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

Thomas Pringle: The debate is about the use of the public appointments process. I would like to also remind the Labour Party that, on page 42 of its 2011 manifesto, it stated its first step would be to: "End political cronyism by opening up positions on state boards to all qualified candidates, and require appointments to be scrutinised by the Dáil." Under the manifesto heading, "Ending Political...

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

Thomas Pringle: -----are suited to these jobs and how does she objectively demonstrate they are highly qualified? These people's highly public profiles do not exactly identify or demonstrate their high skills. It is sickening to think that certain cherry-picked individuals are awarded privileged positions in society and, in this instance, allowed to bypass the interview process which ordinary applicants...

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

Thomas Pringle: Recent revelations point to not just one but two appointments made outside the-----

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (20 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 15. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation how he will increase the number of Industrial Development Agency Ireland-sponsored visits to County Donegal and accordingly increase the county's share of job creation numbers within the north east and the north west regions, given that counties such as Sligo and Louth experience higher numbers of agency-sponsored visits, yet are...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Data (20 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 26. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will respond to recent findings in the GeoView report compiled by An Post and Ordinance Survey Ireland which showed that the overall commercial vacancy rate in County Donegal stands at 14.2% with 32% in Ballybofey, the highest in the country, while the national average stands at 12.6%; how he will address the issues that are...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 134. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the amount Seetec Employment and Skills Ireland has been paid for its work under the JobPath scheme; how many persons it has assisted; her views on whether this represents value for money; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2315/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (19 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the organisations she uses for outsourcing departmental work, including the processing of applications, the value of the contracts in place and the tasks they carry out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2316/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Spent Convictions Legislation (19 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 281. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality why the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 was not brought before Dáil Éireann by the end of 2015 as indicated in her recent reply to Parliamentary Question No. 109 of 18 November 2015; when will the Bill be brought before Dáil Éireann; if this will be before the end of this Dáil, given that justice reform...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Controls (19 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 274. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons refused leave to land at Cork Airport from 25 to 31 October 2015, by reason for refusal, by nationality, by gender, by country to which they were returned, and by the number who subsequently applied for asylum. [1895/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Controls (19 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 275. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons refused leave to land at Dublin Airport from 25 to 31 October 2015, by reason for refusal, by nationality, by gender, by country to which they were returned, and by the number who subsequently applied for asylum. [1896/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Controls (19 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 276. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons refused leave to land at Cork Airport from 15 to 21 November 2015, by reason for refusal, by nationality, by gender, by country to which they were returned, and by the number who subsequently applied for asylum. [1897/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Controls (19 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 277. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons refused leave to land at Dublin Airport from 15 to 21 November 2015, by reason for refusal, by nationality, by gender, by country to which they were returned, and by the number who subsequently applied for asylum. [1898/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Controls (19 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 278. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons refused leave to land at Cork Airport from 6 to 12 December 2015, by reason for refusal, by nationality, by gender, by country to which they were returned, and by the number who subsequently applied for asylum. [1899/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Controls (19 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 279. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons refused leave to land at Dublin Airport from 6 to 12 December 2015, by reason for refusal, by nationality, by gender, by country to which they were returned, and by the number who subsequently applied for asylum. [1900/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Misconduct Allegations (19 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 286. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality why the then Garda Commissioner did not disclose in Febuary 2002 that he designated the death of a person (details supplied) as a hit-and-run road traffic accident and gave directions that names of persons (details supplied) were not to be attributed to this death; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2137/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Misconduct Allegations (19 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 287. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Morris tribunal, which commenced on 28 March 2002, had been informed by her Department or the Garda Commissioner of the redesignation of the death of a person (details supplied) in February 2002 and the fact that the person's death was no longer considered as a murder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2138/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Misconduct Allegations (19 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: 288. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality why in September 2002 the then Garda Commissioner did not make the inquest into the death of a person (details supplied) aware of the redesignation of that person's death; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2139/16]

Convention on the Constitution Final Reports: Statements (14 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: I am glad to have an opportunity to contribute to the statements on the Constitutional Convention. The Government's response to the recommendations of the convention makes for sobering reading. According to Second Republic, overall, the Government has accepted 32% of the convention's recommendations for constitutional reform and 58% of its recommendations for policy reform. While this may...

Hospital Emergency Departments: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: We are happy enough.

Hospital Emergency Departments: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Jan 2016)

Thomas Pringle: I support the motion fully. Just as the housing crisis was manufactured by the Government and just as the mortgage crisis was manufactured, the crisis in the accident and emergency departments in our hospitals throughout the State is a manufactured one. What is stark in all these crises is that the Minister and his Government are unwilling to do anything about it. Health services have...