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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2015)

Thomas Pringle: I asked a question on the removal of gigas oysters from Lough Swilly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2015)

Thomas Pringle: Is it the aspiration of IFI that they should be removed and can it make that happen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2015)

Thomas Pringle: Is it an aspiration rather than a policy?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes (14 Jul 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 801. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the difficulties presented to lone parents in rural Donegal who wish to avail of education and training opportunities, but who are encountering the high cost of travelling from rural areas to centres of interest; the reduced availability of places covered by the training and employment child care scheme, and other child care...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Register of Electors (14 Jul 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 866. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the closure of many rural Garda Síochána stations, if he will consider amending the requirements for inclusion on the supplement to the register of electors, to allow an official of a local authority to witness an applicant's form for inclusion on the register; if he will amend or delete an...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Election Management System (14 Jul 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 867. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason it continues to be necessary to use primary school buildings as polling booths; if he will consider allowing other buildings to which the public have access to be used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28862/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Generation (14 Jul 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 905. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in view of EirGrid's All-Island Generation Capacity Statement 2015-2024, which stated that between 3,200 and 3,800 megawatts of wind generating capacity will be required to allow Ireland to achieve 40% renewable electricity, if this figure includes Northern Ireland; the reason this increased power capacity is focused...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta Expenditure (14 Jul 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 956. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide in tabular form a list of the Údarás na Gaeltachta-supported companies in County Donegal that are in receipt of employment grants; the number of employees supported in each company; the cost to the Údarás of the support for each of the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the...

Rural Coastal Communities Report: Motion (10 Jul 2015)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome that this report is being discussed in the House today. It is almost 18 months since the report was published and it is important to have it placed officially on the record of the House. I hope it will not be consigned to the record and the archives from this point on. I pay tribute to the chairman of the committee, Deputy Andrew Doyle. From day one, and particularly after he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I do not propose to repeat the questions Deputy Ó Cuív asked. On the presentation by the Irish Farmers' Association, Mr. Flynn asked members not to be distracted by irrelevancies. Will he expand on that comment? What are the irrelevancies in this debate? I was interested in the point that the Department could not deliver licences...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Thomas Pringle: Independent Members get responses after a fair bit of pushing. Perhaps it is better to be an Independent than a Government backbencher.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Thomas Pringle: Roaring Water Bay was the first Natura bay to have a conservation objective set and licensing opened up. That was about three years ago. There will be a need for a rolling programme of environmental sampling and monitoring of the bay so we will not end up again without licences and unable to produce proper assessments and conservation objectives. I am sure that over time the conservation...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU-IMF Programme of Support Drawdowns (8 Jul 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 74. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money that has been lent to Ireland by the International Monetary Fund; the interest rate payable; the total amount of interest paid; the maturation date of the loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27915/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (7 Jul 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 14. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the purpose of a meeting, attended by the reception and integration agency of her Department, with over 40 participants from direct provision centres, managers and owners, at a centre in Knockalisheen in County Clare on 3 June 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26908/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (7 Jul 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 15. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the circumstances around claims of a recent influx of immigrants to Ireland in the space of one month; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26907/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Issues (7 Jul 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 448. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the request by the coroner in the inquest of persons (details supplied) in September 1992, and into the linked murders and attempted murders of 28 persons in Northern Ireland, for a public inquiry to be held into the killings, given that the coroner believes that the inquest is not equipped to deal with the issues...

Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate. The Bill before us today needs to be considered in two separate contexts. There is no doubt that the principle of not confining people to prison for non-payment of debt is laudable and one we all support. However, one cannot divorce this legislation from the second context in which it must be considered, namely, the ongoing campaign...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Thomas Pringle: That is not the OPW.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Thomas Pringle: That is not the OPW.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Thomas Pringle: They can, but they pay twice for it.