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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (15 Nov 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 157. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps being taken to ensure development jobs for the offshore wind sector will be available to qualified Irish sea farers and that tender boats could be built in Irish boat yards to ensure Irish jobs benefit as much as possible from the development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56461/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services (15 Nov 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 183. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of the flights by a company (details supplied) from Carrickfinn to Dublin; the number of flights which have been cancelled for each month in 2022; the number of flights which have been delayed; the time delays for each delayed flight in tabular form for each month in 2022; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 Nov 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 317. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the car park lease agreed as part of the building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56146/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (15 Nov 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 440. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the criteria or actuarial tables that were used when calculating the cost of redress under the proposed mother and baby institutions payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56554/22]

Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2022)

Thomas Pringle: When is Committee Stage? Is it next week?

Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2022)

Thomas Pringle: Can it be pulled?

Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2022)

Thomas Pringle: Sure it is.

Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2022)

Thomas Pringle: It is clear this is a complicated issue for legislation to deal with, as all the Deputies who have spoken made clear by pointing out the complexity of meeting some of its requirements. The Minister outlined the extensive procedure her Department went through in the form of public consultation, with many meetings and a number of independently facilitated discussion workshops that took place...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Prices (10 Nov 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 204. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures that are available to the haulage industry for reductions in fuel costs because of the current crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55961/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (10 Nov 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 218. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a request has been received from Coillte to increase the pensions of past employees, given they have not received an increase since 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55960/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Neutrality (10 Nov 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 239. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the training of Ukrainian soldiers is in contravention of Ireland’s neutrality; his views on whether it will damage Ireland’s stance as a neutral state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55930/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (10 Nov 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 245. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Irish Army is now engaged in the training of Ukrainian soldiers for their conflict against the invading Russian forces; if so, when this training started; the length of time this will continue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55929/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Nov 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 256. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a qualifying adult payment for a person (details supplied) in respect of their partner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55933/22]

Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2022)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Acting Chair for the opportunity to speak on this legislation today. I support the creation of a Ukraine credit guarantee scheme, developed under the provisions of the EU temporary crisis framework to support firms struggling with the economic difficulties resulting from the aggression against Ukraine by Russia. Recent months have been very difficult for small business...

Water Policy: Statements (9 Nov 2022)

Thomas Pringle: I worked in water services as a caretaker for Donegal County Council in the real world before I came in here. I know exactly what the Rural Independents were saying when they spoke about the work and commitment of water workers to ensure that water supplies continue across rural Ireland. One would be forgiven for reading the Minister of State's speech and thinking there were no water...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Nov 2022)

Thomas Pringle: In 2013 Gerard Convie went to the High Court to quash a report presented to this House by a predecessor of the Minister, Deputy Darragh O’Brien. The Department conceded to the overturning of its own report findings that there was no evidence of wrongdoing in the planning department of Donegal County Council, apologised to Mr. Convie and paid him substantial compensation. This led to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2022)

Thomas Pringle: The Taoiseach is not representing what I said properly.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2022)

Thomas Pringle: I understood I was to speak. In Donegal, 7,700 properties are lying vacant while 2,646 families are on the housing list in the county. There is no doubt that there is a direct link between dereliction and the current housing crisis. There is also no doubt that the whole us-versus-them narrative is one that has been fuelled by this Government unfortunately. For this, it should be ashamed....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2022)

Thomas Pringle: There is no rental accommodation.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2022)

Thomas Pringle: Maybe the Taoiseach does not recognise the urgency of the situation. Even if the mica scheme works well and 300 mica houses are done every year, where will the 300 affected families be housed? If 300 houses are done every year, it will take many years to get through all the houses affected by mica. We should be earmarking, buying and servicing sites now for temporary accommodation for...