Results 761-780 of 9,160 for speaker:Thomas Pringle

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Correspondence (14 Nov 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 125. To ask the Minister for Finance when a substantive reply can be expected to correspondence (details supplied) with his office dated 19 September 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49510/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (14 Nov 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied) with her office dated 11 October 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49512/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Nov 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 290. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether she plans to extend child benefit payments to young people over the age of 18 years who are in full-time education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49411/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Abuse (14 Nov 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 471. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 272 of 18 October 2023, if an inquiry was ever held by the Eastern Area Health Board with regard to allegations of child abuse (details supplied) in 1996, as stated in the media at the time; what the outcome was; if a copy of the report is available; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child Abuse (14 Nov 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 530. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 272 of 18 October 2023, when a substantive reply will issue from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49710/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (14 Nov 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 553. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will get a diagnosis following an ADHD assessment with CAMHS Donegal town; if he is aware that there is no psychiatrist in place in Donegal town; if there is a recruitment process in place; and if so, when the post will be filled. [49774/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Nov 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 561. To ask the Minister for Health what is causing the shortage of the diabetes medication ozempic (semaglutide); the reason the HSE is overruling GP recommendations that it be prescribed to their patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49795/23]

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Thomas Pringle: I will speak to amendments Nos. 10 and 12. They relate to saying that the applicant has been trafficked instead of saying that the application is credible. It removes the credibility requirement because it is in contravention of the EU anti-trafficking directive and Irish case law. I hope that the Minister would take this on board.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Thomas Pringle: I move amendment No. 10: In page 19, line 6, to delete “application is credible” and substitute “applicant has been trafficked”.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Thomas Pringle: For all of those reasons it is vitally important. The risk here for the Department and for system is that somebody who maybe is not deserving of humanitarian leave to remain or whatever can short-circuit the system to get into the process. Being compassionate towards victims of human trafficking is a greater good than actually allowing the prosecution of traffickers and defeating them....

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Thomas Pringle: I move amendment No. 16: In page 24, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following: (h) access to a relevant immigration permission.” I have another few questions regarding that, if I may. The Minister outlined the avenue for leave to remain that people can have. I presume that is if they co-operate with the Garda investigation.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Thomas Pringle: The period of 60 days is very short. If they co-operate with the Garda investigation, that would be extended. If the Garda investigation is unsuccessful, what happens?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Thomas Pringle: Somebody could be a victim of trafficking but the traffickers would not be convicted.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Thomas Pringle: How many victims have come forward over the period?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Thomas Pringle: So the Minister does not really know whether victims have been deported or not.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Thomas Pringle: If the Minister could clarify that, I would appreciate it.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Thomas Pringle: I move amendment No. 19: In page 25, line 20, to delete “application is credible” and substitute “applicant has been trafficked”.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (9 Nov 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 134. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the regional homeless forums have been turned down for funding for homeless actions in their areas; if so, which groups; what the funding was for; whether his Department decides the type and amount of funding that they can apply for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45975/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (9 Nov 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 167. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether he will include the redress focus groups on the implementation steering group to access the financial needs of defective block households in Donegal and around the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45974/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (8 Nov 2023)

Thomas Pringle: Increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events is unfortunately a reality of the country's present and future. As we have seen in the last few weeks, such events will cause substantial damage and loss to infrastructure, nature and human health. It is essential we prepare and plan for this. Errigal College in Letterkenny requires an extension to double the size of the school...