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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: Eating disorder support services have reported a huge increase in demand post pandemic. At the end of last year, Bodywhys, the Eating Disorders Association of Ireland, reported that over a 12-month period, there had been a 55% increase in those attending its services and a 125% increase in those attending family support services. With eating disorders, early intervention is key in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: Yes, except that the welfare package in the last budget did not meet people's needs. That is the reality of the situation. The Taoiseach can cherry-pick what he wants out of the various measures across the country or across the world, but if we are doing so well on all those measures, why are we doing so badly and why are there more than 12,000 people homeless in this country? The reality...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (30 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: We have had an ongoing crisis for a long time in this country and it is one that has underpinned all other crises, that of inequality. Ireland is renowned for its wealth inequality and new data for 2022 show Ireland maintaining its status as the most unequal country in the EU by market income. The most recent EUROSTAT data show that Ireland's top 20% have about 15.5 times the income of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (30 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 140. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the development of the new policy statement for inland fisheries in Ireland; if he will provide a breakdown of the draft policy papers prepared to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25763/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (30 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure the 21 education centres in Ireland publish their annual and audited accounts on their websites, from this point forward; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25606/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: I welcome the recent announcement that SIPTU and Fórsa members employed in the community sector organisations funded by the Department of Social Protection have voted to accept the pay rise recommended recently by the Workplace Relations Commission, WRC. I am even happier to see that the Government has committed to engaging in a mechanism for the workers to negotiate future pay rises....

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: We are already there.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (25 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the name of the accountancy firm that has been commissioned to audit the 21 education centres in Ireland; the amount this exercise will cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25419/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (25 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding provided to each of the 21 education centres in Ireland for each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25420/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (25 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of the 21 education centres in Ireland that will publish their annual and audited accounts on their websites in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25421/23]

Government Commitments on Offshore Renewable Energy: Motion (Resumed) (24 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: I am thankful for the opportunity to speak today on Government commitments on offshore renewable energy referenced in the Policy Statement on the Framework for Phase Two Offshore Wind. After reading the policy statement, I have to say I am less than impressed. The statement lacks any real detail and its commitments are vague and unclear. The first line states, "In response to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (24 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 271 of 9 May 2023, if she can provide a breakdown by county of where the 160 additional NSCE staff, 686 teachers and 1,194 SNAs will be employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25073/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reports (24 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will publish the report which her Department commissioned into the governance of education centres (details supplied); the cost of the report; if the recommendations of the report are now in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25088/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (24 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a GLAS payment will be made to a farmer (details supplied) and the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25087/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (23 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach for the opportunity to speak today. I fully support this motion and commend Sinn Féin on putting it forward. The motion calls on the Government to legislate for mandatory safe staffing levels in hospitals. The current waiting lists for Sligo and Letterkenny hospitals are completely unacceptable, and many of my constituents have reported long...

Accommodation Needs for New Arrivals: Statements (23 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: I am sharing time with Deputies Connolly and Joan Collins. I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to speak on the issue of accommodation needs for new arrivals to Ireland. We have been dealing with an accommodation crisis for a long time; long before the war in Ukraine and the increase in the number of migrants coming into the country. This is not a new issue, and it certainly...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (23 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 78. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has considered the benefits to the State coffers of a smoothed approach to the automatic enrolment pension system being proposed by Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22110/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (23 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 90. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is satisfied that the automatic enrolment pension system being proposed by Government can stay below the 0.5% maintenance costs proposed in the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22107/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reports (23 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will publish the KOSI report which her Department funded Donegal Education Centre to commission; the amount the report cost; if the recommendations of this report are now in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24536/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (23 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 484. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is aware that the automatic enrolment pension system being proposed by the Government could be provided at a lower cost to the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22109/23]