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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (7 Mar 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 477. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a company (details supplied) for the FreeStyle Libre to be considered by the HSE for inclusion on the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11242/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Mar 2017)

Thomas Pringle: Regarding the transfer of sentenced persons, the heads of the transfer of execution of sentences Bill were approved in 2013. We are four years on and a number of sentenced prisoners who wish to return to this jurisdiction to complete there sentences are unable to do so because of delays with the Bill. When is the Bill likely to be before the House?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Certificates (1 Mar 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 80. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to waiving or reducing the certification fee for EU nationals who are long-term residents here who wish to apply for naturalisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10523/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (1 Mar 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 243. To ask the Minister for Health when the automatic medical card scheme for children in receipt of domiciliary care allowance will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10524/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (28 Feb 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 167. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the International Protection Office has issued a 60-page application form to be returned within 20 days to residents in direct provision centres which does not allow them time to get advice on the completion of the form that will have a direct bearing on the success or not of an asylum application; if she will ensure that each...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (28 Feb 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 377. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the settlement size should the non-rural houses rate apply to the social housing capital investment-unit cost ceilings circular for the incremental purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10073/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance (28 Feb 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 427. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the other allowances a person in receipt of disability allowance, living alone allowance and fuel allowance may be entitled to; if he will address this in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10049/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Projects (28 Feb 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 446. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason persons who are participants on community employment and Tús schemes who are being selected for JobPath programmes are being told they have to attend even though they are participating in a labour activation programme already; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10395/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Projects (28 Feb 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 447. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the fact that jobseekers' participation on JobPath is restricting the ability of community employment and Tús schemes to recruit participants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10396/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Projects (28 Feb 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 448. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount Seetec and Turas Nua have been paid in 2016; the number of persons they have placed in jobs; if any of these placements include community employment schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10397/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Welfare Services Provision (28 Feb 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 449. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the location of drop-in community welfare clinics in County Donegal; if consideration will be given to opening a clinic in the Bunbeg and Derrybeg area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10398/17]

Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2017)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome that the Minister will make contact with regard to the local issues, but that is only part of the problem. The Tánaiste has outlined the record spending, and I anticipated this response to my question. The issue, however, is not about staff in Sligo University Hospital but about the hours of the staff being cut. It is not a recruitment issue but rather bad management, bad...

Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2017)

Thomas Pringle: I have raised the issue of diabetes care many times in the House. Despite that not much investment is needed, diabetes treatment seems to be left idle. We spend €1.3 billion per year on diabetes treatment, €800 million of which is spent on treating the complications of the illness. This €800 million could be significantly reduced with proper management of diabetes...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (23 Feb 2017)

Thomas Pringle: 66. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount of funding each county will receive for the buy and renewal initiative and the repair and leasing initiative as part of the recently announced action plan for rural development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4166/17]

Industrial Relations (Right to Access) (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Feb 2017)

Thomas Pringle: I fully support the Bill. It is vital and important legislation. All workers should be entitled to access their union representatives at places of their convenience. In most workplaces, this would be the shop floor of the place where the workers are working together. It is vital that we allow workers to organise and be represented by people who know the ins and outs of labour law and can...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Thomas Pringle: I find some of the discussion we are having today disturbing. There seems to be an ideology at play within the committee that one can only appreciate something if one pays for it. That is the crux of the problem. Merrion Square is a lovely park. I appreciate it, but one could ask whether we should pay to go into it. That is the logical conclusion of what we are saying, namely, that one...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Thomas Pringle: I am getting so frustrated listening to the way the conversation is going. I am not talking about previous speakers, unfortunately, I am talking about the witnesses and their ideology. Under the 2007 Act the system allows for people who are wilfully wasting water to be identified and targeted. We can use the meters that are already in place for that purpose. Through district metering,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Thomas Pringle: I am not sure if any cases ever went to court but before I was elected to the Dáil my day job involved serving wastewater notices on people to repair leaks. Whether people have gone to court or not is not the issue. Perhaps the implementation of the section needs to be streamlined and adjusted to ensure it is effective.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Thomas Pringle: I asked a question on group schemes and the contribution of those schemes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Public Water Forum (22 Feb 2017)

Thomas Pringle: Can it only be appreciated it if is being paid for?