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Other Questions: Missing Persons (20 Oct 2015)

Thomas Pringle: This question relates to Ireland's longest-running missing person case, the case of Mary Boyle, who disappeared in Donegal in March 1977, and the two very serious allegations that were recently made in relation to that disappearance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Racing Industry: Discussion (20 Oct 2015)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the federation for its submission. Sometimes we get submissions that are pages and pages long; there is a lot of fluff in them and it is hard to work out what information is in them. In the case of the federation's submission, I want the federation to expand a bit on some of the points, particularly in relation to its three main concerns. I would like to hear some practical...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Racing Industry: Discussion (20 Oct 2015)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the board members for their presentation. There seems to be a lack of communication between the board and the Irish Greyhound Owners and Breeders Federation. I would like to hear how that will be addressed in the future in order to improve that relationship. Mr. Meaney said the IGB has taken over catering services within the stadia. How much will that contribute to improving the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Policing of Events (20 Oct 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 128. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality for a breakdown of the security costs for the MacGill Summer School held in the Glenties in County Donegal in July 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35186/15]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committee Membership (20 Oct 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 157. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of the Cabinet committees in the current administration; and the names of the Ministers and Ministers of State who are members of each committee. [36558/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Direct Provision Allowance Payments (20 Oct 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 184. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection given that the recent budget aimed to benefit children and families, why she did not increase the weekly living allowance for children in direct provision centres; the reason she did not see this as a budgetary matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36430/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Direct Provision Allowance Payments (20 Oct 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 186. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the annual cost to her Department of increasing the living allowance for children living in direct provision centres by €5 per child per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36440/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (20 Oct 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 193. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when appeals under the jobseeker's benefit scheme by persons (details supplied) will be decided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36464/15]

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)

Thomas Pringle: The Government has presented a striking message to the electorate this year in the form of a pre-election manifesto whereby people seeking equality should get a job because the best form of social protection will be that job. Most people had assumed the State should act as the best form of social protection but it appears they have been wrong all along. Today the Government has made clear...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Job Initiatives (13 Oct 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 141. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the work of the Killybegs employment implementation group; the number of jobs created, and in what sectors, since the announcement of the Group in July 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35674/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (13 Oct 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 227. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will consider a ring-fenced special education needs support fund, accessible at local level through the county child-care committee, to enable children with special needs to attend the early childhood care and education programme; if he is aware that in County Donegal 65% out of 170 children with special needs are unsupported by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (13 Oct 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 334. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the concerns raised regarding the future of Dunfanaghy health centre in County Donegal, including the need for an upgrade, to avail of facilities such as wheelchair access, disability access and extra space to carry out its clinical functions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35769/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (13 Oct 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 335. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to vacant posts not being filled in Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal, his plans to recognise the peripherality of Donegal's location and its unique geographical circumstances as part of the process of recruiting hospital staff and retaining them in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35770/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (13 Oct 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 442. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he expects the maritime area and foreshore (amendment) Bill 2013 to be introduced in the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35673/15]

Other Questions: Rural Development Programme Projects (7 Oct 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 8. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider allowing farmers to be members of more than one knowledge transfer group to offset the potential for sheep groups to be undermined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34203/15]

Other Questions: Rural Development Programme Projects (7 Oct 2015)

Thomas Pringle: This question relates to the knowledge transfer groups and whether farmers will be allowed to participate in more than one group. There is a concern that farmers who have sheep and cattle will gravitate towards the cattle groups, and sheep farming could be undermined because of this.

Other Questions: Rural Development Programme Projects (7 Oct 2015)

Thomas Pringle: I can see the difficulty the Minister has with double payments. Perhaps a sliding scale could be used. If a farmer has sheep and cattle and is in a cattle discussion group, the measures recommended in a farm improvement plan might be slightly different for the sheep element of the farming activity. There should be a way to get around this. When does the Minister expect to reach a...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Inshore Fisheries (7 Oct 2015)

Thomas Pringle: As I understand it, the Common Fisheries Policy allows member states, in developing policy in this area, to give preference to coastal and rural communities and small fisheries communities. It is up to each member state to develop that policy under the Common Fisheries Policy. As inshore fisheries is not covered by the Common Fisheries Policy, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Inshore Fisheries (7 Oct 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 3. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made on implementing recommendation No. 10 of the Joint Sub-Committee on Fisheries report on promoting sustainable rural coastal and island communities regarding the issuing of heritage licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34379/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Inshore Fisheries (7 Oct 2015)

Thomas Pringle: The question relates to the report of the Joint Sub-Committee on Fisheries on promoting sustainable rural coastal and island communities and the recommendations in that regard concerning heritage licences. Could the Minister indicate what progress has been made on the implementation of the recommendations in the report?