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Wed, 16 Dec 2015
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Road Projects Status
Thomas Pringle
34. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the N14 and N13 roads in conjunction with the A5 road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44991/15]
Wed, 16 Dec 2015
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Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
Thomas Pringle
44. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if refugees residing in a hotel (details supplied) are receiving full social protection payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45532/15]
Wed, 16 Dec 2015
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Nursing Staff Remuneration
Thomas Pringle
132. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 445 of 8 December 2015, if the wage increases to €9.15 on 1 January 2016, in line with the national minimum wage, will apply to fourth-year student nurses participating in the fourth-year rostered clinical placement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45591/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Renewable Energy Incentives
Thomas Pringle
43. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the introduction of a domestic renewable heat incentive to stimulate biomass demand, and given the Conference of Parties 21, if he will implement policies to further develop the biomass industry as part of Ireland's contribution to tackling climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44806/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Wind Energy Generation
Thomas Pringle
59. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of research he has carried out as part of a cost-benefit analysis on wind farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44805/15]
Tue, 15 Dec 2015
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Community Services Programme
Thomas Pringle
114. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why she has not increased the funding contribution for the community services programme administered by Pobal in 2016 as a result of the new minimum wage of €9.15 taking effect on 1 January 2016 and in recognition of the extra financial burden this will place on community groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45120/15]
Thu, 10 Dec 2015
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Rural Development Policy
Thomas Pringle
12. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the detail of the proposed charter for rural Ireland, when it will be published, how it is being devised, the consultation process that was carried out, how it is expected that County Donegal will benefit from it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44050/15]
Thu, 10 Dec 2015
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Wind Energy Guidelines
Thomas Pringle
16. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the wind farm development guidelines on setback distances will be published, the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44049/15]
Wed, 9 Dec 2015
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Information and Communications Technology
Thomas Pringle
11. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the provision of electronic tablets to school children to reduce the excessive weight of their school bags is feasible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43865/15]
Wed, 9 Dec 2015
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Schools Building Projects Status
Thomas Pringle
37. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will meet with the board of management of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal to discuss urgent accommodation matters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43864/15]
Wed, 9 Dec 2015
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Supplementary Welfare Allowance Data
Thomas Pringle
50. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the amount directly paid in allowances under the adult refugees programme to persons and their dependants residing in a hotel (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44362/15]
Wed, 9 Dec 2015
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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
Thomas Pringle
83. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the length of time it will take for payment under the disadvantaged areas scheme to issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44328/15]
Wed, 9 Dec 2015
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Legal Costs
Thomas Pringle
100. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality why she consented to the order of the Supreme Court in case No. 219 JR of 2003 (details supplied) which provided for the awarding of costs for an unsuccessful High Court action to the applicant and the striking out of an appeal and cross-appeal in the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44368/15]
Wed, 9 Dec 2015
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Commencement of Legislation
Thomas Pringle
198. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the commencement date for rent certainty measures as outlined in recent legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44332/15]
Tue, 8 Dec 2015
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Action Plan for Jobs
Thomas Pringle
208. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the €250 million fund for the Action Plan for Jobs will fund all the regional action plans, or if each regional action plan will be granted €250 million separately; if a specific amount of funding will be ring-fenced for each county, or if funding will be distributed on the basis of job creation proposals, essentially through a tendering process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43953/15]
Tue, 8 Dec 2015
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Medical Card Eligibility
Thomas Pringle
439. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a medical card to all children in receipt of the domiciliary care allowance to ensure that all children with life-limiting conditions and profound disabilities receive the full medical care they require; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44148/15]
Tue, 8 Dec 2015
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Nursing Staff Remuneration
Thomas Pringle
445. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the ongoing situation of fourth year nursing students who are earning half the living wage and who cannot afford the long distances of travel to work or for accommodation closer to their work, which is a particular problem for student nurses from County Donegal who are automatically disadvantaged by its distant location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44191/15]
Thu, 3 Dec 2015
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Health Services Provision
Thomas Pringle
33. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health his plans to bring in greater access to health services in County Donegal and thereby establish regional balance within the Government's health policy; if he will grant special recognition of the peripherality of County Donegal and the health needs of the county, as a result of consistent under-investment in health infrastructure in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42930/15]
Thu, 3 Dec 2015
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General Practitioner Services Provision
Thomas Pringle
68. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the measures he has taken to attract a greater number of general practitioners to rural counties like Donegal, and how he will retain medical staff in this region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42929/15]
Wed, 2 Dec 2015
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Child Care Services Provision
Thomas Pringle
10. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs how the €85 million in funding for child care will improve affordability and accessibility to early childhood care; if there is a reduction in available child care places due to the extra free pre-school year announced in budget 2016; how he will address this sudden increase in demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42675/15]
Wed, 2 Dec 2015
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Thomas Pringle
32. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding to be allocated to County Donegal and the number of children to benefit from the recently announced new programme which will provide supports for children with disabilities attending the free pre-school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42674/15]
Wed, 2 Dec 2015
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Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
Thomas Pringle
50. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if persons who were previously on a jobseeker's allowance and who were moved onto a supplementary welfare payment due to illness, but who are not entitled to illness benefit due to a lack of stamps, are entitled to the Christmas bonus in 2015, given that they are unable to seek work and are financially vulnerable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43121/15]
Tue, 1 Dec 2015
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Cabinet Committee Meetings
Thomas Pringle
84. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the implementation of the working group's recommendation to prioritise applicants for asylum who are waiting for a decision for five years or more; if she is aware that information on implementation has not been communicated to a number of persons in this circumstance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42376/15]
Tue, 1 Dec 2015
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Legislative Measures
Thomas Pringle
100. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when legislation reducing bankruptcy terms from three years to one year will be introduced to Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42377/15]
Tue, 1 Dec 2015
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Action Plan for Jobs
Thomas Pringle
237. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the aspects of the north-west and north-east regional action plan that will target the chronic lack of investment in County Donegal, which has led to low numbers of job creation in the past number of years in comparison with the rest of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42824/15]
Tue, 1 Dec 2015
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Traveller Accommodation
Thomas Pringle
585. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of an ongoing situation (details supplied); the steps he will take to resolve it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42827/15]
Tue, 1 Dec 2015
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Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas
Thomas Pringle
586. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress he has made in implementing the recommendations of the Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42829/15]
Wed, 25 Nov 2015
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Aquaculture Data
Thomas Pringle
8. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for data on the prevalence of Bonamia Ostreae in shellfish in Irish coastal waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41358/15]
Wed, 25 Nov 2015
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Fisheries Protection
Thomas Pringle
33. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will call for the establishment of independent observers in factory trawlers operating off the Irish coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41359/15]
Tue, 24 Nov 2015
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Fish Exports
Thomas Pringle
215. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action he is taking on the Chinese demand for certificates of compliance with cadmium levels of 0.5 milligrams per kilogram or less of live crabmeat and the decision by the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority to cease issuing certificates for exporters from 15 November 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41383/15]
Tue, 24 Nov 2015
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Horse Racing Industry
Thomas Pringle
283. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will regulate the farrier trade to ensure that horse owners have access to a register of qualified farriers, and to ensure that the farrier they employ is suitably qualified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41807/15]
Tue, 24 Nov 2015
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Fish Quotas
Thomas Pringle
284. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the north west herring fishery will re-open; if he will ensure that there is a ring-fenced quota for vessels under ten metres in length; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41808/15]
Tue, 24 Nov 2015
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Schools Building Projects Status
Thomas Pringle
501. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied in County Donegal is the only school in the county on the recently announced School Building Programme 2016 to 2021 which is in a 100% prefabricated school, with no permanent structure in place; why this school building is listed for construction in 2019 to 2021, and is not a priority, in line with the plan to eradicate prefabricated only schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41581/15]
Wed, 18 Nov 2015
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Post Office Network
Thomas Pringle
19. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance when a consultation with the Central Bank of Ireland will commence and conclude in relation to drafting a ministerial order pursuant to section 67 of the Post and Telecommunications Act 1983; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40375/15]
Wed, 18 Nov 2015
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Tax Credits
Thomas Pringle
28. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance his plans to address the issue of single parents who reside in this jurisdiction, who are not in receipt of child benefit and whose families reside in Northern Ireland, but who cannot access the single person child carer tax credit; if he will recognise the value and costs of shared parenting across the Border in Ireland by extending the scheme to parents living here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40374/15]
Wed, 18 Nov 2015
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Legislative Process
Thomas Pringle
109. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Spent Convictions Bill 2012 will be brought before Dáil Éireann; if Government amendments will seek to amend the Bill to such a degree that would warrant the Bill going back to Committee Stage for effective debate; if Opposition Members will be given adequate time to review those amendments and make their own proposals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40768/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Jobseeker's Benefit Eligibility
Thomas Pringle
62. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will address, the anomalies in relation to the coding of part-time farmers as self-employed in her Department, even if they engage in off-farm seasonal work as employees; that coding them as self-employed excludes them from obtaining a payment under the jobseeker's benefit scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40182/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Respite Care Grant Payments
Thomas Pringle
72. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to address the respite needs of carers, despite the fact that the respite care grant was renamed as the carer's support grant in recent budget changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40143/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Fuel Allowance Payments
Thomas Pringle
81. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if her Department has factored in the increase in the cost of fuel due to the national ban on smoky coal in the increases to the fuel allowance in the 2016 budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40142/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Jobseeker's Allowance Payments
Thomas Pringle
94. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to allow for an increase in payments under the jobseeker's allowance scheme for those under 25 years of age who may be at risk of homelessness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40141/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Immigration Policy
Thomas Pringle
96. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to review the operation of the habitual residence condition in relation to returning immigrants who had been resident in the common travel area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40139/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Carer's Allowance Applications
Thomas Pringle
101. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if the number of refusals of applications for a carer's allowance has increased due to the changes in the Social Welfare Act 2014 which allowed deciding officers to overrule medical evidence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40140/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Fishing Industry
Thomas Pringle
288. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the activities of the factory freezer ships (details supplied) fishing off the coast of County Donegal; the species they are fishing; and if these vessels have been inspected by the Naval Service or by the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40479/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Prisoner Transfers
Thomas Pringle
332. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when an application by a prisoner (details supplied) in Maghaberry Prison in Northern Ireland to complete his sentence here will be concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40472/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Consular Services Provision
Thomas Pringle
491. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a consular visit for a prisoner (details supplied) who is in Low Moss Prison, Glasgow, Scotland and who has suffered a recent assault in the prison, given concern for the prisoner's ongoing safety. [40473/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Social and Affordable Housing Provision
Thomas Pringle
573. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government for further details, including background information, on the companies (details supplied) which made submissions to his Department, and which met with the social housing clearing house group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40487/15]
Tue, 17 Nov 2015
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Social and Affordable Housing Provision
Thomas Pringle
574. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the last date for submissions from interested groups to submit to the social housing clearing house group; if these submissions will be made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40488/15]
Wed, 11 Nov 2015
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Transport Infrastructure Provision
Thomas Pringle
23. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the transport improvements planned for County Donegal over the next ten years; if these plans will address areas along the Wild Atlantic Way in view of increasing tourist numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39249/15]
Wed, 11 Nov 2015
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Employment Rights
Thomas Pringle
70. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the consultation process on zero-hour contracts will commence; how it will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39666/15]
Tue, 10 Nov 2015
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Refugee Data
Thomas Pringle
327. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the 4,000 refugees agreed with the European Union as part of this State's response to the refugee crisis will arrive here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39311/15]