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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (2 Dec 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 10. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs how the €85 million in funding for child care will improve affordability and accessibility to early childhood care; if there is a reduction in available child care places due to the extra free pre-school year announced in budget 2016; how he will address this sudden increase in demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care Education (2 Dec 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 32. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding to be allocated to County Donegal and the number of children to benefit from the recently announced new programme which will provide supports for children with disabilities attending the free pre-school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42674/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (2 Dec 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if persons who were previously on a jobseeker's allowance and who were moved onto a supplementary welfare payment due to illness, but who are not entitled to illness benefit due to a lack of stamps, are entitled to the Christmas bonus in 2015, given that they are unable to seek work and are financially vulnerable; and if she will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: BirdWatch Ireland (1 Dec 2015)

Thomas Pringle: I thank Ms Egan for her presentation and will refer to a few points from it. One issue that must be discussed is the activities of the factory ships off the west coast at present. As for what is happening out there, much of it comes down to the difficulty or lack of will in respect of enforcement on the part of Irish authorities. In addition, over the past year or so difficulties have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: BirdWatch Ireland (1 Dec 2015)

Thomas Pringle: I ask about enforcement and the difficulties of enforcement at European level.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: BirdWatch Ireland (1 Dec 2015)

Thomas Pringle: I doubt that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: BirdWatch Ireland (1 Dec 2015)

Thomas Pringle: There have been instances where a Spanish boat has landed into an Irish port and is inspected by the SFPA and everything is above board. At its next landing in Bilbao in Spain, nobody hears anything about it or what happened. When the boat comes back to the Irish port the next time, everything is above board again. There is that problem in terms of enforcement and access to information...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: BirdWatch Ireland (1 Dec 2015)

Thomas Pringle: It is supposed to, but they just tell it where to go.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: BirdWatch Ireland (1 Dec 2015)

Thomas Pringle: Ms Egan referred to the citizen science initiative. Does that envisage fishermen providing information rather than just citizens as such? From speaking to fishermen, I know they complain that surveys are done in areas where they would never fish. They see very big marks of herring in a particular area which is never surveyed. It is the local knowledge of the fishermen that could be also...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (1 Dec 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 84. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the implementation of the working group's recommendation to prioritise applicants for asylum who are waiting for a decision for five years or more; if she is aware that information on implementation has not been communicated to a number of persons in this circumstance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42376/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (1 Dec 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 100. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when legislation reducing bankruptcy terms from three years to one year will be introduced to Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42377/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (1 Dec 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 237. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the aspects of the north-west and north-east regional action plan that will target the chronic lack of investment in County Donegal, which has led to low numbers of job creation in the past number of years in comparison with the rest of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42824/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (1 Dec 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 585. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of an ongoing situation (details supplied); the steps he will take to resolve it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42827/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas (1 Dec 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 586. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress he has made in implementing the recommendations of the Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42829/15]

Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Nov 2015)

Thomas Pringle: Can I share time with Deputy Mattie McGrath?

Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Nov 2015)

Thomas Pringle: The Taoiseach says rural crime is nothing new and that it is the level of sophistication of criminals these days that makes policing very difficult, resulting in the violent crimes that have haunted rural Ireland. He has creatively profiled these sophisticated criminals as 21st century thieves, wearing night vision goggles and driving at excessive speeds down our motorways while high on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Data (25 Nov 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 8. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for data on the prevalence of Bonamia Ostraea in shellfish in Irish coastal waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41358/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (25 Nov 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 33. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will call for the establishment of independent observers in factory trawlers operating off the Irish coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41359/15]

Credit Union Sector: Motion [Private Members] (24 Nov 2015)

Thomas Pringle: Born from a sense of community service, the credit union movement grew from its original three pioneers in the 1960s to the almost 2.9 million members it has today. When one considers that the UK credit union movement celebrated 1.6 million adult members yesterday, it shows the success of our credit unions. Through such growth in numbers the movement has maintained its sense of community...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2015)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Ornua representatives for their presentation, which I found very interesting. As somebody who is not from a farming background, it is amazing to hear about hedge funds and future derivatives being mentioned when speaking about dairying and farming. In the run-up to quotas being abolished, the committee was sold a great story about how it would be a great bonus for farmers and...