Parliamentary questions

Tax Credits

Thomas Pringle

158. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who availed of the tuition tax credit when submitting their form 12 tax returns through Revenue MyAccount and ROS account for self-employment in 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9404/21]

Tax Credits

Thomas Pringle

184. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons that availed of the tuition tax credit when submitting their form 12 tax returns through the Revenue Commissioner’s MyAccount and ROS account for self-employment in 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9744/21]

Ireland Strategic Investment Fund

Thomas Pringle

202. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance the outcome of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund measuring of the carbon footprint of its investment portfolio as part of a wider approach to identify, manage and mitigate climate risk across its portfolio as reported in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10086/21]

Ireland Strategic Investment Fund

Thomas Pringle

203. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance the number of companies that have applied to access the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund pandemic stabilisation and recovery fund; the number of businesses that applied for assistance; the number that were accepted, declined and appealed, respectively; the value of the assistance provided to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10087/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Thomas Pringle

253. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when outdoor activities such as football training are expected to resume; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10325/21]

Homelessness Strategy

Thomas Pringle

299. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the housing and homeless situation in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9715/21]

Housing Assistance Payment

Thomas Pringle

300. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons in receipt of the rental accommodation scheme, RAS, in County Donegal; the number of persons in receipt of HAP in County Donegal in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9716/21]

Homelessness Strategy

Thomas Pringle

301. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the emergency homeless accommodation in County Donegal; the number and demographics of persons accessing this accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9717/21]

Social and Affordable Housing

Thomas Pringle

302. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons on the social housing waiting list in County Donegal by the type of accommodation and length of time waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9718/21]

Social and Affordable Housing

Thomas Pringle

303. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding provided to Donegal County Council for housing in each of the years from 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9719/21]

Third Level Admissions

Thomas Pringle

358. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the recent decision by the Scottish Government to change the fees status of higher level Irish students in Scotland from home to rest of UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10123/21]

Third Level Admissions

Thomas Pringle

359. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether the recent decision by the Scottish Government to change the fees status of higher level Irish students in Scotland from home to rest of UK is in breach of the common travel area agreement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10124/21]

Third Level Admissions

Thomas Pringle

360. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has raised the recent decision by the Scottish Government to change the fees status of higher level Irish students in Scotland from home to rest of UK with his counterpart in the UK Government in order to address the negative consequences this will have for Irish students studying in the UK regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10125/21]

Passport Services

Thomas Pringle

368. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the processing of documentation with passport applications once staff return to the processing units; the way in which official documentation will be tracked; the provisions that will be made for online applications or partial online applications given the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10324/21]

Teacher Training

Thomas Pringle

493. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if she will report on the cost of the Gaeltacht course for student teachers of a college (details supplied) given that the 2021 course will be a two-week online course from home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10322/21]

Teacher Training

Thomas Pringle

494. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if she will extend the Gaeltacht grant for student teachers of a college (details supplied) given that the course in 2021 will be a two-week online course from home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10323/21]

Domestic Violence Refuges Provision

Thomas Pringle

607. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons in domestic violence refuges in County Donegal in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9711/21]

Domestic Violence Refuges Provision

Thomas Pringle

608. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of domestic violence refuge places in County Donegal compared to the recommended number of refuge places; the refuge capacity by county in tabular form; his plans to increase access across Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9712/21]

Direct Provision System

Thomas Pringle

609. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of adults and children in direct provision accommodation in County Donegal in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9713/21]

Direct Provision System

Thomas Pringle

624. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the White Paper on ending direct provision will be laid before Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10090/21]

Direct Provision System

Thomas Pringle

625. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of all contracts with private companies providing direct provision accommodation, including the monetary value of each contract and the expected expiry date of same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10091/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Thomas Pringle

626. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of providing PPE to all residential care facilities; the number that are Tusla units and privately run units respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10093/21]

Brexit Issues

Thomas Pringle

684. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the recent decision by the Scottish Government to change the fees status of higher level Irish students in Scotland from home to rest of UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10120/21]

Brexit Issues

Thomas Pringle

685. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on whether the recent decision by the Scottish Government to change the fees status of higher level Irish students in Scotland from home to rest of UK is in breach of the Common Travel Area agreement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10121/21]

Brexit Issues

Thomas Pringle

686. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has raised the recent decision by the Scottish Government to change the fees status of higher level Irish students in Scotland from home to rest of UK with his counterpart in the UK Government in order to address the negative consequences this will have for Irish students studying in the UK regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10122/21]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Thomas Pringle

860. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the details of the Northern Ireland planned healthcare scheme that came into effect on 1 January 2021, for 12 months, taking over from the cross-border directive for applicants residing here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9789/21]

Mental Health Services

Thomas Pringle

961. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for mental health supports through the HSE in County Donegal; the length of time persons are waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10088/21]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

Thomas Pringle

962. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of children on waiting lists for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service supports in County Donegal; the length of time the children are waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10089/21]

Eating Disorders

Thomas Pringle

963. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the details of available treatments for young persons with eating disorders; the number of times a young person has been readmitted to a service in a one-year period; the reviews he is taking in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10092/21]

Ministerial Meetings

Thomas Pringle

1079. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a list of all records of correspondence and meetings between him and or his officials with a person (details supplied) and-or the person's negotiating team in connection with the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement negotiations, specifically on the issues of the Common Fisheries Policy and the Irish fishing industry, will be provided in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10028/21]

Ministerial Meetings

Thomas Pringle

1080. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will submit a report to Dáil Éireann on the meetings between him and or his officials with a person (details supplied) and or the person's negotiating team in connection with the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement negotiations, specifically on the issues of the Common Fisheries Policy and the Irish fishing industry, given the unfavourable outcome for Ireland’s fishing industry in the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10029/21]

Ministerial Meetings

Thomas Pringle

1110. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide his diary for December 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10430/21]

Ministerial Meetings

Thomas Pringle

1111. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide his diary for January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10431/21]

Foreign Policy

Thomas Pringle

137. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the official position of the State on the military coup in Myanmar; if it has been conveyed to the coup forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9079/21]

Local Authority Housing

Thomas Pringle

248. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when an estate (details supplied) will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7852/21]

Vacant Properties

Thomas Pringle

249. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the vacant homes strategy; the number of vacant homes that have been registered since the start of the strategy; the number that have been refurbished; the number that have been put back in circulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7853/21]

Vacant Properties

Thomas Pringle

250. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the vacant homes strategy; the number of vacant homes that have been registered in each county since the start of the strategy; the number have been refurbished in each county; the number that have been put back in circulation in each county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7854/21]

Northern Ireland

Thomas Pringle

337. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the contact he has made with the authorities in Northern Ireland in relation to the disappearance and death of a person (details supplied) in 2020; if he plans to make further representations; and if he will assist the family in getting answers in relation to same. [8289/21]

Special Educational Needs

Thomas Pringle

391. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if she has established the estimated costs of fully implementing section 13 of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; if so, the estimated cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8223/21]

Special Educational Needs

Thomas Pringle

392. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if she has established the estimated costs of fully implementing sections 10 and 17 of the EPSEN Act 2004; if so, the estimated cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8224/21]

Special Educational Needs

Thomas Pringle

393. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if she has established the estimated costs of fully implementing section 14 of the EPSEN Act 2004; if so, the estimated cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8226/21]

Special Educational Needs

Thomas Pringle

394. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if she has established the estimated costs of fully implementing section 8 of the EPSEN Act 2004; if so, the estimated cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8227/21]

Special Educational Needs

Thomas Pringle

395. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if she has established the estimated costs of fully implementing section 39 of the EPSEN Act 2004; if so, the estimated cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8229/21]

Special Educational Needs

Thomas Pringle

397. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if she has established the estimated costs of fully implementing sections 3 to 7, inclusive, 9 and 18 of the EPSEN Act 2004; if so, the estimated cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8231/21]

Special Educational Needs

Thomas Pringle

398. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if she has established the estimated costs of fully implementing sections 11, 12, 15, 16 and 38 of the EPSEN Act 2004; if so, the estimated cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8232/21]

Departmental Legal Costs

Thomas Pringle

400. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the amount her Department has spent on legal costs arising from litigation involving children with special educational needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8235/21]

Special Educational Needs

Thomas Pringle

433. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if dyslexia assessments will continue to run for children referred by their schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8511/21]

Direct Provision System

Thomas Pringle

516. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of a direct provision centre (details supplied) in County Donegal; when the first families will be moving in following the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7859/21]

Direct Payment Scheme

Thomas Pringle

517. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if residents in a direct provision centre (details supplied) in County Donegal will be provided with vouchers for food instead of the points system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7860/21]

Departmental Staff

Thomas Pringle

635. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if his Department has published guidelines for behaviour for persons employed by the State in the health services on the use of social media; the regulations in place; the way in which they are enforced with regard to use of offensive or racist language on online platforms by current staff members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7865/21]