Parliamentary questions

Refugee Resettlement Programme

Thomas Pringle

206. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has a confirmed destination for future refugees coming into Ireland; if County Donegal will be one of those destinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1833/17]

Data Protection

Thomas Pringle

671. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the way he will ensure that information given to Seetec, the company registered in the UK which runs the JobPath programme, will continue to adhere to data protection regulations in line with the EU and Ireland as Britain undergoes Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1830/17]

UN Missions

Thomas Pringle

697. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has reviewed the role the Government and the UN played regarding the siege of Jadotville, including the secrecy surrounding those events upon the return of the men of A Company 35th Infantry Battalion following the ambush; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41687/16]

Hospital Services

Thomas Pringle

1031. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of children from County Donegal under consultative care in metabolic, neurology and genetics departments in each of the children's hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41683/16]

Hospital Services

Thomas Pringle

1115. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that outpatient appointments for the paediatrics urology surgeon at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin have been cut by up to 50% since October 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41893/16]

Overseas Missions

Thomas Pringle

1715. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will make available the findings of the military investigation into the siege of Jadotville, which left the men of A Company 35th Infantry Battalion to fend for themselves without support; the number of soldiers interviewed as part of that investigation; the reasons A Company was detailed in Jadotville with only a verbal order while that week B Company and a Swedish company were pulled from their position in Jadotville; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41685/16]

Overseas Missions

Thomas Pringle

1716. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will release the radio recordings made to and from the A Company 35th Infantry Battalion during the siege of Jadotville; the reason its calls for backup support during the ambush were not met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41686/16]

UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Thomas Pringle

17. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in delivering on the implementation of UNCRPD here; the efforts being taken to speed up the process taking into account a ten-year delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40300/16]

Legislative Measures

Thomas Pringle

59. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the latest six month ENAR Ireland report representing a higher level of reporting than the previous six-month period of racist incidences and racist crime; her plans to progress with hate crime legislation in view of this report and of the increase in hate crime rhetoric surrounding recent elections across the globe; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40301/16]

Departmental Expenditure

Thomas Pringle

72. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which the additional 21% provided in the 2016 budget to fund sexual violence victims' services has been allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40295/16]

Departmental Funding

Thomas Pringle

73. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way she will ensure the implementation of the minimum standards outlined by the 2015 EU victims' directive in respect of adequate funding for sexual and domestic violence services. [40296/16]

Departmental Funding

Thomas Pringle

74. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actual and proportional funding allocated through health and criminal justice related to sexual and domestic violence in 2015 and 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40297/16]

National Educational Psychological Service Staff

Thomas Pringle

96. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the Government's commitment to an additional 65 psychologists in the National Education Psychological Service (NEPS); the reason there has been no sanction for the increase in numbers to NEPS to date in view of the fact that 267 psychologists are needed to achieve the 2021 target of 1 per every 3,500 students in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40215/16]

Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility

Thomas Pringle

131. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is entitled to the Christmas bonus in view of the fact their long-term social protection payment was recently changed to a temporary payment due to unforeseen ill health issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40263/16]

Health Services Provision

Thomas Pringle

149. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the particular circumstances in the case of persons (details supplied) and the urgent need for them to access appropriate care in the UK which is not available here; the action that can be taken in this particular situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40209/16]

Pesticide Use

Thomas Pringle

233. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the links made between the herbicide farmers use to spray their crops containing glyphosate, a non-selective broad spectrum herbicide and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma disease; the reason it has not been banned, despite it being banned in 11 other countries, including France and the Netherlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40320/16]

Pesticide Use

Thomas Pringle

234. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether current legislation is working effectively to prevent illness as a result of application and exposure to farm chemicals, including herbicides containing glyphosate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40321/16]

Departmental Funding

Thomas Pringle

246. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way in which the money from cuts to funding of the Rape Crisis Network of Ireland in 2015 has been reallocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40294/16]

Third Level Funding

Thomas Pringle

207. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that an income contingent loan system is not put in place considering the effects this will have on students from rural counties who have to factor in high transport, accommodation and living costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39859/16]

Rural Social Scheme

Thomas Pringle

277. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on concerns by the IFA regarding changes made to the rural social scheme in budget 2017, including the three-year time limit and the minimum age set at 25 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39428/16]

Mental Health Services Staff

Thomas Pringle

499. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of a clinical psychologist as part of the CAMHS team in Donegal town; the number of CAMHS staff currently employed in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39989/16]

Mental Health Services Expenditure

Thomas Pringle

500. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the expenditure on mental health services in each county in 2015 and 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39990/16]

Sports Events

Thomas Pringle

602. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason there is no competition licence here for younger shooters who wish to compete at international skeet events on behalf of Ireland unlike in other jurisdictions in which younger shooters can acquire a special licence while under special guidance of a team manager; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39434/16]

Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects

Thomas Pringle

616. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the N56 Mountcharles to Inver Bridge realignment will receive funding to go to construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39656/16]

Job Creation

Thomas Pringle

15. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will address the ongoing issue of business closures in rural towns across Ireland; the way in which her Department is working towards regional and rural job creation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38953/16]

Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement

Thomas Pringle

34. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of developments in relation to the CETA ahead of the final vote to provisionally apply the deal in the coming weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38954/16]

Hospital Procedures

Thomas Pringle

227. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that outpatient appointments for gastroenterology at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin have been cut by 50% since October 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39023/16]

Schools Building Projects Status

Thomas Pringle

162. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a design team has now been assigned to move a school building project forward (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38643/16]

Disability Allowance Applications

Thomas Pringle

240. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on a disability allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38699/16]

Climate Change Policy

Thomas Pringle

430. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether the draft national mitigation plan due to be presented represents Ireland's fair share, based on GNI and carbon emissions per capita, of a global pathway with a reasonable likelihood of remaining well below 2°C, aiming for 1.5°C, in view of current climate impacts causing 17 million persons in southern Africa to be in need of food aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38640/16]

Palliative Care for Children

Thomas Pringle

13. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide respite for families of children with life-limiting conditions in County Donegal as existing home care help does not facilitate the respite needs for those families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37897/16]

Neuro-Rehabilitation Policy

Thomas Pringle

55. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health when the neuro rehabilitation policy will be implemented including the development of inpatient rehabilitation services, the establishment of community neuro rehabilitation teams and long-term investment in rehabilitation specific services in communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37896/16]

Oireachtas Joint Committee Recommendations

Thomas Pringle

18. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to implement Recommendation 10 of the Report on Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities which recommends that the Government examine the feasibility of the issuance of heritage licences to facilitate traditional fishing practices in rural coastal and island communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37713/16]

Natura 2000

Thomas Pringle

21. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans in place to update the baseline scientific studies carried out by the Marine Institute in relation to the Natura designated bays across Ireland in view of the fact that the scientific data is already a few years old and in need of updating due to the time lapse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37712/16]

Brexit Issues

Thomas Pringle

26. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the representations he has made to his equivalent in the UK in relation to the potential serious implications of Brexit on fishing in reciprocal territorial waters across the island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37710/16]

GLAS Administration

Thomas Pringle

37. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will seek to broaden the GLAS scheme to allow additional farmers who have been excluded in previous rounds to access the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37714/16]

Fishing Industry

Thomas Pringle

40. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made in addressing the implications of the Barlow judgment which currently renders it illegal for fishing vessels registered in Northern Ireland to fish in Irish territorial waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37711/16]

School Funding

Thomas Pringle

241. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the refusal of funding for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; if his Department will reconsider its application in view of the circumstances facing the school if funding is not allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37603/16]

Library Services

Thomas Pringle

299. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the issues raised regarding staffless hours in libraries across the country, including the fact that the Local Government Management Agency report on the pilot project in libraries in counties Offaly and Sligo showed small numbers of staffless hours usage; the way in which he is certain that the provision of capital funding for local authorities to introduce staffless hours is in fact in the best interests of the communities affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37571/16]

Human Rights Cases

Thomas Pringle

380. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will increase pressure on Egyptian authorities to consider a person (details supplied) for the presidential pardon for young prisoners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37517/16]

Health Services Data

Thomas Pringle

586. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of children in each of the children's hospitals with complex medical needs, rare diseases and life-limiting conditions with addresses in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37499/16]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility

Thomas Pringle

592. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerns by many persons with PKU at the lack of suitable food products available on the market here while many are available in other EU countries; if the clinical nutritional expert group within the HSE has called for new applications for the addition of new food products to the reimbursement list; and if this will be completed by the end of 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37521/16]

Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times

Thomas Pringle

52. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to improve the decision timeframes on all core social protection payments made by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36039/16]

State Pensions Reform

Thomas Pringle

88. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to introduce a universal pension to tackle income inequality in the elderly population; the progress to date in facilitating a transition to a universal pension system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36038/16]

Basic Payment Scheme Applications

Thomas Pringle

506. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1036 of 17 May 2016 if he will re-examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36149/16]

School Admissions

Thomas Pringle

44. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will work with the Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills so that it can produce its report on the baptism barrier earlier in order that any proposed reforms can be included in the Equal Status (Admissions to Schools) Bill and be enacted for the school year 2017/2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35018/16]

School Curriculum

Thomas Pringle

46. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment is making on the implementation of the education about religions and beliefs, ERB and the ethics curriculum proposals; when he expects it to be rolled out to all schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35020/16]

School Patronage

Thomas Pringle

58. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will produce the new roadmap on reconfiguration by the end of 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35019/16]

Education Data

Thomas Pringle

221. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if current statistics on the ethnic and religious diversity in primary schools are available; if so, if he will release the statistics for the school year 2015-16; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34641/16]

Coastal Protection

Thomas Pringle

430. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason for the decline in funding for the installation of rock armour at Maghery Strand in west Donegal; if his attention has been drawn to the increasing rates of coastal erosion and sand; if he will meet with representatives of the Maghery coastal erosion committee to discuss this further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34964/16]