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Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Report Stage (24 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: I congratulate Deputy McLoughlin on introducing the Bill which will probably pass this evening or very shortly afterwards. I pay tribute to Love Leitrim and the campaign groups in Leitrim and south Fermanagh that campaigned actively against fracking and kept it on the agenda up to the stage where legislation is going through the House to ban it altogether. Fracking is not a good industry...

Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Report Stage (24 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: Only in Donegal could it happen. This is a company advertising solar panels for households claiming that it even works in the dark. Maybe it does, but I would love to see it actually happening. Wind energy is not about renewable energy in this country; wind energy is only about making money for investors. The imposition of wind farms on communities around the country is completely...

Residential Institutions Statutory Fund: Motion [Private Members] (24 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: I congratulate Deputy Connolly on tabling this motion. It is important that we try to right some of the wrongs within the Caranua organisation. We have a problem with the truth in this country, but we also have a problem with addressing the truth once it has been revealed. That is obvious in the way we deal with victims of abuse, in this case those who suffered gravely under religious...

Priority Questions: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (24 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 33. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to allow access to SUSI grants to students from Ireland that are currently studying a level 5 equivalent course in a college (details supplied) in view of the fact that students on level 6 courses are currently entitled to the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24463/17]

Priority Questions: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (24 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: This question relates to the thousands of students from Donegal who are attending the North West Regional College in Derry city on level 5 QQI equivalency courses but are unable to access student supports in that regard from the State.

Priority Questions: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (24 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: The crux of the problem is that students attending PLC equivalent courses outside the State are not entitled to supports. This needs to be examined by the Department. Approximately 2,400 students from Donegal are taking courses in the North West Regional College in Derry. This access to third level education is important to them. While students undertaking a higher national diploma at the...

Priority Questions: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (24 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: The fact that the practice is the same across all countries is not sufficient justification to not do what I am proposing. A different situation pertains in Ireland, taking into account the island of Ireland, the peace process and the Good Friday Agreement. It is not sufficient to say that a range of courses is provided in the South because if that were the case, there would not be 2,400...

Leaders' Questions (24 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: It is not an allegation.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology Staff (24 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to bring about the appointment of a president for Dundalk Institute of Technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24462/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Extra Curricular Activities (24 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to diocesan advisers visiting primary schools across the country to monitor and evaluate a programme (details supplied); if these advisers are vetted and checked by his Department; if the attention of the parents of children attending these schools are drawn to the visits beforehand; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (24 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the organisations and schools which made a submission to the public consultation on the role of denominational religion in the school admissions process in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24459/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (24 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of submissions he received from persons as part of the public consultation on the role of denominational religion in the school admissions process; the number of single email submissions he received from persons as part of the public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24460/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Prisoner Transfers (23 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 43. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the position regarding the progress being made in the drafting of the transfer of sentenced persons Bill; when she envisages its introduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24733/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Prisoner Transfers (23 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: This relates to the draft transfer of sentenced persons Bill, although that is not the Long Title. I understand the heads have been approved since 2013 but the Bill has yet to be published. What are the Minister's plans for the Bill?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Prisoner Transfers (23 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: Is it the position now that the transfer of prisoners cannot take place while we are waiting for this legislation to come through? I know there are several people who are waiting to transfer to complete their sentences in this jurisdiction. The Bill is vital for those prisoners. Legislative delays are not acceptable given that by the end of this year the transfer of this EU decision into...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Prisoner Transfers (23 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: That simply highlights the fact that applications are on hold. This is affecting people and their families. They may be prisoners who have committed offences and have to go through their custodial sentences, but they should be able to do that within a reasonable distance of their families. The prisons should be reasonably accessible for the families. Being in prison in England or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: I thank Dr. May for her contribution. I have to go to the Dáil for a parliamentary question so I may not be here for the response, but I will get it from the record, so apologies in advance. I was interested in Dr. May's remarks that the general scheme contains significantly more detailed information than she believes is required and how that would impact on the rapidly changing area...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Leader Programmes (23 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 406. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will consider simplifying the application process for Leader funding in view of the fact it can be burdensome for small community groups which do not have access to professional advice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24559/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation (23 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 413. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of phase 2 of the town and village renewable scheme; her plans to launch a pilot scheme before it is rolled out further; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24772/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Motorised Transport Grant Closure (23 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 496. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the scheme to replace the motorised transport grant; the expected date for its implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24406/17]