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Wed, 3 May 2023
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Inland Fisheries
Thomas Pringle
45. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the validation protocols his Department has in place to ensure the validity of figures produced by fish counters under the control of Inland Fisheries Ireland, as reported in its annual consolidated fish counter summary report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20241/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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Renewable Energy Generation
Thomas Pringle
47. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if, in the context of budget 2024, he would consider the restoration of the 50% SEAI grant rate on solar PV for community groups facing extreme pressure on running costs, with many facing closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20399/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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Tax Yield
Thomas Pringle
112. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance how much of the betting levy has been distributed to the League of Ireland and an association (details supplied) in the previous three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20542/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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Legislative Process
Thomas Pringle
280. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide details on the anticipated timeframe for the enactment of hate crime legislation; if he will confirm when he expects the Bill to commence Fourth Stage in Dáil Éireann; if he will outline details of the work being carried out by his Department, if any, on the implementation and complementary measures to assist the rollout of this legislation, such as a public information campaign, training of judges and prosecutors, educational measures and victim support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20348/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Foreign Conflicts
Thomas Pringle
122. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he is taking to help stop the violence which has broken out in Sudan; if he will add to Ireland’s calls for a cessation of the violence in the country and end to the killing of civilians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18987/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
134. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number and total value of contracts his Department has had over the past 12 months with KPMG; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20030/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
151. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number and total value of contracts his Department has had over the past 12 months with KPMG; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20028/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
162. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number and total value of contracts his Department has had over the past 12 months with KPMG; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20025/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Aviation Industry
Thomas Pringle
179. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport if measures will be taken by his Department to ensure that there will be an improvement in the problem of flight cancellations occurring frequently at Donegal Airport, Carrickfinn, County Donegal; if he is aware of the problem with flight cancellations; what plans are in place to ensure that all flights are on schedule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19065/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
206. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport the number and total value of contracts his Department has had over the past 12 months with KPMG; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20043/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Tax Yield
Thomas Pringle
218. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance the total income raised from the betting levy in 2021 and 2022; if he will provide a breakdown of which sports that levy arises from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19156/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
223. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance the number and total value of contracts his Department has had over the past 12 months with KPMG; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20029/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
227. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number and total value of contracts his Department has had over the past 12 months with KPMG; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19276/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
244. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number and total value of contracts his Department has had over the past 12 months with KPMG; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20027/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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School Staff
Thomas Pringle
265. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education in the situation where a Board of Management has had to refuse an application for an extension to a career break, when the Board can expect a decision from that teacher regarding their position in the school, staying in situ or resigning, as this information is vital for the best interests of the school community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19161/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
292. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number and total value of contracts her Department has had over the past 12 months with KPMG; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20042/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Septic Tanks
Thomas Pringle
295. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of households that registered a septic tank in actual numbers and not percentage, in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016, in tabular form; the actual number of households that noted they had a septic tank in the 2016 census; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19599/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Building Regulations
Thomas Pringle
310. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the co-existence of standards I.S. 20 Concrete Building Blocks and I.S. EN771-3:2011 Specification for Masonry Units were allowed to continue, when the EU standard was first introduced in other EU states; the reason it took time to be implemented here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18988/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Electoral Process
Thomas Pringle
346. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will an update on any plans of proposed changes to reduce the voting age to 16 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19518/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Electoral Process
Thomas Pringle
347. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to allow Irish-born citizens living outside Ireland to vote in Irish elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19519/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
350. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number and total value of contracts his Department has had over the past 12 months with KPMG; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20033/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
385. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the number and total value of contracts her Department has had over the past 12 months with KPMG; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20040/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Agriculture Schemes
Thomas Pringle
435. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the situation in relation to agricultural payments for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18986/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Agriculture Supports
Thomas Pringle
456. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a landowner who is getting his agriculture payments (details supplied) is allowed to deny access to people with turbary rights to cut their own turf for their own use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19561/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
459. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and total value of contracts his Department has had over the past 12 months with KPMG; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20023/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Medical Cards
Thomas Pringle
500. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if the medical card levy, which places a financial burden on many older and vulnerable people, will be removed completely in Budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19506/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Thomas Pringle
533. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the measures that are being taken to ensure that all employees who are entitled to the €1,000 payment are paid out, particularly a person (details supplied); if they are entitled to the payment; when it will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19069/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Health Services
Thomas Pringle
553. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1385 of 21 March 2023, when there was a full case conference in relation to the patient; if a patient advocate had been appointed on his behalf; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19160/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
653. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number and total value of contracts his Department has had over the past 12 months with KPMG; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20031/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Rural Schemes
Thomas Pringle
658. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when local authorities will be informed of the outcome of their applications for funding from the community recognition fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19157/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
674. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number and total value of contracts her Department has had over the past 12 months with KPMG; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20039/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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Energy Conservation
Thomas Pringle
147. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason not-for-profit community centres, sports clubs and small businesses can only get a grant of 20% for solar PV through SEAI, yet farmers can avail of grants of 60% through TAMS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18701/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Foreign Policy
Thomas Pringle
144. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs how the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy will work; who the members of the forum will be; how 'expert' contributions will be selected by the forum; if contributions from the public will be accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18245/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Inland Fisheries
Thomas Pringle
188. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how many of the fisheries claimed by Inland Fisheries Ireland were the subject of the Irish Land Act 1903 and, if not, what statutory basis they have; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16991/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Inland Fisheries
Thomas Pringle
189. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications in the case of counties Mayo and Kerry to list the fisheries that Inland Fisheries Ireland does not claim but that were the subject of the Irish Land Act 1903; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16992/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Driver Test
Thomas Pringle
240. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport if an exception can be made for a person (details supplied) who has a driving test coming up but cannot get an NCT appointment which means that she cannot use her own car for the test. [16432/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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School Curriculum
Thomas Pringle
514. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if she will bring swimming lessons and driving lessons into second level education in (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16938/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Thomas Pringle
643. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a list of all the schools on the school building programme which have recently been put on hold for all counties, including the stage at which the building project is currently at, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16488/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Housing Policy
Thomas Pringle
717. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a local authority tenant hoping to purchase his or her home under the tenant incremental purchase scheme 2016 does not qualify to purchase under the ten-year housing supports criterion but qualifies under financial requirements, if time spent in receipt of rent supplement, as this is also a housing needs support, can be considered for the person to qualify under this new criterion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16493/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Labour Activation Measures
Thomas Pringle
872. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the progress that has been made on each of the recommendations of the Report on Labour Activation by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection in the 32nd Dáil/25th Seanad, which relate to one-parent families (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16603/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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School Meals Programme
Thomas Pringle
895. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the checks that are in place and the ongoing monitoring to ensure that there is a high quality and a proper nutritional value in the food in all meals which are supplied through the free school meals programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16937/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Legal Aid
Thomas Pringle
960. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice when the necessary steps will be completed by his Department to allow for legal aid in cases relating to the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16789/23]
Tue, 18 Apr 2023
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Brexit Supports
Thomas Pringle
1157. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the fishing sector, how the Brexit Adjustment Reserve is being delivered; the amount that has been allocated to each sector of the fleet; if there will be further allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18246/23]
Thu, 30 Mar 2023
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Third Level Education
Thomas Pringle
57. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to the recently announced pathway for learners initiative as part of the North West Tertiary Education Cluster, the plans there are for expanding the collaboration within the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15406/23]
Tue, 28 Mar 2023
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Medical Cards
Thomas Pringle
684. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health when the Budget 2023 announcement that GP visit cards will be extended to children aged six and seven years will be met in view that the announced target of having it in place the end of 2022 has been missed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14954/23]
Tue, 28 Mar 2023
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Dental Services
Thomas Pringle
721. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) cannot have a procedure carried out by the HSE school dentist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15276/23]
Thu, 23 Mar 2023
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Departmental Schemes
Thomas Pringle
219. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of the new purchasing scheme (details supplied); when these details will be made available to public representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14494/23]
Wed, 22 Mar 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Thomas Pringle
166. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if she will reconsider putting a school (details supplied) on hold in the school building programme and start the building immediately; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14128/23]
Wed, 22 Mar 2023
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School Funding
Thomas Pringle
167. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a list of all the schools on the school building programme which have recently been put on hold for all counties, including the stage at which the building project is currently at, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14129/23]
Tue, 21 Mar 2023
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National Development Plan
Thomas Pringle
319. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider releasing funds from the national reserve fund to alleviate the capital funding pressures which are now delaying NDP delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12956/23]