Parliamentary questions

Refugee Data

Thomas Pringle

15. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her response to the low level of refugee applications to the State under the European Union's relocation plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2998/16]

Prisoner Transfers

Thomas Pringle

20. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for a transfer by a person (details supplied) detained in Maghaberry Prison in County Antrim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2999/16]

Constitutional Convention Recommendations

Thomas Pringle

73. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Taoiseach which Oireachtas Committee will be responsible for reviewing the Constitutional Convention report on economic, social and cultural rights; if the report will be reviewed before the next general election; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2731/16]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

Thomas Pringle

190. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of payment to a person (details supplied) under the grassland scheme, the disadvantaged areas scheme and the single payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2878/16]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

Thomas Pringle

191. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of agricultural payments to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2883/16]

Jobs Initiative

Thomas Pringle

198. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many meetings of the Killybegs employment implementation group his Department attended since the group's formation in 2011; by year, in tabular form; the items discussed at the meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2917/16]

Jobs Initiative

Thomas Pringle

199. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for details of the 89 jobs created by the Killybegs employment implementation group; by company, as per the claim by Bord Iascaigh Mhara; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2918/16]

Schools Establishment

Thomas Pringle

442. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills to review an application by a group (details supplied) in County Donegal to form a new secondary school in 2016, given the increase in students enrolled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3060/16]

Renewable Energy Incentives

Thomas Pringle

479. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the expected renewable heat incentive will be launched in 2016, given the Government's commitment regarding this; what will its terms and conditions be; if smaller businesses will have access to supports for the installation of renewable heat technologies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2697/16]

Fish Quotas

Thomas Pringle

3. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the implementation of a catch-and-release bluefin tuna angling fishery in the north west; if he will ask for a quota to facilitate this potentially important tourism initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2363/16]

Fish Quotas

Thomas Pringle

7. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how he will ensure that active vessels of under 10 m will receive an adequate herring quota if a small quota is secured for the north west in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2293/16]

Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

Thomas Pringle

8. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will make a submission to the Competition and Consumer Protection Authority on the takeover of Irish Country Meats by Anglo Irish Beef Processors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2294/16]

Sheepmeat Sector

Thomas Pringle

10. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a premium of €20 per ewe to assist sheep and hill farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2295/16]

Fish Quotas

Thomas Pringle

12. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if European Union quotas are decided on historical fishing track record, how Lithuania secured a horse mackerel and mackerel quota in Irish waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2296/16]

Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments

Thomas Pringle

15. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will work towards a suckler cow premium of €200 per head in order to ensure that beef farmers can remain in business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2297/16]

IDA Site Visits

Thomas Pringle

15. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation how he will increase the number of Industrial Development Agency Ireland-sponsored visits to County Donegal and accordingly increase the county's share of job creation numbers within the north east and the north west regions, given that counties such as Sligo and Louth experience higher numbers of agency-sponsored visits, yet are grouped in the same regional category as County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2078/16]

Enterprise Data

Thomas Pringle

26. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will respond to recent findings in the GeoView report compiled by An Post and Ordinance Survey Ireland which showed that the overall commercial vacancy rate in County Donegal stands at 14.2% with 32% in Ballybofey, the highest in the country, while the national average stands at 12.6%; how he will address the issues that are hampering business development in rural counties such as County Donegal to encourage balanced economic growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2077/16]

Departmental Expenditure

Thomas Pringle

134. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the amount Seetec Employment and Skills Ireland has been paid for its work under the JobPath scheme; how many persons it has assisted; her views on whether this represents value for money; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2315/16]

Departmental Contracts

Thomas Pringle

135. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the organisations she uses for outsourcing departmental work, including the processing of applications, the value of the contracts in place and the tasks they carry out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2316/16]

Immigration Controls

Thomas Pringle

274. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons refused leave to land at Cork Airport from 25 to 31 October 2015, by reason for refusal, by nationality, by gender, by country to which they were returned, and by the number who subsequently applied for asylum. [1895/16]

Immigration Controls

Thomas Pringle

275. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons refused leave to land at Dublin Airport from 25 to 31 October 2015, by reason for refusal, by nationality, by gender, by country to which they were returned, and by the number who subsequently applied for asylum. [1896/16]

Immigration Controls

Thomas Pringle

276. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons refused leave to land at Cork Airport from 15 to 21 November 2015, by reason for refusal, by nationality, by gender, by country to which they were returned, and by the number who subsequently applied for asylum. [1897/16]

Immigration Controls

Thomas Pringle

277. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons refused leave to land at Dublin Airport from 15 to 21 November 2015, by reason for refusal, by nationality, by gender, by country to which they were returned, and by the number who subsequently applied for asylum. [1898/16]

Immigration Controls

Thomas Pringle

278. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons refused leave to land at Cork Airport from 6 to 12 December 2015, by reason for refusal, by nationality, by gender, by country to which they were returned, and by the number who subsequently applied for asylum. [1899/16]

Immigration Controls

Thomas Pringle

279. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons refused leave to land at Dublin Airport from 6 to 12 December 2015, by reason for refusal, by nationality, by gender, by country to which they were returned, and by the number who subsequently applied for asylum. [1900/16]

Spent Convictions Legislation

Thomas Pringle

281. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality why the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 was not brought before Dáil Éireann by the end of 2015 as indicated in her recent reply to Parliamentary Question No. 109 of 18 November 2015; when the Bill will be brought before Dáil Éireann; if this will be before the end of this Dáil, given that justice reform is high on her agenda, yet for over a decade reform has not taken place in the area of spent convictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2016/16]

Garda Misconduct Allegations

Thomas Pringle

286. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality why the then Garda Commissioner did not disclose in Febuary 2002 that he designated the death of a person (details supplied) as a hit-and-run road traffic accident and gave directions that names of persons (details supplied) were not to be attributed to this death; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2137/16]

Garda Misconduct Allegations

Thomas Pringle

287. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Morris tribunal, which commenced on 28 March 2002, had been informed by her Department or the Garda Commissioner of the redesignation of the death of a person (details supplied) in February 2002 and the fact that the person's death was no longer considered as a murder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2138/16]

Garda Misconduct Allegations

Thomas Pringle

288. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality why in September 2002 the then Garda Commissioner did not make the inquest into the death of a person (details supplied) aware of the redesignation of that person's death; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2139/16]

Refugee Data

Thomas Pringle

464. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Yazidi community of northern Iraq is included in her plans to accept refugees agreed with the European Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46521/15]

Údarás na Gaeltachta Funding

Thomas Pringle

950. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding provided by her Department or agencies of her Department to Cló Ceardlann na gCnoc in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46539/15]

Egyptian Conflict

Thomas Pringle

16. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the situation regarding a person (details supplied) held in an Egyptian prison; if he has made representations to officials in Egypt in view of this person's hunger strike; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45386/15]

Northern Ireland Issues

Thomas Pringle

38. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the implementation of the stock-take report and the work of the independent chairperson of the Maghaberry Prison forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45385/15]

Road Projects Status

Thomas Pringle

18. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the N56 Mountcharles to Inver Road upgrade in County Donegal will be progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44992/15]

Road Projects Status

Thomas Pringle

34. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the N14 and N13 roads in conjunction with the A5 road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44991/15]

Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility

Thomas Pringle

44. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if refugees residing in a hotel (details supplied) are receiving full social protection payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45532/15]

Nursing Staff Remuneration

Thomas Pringle

132. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 445 of 8 December 2015, if the wage increases to €9.15 on 1 January 2016, in line with the national minimum wage, will apply to fourth-year student nurses participating in the fourth-year rostered clinical placement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45591/15]

Renewable Energy Incentives

Thomas Pringle

43. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the introduction of a domestic renewable heat incentive to stimulate biomass demand, and given the Conference of Parties 21, if he will implement policies to further develop the biomass industry as part of Ireland's contribution to tackling climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44806/15]

Wind Energy Generation

Thomas Pringle

59. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of research he has carried out as part of a cost-benefit analysis on wind farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44805/15]

Community Services Programme

Thomas Pringle

114. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why she has not increased the funding contribution for the community services programme administered by Pobal in 2016 as a result of the new minimum wage of €9.15 taking effect on 1 January 2016 and in recognition of the extra financial burden this will place on community groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45120/15]

Rural Development Policy

Thomas Pringle

12. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the detail of the proposed charter for rural Ireland, when it will be published, how it is being devised, the consultation process that was carried out, how it is expected that County Donegal will benefit from it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44050/15]

Wind Energy Guidelines

Thomas Pringle

16. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the wind farm development guidelines on setback distances will be published, the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44049/15]

Information and Communications Technology

Thomas Pringle

11. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the provision of electronic tablets to school children to reduce the excessive weight of their school bags is feasible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43865/15]

Schools Building Projects Status

Thomas Pringle

37. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will meet with the board of management of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal to discuss urgent accommodation matters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43864/15]

Supplementary Welfare Allowance Data

Thomas Pringle

50. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the amount directly paid in allowances under the adult refugees programme to persons and their dependants residing in a hotel (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44362/15]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Thomas Pringle

83. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the length of time it will take for payment under the disadvantaged areas scheme to issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44328/15]

Legal Costs

Thomas Pringle

100. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality why she consented to the order of the Supreme Court in case No. 219 JR of 2003 (details supplied) which provided for the awarding of costs for an unsuccessful High Court action to the applicant and the striking out of an appeal and cross-appeal in the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44368/15]

Commencement of Legislation

Thomas Pringle

198. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the commencement date for rent certainty measures as outlined in recent legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44332/15]

Action Plan for Jobs

Thomas Pringle

208. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the €250 million fund for the Action Plan for Jobs will fund all the regional action plans, or if each regional action plan will be granted €250 million separately; if a specific amount of funding will be ring-fenced for each county, or if funding will be distributed on the basis of job creation proposals, essentially through a tendering process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43953/15]

Medical Card Eligibility

Thomas Pringle

439. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a medical card to all children in receipt of the domiciliary care allowance to ensure that all children with life-limiting conditions and profound disabilities receive the full medical care they require; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44148/15]