Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Covid-19 Pandemic

Thomas Pringle

172. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the evidence-based reasoning that he and the HSE are currently using for choosing to go directly against the World Health Organization guidelines that specifically state that Covid-19 should not pose a barrier to a woman having a partner of their choice physically present with them throughout their labour and birth even in which Covid-19 is suspected or confirmed [32110/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Thomas Pringle

173. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health his plans for the way in which he and the HSE plan to provide for the additional perinatal mental health needs of the many women and families left traumatised by the current policy of some Irish hospitals, including Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal of not allowing women a partner of their choice to be physically present with them to support them throughout major milestone scans, labour and birth, including those women and families that have had to go through the unmitigated tragedy of pregnancy or baby loss alone, scared and devastated. [32111/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Thomas Pringle

174. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the reason for adhering to international best practice guidelines in maternity care, such as but not limited to, the World Health Organization position that all women should continue to have access to a birth partner of their choice during the Covid-19 pandemic is allowed to be optional in Irish hospitals [32112/20]

National Broadband Plan

Thomas Pringle

24. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes which have been connected with fibre broadband since National Broadband Ireland took control of the roll out of the National Broadband Plan by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31804/20]

Student Assistance Fund

Thomas Pringle

77. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the student assistance fund will be available to students from Northern Ireland that are studying here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31699/20]

Schools Building Projects

Thomas Pringle

343. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the status of a new school building project for a school (details supplied) which is due to be completed by 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31182/20]

Cross-Border Health Initiatives

Thomas Pringle

591. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if clarification will be provided on an issue on the reimbursement from the cross-border healthcare directive in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31162/20]

Medical Cards

Thomas Pringle

606. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some dentists are refusing to accept medical cards and patients have been forced to pay in emergency circumstances; the options the medical cardholder has to get the money refunded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31217/20]

Disability Allowance

Thomas Pringle

309. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to recognise fibromyalgia as a condition under which sufferers are entitled to the disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29915/20]

Third Level Education

Thomas Pringle

358. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason a person (details supplied) cannot continue their course in further education online; the plans to introduce online classes for education and training board-run courses in a college and other further education facilities in the short term due to the level-3 regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30181/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Thomas Pringle

437. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact that members of the Covid-19 Expert Panel on Nursing Homes may have worked in institutions that have been involved in cases of mismanagement of incidences of Covid-19 outbreaks; if this will impact its work in advising his Department about the way in which nursing homes are managed through the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29642/20]

Maternity Services

Thomas Pringle

262. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health his views on the results of the recent HIQA Your Experience survey on experiences of maternity care in Ireland (details supplied); his further views on the fact Letterkenny University Hospital had the second highest rate of service user dissatisfaction in Ireland with care related to pregnancy labour and birth with the joint highest number of respondents rating the maternity care experience as poor to fair; the measures which will be taken to implement meaningful improvements at Saolta Group and Letterkenny University Hospital in particular to ensure that there is no longer a maternity care system in Donegal that leaves more than a quarter of its service users with a poor to fair maternity care experience that could potentially prove traumatic in both the short and long terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29386/20]

Defence Forces Equipment

Thomas Pringle

105. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Defence the details of guidelines or policies governing the use of automated weapons systems and robotics by the Defence Forces; and if no such guidelines or policies exist, the reason therefore. [29002/20]

Garda Equipment

Thomas Pringle

207. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the details of guidelines or policies governing the use of automated weapons systems and robotics by An Garda Síochána; and if no such guidelines or policies exist, the reason therefore. [29001/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Thomas Pringle

219. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the rules governing alcoholics anonymous meetings under the Covid-19 restrictions regarding social distancing, numbers attending and other restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28981/20]

Recycling Policy

Thomas Pringle

169. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if the expected circular life expectancy of plastics has been explored in the context of a deposit and return scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28083/20]

Recycling Policy

Thomas Pringle

170. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if a cost comparison has been carried out to establish whether the set-up and maintenance costs of a deposit and return scheme that includes plastics would provide better value than other forms of intervention aimed at reducing the use of plastics by manufacturers and retailers in the first instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28084/20]

Recycling Policy

Thomas Pringle

171. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the reason the Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy does not propose new recycling targets or schemes to reduce waste from the construction and demolition sector in view of the fact that the sector accounts for 25% to 30% of waste generated annually across the European Union, compared with 10% for household waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28085/20]

Food Waste

Thomas Pringle

172. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the way in which he plans to ensure that proposals such as reducing the sale of multi-buy packs or buy-one-get-one-free deals do not disproportionately impact on lower-income households; if an economic impact assessment has been carried out or is planned to be carried out on these matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28086/20]

Food Waste

Thomas Pringle

173. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if all submissions received during the public consultation on the Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy will be released. [28087/20]

Waste Management

Thomas Pringle

174. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the reason he plans to allow for permit exemption for specific waste streams under Article 24 of the 2008 Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EU); the further reason it is proposed in the Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy that construction and demolition waste, one of the largest waste streams, will receive an exemption permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28088/20]

Environmental Impact Assessments

Thomas Pringle

175. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if a thorough environmental impact assessment has been carried out to take account of unintended harmful consequences from plans outlined in the Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy to create new rules to encourage construction firms to reuse more of their building waste in other construction projects; the safeguards that will be put in place to prevent firms from self-declaring certain construction and demolition waste as by-products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28089/20]

Energy Production

Thomas Pringle

180. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if a grant is available for persons generating their own energy; if not, his plans to introduce a grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28209/20]

Driver Test

Thomas Pringle

199. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport the reason a person (details supplied) that has to complete their driver test in Donegal town is not allowed to wear their own mask which they wear for medical reasons during the test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28100/20]

School Curriculum

Thomas Pringle

473. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education when a reply will issue to a person (details supplied) following a letter to her Department dated 2 September 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28705/20]

Prison Deaths

Thomas Pringle

607. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the number of deaths in custody by year, by prison, by gender and by cause of death in each of the years 2010 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28536/20]

Medical Cards

Thomas Pringle

650. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to raise the threshold from €900 to €1,000 for over 70s couples who apply for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28191/20]

Bus Services

Thomas Pringle

78. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that drivers (details supplied) are being asked to work hours in contravention of the road transport working time directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27780/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Thomas Pringle

269. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the reason for allowing couples from County Donegal to have weddings outside the county but not to allow couples from outside the county to have their wedding in County Donegal in respect of the extension of restrictions under the Covid-19 response announced for the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27769/20]

Hospital Appointments Status

Thomas Pringle

388. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health when an appointment will be arranged for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28032/20]

Irish Language

Thomas Pringle

370. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht if the imbalance in funding for the Irish language will start to be reversed in budget 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27122/20]

Tax Reliefs

Thomas Pringle

98. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance if a series of matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) will be given consideration; the steps that will be taken to alleviate the inability of cross-Border workers to work from home due to double taxation legislation; if steps will be taken to remove the double taxation rules to allow persons here working in the Northern Ireland a better work life balance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26076/20]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

Thomas Pringle

127. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if assistance will be provided and matters addressed in relation a recent incident (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26071/20]

Foreign Policy

Thomas Pringle

128. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the highlighting by the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention of the lack of respect by Spain for international bodies with regard to the situation in Catalonia; the steps Ireland can take to impress on the Spanish authorities the need to respect international law in relation to the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26077/20]

School Transport

Thomas Pringle

395. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if there will be more seats awarded on the bus from Dromahair to a school (details supplied) for those who have registered and paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24705/20]

Immigration Status

Thomas Pringle

634. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the status of an application for update of travel documents by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24736/20]

Defence Forces Personnel

Thomas Pringle

109. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a former member of the Defence Forces (details supplied) applied to the Army Pensions Board for a disability pension in December 2018; when the applicant will be called for medical examination; when the case will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24686/20]

School Transport

Thomas Pringle

444. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if a school bus route can be changed following contact with Bus Éireann school transport (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23932/20]

Social Welfare Appeals

Thomas Pringle

507. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a social welfare appeal by a person (details supplied) is taking so long to be decided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23607/20]

Disability Support Services

Thomas Pringle

781. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if the mobility allowance scheme will reopen to new applicants; if so, when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23947/20]

Garda Transport Provision

Thomas Pringle

17. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the funding made available to An Garda Síochána for the purchase of new vehicles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22891/20]

Liquor Licences

Thomas Pringle

31. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice her plans to amend the alcohol licensing legislation to include age verification and delivery hours for online purchases of alcohol; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22893/20]

Garda Equipment

Thomas Pringle

35. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice her views on the use of spit hoods by An Garda Síochána; her further views on whether they should be discontinued as part of the review that An Garda Síochána is conducting into them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22892/20]

Mental Health Services

Thomas Pringle

24. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding which will be made available to each of the third level colleges and institutions to address potential mental health issues that may have arisen in students from the Covid-19 situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22957/20]

National Broadband Plan

Thomas Pringle

104. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks if he will consider extending the national broadband plan to areas that are not listed as intervention areas in which Internet service providers offer speeds of less than 30 Mbps as in the case of a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21206/20]

Postal Services

Thomas Pringle

108. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks the reason an Eircode (details supplied) is not recognised by companies other than Eircode; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21372/20]

Rail Network

Thomas Pringle

192. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport the status of metro north; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21208/20]

Aviation Industry

Thomas Pringle

216. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding refunds for passengers of an airline (details supplied) who have had flights cancelled and are waiting on a refund; when refunds will be made; the steps he is taking to ensure these refunds are being made in a timely fashion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21819/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Thomas Pringle

516. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the way in which a three teacher school (details supplied) with 82 pupils, which is one pupil short of the 83 pupils needed to fit the criteria for a four teacher school will be able to maintain the social distancing requirements as set out in the protocols for the reopening of schools; if an exception will be made in the case in order to employ an extra teacher even on a temporary basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21628/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Thomas Pringle

517. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the procedures in place for the resuming of practical subjects in secondary schools and the logistics of running home economic classes when the schools reopen in view of the fact that the roadmap omitted these complex subjects and teachers have received no guidance in relation to restarting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21631/20]

School Transport

Thomas Pringle

548. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if additional buses will be put in place for school transport from Inver and Mountcharles, County Donegal, to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21864/20]

Summer Works Scheme

Thomas Pringle

566. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the status of a summer works grant for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22002/20]

School Transport

Thomas Pringle

571. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if her Department has issued instructions to Bus Éireann to reject late payments from parents of eligible applicants under the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22023/20]

School Transport

Thomas Pringle

572. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the number of tickets issued under the school transport scheme at 31 August in each of the years 2018 to 2020 by primary, post primary and the subcategories of eligible, eligible exemption from charges and concessionary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22024/20]

Ambulance Service

Thomas Pringle

1025. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE continues to refuse to pay Dublin City Council for the provision of the ambulance service in Swords, County Dublin, which stands at €12 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21207/20]

Afforestation Programme

Thomas Pringle

1418. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21423/20]

Trade Data

Thomas Pringle

83. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details of the level of trade between Ireland and Singapore in the years 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18634/20]

Fishing Industry

Thomas Pringle

100. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if part of SI 585/2018 Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme Regulations 2018 (details supplied) will be amended to allow fishers to record salmon or sea trout caught and released and the sex of fish caught and retained and or caught and released; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18253/20]

Grant Payments

Thomas Pringle

115. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the grants available for persons building new sustainable houses. [18901/20]

National Parks and Wildlife Service

Thomas Pringle

303. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the estimated cost of increasing the funding to National Parks and Wildlife Services by 7.5% in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18633/20]

Mica Redress Scheme

Thomas Pringle

327. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if a householder in a multiple development has to have a valid management company in place for the management of the estate in which they are resident in order to apply for the MICA redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18104/20]

Citizenship Applications

Thomas Pringle

370. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of an application for nationality for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17999/20]

Naval Service

Thomas Pringle

410. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Defence the number of members of the Naval Service that spent more than 90 days at sea in each of years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18636/20]

Defence Forces Allowances

Thomas Pringle

411. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Defence the estimated cost of increasing the subsistence allowance for Defence Forces personnel by 15% in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18637/20]

Scoileanna DEIS

Thomas Pringle

469. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Thomas Pringle den Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna cad iad na pleananna atá ag an Roinn le go mbeidh stádas DEIS ag scoileanna i nDún na nGall agus i bpáirteanna eile den tír, atá i gceantair atá faoi mhíbhuntáiste sóisiálta agus eacnamaíochta agus chun ceist a chur ar an Aire cad iad na pleananna tacaíocht airgid a chur ar fáil do scoileanna de bharr costas breise a bheidh orthu le déileáil le díghalraithe agus a mhacasamhail de bharr Covid-19; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [18392/20]

Community Employment Schemes

Thomas Pringle

584. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons working in a community employment scheme and that work part time to supplement their income will be included in the new Covid-19 payment changes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18199/20]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Thomas Pringle

604. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for taking a divergent approach to persons with dual employee self-employed income from the approach taken with persons that have dual employee social protection incomes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18376/20]

One-Parent Family Payment

Thomas Pringle

615. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the overpayments recouped of one-parent family benefit in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18631/20]

Maternity Benefit

Thomas Pringle

616. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing maternity or paternity benefit by €10 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18632/20]

Fishery Harbour Centres

Thomas Pringle

645. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent on refurbishment and maintenance to Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18635/20]

National Childcare Scheme

Thomas Pringle

726. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of increasing the subsidy under the affordable childcare scheme from €20 to €50 per child per week in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18626/20]

Citizenship Applications

Thomas Pringle

760. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if an applicant for Irish citizenship who is a Swedish national living here for more than 40 years needs an in-date Swedish passport for their application (details supplied); if the out-of-date passport will be accepted with their application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17983/20]

Garda Recruitment

Thomas Pringle

798. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of recruiting eight additional analysts at higher executive officer level for the Garda cyber crime unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18627/20]

Hospital Staff

Thomas Pringle

1003. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health when a reply from the HSE to Parliamentary Question No. 405 of 9 June 2020 will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18628/20]

Hospital Facilities

Thomas Pringle

1004. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health when refurbishment and construction works will commence at Buncrana Community Hospital, Donegal; the estimated duration of the works; the estimated cost of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18629/20]

Respite Care Services

Thomas Pringle

1005. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing 8,000 additional day respite sessions and 21,500 additional overnight respite sessions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18630/20]

Driver Test

Thomas Pringle

176. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a person (details supplied) who suffers from dyslexia cannot be provided with a reader in order that they can complete the driver theory test; if it is possible for them to source a reader in order that they can complete the test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17334/20]

Immigration Status

Thomas Pringle

601. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the options available to a Colombian national and a qualified psychologist (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17187/20]

International Sanctions

Thomas Pringle

97. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether the unilateral sanctions of illegal and unilateral coercive measures imposed by the Unites States of America on Venezuela specifically are a significant cause of hardship to the civilian population and directly cause unnecessary deaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16266/20]

International Sanctions

Thomas Pringle

98. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether the unilateral sanctions imposed by the Unites States of America on Venezuela have caused considerable disruption to the economy in Venezuela with knock-on consequences for the civilian population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16267/20]

Mortgage Lending

Thomas Pringle

282. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance the actions he has taken or proposes to take regarding persons who have been refused the drawdown of mortgages by the pillar banks as a result of being in receipt of the Covid-19 payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14683/20]

Special Educational Needs

Thomas Pringle

621. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a child (details supplied) who fits the criteria of qualification for the July provision is being denied the provision due to the fact the child is transferring from preschool to primary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15378/20]

Harbours and Piers

Thomas Pringle

831. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount allocated to Malinbeg pier, Malinbeg, Glencolmcille, County Donegal to carry out maintenance and upgrade the pier to a safe standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15388/20]

Seirbhísí Farantóireachta

Thomas Pringle

261. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Thomas Pringle den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an dtabharfaidh sí uasdátú ar na pleananna chun bád farantóireachta saintógtha úr a chur ar fáil do Thoraigh i gContae Dhún na nGall agus cé na pleananna atá ann chun tonnchosc a chur ar fáil ag Cé Mhachaire Rabhartaigh i gContae Dhún na nGall (sonraí tugtha); agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [14311/20]

Naval Service

Thomas Pringle

358. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Defence the number of aircraft handlers in the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14303/20]

Naval Service

Thomas Pringle

359. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Defence the number of aircraft handler posts vacant in the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14304/20]

Naval Service

Thomas Pringle

360. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Defence the status of the replacing of the LÉ Eithne; if a contract for the replacement of the vessel will be put out to tender in the second half of 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14305/20]

Social Insurance

Thomas Pringle

516. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated additional revenue that would be generated in a full year if the class S PRSI rate increased by 0.6%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14302/20]

Court Accommodation

Thomas Pringle

634. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the courtrooms that have full video link facilities and the capacity to take CCTV evidence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14292/20]

Domestic Violence

Thomas Pringle

635. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cases of domestic violence reported to An Garda Síochána in County Donegal in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14293/20]

Garda Equipment

Thomas Pringle

636. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when each piece of Garda public order uniform and equipment was last updated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14294/20]

Garda Deployment

Thomas Pringle

637. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to each divisional protection services unit that have been established to date in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14296/20]

Garda Transport Provision

Thomas Pringle

638. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of unmarked Garda vans that came into the fleet in 2019 and to date in 2020; the number of unmarked Garda vans withdrawn from the fleet in 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14297/20]

Hospital Services

Thomas Pringle

814. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the progress within the Saolta Group to progress the development of the acute stroke unit at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14298/20]

Mental Health Services

Thomas Pringle

815. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health his plans to progress the implementation of eating disorder teams in CHOs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14299/20]

Health Services Staff

Thomas Pringle

816. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of applicants signed up for the Be On Call for Ireland initiative; the number of applicants deployed in CHO1 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14300/20]

Maternity Services

Thomas Pringle

817. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who availed of each antenatal and maternity clinic in County Donegal in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14301/20]

Ministerial Correspondence

Thomas Pringle

13. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a response will issue to two letters dated 23 March 2020 and 2 June 2020 sent by a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13040/20]

Ministerial Correspondence

Thomas Pringle

14. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether the unilateral sanctions of illegal and unilateral coercive measures imposed by the United States of America on Venezuela specifically are a significant cause of hardship to the civilian population and directly cause unnecessary deaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13041/20]

Ministerial Correspondence

Thomas Pringle

15. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether the unilateral sanctions imposed by the Unites States of America on Venezuela have caused considerable disruption to the economy in Venezuela with knock-on consequences for the civilian population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13042/20]