Results 1-20 of 47 for destroyed speaker:Thomas Pringle

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (20 Mar 2024)

Thomas Pringle: ...Israel is deliberately starving Palestinians. Denial of food constitutes a genocide. It is a war crime. I refer to the way 2.2 million Palestinians, who are facing severe shortages due to Israel destroying food supplies and restricting the flow of food and medicines, have been treated, not only by Israel but by the international community. It is appalling and totally inhumane. These...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Mar 2024)

Thomas Pringle: ...to end on 31 March, as has been outlined earlier. Healthcare workers suffering with long Covid are devastated by this news, as many rely on this support while recovering from an illness they say destroyed their lives. If the normal HSE sick leave scheme was adequate, this decision would not be so devastating. However, many of these long Covid sufferers would not qualify for critical...

Special Report by the Ombudsman for Children on Direct Provision: Motion (30 Nov 2023)

Thomas Pringle: ...in areas such as housing and wealth distribution will drive instability in our society. It already has. Look around this Chamber, look at last week and look at social media. The fight for limited resources is destroying our country and turning us against one another. It does not have to be this way. We have enough to provide for everyone. We cannot begin to turn on or abandon the...

Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2023)

Thomas Pringle: ...Taoiseach two weeks ago. He dismissed my concerns at the time, and the numbers have doubled since then. A Trócaire staff member who is in Gaza with three young children stated: My home is now destroyed. We haven’t electricity, internet or water. Please do something for us. Put pressure on your government and the whole world to do something. We need to put pressure on...

Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2023)

Thomas Pringle: ...not crime itself but the circumstances that force young people to consider crime as a way of advancement. Ultimately, unless we address those issues, we will never see a reduction in lives being destroyed by involvement in crime or the causes of the crime as well. I am also concerned about the likelihood or otherwise of this legislation being implemented. Often the passing of...

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

Thomas Pringle: ...who is really at fault here. It is clearly the Government we should be rallying against. Communities are stronger together. I implore the public not to allow unnecessary and unwanted divisions to destroy this.

Climate Action Plan 2023: Statements (18 Jan 2023)

Thomas Pringle: There are only two of us due to speak now so Deputy Fitzmaurice will take whatever time remains after I have spoken. Climate change is destroying our planet in a very real and devastating way. While we all contribute to it, not all of us will feel the effects in the same way. In fact, it has been shown that those who contribute most will be affected least. How can we say we live in a...

Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Thomas Pringle: ...body, that is why a review takes place. It is obvious the board is not complying with the law. That is why the reviews happen. The rushing through of legislation in this way serves to further destroy public trust in An Bord Pleanála. Of all the legislation pushed through this week, the Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill would have particularly benefited...

Nationalisation of Energy System: Motion [Private Members] (14 Dec 2022)

Thomas Pringle: ...and more equal energy system. We need to reintegrate the ESB and restore a non-profit mandate. The obsession of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael with continuous privatisation has done nothing but destroy this country and its systems, such as our energy system. The Government thinks that by constantly privatising services it is shifting accountability away from it and on to private...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Thomas Pringle: ...to make a decision in terms of putting the scheme together. Something needs to happen very quickly to provide accommodation for families who have had to leave their homes because they are being destroyed by mica. They cannot wait for a remediation scheme. The council should be putting together sites and preparing temporary accommodation for those families who urgently need it. They...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Climate Change Policy (8 Nov 2022)

Thomas Pringle: ...Affairs and Trade if he will ensure that the European Union does not revert fully to unsustainable environmental practices such as fossil-fuel dependence or agricultural practices that could destroy biodiversity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54678/22]

Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Sep 2022)

Thomas Pringle: ...the housing system in Portugal because in the Portuguese constitution housing was a protected right of citizens. What did the Troika do here? With the active participation of Fine Gael and everybody else they destroyed the housing system and look at the mess we are in today. That is why it is vitally important that Irish Water is properly protected in the Irish Constitution to ensure...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Thomas Pringle: The Tánaiste visited County Donegal last week, where he visited a home destroyed by mica and met the Mica Action Group. It was reported that he was not aware that reconstruction was to be on the existing foundations of houses affected by mica. It is a mind-boggling revelation at this stage that Government Ministers are not up to speed on this issue as they have been making significant...

An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Neodracht), 2022: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Neutrality) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Mar 2022)

Thomas Pringle: ...the past number of years. The most glaring example of that, which I glad is mentioned in this Bill, is the use of Shannon by probably one of the biggest criminals in the world, the American army, in destroying Iraq and much of the Middle East. What is the difference between that and what the Russians are doing in Ukraine now? That is what I would like to know. I would like the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Gambling Regulation Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Thomas Pringle: ...That is a real problem because gambling addictions and gambling problems are far worse than alcohol or drugs at this stage. A person can gamble €10,000 in one afternoon in a bookies. That could destroy that person's life, that of his or her family, and that person could lose his or her house and everything like that, whereas with drink and drugs that takes much longer and there...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Feb 2022)

Thomas Pringle: ...requests on the mica issue during this Dáil term. The standard of reply to most of those has left much to be desired. The veil of secrecy surrounding mica and planning matters in Donegal is destroying trust in public administration in the county. Will the Tánaiste commit to publishing the Mulcahy report in full and urging his fellow Minister to embrace a culture of openness?

Rising Costs and Supply Security for Fuel and Energy: Motion [Private Members] (10 Nov 2021)

Thomas Pringle: ...truly address the energy crisis we need to stop the development of these data centres, which are to the detriment of our citizens. I ask the same important question as Mr. Niall Williams; how much of the world do we have to destroy in order to save it?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2021)

Thomas Pringle: ...holds for them in mica-riddled homes, with no hope of a resolution. Does the Government understand the impact that the lack of hope has on people's mental health and well-being? Lives are being destroyed in Donegal. I have a question for the Minister and I ask that he keep his answer concise and to the point. Has the Government made provision for full mica redress in next week's budget?

Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Jun 2021)

Thomas Pringle: ...2025, with targets to have certain achievements by 2030. Therefore, there are a number of goals that we signed up to but have already missed. Recently, I asked the Minister for Defence if a ship, the destroyer USS Paul Ignatius, DDG-117, was in Irish waters on 13 and 14 May 2021. I asked whether the vessel had permission to pass through Irish waters; and if so, the distance it passed off...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: ...first Earth Day. That is 51 years ago. One would expect there to have been major change in the interim given the level of awareness back in 1970 on the need to protect our planet. Yet, here we still are burning, destroying and decimating our natural resources and our life source. All of this is done in the name of capitalism, greed and the patriarchy. In the summer of 2018, the world...