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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (27 Oct 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 154. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding agriculture payments for a person (details supplied); when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32409/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (26 Oct 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 16. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will expand on the measures announced in budget 2017 in relation to broadband, including an update on the technological solutions emerging through the tender process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32058/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Incentives (26 Oct 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 45. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will expand on the measure announced in budget 2017 in relation to biomass, including the €50 million of capital spending to assist in the development of the renewable heat incentive; his plans to extend the renewable heat incentive to domestic energy users; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (26 Oct 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 83. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to outline the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the disability allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32218/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Rockall Island Ownership (26 Oct 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 98. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding negotiations over ownership of Rockall; the steps being taken by him to secure Ireland’s territorial claim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32243/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (26 Oct 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 187. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 92 of 12 October 2016, if she will provide clarity on the authority of her statement in relation to an EU Council decision not to include the ICS as part of the provisional application of CETA, taking into account this decision has not been made public and is in direct contradiction of the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (26 Oct 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 188. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the fact that the ICS aspect of CETA remains an element of the finalised text of the trade agreement and that this could create a regulatory chilling effect on its potential implementation at some future date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32177/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (26 Oct 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 189. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason Ireland is prepared to advance CETA to authorise its signing and contemplate some degree of provisional application in the absence of CJEU on the EU-Singapore free trade agreement, EUSFTA; the reason further clarification is needed on the matter of competencies for the elements of the agreement; if she will obtain...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (26 Oct 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 190. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way the policy decision of the Government on the matter of provisionally applying CETA complies with its legal obligations under Article 7 of the Aarhus Convention in respect of public participation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32179/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (26 Oct 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 191. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if Ireland will call for an agreement that any member state may unilaterally withdraw from the provisional application of CETA; if Ireland will oppose any action or call to pressurise any state or region opposing this agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32180/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Costs (26 Oct 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 192. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will elaborate on the single affordable childcare scheme and the way it aims to raise the low income of workers in the child care industry; the way she will ensure that the subsidy will be passed on to workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32215/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Costs (26 Oct 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 193. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way the single affordable childcare scheme will prevent child care facilities from driving up prices even further; the monitoring mechanisms in place to prevent this; if the introduction of a cap on fees will be introduced sooner rather than later in an effort to prevent price hikes, a cap similar to that already introduced as part...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (26 Oct 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 194. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether the provision of child care needs to move away from the profit driven model currently in place, in view of the issue of low wages for workers in child care facilities, very high fees for parents using these facilities and the demand that will arise for child care places after future schemes are introduced; her plans...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Cross-Border Co-operation (25 Oct 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 344. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the negotiations with the Crown Estates in relation to the transfer of powers to the Loughs Agency in order for them to control the licensing of aquaculture within Lough Foyle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32027/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Rare Diseases (25 Oct 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 493. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Donegal with high-complex needs, rare diseases and life-limiting conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32028/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Data (25 Oct 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 494. To ask the Minister for Health the number of severely disabled children that are registered with the HSE who live in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32029/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (25 Oct 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 592. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to her reply to Parliamentary Question No. 92 of 12 October 2016, if she will provide immediate clarification of the nature of the charge upon public funds envisaged; the basis for her determination that this constitutional provision is appropriate; if the State intends to rely on Article 29.8 of the Constitution in view of...

Syrian Conflict: Statements (20 Oct 2016)

Thomas Pringle: We used to have a reputation around the world as a country that small nations suffering oppression would look to be a voice on their behalf in the UN. That was a very proud record. Over the past ten or 15 years, we have decided to undo that record and undo the esteem in which we have been held by small countries around the world. We have done that by allowing Shannon Airport to be used as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Sector: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development (20 Oct 2016)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Commissioner for coming here today. Most of the questions on the CAP, Brexit and so on have been addressed by my colleagues on the committee so I will change tack slightly. Agrifood trade between the European Union and Africa has become a deficit situation for the African countries, with potentially serious consequences. The migrant crisis continues to rage and the imbalance in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Sector: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development (20 Oct 2016)

Thomas Pringle: The figures I have tell a different story.