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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Roles, Responsibilities and Key Programmes of Bord Bia: Discussion (23 Jan 2018)

Thomas Pringle: They can continue to pollute nd still keep their Origin Green status.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Roles, Responsibilities and Key Programmes of Bord Bia: Discussion (23 Jan 2018)

Thomas Pringle: How does it become part of the sustainability programme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Roles, Responsibilities and Key Programmes of Bord Bia: Discussion (23 Jan 2018)

Thomas Pringle: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Roles, Responsibilities and Key Programmes of Bord Bia: Discussion (23 Jan 2018)

Thomas Pringle: If we were to check the EPA's website, could we check with Bord Bia to see what was happening with the particular companies?

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (23 Jan 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 148. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contact he has had with Honduran officials regarding the disputed election results which took place recently in the country and the escalating violence as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2877/18]

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)

Thomas Pringle: First, I acknowledge the hard work and informed research carried out by the members and the Chair of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution over the course of four arduous months. It could not have been easy and the burden was huge but we are grateful that the committee members have done the groundwork to enable a constructive, respectful debate on the issue of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sustainable Energy Communities Scheme (17 Jan 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 154. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a grant is available to assist a person (details supplied) to re-establish an independent electricity generating system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2149/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (16 Jan 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when special educational needs organisers, SENOs, will be allowed to instruct schools to set up special needs classes in cases in which a school refuses same; if this new authority will be exercised before the end of the 2017-18 academic year to ensure students have an appropriate place for September 2018; the way in which limits to SENOs' new...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (16 Jan 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received correspondence from a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; if the school capitation grant will be increased in view of the hardship faced by schools across the country since cuts to the grant were made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1921/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Funding (16 Jan 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 460. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the HEA will provide a breakdown of the funding made available to an institute (details supplied) in 2016 and to date in 2018; if a copy of the agreement made between the HEA and the institute can be provided to indicate the specific spending requirements agreed to at the time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1955/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (16 Jan 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 570. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the cost associated with ratifying the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1365/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (16 Jan 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 1060. To ask the Minister for Health if a centre (details supplied) in County Donegal will be in receipt of capital funding in view of the fact that the interim building has been occupied for nearly two years and service users are in need of a permanent structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1608/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Programme (16 Jan 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 1211. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeframe for publishing primary and secondary legislation for a fishing penalty point system in view of the fact that the December 2017 deadline for the previous commitment to introduce legislation has now passed; his plans to bring the legislation for same before the Joint Oireachtas Committee of Agriculture, Food and the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (16 Jan 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 1264. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for the roll-out of fibre connections in Donegal town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54388/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Exports (16 Jan 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 1268. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has an updated position subsequent to April 2014 regarding the proposed renewable energy export policy and development framework; if he has had further discussions with his UK counterpart regarding same in the interim period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54659/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry (16 Jan 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 1472. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided by Fáilte Ireland in 2018 to institutes across the country conducting courses on tourism and hospitality; if so, the amount that will be provided; when the funding will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1957/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reports (16 Jan 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 1677. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she will publish the report into access to social welfare payments by seasonal workers in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1942/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (16 Jan 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 1679. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons previously self-employed who become carers do not receive credited contributions towards their pension entitlements, unlike PAYE employees; if she will address this anomaly, which may be affecting many self-employed persons and others who become carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1959/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Foreshore Licence Applications (16 Jan 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 1687. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of foreshore licences issued in each of the years 2012 to 2017 for Lough Foyle; the persons or bodies they were issued to; the geographical location of the licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54463/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Rates (16 Jan 2018)

Thomas Pringle: 1725. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if local authorities send a copy of their RA16 schedule of uncollected rates to him annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54749/17]