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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Dec 2016)

Thomas Pringle: I have two questions for the Minister. We are talking about the allocation of €80 million to Horse Racing Ireland and Bord na gCon. In his opening statement the Minister said HRI contributes €1.6 billion to the economy and that Bord na gCon is responsible for an economic output of €500 million. He went on to say that "these vital industries would simply not survive"...

Social Welfare Bill 2016: Report Stage (24 Nov 2016)

Thomas Pringle: I move amendment No. 5:In page 14, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following:“27. (1) The Minister shall review the impact of the eligibility criteria on seasonal and parttime workers in terms of their access to Jobseekers Benefit with the intention to consider the possible increase in the payment from 6 to 9 months and from 9 to 12 months and shall bring forward a report to the...

Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2016)

Thomas Pringle: ...can safely say the budget was still an austerity budget because the cuts to social welfare payments made in previous budgets have not even started to be reversed despite the introduction of the €5 increase in payments. As a result income inequality persists, with little done in budget 2017 to tackle this growing problem. Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Independent Alliance...

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Budget Statement 2017 (11 Oct 2016)

Thomas Pringle: ...Gael has suddenly realised and discovered this advantage. In order to try to counteract Fianna Fáil's fight on behalf of the grey vote, Fine Gael has brought in an across the board increase of €5 for all social welfare recipients, which is put back until March next year in order that it can fit into this famous fiscal space around which this whole debate has been framed. The...

Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Sep 2016)

Thomas Pringle: .... The last comprehensive study of the subject conducted by the Road Safety Authority in 2013 revealed that Donegal had the third highest fatality rate in the country. It's rate of 81 deaths per million population was twice the national average of 41. What has been remarkable during the years is the large number of multiple fatalities in single accidents, which has also made the county...

Other Questions: Rural Development Policy (1 Oct 2015)

Thomas Pringle: ...with Dublin, never mind internationally. I will focus on two aspects the Minister mentioned. On the village renewal scheme in rural Ireland, the plan provides for Exchequer funding of €5 million in the budget but that amounts to about €200,000 per local authority. That level of funding for each local authority is hardly what one would class as a significant investment...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture Development: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2015)

Thomas Pringle: .... I would be interested to hear the IFA's views on the future of closed containment fish farming. I have made inquiries about the funding. As has been pointed out, there is potential funding of €1 million over seven years for closed containment projects, which amounts to €50,000 per site or application. I know very little about it, but €50,000 probably would not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Vote 30 - Update on Pre-Budget and Policy Issues: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Sep 2014)

Thomas Pringle: My apologies, Chairman, for arriving late. My question relates to the outturn at the end of August. Given the average for the year, the Department appears to be €11 million behind budget under programme B. The figure for wages seems to be €5 million above what has been budgeted based on the average over the year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Vote 30 - Update on Pre-Budget and Policy Issues: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Sep 2014)

Thomas Pringle: The section relating to overall expenditure under programme B, with an outturn at the end of August of €128 million. If we project that number out over 12 months it will be approximately €11 million below budget. Also, the figure for wages is running at €7 million, or €5 million above budget. Does the Minister have any information on this?

Europe Week: Statements (6 May 2014)

Thomas Pringle: ...on Europe Day, but now I see it has been amended to read, "Statements on Europe Week". I notice that two Europe Days are being celebrated this week. The Council of Europe marks Europe Day on 5 May. The Council of Europe is an international organisation that promotes co-operation between all the countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development,...

Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Apr 2014)

Thomas Pringle: ...with the companies they supply. I do not believe this legislation will add €1 or one cent to anyone's shopping bill. If it costs large multiples with turnovers of up to €1 billion a year €5 million to comply with the Government's code of practice or the regulations, it is a small drop in the ocean compared with their overall income and profitability. It is...

Health Service Executive (Financial Matters) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2014)

Thomas Pringle: ...criticisms made in the report was that financial planning and control of expenditure was engaged in across the board in the HSE, with local offices being instructed to achieve a reduction of, say, 5% or 10% across the board, rather than targeting areas where there might be wastage and over-expenditure. I do not know how the Bill will change this. Mr. Tony O'Brien of the HSE stated the...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (21 Jan 2014)

Thomas Pringle: I have a number of questions relating to programme group A. There is an estimate for legal costs under subhead A10(7) of €3.3 million. The figure in the 2013 Estimate was €3.35 million but the outturn was €685,000. When we questioned this in July we were told it was prudent to include €3.3 million for 2013 but we see the outturn is €685,000. We are back...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2013)

Thomas Pringle: ..., including the expenditure cuts he announced. The Department of Finance estimated that a completely neutral budget, in other words, one without expenditure cutbacks, would reduce the deficit to 5.8% next year, based on a growth rate of 0.5%. This indicates that, with only a little work, we could have achieved the troika targets. Citizens would have been confident in the knowledge that...

Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 May 2012)

Thomas Pringle: ...business. The Bill is being considered in the context of our owning 98% of one of the pillar banks. In effect, we own it. The Government has made much play about the fact that there has been €5 billion extra made available for lending in the economy this year. If this is the case and if funding is being made available to the small and medium enterprises, one wonders why there is a...

Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy: Motion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2011)

Thomas Pringle: ...into the food chain. The measures pertaining to young farmers must be welcomed in particular and should even be strengthened, particularly given that only 6% of European farmers are under 35 and that 5 million farmers are due to retire in the next ten years. There are over 8,000 applications for courses in Irish farming colleges but there are only 1,800 places available. This shows many...