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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Services (15 Jan 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 244. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans regarding the future of the Gweedore coast guard service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1888/15]

Hospital Services: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jan 2015)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this Private Members' debate on the crisis in the emergency departments in hospitals. Today, in Letterkenny General Hospital there are 11 patients on trolleys. Yesterday, there were 31. This is not a new situation for Letterkenny General Hospital. Indeed, the citizens of Donegal and the staff of the hospital are all too familiar with it. Looking...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (14 Jan 2015)

Thomas Pringle: 789. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide in tabular form for each of the past three years the number of external training programmes tendered and delivered in counties Donegal, Mayo and Galway education and training board areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1155/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (18 Dec 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 222. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49093/14]

Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)

Thomas Pringle: In common with other Deputies, I acknowledge that the Minister has decided to amend the legislation to remove the word "may" and add "shall". The amount of time that was taken up in the debate on this issue last week makes one wonder why there is resistance within the Government and the Civil Service to holding a referendum to define clearly the ownership of Irish Water and water services...

Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)

Thomas Pringle: My fear is that this will happen in piecemeal fashion. Even if the Government does not decide to amend this legislation and sell off Irish Water as a whole, what will probably happen when the service level agreements with the local authorities come up for renewal in 2025 is that the Commission for Energy Regulation will insist on the contracts going out to tender. Members will then see...

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Cearta Geilleagracha, Comhdhaonnacha agus Cultúir), 2014: An Chéad Chéim - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Economic, Social and Cultural Rights) Bill 2014: First Stage (17 Dec 2014)

Thomas Pringle: Tairgim:Go gceadófar go dtabharfar isteach Bille dá ngairtear Acht chun an Bunreacht a leasú.I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Constitution.For too long economic, social and cultural rights have largely been excluded from the political and legal systems. It is almost 25 years since Ireland ratified the International Covenant on...

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Cearta Geilleagracha, Comhdhaonnacha agus Cultúir), 2014: An Chéad Chéim - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Economic, Social and Cultural Rights) Bill 2014: First Stage (17 Dec 2014)

Thomas Pringle: Tairgim: "Go dtógfar an Bille in am Comhaltaí Príobháideacha." I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Ceart chun Féinriarachta Pearsanta agus Sláine Colainne) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Personal Autonomy and Bodily Integrity) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Dec 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Personal Autonomy and Bodily Integrity) Bill 2014. Like previous speakers, I commend Deputy Clare Daly on her introduction of the Bill. Anyone who listened to the Deputy's contribution will know what needs to be done with regard to this legislation. Everything I say will...

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2014)

Thomas Pringle: The line is nonsensical and should be deleted from the Bill as the amendment is very reasonable. I can envisage many circumstances in which a person who is not a registered customer of Irish Water might wish to make a complaint about the company. Why should only Irish Water customers have the right to call on the Commission for Energy Regulation to engage in dispute resolution? Irish...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Aid to Fishery and Aquaculture Sector: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (16 Dec 2014)

Thomas Pringle: Is it a case then of it just putting it in for window dressing? It is there but it is not envisaged that it will be ever used?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Aid to Fishery and Aquaculture Sector: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (16 Dec 2014)

Thomas Pringle: One of the conditions is elevated water temperatures over a long period. Could amoebic gill disease qualify under the fish farms and the salmon farms net?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Aid to Fishery and Aquaculture Sector: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (16 Dec 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I asked a question on the reason adverse climatic events, natural disasters and exceptional occurrences are treated differently.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Aid to Fishery and Aquaculture Sector: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (16 Dec 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I thank Mr. Hayes for his presentation. I am trying to get my head around these guidelines in terms of how and to which types of funding they will apply. It seems from the presentation that anything under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the fisheries block exemption regulation is not covered by these state aid guidelines. Therefore, I presume it is only state funding outside...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Administration (16 Dec 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 601. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he envisages the housing assistance payment scheme being extended nationwide; the progress made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47096/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Insurance (10 Dec 2014)

Thomas Pringle: 3. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will allow fishermen who own their own boats, who are sole traders or may have one or two crew members to pay class P PRSI contributions in order for them to avail of the limited benefits under class P for periods when they are unable to fish due to weather and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47110/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Insurance (10 Dec 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I do not mind, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, if you want the discussion on the previous question to continue for a while.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Insurance (10 Dec 2014)

Thomas Pringle: This question relates to the class P PRSI contributions that were established for share fishermen to avail of limited benefits under the social insurance scheme. There has been a poor take-up by share fishermen with regard to the scheme but a number of small inshore fishermen who are sole traders or who own their own boats and who might have one or two crew cannot avail of any social...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Insurance (10 Dec 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Minister for the outline with regard to class P but that is not the question I asked. We have attempted through the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine to tease out this question with the Minister's Department on a number of occasions in the past six or seven months and that is the stock answer we are given. The crux of the issue is that there are fishermen who...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Social Insurance (10 Dec 2014)

Thomas Pringle: The question is on the definition of share fishermen under the scheme and whether it could be amended to allow them avail of social insurance during periods of bad weather.