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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (9 Jun 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 584. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is aware that a number of protesters were held against their will, unable to exit a small enclosure sealed by An Garda Síochána, during the unveiling of the statue in Ballymote, County Sligo, on 9 May 2015 dedicated to Irish men who fought for the union army during the American Civil War, despite there being co-operation up...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (9 Jun 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 1114. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the level of community engagement in the process of the rolling-out of high speed broadband in remote areas, thus far; the way he will ensure community engagement continues once high speed broadband is rolled out; the training supports that will be available to communities wanting to maximise the use of broadband in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (9 Jun 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 1115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has considered alternative schemes facilitating remote communities with high speed broadband in the event that it is deemed commercially unviable, such as three-way agreements between local authorities, private firms and the State, or co-operative led schemes, or not-for-profit led schemes, successfully used in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Exploration Licences (9 Jun 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 1134. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources regarding onshore licensing options granted to a number of companies in 2011, the reason the 31 March 2015 acreage report does not contain details of the licensing options granted to a gas company (details supplied); if he will confirm the status of those options and if those options were relinquished; if so, on what...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Exploration Licences (9 Jun 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 1135. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources regarding the 31 March 2015 acreage report which states follow-on applications have been submitted for the onshore licensing option 11/1 granted to a company (details supplied), if he will outline the type of follow-on application that is under consideration; if additional authorisations have been granted; if so, if he...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Exploration Licences (9 Jun 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 1136. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources regarding the 31 March 2015 acreage report which states follow-on applications have been submitted for the onshore licensing option 11/3 granted to a company (details supplied), if he will indicate the type of follow-on application that is under consideration; if additional authorisations have been granted; if so,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Exploration Licences (9 Jun 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 1137. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in the event of companies which discover commercially viable quantities of gas onshore applying for a petroleum lease, if the companies will be subject to existing licensing arrangements for offshore exploration and production; if so, if these authorisations will be subject to the 2007 licensing terms; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Exploration Licences (9 Jun 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 1138. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in view of the expiration of licensing option 11/3, San Leon Energy, in October 2013 and that the most recent acreage report states a follow-on application is under consideration, if he will explain what type of authorisation has been sought; the status of the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Exploration Licences (9 Jun 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 1139. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if lease undertakings have been granted for petroleum exploration licences 4/05 and 5/05 in view of these licences ending in October 2011, if the companies found reserves of gas, oil, or both; what quantity of potential reserves have they indicated; if these companies will be granted a lease...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Exploration Licences (9 Jun 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 1140. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources regarding a company (details supplied|) announcing in March 2012 a commercially viable oil discovery in the Barryroe field (48/24-10z), if he will indicate whether the company has applied for a lease undertaking-petroleum lease; if so, the anticipated date for the commencement of production, and the licensing terms...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Exploration Licences (9 Jun 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 1141. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of applications for lease undertakings his Department is currently considering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22270/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Exploration Licences (9 Jun 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 1142. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of applications for petroleum leases his Department is currently reviewing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22271/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Corrib Gas Field (9 Jun 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 1143. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the projected start date for gas production from the Corrib field; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22272/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Exploration Licences (9 Jun 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 1144. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to publish new licensing terms derived from the Wood Mackenzie review; if so, when these terms will be made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22273/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (28 May 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 16. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the Disability Federation of Ireland's recent statement that the disability community has not been protected throughout the previous budgets; his further views on the introduction of a package of measures to increase supports for those with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20756/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (28 May 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 50. To ask the Minister for Health his proposals in instances where general practitioners have invested heavily in providing their own accommodation and cannot afford to move to a centre to provide primary health care centres; if consideration will be given to providing centres for the support team of a primary care team without a GP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20757/15]

Midland Regional Hospital: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 May 2015)

Thomas Pringle: I take the opportunity to send my condolences to the families who have suffered so much with the loss of their babies' lives. I recognise the commitment of the families in seeking answers and justice on behalf of their children and other families. They have fought tirelessly against a health system that would not listen and which would not act. The treatment they received after their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Local Action Groups: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (27 May 2015)

Thomas Pringle: I thank BIM for its presentation. I must agree with previous speakers on the value of the FLAGs plan, for which I understand BIM is the implementing authority. I would like to tease out the extent to which it was involved in the application process for funding under Axis 4 of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, EMFF, to see whether it had any input in how much could have been availed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Local Action Groups: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (27 May 2015)

Thomas Pringle: I had a couple of questions that were not addressed. Why did it take until 2012 to get the FLAGs up and running? There was an EU recommendation that there be a budget of €3 million per FLAG area. What is Mr. Keatinge's view on the fact that only 20 jobs were created in Ireland over the period of the last EMFF when there were 8,000 created across Europe? I also have a couple of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Local Action Groups: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (27 May 2015)

Thomas Pringle: From 2009 to 2013, 8,000 jobs were created across Europe and 20 in Ireland.