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Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: Regarding the rural action plan, there is much plan and no action. Three months after its announcement, we face the possible closure of 265 post offices, reduced bus services and the scuppering of the national broadband plan by the Taoiseach's Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment. How does this reflect on the Government's action plan? It shows that no action is...

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: That is for another day-----

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: Why did the Government take them away?

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: Rural Ireland was dealt another blow recently when Ulster Bank announced plans to shut 22 branches between June and September of this year. Two of those branches are located in Ardara and Raphoe in my constituency of Donegal. Once they are closed, it will leave these rural towns without any form of banking facility at all. Ulster Bank claims the restructuring of its services is required...

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: Will the Taoiseach get the finger out and take some action rather than publish more reports that will only gather dust, running down rural Ireland and forcing more emigration on our communities?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Union Services (12 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 115. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of developments regarding credit union ambition to facilitate financing for social housing, small and medium enterprises and mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18477/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (12 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the consultation process on the role of denominational religion in the school admissions system; the possible approaches for making changes; the number of submissions received; if he will provide a list of those that made submissions; the future plans for the consultation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18484/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (12 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider changes to the consultation process on the role of denominational religion in school admissions following the census 2016 figures announced on 6 April 2017 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18485/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Places (12 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 215. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that have applied for placement on a community employment scheme and have been refused a place; the number of community employment schemes that have been unable to fill all their places in County Donegal in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18625/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Work Placement Programmes (12 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 216. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to review the Tús scheme to allow persons to have a two-year placement and to allow persons over 55 years of age to be eligible for another placement after one year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18626/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (12 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 334. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of bidders' applications to connect the remaining 500,000 homes covered under the national broadband plan since the plan was revised after a company (details supplied) was granted 300,000 premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18479/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (12 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 335. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position for future homes and businesses built on or close to a company's (details supplied) blue lines in relation to broadband coverage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18480/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (12 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 336. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the overall viability of the remaining 500,000 premises still covered by the national broadband plan after 300,000 houses were given to a company (details supplied) in recent changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18481/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Reports (11 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 65. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on the contents of his Department's report into seasonal workers in County Donegal and the barriers in accessing basic social welfare payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17849/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Harbours and Piers Maintenance (6 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 25. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department includes the remit of the maintenance of local authority harbours; the future funding initiatives to be established by his Department to address the need for larger scale upgrades of harbours in County Donegal including the multi million breakwater project at Greencastle harbour and the Inver Pier...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Reports (6 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 26. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason for the delay in publishing the report on mica; when the report will be made publicly available; if a redress scheme for properties in County Donegal will be included as a result of the report's findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16815/17]

Other Questions: Third Level Funding (5 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: I take it from the Minister's response that options one and two are being pursued but he failed to say whether he was pursuing option three, the income contingent loans. I take it from his response that the Department is pursuing the income contingency loans. That is regrettable and should not be done because it places a huge burden on students and does not contribute anything to...

Other Questions: Third Level Funding (5 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 37. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce income contingent student loans as part of the future funding model of the third level education sector despite the concerns raised in relation to the introduction of this type of funding model on access rates and problems associated with debt burden; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16504/17]

Other Questions: Third Level Funding (5 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: This question is about the Cassells report and trying to see what the Department's view is on the potential for student contingent loans.

Other Questions: Third Level Funding (5 Apr 2017)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Minister for his response. It seems from his response that the Department is going ahead and doing much work on how student income contingency loans would work in practice alongside the work the Oireachtas committee is doing. The Department has not actually contributed to the work the committee is doing at the moment. It has not given evidence there. Why is the Minister...