Parliamentary questions

Budget 2023

Thomas Pringle

221. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the nature and extent of his engagements with the Taoiseach in relation to access to child benefit, the back-to-school allowance and the once-off payments for foster parents (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50835/22]

Budget 2023

Thomas Pringle

222. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the possible options or changes in relation to child benefit, the back-to-school allowance and the once-off payments for foster parents as averred to in the statement by the Taoiseach (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50836/22]

Budget 2023

Thomas Pringle

223. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will meet with a delegation (details supplied) prior to the passage of the Finance Bill 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50837/22]

Departmental Data

Thomas Pringle

278. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the rate of income inequality in Ireland both before and after transfers in each of the years 2012 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51002/22]

Official Engagements

Thomas Pringle

322. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the dates on which he met with the CEO of Tusla (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50831/22]

Official Engagements

Thomas Pringle

323. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the nature and extent of his engagements with the Taoiseach and CEO of Tusla (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50832/22]

Official Engagements

Thomas Pringle

324. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will report on the outcomes from his engagements with the CEO of Tusla prior to the passage of the Finance Bill 2022 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50833/22]

Official Engagements

Thomas Pringle

325. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will commit to meeting with a delegation from an organisation (details supplied) prior to the passage of the Finance Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50834/22]

Energy Policy

Thomas Pringle

196. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the procedures that ESB Networks has in place for distributing details of clean-export guarantee eligibility to each energy provider in respect of NC6 submitters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50131/22]

Energy Policy

Thomas Pringle

197. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide weekly figures for the number of NC6 forms that have been received to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50132/22]

Energy Policy

Thomas Pringle

198. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide weekly figures for the number of confirmations of clean-export guarantee eligibility that have been issued to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50133/22]

Energy Policy

Thomas Pringle

199. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of staff that ESB Networks has assigned to NC6 processing and issuing clean-export guarantee eligibility to providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50134/22]

Energy Policy

Thomas Pringle

200. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the remedies and penalties in the legislation establishing the clean-export guarantee scheme for non-compliance by energy providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50135/22]

Aviation Industry

Thomas Pringle

229. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport the steps that he has taken to date in 2022 to reinstate the direct flights from Donegal Airport to Glasgow and to also establish a direct flight from Donegal Airport to an airport in the London area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49733/22]

Tax Code

Thomas Pringle

277. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance the rationale to justify the benefit-in-kind rise in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50143/22]

School Transport

Thomas Pringle

403. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the reason that the school transport section of her Department has failed to reply to correspondence on five separate occasions from a Donegal school (details supplied) in relation to a transport application for 30 students who are now over five weeks without transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49810/22]

School Transport

Thomas Pringle

404. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education when an application for school transport submitted in June 2022 for 30 Ukrainian children by a Donegal school (details supplied) will be processed and the school informed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49811/22]

School Transport

Thomas Pringle

405. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education when the tender will be awarded for an application for school transport submitted in June 2022 for 30 Ukrainian children by a Donegal school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49812/22]

School Transport

Thomas Pringle

406. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the number of applications for school transport through the REALT system which remain to be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49813/22]

Schools Building Projects

Thomas Pringle

434. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a comprehensive account of the circumstances that have caused a school building project (details supplied) to be delayed and ultimately having to be retendered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50150/22]

Schools Building Projects

Thomas Pringle

435. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a detailed revised timeline for the completion of the school building project at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50152/22]

Adoption Services

Thomas Pringle

525. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ensure that adoption information applications can be received from people resident in the United States and that the inability of the system to accept US phone numbers will not be a barrier to them lodging an application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49456/22]

Ferry Services

Thomas Pringle

805. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the new Tory Island Ferry will be commissioned and will be in operation to allow for safe and reliable service to and from the Island; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49723/22]

Ferry Services

Thomas Pringle

806. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the new Tory Island Ferry which is being commissioned will allow for dignified access to the ferry for persons using wheelchairs or with limited mobility using a ramp or similar without the need for a hoist or other mechanical aids to access the ferry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49724/22]

Ferry Services

Thomas Pringle

807. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding will be made available for piers on some of the islands off the coast of County Donegal, to provide for infrastructure such as ramps and so on, which will allow persons using wheelchairs and who have limited mobility to access the Islands with dignity using such piers given that roads have been improved on some of the Islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49743/22]

Primary Care Centres

Thomas Pringle

387. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Finglas primary healthcare centre; when works will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49333/22]

Departmental Schemes

Thomas Pringle

376. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if additional monies will be made available for the local improvement scheme for the remainder of 2022 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48922/22]

Departmental Schemes

Thomas Pringle

377. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of money has been allocated to Donegal County Council for the local improvement scheme for each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48923/22]

Departmental Schemes

Thomas Pringle

381. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of roads in County Donegal that were improved with funding from the local improvement scheme for each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48924/22]

Employment Rights

Thomas Pringle

144. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions he proposes to take to address the security employment regulation order, which should see security workers on a wage of €12.90 per hour from 1 February 2023, but has been injuncted by a number of employers causing hardship to this sector of the workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48448/22]

Tax Code

Thomas Pringle

217. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance if he will remove the local property tax due to the difficulty which many householders are encountering with the cost-of-living crisis being experienced at present (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47980/22]

Housing Policy

Thomas Pringle

285. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will be changing the income threshold for getting on the Donegal County Council social housing list (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48231/22]

Educational Disadvantage

Thomas Pringle

357. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the reason a school (details supplied) in County Donegal has not met the DEIS criteria; if she will list the criteria it was refused on; if the school will be reassessed given its staff are of the opinion the school ought to qualify for DEIS funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47986/22]

Public Sector Pensions

Thomas Pringle

418. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection when the ex-gratia payment will issue to community employment supervisors in County Donegal given that persons in other counties have received the payment will be paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47955/22]

Fishing Industry

Thomas Pringle

755. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made on the roll out of a diesel and fuel subsidy scheme for the fishing industry to help it meet spiralling fuel costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48173/22]

Defective Building Materials

Thomas Pringle

143. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he intends to commence the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022, which was rushed through the Houses of the Oireachtas at the end of the past term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47396/22]

Housing Provision

Thomas Pringle

144. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has collated figures from local authorities to assess whether the number of housing units with funding approved will actually be delivered within the timeframes indicated in local authority plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47397/22]

Departmental Correspondence

Thomas Pringle

282. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a substantive response to correspondence sent to his office on 13 July 2022 (details supplied) will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47360/22]

Public Transport

Thomas Pringle

89. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport the reason that the student Leap card is not available to third level students aged 18 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47076/22]

Public Transport

Thomas Pringle

90. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider extending eligibility for the Leap card scheme to bus operators who run cross-border services, especially those servicing third level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47077/22]

Bus Services

Thomas Pringle

5. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport his plans to expand the rural transport scheme operated by Local Link; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47160/22]

Social Welfare Schemes

Thomas Pringle

282. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that those on community employment schemes are excluded from receiving fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46490/22]

Bus Services

Thomas Pringle

33. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport his plans in relation to the expansion of the rural transport scheme operated by Local Link; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46213/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Thomas Pringle

375. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection why a constituent (Details Supplied) whose illness benefit payment has been reduced should be penalised due to Government decisions to close her industry in March 2020. [45735/22]

Health Services Staff

Thomas Pringle

468. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the progress of negotiations on a special scheme of paid leave for public health service employees with long-Covid to date; the expected timeline for the commencement of this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45906/22]

Central Statistics Office

Thomas Pringle

57. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Taoiseach the number of persons who have emigrated nationwide by age in 2022, in tabular form. [44376/22]

Energy Policy

Thomas Pringle

86. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if those from the Traveller community living on sites were able to avail of the Government’s €200 credit for energy bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44383/22]

Driver Licences

Thomas Pringle

152. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport the reason that Irish persons born in Belfast, County Antrim or anywhere in the six counties have born in the United Kingdom printed on their driving licence; his views on whether persons born in the six counties are not Irish given that it would be stated on a licence for a person born in any of the other 26 counties; if this practice will be changed to say born in Ireland on all licences for persons born on the island of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44987/22]

Planning Issues

Thomas Pringle

225. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the updated planning exemptions to allow for solar photovoltaic panels will be updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44731/22]

Citizenship Applications

Thomas Pringle

431. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications that her Department annually receives for citizenship based on Irish descent or associations; the average processing time; if applications are received from persons who are resident outside the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44503/22]