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Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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Climate Change Policy
Thomas Pringle
518. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he plans to take to persuade farmers to engage in afforestation programmes under the recent Climate Action Plan 2019. [37604/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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Energy Policy
Thomas Pringle
553. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he will carry out a strategic environment assessment of the EU Projects of Common Interest list, including proposed LNG terminals which will be importing fracked gas from the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37587/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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Energy Policy
Thomas Pringle
554. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has requested the opinion of the strategic environment assessment section of the Environmental Protection Agency to determine if an assessment is required for projects on the EU PCI list. [37588/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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Energy Policy
Thomas Pringle
555. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his policy in relation to imported fracked gas or the fracking of gas in Northern Ireland; if his attention has been drawn to recent research by a person (details supplied) which showed that fracking in the United States of America is responsible for at least 50% of worldwide methane emissions increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37589/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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Energy Policy
Thomas Pringle
556. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the inclusion of fracked gas in the energy mix here is supported in view of IPCC reports that the energy system here should be decarbonised and fossil fuel reserves kept in the ground; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37590/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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Oireachtas Joint Committee Recommendations
Thomas Pringle
557. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the efforts he has made to implement the recommendation regarding assigning overall responsibility for the peatland conservation programme under actions 131 and 134 of the Climate Action Plan 2019 and chapter 8 page 75 of the report of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37591/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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Commission for Regulation of Utilities Remit
Thomas Pringle
558. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether the Commission for Regulation of Utilities functions under the 1999 and 2016 electricity and energy legislation are fit for purpose in view of the likelihood of a net zero carbon target for the power generation sector by 2050; his plans to revise the legislation in order that the functions of the commission include the prioritisation of decarbonised electricity generation and compliance with climate obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37592/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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Commission for Regulation of Utilities Remit
Thomas Pringle
559. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has instructed the Commission for Regulation of Utilities to advise its networks on the need for new business models and investment strategies to achieve a low and ultimately decarbonised carbon power generation sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37593/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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Disability Allowance Payments
Thomas Pringle
609. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated amount it would cost to increase the disability allowance payment by €20 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36984/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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Social Welfare Benefits Payments
Thomas Pringle
616. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will commission the establishment of a minimum social welfare floor set against the minimum essential standard of living once her plans are established to introduce a revised benchmark of social welfare payments; if this will be indicated in budget 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36986/19]
Tue, 17 Sep 2019
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Oireachtas Joint Committee Recommendations
Thomas Pringle
703. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way in which she plans to implement the recommendation regarding assigning overall responsibility for peatland conservation and restoration programmes in chapter 8, page 75 of the report of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37715/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Special Educational Needs
Thomas Pringle
439. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase resources for children with additional needs in mainstream schools who have multiple diagnoses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36209/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Assisted Human Reproduction
Thomas Pringle
1208. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if and when funding will be provided for patients who wish to undergo a course of IVF treatment here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36285/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Social Welfare Offices
Thomas Pringle
1777. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if INTREO centres in the north west will be downgraded and turned into front offices; if so, the reason for the downgrading; if her attention has been drawn to the potential negative effects this will have in terms of the provision of local services to persons seeking jobseeker's and other social welfare entitlements in view of the fact that the skill set will have been removed as a result of the loss of front-line staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34809/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Social Welfare Offices
Thomas Pringle
1778. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the results from a number of piloted projects involving the downgrading of INTREO offices into front and back offices will be made available; if there were reported delays in claims being processed or other issues; if the results will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34810/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Thomas Pringle
731. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of Ireland's ratification and implementation of Article 13 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32424/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Garda Vetting Applications
Thomas Pringle
914. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) recruited as a clerical officer for An Garda Síochána in March 2019 is still waiting on the outcome of Garda vetting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33515/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Mental Health Services Data
Thomas Pringle
1383. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 653 of 16 January 2017, 167 of 8 November 2017, 177 of 1 February 2018, 188 of 8 March 2018 and 352 of 11 July 2019, if statistics are maintained on the number of young children and teenagers who have died from eating disorders in the past five years, the reason the statistics are not kept; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32709/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Tourism Project Funding
Thomas Pringle
2323. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are tourism grants available for the establishment of a coastal cruise business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33258/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Community Services Programme
Thomas Pringle
2617. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if consideration will be given to providing funding for a project (details supplied) in County Donegal to help carry out operational costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32374/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Thomas Pringle
283. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a grant or other funding is available for parents of children with autism who wish to avail of early intervention services privately. [31221/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Direct Provision System
Thomas Pringle
327. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the national standards for direct provision accommodation will be published in view of the fact that the consultation concluded in September 2018; his plans to ensure an independent inspection mechanism will be put in place in line with the McMahon report recommendation to ensure oversight and compliance with the new national standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30492/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Coroners Service
Thomas Pringle
352. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the coroner service holds data for the number of young children and teenagers ruled to have died in the past five years as a result of eating disorders; and if so, if the information will be provided. [31218/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Autism Support Services
Thomas Pringle
670. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if a grant or other funding is available for parents of children with autism who seek to avail of early intervention services privately. [31222/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Commissions of Investigation
Thomas Pringle
688. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the reason the Farrelly commission is not considering loss of wages as eligible for payment as per the Commission of Investigation Act 2004 regarding key witnesses that have contributed their time and resources to the commission; and the remedy open to persons to achieve a more equitable or different outcome. [31461/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Greyhound Industry
Thomas Pringle
723. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if public funding to the greyhound industry will be suspended in view of the revelations contained in a programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31231/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Guardians Ad Litem
Thomas Pringle
861. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the projected costings and budget allocation for the proposed new body to be established in her Department to oversee the work of guardians ad litem. [31223/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Childcare Services
Thomas Pringle
862. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 231 of 27 June 2019, the reason the number of children in a given facility that can be funded under the community childcare subvention programme is based on a snapshot window in September and October (details supplied); if parents are alerted to the fact in order that they can plan for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31232/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Dog Breeding Industry
Thomas Pringle
877. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to hold an inquiry into the case of a person (details supplied) and the role of an organisation in inspecting and raiding the same premises in a matter of months and the role of Carlow County Council in granting a licence with conditions yet refusing the information under FOI; and his views on whether the organisation is the correct body to be involved in view of subsequent events at the premises. [31224/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Dog Breeding Industry
Thomas Pringle
878. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a cap will be placed on the maximum number of animals permitted in dog breeding establishments; and if so, if the number will be checked going forward in view of the case of a person (details supplied). [31225/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Carer's Benefit Applications
Thomas Pringle
919. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for a carer's benefit by a person (details supplied) County Sligo has been received in April 2019; when the application will be processed; when a decision will be made on the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31219/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Community Employment Schemes Administration
Thomas Pringle
920. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) submitted a request to sponsor or sub-sponsor a community employment scheme; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that in a response of 16 May 2019, it was stated that educational provision is the domain of the Department of Education and Skills; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Constitution acknowledges the role of a parent and guardian as the primary educator of the child; and if the application by the school will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31220/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Wildlife Protection
Thomas Pringle
971. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 777 of 25 June 2019, if her Department has responsibility for and-or an obligation under its statutory responsibilities for species and habitat management to take a proactive role in the protection of fauna from harmful levels of predation by other species. [31226/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Wildlife Rangers
Thomas Pringle
972. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 777 of 25 June 2019, if wildlife rangers have raised the issue of the negative impacts of urban seagulls on other fauna or reported same to her Department in relation to St. Stephen's Green and or Marlay Park. [31227/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Wildlife Control
Thomas Pringle
973. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 777 of 25 June 2019, if she has received reports of negative impacts of urban seagulls on persons since 2016 in relation to St. Stephen's Green and Grafton Street. [31228/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Departmental Legal Services
Thomas Pringle
974. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if Dublin City Council consulted her Department in regard to the legal advice as read to council members at the debate held by the council on 12 June 2017 in relation to urban seagulls; and if so, if copies of the request by the council for the legal advice and a copy of the advice given to the council by her Department will be provided. [31229/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Departmental Legal Services
Thomas Pringle
975. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason advice (details supplied) did not include points relevant to the deliberations of the council concerning her legal power to issue derogations and licences to legally permit the removal of nests and eggs and the well established precedents and practice in her Department. [31230/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Education Centre Network
Thomas Pringle
207. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason he is advertising for a new director in a centre (details supplied) in view of the fact that the current situation has been left unresolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30442/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Public Sector Allowances Eligibility
Thomas Pringle
208. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30443/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Departmental Reports
Thomas Pringle
209. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will publish the report commissioned by his Department regarding governance and accountability of education centres; the key recommendations contained in the report; the fee paid to a company (details supplied) to carry out the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30444/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Education Centre Network
Thomas Pringle
210. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will instruct a centre (details supplied) to publish a report commissioned in the governance of the centre which was undertaken by a company; the amount of financial backing supplied to the centre to fund the report; the key findings of the report; the recommendations and changes which have been made in the centre since; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30445/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Education Centre Network
Thomas Pringle
211. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the accounts of a centre (details supplied) are not available on its website in view of the fact it is funded by taxpayers money and that his officials undertook to consider publishing education centres' annual accounts on websites as part of the governance modernisation programme; the number of the 21 centres that publish their accounts online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30446/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Departmental Expenditure
Thomas Pringle
212. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the price paid to a company (details supplied) to carry out an audit on each of the 21 education centres on an annual basis since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30447/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Bovine Disease Controls
Thomas Pringle
321. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent on the examination of tissue samples as part of the BVD screening programme in each of the years 2013 to 2018, in tabular form. [30384/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Bovine Disease Controls
Thomas Pringle
322. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of tissue samples examined as part of the BVD screening programme in each of the years 2013 to 2018, in tabular form. [30385/19]
Wed, 10 Jul 2019
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Bovine Disease Controls
Thomas Pringle
323. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of laboratories contracted or approved by his Department to carry out analysis of tissue samples as part of the BVD screening programme in each of the years 2013 to 2018, in tabular form; and the number of these laboratories that carry out tissue sample analysis operations here and outside of the State, respectively. [30386/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Thomas Pringle
480. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring technology will be made available to all persons with type 1 diabetes; if a finding from an organisation (details supplied) will be included as part of the decision making process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29775/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Sports Capital Programme Applications
Thomas Pringle
597. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be considered for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29765/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Heritage Projects
Thomas Pringle
878. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if funding will be considered for a project (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29764/19]
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
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Apprenticeship Data
Thomas Pringle
178. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if all new apprenticeship programmes developed since 2017 will receive the same allowances for apprentices attending college as apprenticeships developed prior to 2017; the number of new apprenticeships developed since 2017; the number of apprentices enrolled per apprenticeship programme developed since 2017; if equality of allowances for all apprenticeships in Budget 2020 will be considered; the estimated cost as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28493/19]