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Leaders' Questions (21 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: -----in spite of the Government's support or anything the Government has done for the county.

Leaders' Questions (21 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: Businesses, including tourism businesses, in Donegal must wait until 2021 to get adequate broadband under the Government's plan. The Government has consistently refused to prioritise the areas most marginalised in the roll-out of broadband despite questions from me in this House. The people of Donegal are resilient and they have the ingenuity to build but they are not getting the support...

Leaders' Questions (21 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: The exchange rates is completely out of the Government's control and it cannot do anything about it. The Government must focus on rural Ireland and give it the tools to be able to develop; the people will develop it. The Tánaiste mentioned IDA Ireland in her contribution and last year it made three visits to County Donegal. The only place in the county it will look at developing is...

Leaders' Questions (21 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: As the Dáil comes to the end of its term, it would be useful to paint a picture of the Government's achievements in the past five years. There is no better way of doing this than giving a comparative rundown to show how my county of Donegal has fared since the Government came to power. There are 31,000 people suffering from fuel poverty, up 10,000 since 2014. In 2013, 18,700 people...

Other Questions: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (21 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 8. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will make a submission to the Competition and Consumer Protection Authority on the takeover of Irish Country Meats by Anglo Irish Beef Processors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2294/16]

Other Questions: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (21 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: I do not think I would be as lucky on that somehow.

Other Questions: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (21 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: This question deals with something that is quite topical within the farming sector. It concerns the purchase by Anglo Irish Beef Processors, AIBP, of 50% of Irish Country Meats. What implications could that have for the beef and lamb processing sectors across the country?

Other Questions: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (21 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: That is a clear outline of the process that is involved in making the decision, in terms of the Competition Authority. However, the key point is that as the national policy deviser or driver for the agricultural sector, my specific question is whether the Minister and his Department will be prepared to make a submission to the Competition Authority should a call be made for interested...

Other Questions: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (21 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: The Competition Authority may not ask the Department directly for its views on this. The authority may advertise that it is considering this merger and acquisition, and seek submissions from interested parties. Is the Department an interested party concerning this matter?

Other Questions: Fish Quotas (21 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 7. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how he will ensure that active vessels of under 10 m will receive an adequate herring quota if a small quota is secured for the north west in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2293/16]

Other Questions: Fish Quotas (21 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: The question relates to the potential share-out of the herring quota in the north west later this year. The Minister indicated it might be possible to finalise this in February.

Other Questions: Fish Quotas (21 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Minister for this positive news. It should be a positive message for the inshore fishermen, particularly those with boats of less than 10 metres. It is difficult to explain to them why there is zero quota in the north west when herring is being caught off the pier on Arranmore Island. Last weekend, I spoke to a fisherman whose son caught herring off the slipway in Glencolmcille...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Fish Quotas (21 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 3. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the implementation of a catch and release bluefin tuna angling fishery in the north west; if he will ask for a quota to facilitate this potentially important tourism initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2363/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Fish Quotas (21 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: This question relates to a submission the Minister's Department has received from angling operators in the north west on the potential of a catch and release bluefin tuna fishery. There is significant tourism potential and it is something many inshore fishermen could use to supplement their income throughout the year, especially during the off-season months of September and October when such...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Fish Quotas (21 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: The Minister's answer is basically the same as the one he gave me six months ago when I raised this question. It goes to the heart of the European Union's fisheries policy. The Minister has referred to the fact that a country has to have a track record of fishing for bluefin tuna to be able to secure a quota. I have tabled another parliamentary question today on the issue of track records....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Fish Quotas (21 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: I do, but the reality is that it would involve a maximum of 3 tonnes out of a quota of 22,000 tonnes across the European Union. It is welcome that the Minister has said he will discuss the matter with the Commissioner. That is progress because the Minister said previously that there was no point in even asking for a quota. If we do not go looking for something, we will never get it. I...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheepmeat Sector (21 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 10. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a premium of €20 per ewe to assist sheep and hill farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2295/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas (21 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 12. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if European Union quotas are decided on historical fishing track-record, how Lithuania secured a horse mackerel and mackerel quota in Irish waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2296/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments (21 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 15. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will work towards a suckler cow premium of €200 per head in order to ensure that beef farmers can remain in business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2297/16]

Confidence in Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: Two appointments have been made outside the public service appointments process by the Labour leader, the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection. It reminds us of the position not long ago when the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Richard Bruton, appointed the chairman of the Workplace Relations Commission outside of the normally recommended procedures. It...