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Inland Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Inland Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017. There is no doubt that the ability to prosecute illegal fishing offences is vitally important for the State in terms of managing fisheries. However, I have some concerns with the Bill itself and how we have arrived at the position of requiring this legislation. As the Minister of State...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (3 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 4 o’clock People in Donegal do not want to see more exploration of solutions. They want to see actual solutions being put in place. This is the actual problem. I was very much in favour of the cross-Border idea with regard to radiology, which is being rolled out in Altnagelvin. However, the elephant in the room is Brexit and how this will impact on marrying together the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (3 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 6. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the ongoing delays in the approval for the appointment of consultants at Letterkenny University Hospital including a second breast cancer surgeon and an endocrinologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20881/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (3 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: My question relates to the recruitment of specialists at Letterkenny University Hospital, including a second breast cancer surgeon, an endocrinologist and all of the ancillary staff.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (3 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: The Minister referred to the recruitment of a full-time locum; namely a breast cancer surgeon. Is that what he said?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (3 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: That is okay. I wanted to clarify it. There have been numerous meetings and the Department has been good at facilitating the cancer groups in Donegal in that regard. However, meetings seems to be all we have had. In January 2016, it was announced that a second breast cancer surgeon had been approved for Letterkenny University Hospital and that recruitment would start immediately, but it...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (3 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 47. To ask the Minister for Health the detail of the proposed amendments to the review of the capital programme for disability and intellectual disability services in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20454/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (3 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 48. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of respite care for families in County Donegal with children who have life-limiting conditions and high complex needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20455/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Projects (2 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 54. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will address the need for a full-time administrator for a project (details supplied) in Letterkenny taking into account the project is solely run by volunteers yet has potentially huge benefits for local businesses and the community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20399/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (2 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in construction of a new school building project under the capital programme for a school (details supplied); the efforts he will make to prevent further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19400/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (2 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 317. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for the summer works scheme by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19421/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (2 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a funding request by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20470/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (2 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 692. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the scheme which is planned to encourage persons to take up residential occupancy of premises in towns and villages as part of the action plan for rural development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19244/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Post Office Network (2 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 693. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when she envisages rolling out the share value post office pilot scheme to post offices across the country; when a review will be carried out on the four post offices currently participating; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19293/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services Provision (2 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 843. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence from an organisation (details supplied); if he will address the need for a second breast surgeon, a breast radiologist, radiographer support and the infrastructure and support needed within the breast clinic at Letterkenny hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19419/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (2 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 875. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the ongoing concern regarding access to new pump start ups for children in County Donegal with type 1 diabetes, in view of the departure of a person (details supplied); his views on requests for a new paediatrician specialising in diabetes to be based at Letterkenny Hospital in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (2 May 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 1449. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the automated online system necessary for the full rollout of the targeted portion of the new affordable child care scheme will be ready early in 2018 as indicated previously in Dáil Éireann (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20167/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Staff Recruitment (13 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Minister of State for delivering the response and hopefully she will take the message back to the Minister that we are not satisfied with the answer that has been provided. The response states:[T]he requirements of the Letterkenny breast cancer service in the medium term are being assessed. This is being done in the light of the clear evidence that patients who are operated on...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Staff Recruitment (13 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: While I respect the fact that the Minister of State is here to take the Topical Issue, I am disappointed that the Minister could not see fit to come to the House to deal with this matter. The purpose of the Topical Issue debate is for Ministers to make themselves available to deal with the issues because they are important for the constituencies Members represent. In January 2016, the...

Report of the Joint Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Motion (12 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: The Minister, in his statement this evening, said we should remind ourselves of the process by which the committee reached this point. That is a good place to start. On Thursday last, the committee had a final draft report and received legal opinion on it, which gave it the green light. In the legal opinion, particularly in section 4, the barrister stated, with reference to incentives and...