Results 281-300 of 8,784 for speaker:Thomas Pringle

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Strategies (8 Feb 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 229. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection what progress has been made to realise recommendation 41.2 of Young Ireland: the National Policy Framework for Children and Young People (0-24) 2023-2028 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5795/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Strategies (8 Feb 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 231. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if foster carers will be included in the access to the State pension (contributary) measures (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5794/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (8 Feb 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 235. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the entitlements under class P PRSI contributions; how long a person needs to pay class P contributions in order to benefit; if there are other qualifying requirements for persons to claim class P; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5840/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: State Pensions (8 Feb 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 281. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Department of Social Protection to realise recommendation 41.2 of Young Ireland: the National Policy Framework for Children and Young People (0-24) 2023-2028 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5796/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (7 Feb 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 12. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what progress is being made on the detailed assessment of whether there is a risk that genocide is being committed in the context of the war in Gaza as a first step towards fulfilling Ireland's duty to prevent genocide under the Genocide Convention of 1948; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5079/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Agreements (7 Feb 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 13. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what progress has been made in working with the European Commission to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement given that Israel is in flagrant breach of its obligations under the agreement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5080/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Contracts (7 Feb 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 52. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence , further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 30 January 2024, the value of the contracts currently in place with companies (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5428/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (7 Feb 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 65. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when funding will be provided to Donegal County Council from the Climate Adaption Fund 2024 for works to a road (details supplied) in order to prevent further flooding to properties in Donegal; when the funding will be released; the amount of funding that will be made available for the proposed works; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Feb 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school in County Donegal (details supplied) will be placed on the school capital building programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5092/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (7 Feb 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 276. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a series of issues in relation to council tenants (details supplied) who were not allowed a discount on the price of their house under the tenant (incremental) purchase scheme 2016 for the material improvements carried out on same; if he will consider modifying the scheme; and if he will...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)

Thomas Pringle: Last week a Garda station in Donegal was forced to hold a man with severe mental health issues for 12 hours as there were no GPs available to assess him and sign the necessary forms to allow him to be admitted to hospital. This was not only unfair to the man being held but also to the gardaí who were unable to do anything else while this man was in their care. They were forced to ring...

Misuse of Drugs (Cannabis Regulation) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (31 Jan 2024)

Thomas Pringle: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on the Misuse of Drugs (Cannabis Regulation) Bill 2022. I thank Deputy Gino Kenny and People Before Profit for bringing forward this legislation. I fully support this Bill, which will decriminalise the possession of small amounts of cannabis for personal use. Treating the possession of small amounts of cannabis as an offence is nonsensical and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (31 Jan 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 41. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether the State Examinations Commission will consider reducing the number of sraithpictiúrí on the Irish leaving certificate oral exam from 20 to 10 permanently as has been the case on a temporary basis for the past number of years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4349/24]

Services for those Seeking Protection in Ireland: Statements (30 Jan 2024)

Thomas Pringle: It is important to acknowledge the dire circumstances many of those seeking protection in Ireland have experienced, both in their home countries and on their journeys here. We need to remember these are people seeking protection and safety. They have come to our country for help because it is too difficult or dangerous to stay in their own for many reasons, such as violence, war or extreme...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Contracts (30 Jan 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 179. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department is purchasing military equipment from Israeli companies (details supplied) whose weapons are currently being used in the genocidal assault against the Palestinian people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4117/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (30 Jan 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 391. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when Tusla will confirm funding allocation for 2024 for an organisation (details supplied) in Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4112/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (30 Jan 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 421. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a funding allocation for the role of client support for an organisation (details supplied) in Donegal will be made again in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4113/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (30 Jan 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 491. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when an assessment of need will take place for a child (details supplied) in order to facilitate early intervention if needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4310/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mental Health Services (30 Jan 2024)

Thomas Pringle: 549. To ask the Minister for Health why the HSE have seen fit to close residential beds for people with enduring mental illness in the SRU unit in Carndonagh, leaving Inishowen without the service of residential beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4118/24]

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (30 Jan 2024)

Thomas Pringle: I thank the Minister for her interest. I have a question on the Garda ICT and what is being rolled out. As I understand it the local gardaí have an app on their phones whereby they can download stuff. However, there is an issue in regard to the ability to access, for example, road traffic information, such as whether car is taxed or a person has a valid licence. Will this facilitate...