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Wed, 28 Sep 2022
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Departmental Correspondence
Thomas Pringle
282. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a substantive response to correspondence sent to his office on 13 July 2022 (details supplied) will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47360/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
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Public Transport
Thomas Pringle
89. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport the reason that the student Leap card is not available to third level students aged 18 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47076/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
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Public Transport
Thomas Pringle
90. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider extending eligibility for the Leap card scheme to bus operators who run cross-border services, especially those servicing third level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47077/22]
Thu, 22 Sep 2022
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Bus Services
Thomas Pringle
5. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport his plans to expand the rural transport scheme operated by Local Link; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47160/22]
Thu, 22 Sep 2022
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Social Welfare Schemes
Thomas Pringle
282. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that those on community employment schemes are excluded from receiving fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46490/22]
Wed, 21 Sep 2022
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Bus Services
Thomas Pringle
33. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport his plans in relation to the expansion of the rural transport scheme operated by Local Link; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46213/22]
Tue, 20 Sep 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Thomas Pringle
375. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection why a constituent (Details Supplied) whose illness benefit payment has been reduced should be penalised due to Government decisions to close her industry in March 2020. [45735/22]
Tue, 20 Sep 2022
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Health Services Staff
Thomas Pringle
468. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the progress of negotiations on a special scheme of paid leave for public health service employees with long-Covid to date; the expected timeline for the commencement of this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45906/22]
Wed, 14 Sep 2022
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Central Statistics Office
Thomas Pringle
57. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Taoiseach the number of persons who have emigrated nationwide by age in 2022, in tabular form. [44376/22]
Wed, 14 Sep 2022
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Energy Policy
Thomas Pringle
86. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if those from the Traveller community living on sites were able to avail of the Government’s €200 credit for energy bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44383/22]
Wed, 14 Sep 2022
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Driver Licences
Thomas Pringle
152. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport the reason that Irish persons born in Belfast, County Antrim or anywhere in the six counties have born in the United Kingdom printed on their driving licence; his views on whether persons born in the six counties are not Irish given that it would be stated on a licence for a person born in any of the other 26 counties; if this practice will be changed to say born in Ireland on all licences for persons born on the island of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44987/22]
Wed, 14 Sep 2022
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Planning Issues
Thomas Pringle
225. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the updated planning exemptions to allow for solar photovoltaic panels will be updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44731/22]
Wed, 14 Sep 2022
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Citizenship Applications
Thomas Pringle
431. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications that her Department annually receives for citizenship based on Irish descent or associations; the average processing time; if applications are received from persons who are resident outside the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44503/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Driver Licences
Thomas Pringle
259. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport the assistance that is available in the Dublin 9 and 11 region to assist young people in obtaining their driving licence which will help them to gain employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43459/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Repatriation Costs
Thomas Pringle
497. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the repatriation of the remains of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43460/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Seanad Elections
Thomas Pringle
522. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the work that his Department has undertaken on reform of the electoral system for Seanad Éireann vocational panels from the period December 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42168/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Housing Schemes
Thomas Pringle
631. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when a new Ministerial direction will be announced to allow persons whose pension is their primary source of income to be eligible to apply under the tenant purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43464/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Foreign Policy
Thomas Pringle
797. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to a submarine which surfaced within sight of the south Donegal coast in the past week; the specific foreign state that owned the submarine; if his attention was drawn to the fact that submarine training or other operations were going to take place so close to the Donegal coast; if the submarine had nuclear weapons onboard; the measures that have been taken to ensure that these operations will not take place in the future; and if he will outline the consequences of this for Ireland’s neutrality. [43931/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Schools Building Projects
Thomas Pringle
803. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the status of the development of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41938/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Social Welfare Application Forms
Thomas Pringle
838. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the processing of Department of Social Protection forms received from substitute teachers; if she will provide an update on a specific form (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42427/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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School Meals Programme
Thomas Pringle
1143. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a list of the schools in the Dublin 9 and 11 region that are part of the hot meals programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43458/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Thomas Pringle
1217. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a Ukrainian child born on 21 December 2017 would be eligible for free preschool; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42435/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Hospital Charges
Thomas Pringle
1580. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the amount recovered through the use of debt collectors and-or debt collection agencies in respect of the collection of fees and charges for inpatient and day services on patients attending hospitals managed by the Ireland East Hospital Group in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42305/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Hospital Charges
Thomas Pringle
1581. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE in contracting debt collection agencies to pursue unpaid fees and charges from inpatient and day services from those attending hospitals managed by the Ireland East Hospital Group in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42306/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Hospital Charges
Thomas Pringle
1582. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatients or inpatient day cases attending hospitals managed by the Ireland East Hospital Group with unpaid fees and charges for inpatient or day services whose debt was referred to a debt collection agency in each of the years 2017 to 2021; in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42307/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Hospital Charges
Thomas Pringle
1583. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the amount recovered through the use of debt collectors and-or debt collection agencies in respect of the collection of fees and charges for inpatient and day services on patients attending hospitals managed by the RCSI Hospital Group in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42308/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Hospital Charges
Thomas Pringle
1584. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE in contracting debt collection agencies to pursue unpaid fees and charges from inpatient or day services from those attending hospitals managed by the RCSI Hospital Group in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42309/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Hospital Charges
Thomas Pringle
1585. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatients or inpatient day cases attending hospitals managed by the RCSI Hospital Group with unpaid fees and charges for inpatient or day services whose debt was referred to a debt collection agency in each of the years 2017 to 2021; in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42310/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Hospital Charges
Thomas Pringle
1586. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the amount recovered through the use of debt collectors and-or debt collection agencies in respect of the collection of fees and charges for inpatient or day services on patients attending hospitals managed by the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42311/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Hospital Charges
Thomas Pringle
1587. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE in contracting debt collection agencies to pursue unpaid fees and charges from inpatient or day services from those attending hospitals managed by the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42312/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Hospital Charges
Thomas Pringle
1588. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatients or inpatient day cases attending hospitals managed by the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group with unpaid fees and charges for inpatient or day services whose debt was referred to a debt collection agency in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42313/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Dental Services
Thomas Pringle
1881. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the details of the waiting lists for children in the Dublin 9 and Dublin 11 region to have a dental examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43461/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Nursing Homes
Thomas Pringle
1882. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the plans that he has made to tackle the issue of increased inflationary costs affecting private and voluntary nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43463/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Primary Care Centres
Thomas Pringle
1883. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the current vacancies in the Ballymun healthcare centre; if plans are in place to recruit additional staff (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43473/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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Primary Care Centres
Thomas Pringle
1884. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the status of the Finglas primary healthcare centre; the timeframe for completion of the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43474/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Public Sector Pensions
Thomas Pringle
66. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the pension increase and arrears due in January 2022 will be paid to An Post pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39804/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Taxi Licences
Thomas Pringle
210. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport the number of current taxi licences in operation for each year from 2012 to date in 2022, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39870/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Taxi Licences
Thomas Pringle
211. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport the number of current taxi licences that will be affected by the ten-year rule in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39871/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Road Projects
Thomas Pringle
226. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport if any further plans have been or are being developed to build a motorway from Derry to Letterkenny, Donegal town, Sligo and onwards to link-up with the M17 motorway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40153/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Departmental Funding
Thomas Pringle
727. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if funding will be made available for local authorities including Donegal County Council for improved disability toilet facilities similar to the fully accessible changing places toilets introduced in the United Kingdom (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41085/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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International Bodies
Thomas Pringle
904. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland participates in the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats; the relationship of the Centre with NATO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39779/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Military Neutrality
Thomas Pringle
1000. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Defence the NATO sub-committees that Ireland is a member of; the way that the decision to join such groups is arrived at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39778/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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School Curriculum
Thomas Pringle
1108. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the number of students who took politics and society as a subject for the leaving certificate in each of the years 2018 to 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40851/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Thomas Pringle
1186. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection if a family that is not in receipt of any social welfare payments but falls under the qualifying income thresholds for the back-to-school footwear and clothing scheme would be considered for the scheme to allow working families to benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39744/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Thomas Pringle
1187. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider amending the back-to-school footwear and clothing scheme to allowing working families that are not in receipt of a qualifying social welfare payment to access this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39745/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Social Welfare Code
Thomas Pringle
1189. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection if the disregard capital increase of €50,000 from €20,000 which was rolled out on 2 June 2022 is for all the social welfare means tested payments assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39788/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Social Welfare Code
Thomas Pringle
1252. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the date on which a substantive response to this Deputy's correspondence dated 10 June 2022 will issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40760/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Grant Payments
Thomas Pringle
1430. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider amending the special rate SUSI grant for persons who are not in receipt of a qualifying social welfare payment to access the special rate if their income is below the threshold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39746/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Grant Payments
Thomas Pringle
1431. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider allowing changes of circumstances to be taken into account in the current year for families that are in receipt of social welfare payments only to access special rate grants even if they did not satisfy the criteria for the previous year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39747/22]
Tue, 26 Jul 2022
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Legislative Measures
Thomas Pringle
1463. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans for stakeholder engagement regarding the higher education authority Bill 2022 prior to the legislation concluding Report Stage in Seanad Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40850/22]