifying new breed of landlord thanks to a Government the policies of which lured them here in the first place. Their existence is a symptom of a complacent Government prioritising private...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues specific to Agriculture, Food and the Marine Sectors: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Mar 2018)

Thomas Pringle: I thank all the witnesses for their contributions. Agriculture, forestry and other land use makes up 24% of total emissions in the environmental pillar. Does that include any of the processors such as the creameries or meat producers? Are they categorised as agricultural or industrial? The Environmental Protection Agency referred to Origin Green, Bord Bia's sustainability programme....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues specific to Agriculture, Food and the Marine Sectors: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Mar 2018)

Thomas Pringle: I have a couple of questions overall. Between the dairy sector and the ICSA, as this goes for both groups, given what we heard earlier that even if everything is done right there will still be excess emissions from the existing farming using traditional methods, what are we to do? Should we say that we will have higher emissions and we will sustain that, and put our hands up and say we will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Disability Act Employment Targets (6 Mar 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 90. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if Part 5 of the Disability Act 2005 will be amended to allow for a greater number of persons with disabilities to work in the public service; if the public service employment target of 6% of persons with disabilities takes into account the existing rates of disabilities associated with an ageing workforce; if graduates with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services Provision (6 Mar 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 168. To ask the Minister for Health if the national development plan, Project Ireland 2040 funding will be allocated to bring County Donegal's maternity services into alignment with the national maternity strategy and national maternity standards; if not, the reason therefore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10704/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (28 Feb 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 156. To ask the Minister for Health if a second dialysis unit is being developed in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10267/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (28 Feb 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 184. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 169 of 21 February 2018, the contractual commitments contained as part of the recently announced funding commitments for Killybegs harbour centre (details supplied); the reason the figures do not correlate between those provided by his Department and the figures provided in his reply; and if he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the representatives from the Irish Farmers Association, IFA, for their presentation. Most of my questions have already been asked by the other committee members. I will wait to see what the answers are. I was not here for the first day of hearings, but this is a very useful insight into the way Coillte operates. Some basic questions about the contracts need to be answered. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Thomas Pringle: I have several questions, some of which are linked to those posed by Deputy Martin Kenny. It has been very interesting to hear Coillte's response to the issues raised and I would like to address some of them. Mr. Stanley said that some of the partnership meetings will take place over the phone, which is amazing. I wonder how many of the partnership meetings actually took place by means of...