Parliamentary questions

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Thomas Pringle

361. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the reason projects have been put on hold due to capital funding pressures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12954/23]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Thomas Pringle

362. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of projects and the projected cost that have been put on hold due to capital funding pressures, disaggregated by Government department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12955/23]

Grant Payments

Thomas Pringle

438. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 306 of 7 March 2023, in which it was stated that the registration date of 2013 helped to ensure that an estimated 95% of systems were registered before that date; if he will provide further information on the septic tank grant; if he will provide the details of the way this estimation was arrived; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13025/23]

Defence Forces

Thomas Pringle

585. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if and how military emissions are being recorded in relation to legally binding targets at national and European level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13851/23]

Disabilities Assessments

Thomas Pringle

919. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reassurance he proposes to give persons with autism and their families who were diagnosed by a person (details supplied); if their diagnosis will continue to be accepted by State authorities; if he plans to provide reassessment for those young people who were assessed by the person at their parents' expense, given the HSE was not in a position to provide timely assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12843/23]

Residential Institutions

Thomas Pringle

927. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if it has been brought to his attention that survivors are reporting a high-level of inconsistency in the provision of records from institutions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12960/23]

Residential Institutions

Thomas Pringle

928. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if it has been brought to his attention that survivors of institutional abuse are reporting that where redactions are made to records by way of “white out” as opposed to “black out” they are finding records difficult follow as they cannot ascertain the location of the redaction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12961/23]

Residential Institutions

Thomas Pringle

929. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will issue guidelines to institutions that redactions should be made to records by way of “black out” as opposed to “white out”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12962/23]

Health Services

Thomas Pringle

1385. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1079 of 2 November 2021, the current situation regarding a person (details supplied); how their care needs are being addressed, particularly when in a facility; if their medication has been reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13222/23]

Vacant Properties

Thomas Pringle

126. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that the commercial banks are fully informed, through the Central Bank, of the subordinate nature of the charge against the property that is part of the vacant property refurbishment grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9097/23]

Educational Disadvantage

Thomas Pringle

260. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the progress of the Refined DEIS Identification Model, namely when the updated model of identification and classification for DEIS will be fully implemented; the number of schools that are captured within the new most-disadvantaged DEIS category; the additional supports and resources that are planned to be offered to schools falling within this category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12121/23]

Health Services

Thomas Pringle

335. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health when additional funding announced in Budget 2023 to aid Section 39 organisations in the context of the cost-of-living crisis will be made available; whether, in addition to once-off payments, his Department intends to restore funding to these organisations in order that workers in the sector will see their increments reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12122/23]

Legislative Measures

Thomas Pringle

54. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether it is the view of the Government and his Department that the obligations created by section 6A(5) of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 remain to be fully discharged; if so, what specific obligations remain to be discharged; on whom does these outstanding obligations fall to be discharged (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11693/23]

Grant Payments

Thomas Pringle

306. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if information on the septic tank grant will be provided to a person (details supplied) who was unaware of the need to register the septic tank in 2013, has registered the tank since but has to wait for the seven-year period to be up before they can access the grant; how much funding was made available in 2022 for the septic tank grant; the average amount in euro awarded to householders in the form of a septic tank grant; how much of the 2022 available funding was unspent at year end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11332/23]

Schools Building Projects

Thomas Pringle

371. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the start date for the new school building project for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal which is due to start in Q1 of 2023; the date which the building company have given her Department for which it will start the construction phase of school building; and the date it foresees the project being completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11060/23]

School Enrolments

Thomas Pringle

397. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the situation where the school roll numbers have increased by over 22% year-on-year in a school (details supplied) in County Donegal, therefore meeting the appointment figure threshold for an additional mainstream teacher, yet based on the September 2022 returns, they have been turned down; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11432/23]

School Staff

Thomas Pringle

398. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education when an appeal by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal regarding the allocation of an additional mainstream teacher will be determined; if the unique situation of its mid-year enrolment increase will be properly considered in any decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11433/23]

Disability Services

Thomas Pringle

459. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current position regarding funding for the Cleary Centre capital project in Donegal town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11103/23]

Third Level Education

Thomas Pringle

492. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there is an underrepresentation of specific expertise from both academia and practice in the areas being reviewed by the recently appointed expert advisory panel to review opportunities for new programmes in dentistry, pharmacy, medicine, nursing and veterinary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11437/23]