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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Proposed Legislation (19 Sep 2013)

Thomas Pringle: 40. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to introduce legislation to ban violence against children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38726/13]

Order of Business (18 Sep 2013)

Thomas Pringle: The Spent Convictions Bill 2012 passed Committee Stage last March. When will it be brought before the House for Report and Final Stages?

Order of Business (18 Sep 2013)

Thomas Pringle: When will it be taken?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Banking Union (18 Sep 2013)

Thomas Pringle: 149. To ask the Minister for Finance the approach of the Irish Government to current proposals encompassing the ECB, the European Commission, the national Governments of the 28 Union and l7 Eurozone states in regard to a mechanism for the Financial Supervision of the Euro and the establishment of a Single Financial Resolution mechanism for the Euro; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Reports (18 Sep 2013)

Thomas Pringle: 230. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 202 of 11 June 2013, if he will provide an update on the matter raised and any decisions made on foot of this report. [38520/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Services (18 Sep 2013)

Thomas Pringle: 844. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress being made to ensure that local authorities take the service of private housing estates into charge. [36843/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (18 Sep 2013)

Thomas Pringle: 845. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has concluded his review on the social housing assessment provisions to provide a wider discretion to giving local housing authorities the ability to address applicants with complex cases and approve them for the social housing list. [36844/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (18 Sep 2013)

Thomas Pringle: 846. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he intends to have a new scheme in place to enable tenant to purchase their local authority houses. [36845/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (18 Sep 2013)

Thomas Pringle: 1559. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to introduce legislation to regulate the use of sunbeds [38519/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Reform of Common Agricultural Policy and Common Fisheries Policy: Discussion with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jul 2013)

Thomas Pringle: In simple terms, if I am a fisherman with an annual quota of ten tonnes of cod, does that mean I will have a quota in January 2014 of 14 tonnes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Reform of Common Agricultural Policy and Common Fisheries Policy: Discussion with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jul 2013)

Thomas Pringle: Do the 9% quota offset and the 10% offset from next year come into play at that point? That is one of the questions I had concerning the quota increase that was mooted in terms of the CFP.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Reform of Common Agricultural Policy and Common Fisheries Policy: Discussion with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jul 2013)

Thomas Pringle: That is fine. Does the 9% and 10% transferability come into play after whatever increases there are?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Reform of Common Agricultural Policy and Common Fisheries Policy: Discussion with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jul 2013)

Thomas Pringle: Is the Minister raising the issue of relative stability in the context of the overall discussions, or is he concentrating on what he believes we can change? That is just a general point and I am not seeking a debate on it. As regards discards and their removal, one of the factors that will determine whether this is a success will be the attitude adopted by the SFPA and the rules we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Reform of Common Agricultural Policy and Common Fisheries Policy: Discussion with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jul 2013)

Thomas Pringle: It is part of the CFP, but we have opted out of it. If at some stage during the CFP's lifetime a different Minister decided it would be a good thing for Ireland to opt into the ITQs, would that be possible? Have we opted out of it for the duration of the CFP, or could a decision be made in two years' time to opt into it? Will provision be made in the fisheries and maritime fund for people...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Charities Regulation (18 Jul 2013)

Thomas Pringle: 500. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the way he intends to proceed with the establishment of the independent Charities Regulatory Authority; the cost of the annual registration fee for charities; and when he foresees the authority coming into effect. [35958/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (18 Jul 2013)

Thomas Pringle: 664. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the process for the renewal of a medical card; and if he will state the circumstances whereby an automatic renewal occurs. [35949/13]

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jul 2013)

Thomas Pringle: I commend Deputy Wallace and his staff for their work in preparing the legislation we are debating tonight – The Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill. It is a worthwhile and timely legislation. I have been listening to the debate over the past two nights and it has been interesting how many Deputies have prefaced their remarks by stating how many good gardaí there are and...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jul 2013)

Thomas Pringle: The legislation is about accountability and proving accountability. We have heard how the Garda Síochána Act came about as a result of the Morris tribunal and investigations that were carried out by Mr. Justice Morris in my county of Donegal. The interesting point about the tribunal is how the subsequent narrative confined the problem to Donegal. The view was that it was only in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Electricity Generation (17 Jul 2013)

Thomas Pringle: 3. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to tackle the issue of peat fired power stations in the context of the sectoral emissions reduction plan required of his Department; if it is his intention to refocus the industry toward renewables in a specific timeframe as part of the plans; his further plans to review the public service obligation levy in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Electricity Generation (17 Jul 2013)

Thomas Pringle: The provisions in the REFIT 3 tariff to which the Minister referred are welcome. Could the PSO relating to the peat-fired stations be used to enable them to be converted to burn biomass materials? While this is a small element of the overall electricity generation system, the peat-fired process gives rise to high carbon emissions. Such emissions could be significantly reduced by means of a...