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Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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Road Safety
Thomas Pringle
61. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport if there will be a consultation period or if members of the public and local representatives will have any input into the changing of speed limits on local roads as part of the changes in speed limits on national roads (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46927/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Employment Rights
Thomas Pringle
230. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the conditions of the employment of a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46359/23]
Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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Social Media
Thomas Pringle
39. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her Department's role in monitoring and ensuring that social media platforms are not being used to amplify and enable hate groups to orchestrate campaigns around the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44147/23]
Wed, 18 Oct 2023
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Postal Services
Thomas Pringle
91. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his office is aware that the An Post post box was removed from a location (details supplied) during renovations and was not reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45732/23]
Wed, 18 Oct 2023
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Child Abuse
Thomas Pringle
272. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if an inquiry was ever held by the Eastern Area Health Board with regard to allegations of child abuse (details supplied) in 1996 as stated in the media (details supplied) at the time; what the outcome was; if a copy of the report is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45625/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Shannon Airport Facilities
Thomas Pringle
87. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if Shannon Airport will now be used as a transit hub for military support coming from the USA to be used to assist Israel in its illegal campaign in Gaza, where a siege has been installed, with the civilian population denied water, electricity, food and fuel (details supplied). [45227/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Driver Test
Thomas Pringle
133. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport the reason the waiting time for a driving test in Donegal has increased (details supplied); if he can provide a list of the current waiting times in all test centres nationwide in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44943/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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State Properties
Thomas Pringle
180. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will sell the old Garda station in Bunbeg, County Donegal directly to Donegal County Council for use as a site for social housing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45179/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Invasive Species Policy
Thomas Pringle
316. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions his Department is taking to control and eradicate invasive plant species such as rhododendron in Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44784/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Irish Prisoners Abroad
Thomas Pringle
389. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the progress with regard to the application by a person (details supplied) to move from a prison in Britain home to Ireland, in order to be closer to his family, where their father is extremely ill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44889/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Thomas Pringle
528. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the steps a person (details supplied) should take where all local GPs have refused to accept them as a medical card patient and the HSE is no longer able to assign persons to a GP practice without GP acceptance under the GP agreement 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44843/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Departmental Data
Thomas Pringle
571. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health given that an estimated up to 5% of children and young people in Ireland are impacted by foetal alcohol spectrum disorder, the dedicated supports that are currently available to children and families, and the plans by child and family services to address the needs of children on the foetal alcohol spectrum (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45055/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Departmental Data
Thomas Pringle
572. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health whether Tusla has any estimates for the number of children involved with social work services who may be on the foetal alcohol spectrum, given that foetal alcohol spectrum disorder is the leading known cause of preventable intellectual disability in the world; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45056/23]
Wed, 11 Oct 2023
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Miscarriages of Justice
Thomas Pringle
30. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice her response to a petition by a group (details supplied) in relation to a case recently submitted to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44146/23]
Wed, 11 Oct 2023
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Social Welfare Payments
Thomas Pringle
147. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection if a pension will be introduced for foster carers, who look after thousands of vulnerable children in the State, many of whom have a range of complex needs and who get limited healthcare support due to the lack of available services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44376/23]
Wed, 11 Oct 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Thomas Pringle
201. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health his views on GPs refusing medical card patients access to their lists in line with an agreement made with GPs in 2023 and how a patient can get a GP service if they move from one end of the country to the other under the GMS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44182/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Business Supports
Thomas Pringle
111. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the temporary business energy support scheme, as many small businesses in County Donegal and across the country are still facing extreme difficulty with the inflation crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43743/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Tax Code
Thomas Pringle
128. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance his views on a taxation matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43983/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Thomas Pringle
155. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will extend the paid leave for public health service employees unfit for work post Covid 19 infection scheme beyond 31 October 31 recognising the severity of the illness and providing some comfort to those suffering from it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44170/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Defective Building Materials
Thomas Pringle
301. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage should a Defective Concrete Block (DCB) affected apartment owner in County Donegal apply to the enhanced defective concrete blocks grant scheme or the proposed remediation of apartments and duplexes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43985/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Building Regulations
Thomas Pringle
302. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when it is envisaged the proposed remediation of apartments and duplexes scheme will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43986/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Defective Building Materials
Thomas Pringle
310. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if will establish a working group that will include the banking and insurance sectors to deal with the defective blocks scheme; if residents will be represented on the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44172/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Environmental Policy
Thomas Pringle
388. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend the slurry spreading season on a one-off basis in 2023 to allow for spreading of slurry should the weather allow for it (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43654/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Departmental Policies
Thomas Pringle
430. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the dedicated supports currently available to children and families impacted by foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (details supplied); what dedicated supports, if any are currently available and the plans there are in child and family services to address the needs of children on the foetal alcohol spectrum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43734/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Child and Family Agency
Thomas Pringle
431. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether Tusla has estimates for the number of children involved with social work services who may be on the foetal alcohol spectrum, given that foetal alcohol spectrum disorder is the leading known cause of preventable intellectual disability in the world; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43735/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Child and Family Agency
Thomas Pringle
432. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if Tusla plans to quantify the number of children involved with social work services who may be on the foetal alcohol spectrum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43736/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Thomas Pringle
585. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if he will approve long Covid clinics around the country, recognising the ongoing suffering and need for care of a large proportion of Covid sufferers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44171/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Driver Test
Thomas Pringle
193. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport if he considers it acceptable that a young person in Donegal (details supplied) who needs a car for getting to and from college and work but lives in a rural area with little or no public transport options, should wait approximately seven months before they can book a test date, then face other possible delays before the test is conducted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42334/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Tax Code
Thomas Pringle
251. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance if the term “qualifying residence” referenced in the definition of “self-build qualifying residence” in section 477C of the Taxes Consolidation Act (TCA) 1997 (details supplied) refers to, and has the same meaning, as the previous definition of “qualifying residence” in section 447C; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42455/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Tax Code
Thomas Pringle
252. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance his views on a taxation matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42457/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Departmental Correspondence
Thomas Pringle
358. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether a constituent’s correspondence (details supplied) of 20 September 2023 has received a substantive reply; if not, when can she expect to receive one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42280/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Thomas Pringle
412. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has considered extending the free travel scheme to include people with epilepsy, as advocated for by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42277/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Hospital Facilities
Thomas Pringle
591. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce a minor injuries clinic in the community hospital in Donegal town (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42266/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Departmental Funding
Thomas Pringle
730. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will change the criteria for funding for some of the smaller islands on the Donegal coast (details supplied). [42747/23]
Thu, 28 Sep 2023
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Driver Test
Thomas Pringle
160. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport if he considers it acceptable that a young person in Donegal (details supplied) who needs a car for getting to and from work, but lives in a rural area with little or no public transport options, should wait approximately seven months before they can book a test date, then face other possible delays before the test is conducted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41907/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Water Services
Thomas Pringle
319. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the multi-annual rural water programme will be open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41602/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Harbours and Piers
Thomas Pringle
464. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the money awarded for the repair of four piers and harbours (details supplied) will be ringfenced while the foreshore licences are being sought; if the foreshore licences are not in place by the end of 2023, if he will guarantee that this money will still be available to complete the works in 2024, or at whatever point the foreshore licences are granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41601/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Disabilities Assessments
Thomas Pringle
496. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when an assessment of need will take place for a child (details supplied) who is showing signs of special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41457/23]
Thu, 21 Sep 2023
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Thomas Pringle
6. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for genetic testing for each of the years 2018 to 2022 and to date in 2023, disaggregated by waiting times between zero to six months, six to 12 months, 12 to 18 months and 18-plus months, in each hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39630/23]
Thu, 21 Sep 2023
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Health Services
Thomas Pringle
24. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the criteria that would be used to recruit medical staff from third countries to assist with the staffing crisis that exists within the Irish health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39628/23]
Thu, 21 Sep 2023
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Health Services Staff
Thomas Pringle
30. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the fact that medical students from Northern Ireland are unable to apply for internship posts in the Republic of Ireland due to an administrative loophole whereby their results are not ready in time for the HSE to consider them, and are therefore lost to the health services for ongoing employment to aid services here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39629/23]
Thu, 21 Sep 2023
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Health Services Staff
Thomas Pringle
62. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if he will contact the Cuban Ambassador to request that Cuba assist with the provision of Cuban doctors and medical staff from to help with the staffing crisis in our health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39627/23]
Thu, 21 Sep 2023
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Climate Action Plan
Thomas Pringle
125. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of money spent on climate finance commitments in each year from 2018 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40877/23]
Thu, 21 Sep 2023
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Equality Proofing
Thomas Pringle
142. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance whether his Department is in the process of carrying out gender and equality proofing of revenue and taxation proposals as part of this year's budgetary process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40879/23]
Thu, 21 Sep 2023
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Equality Proofing
Thomas Pringle
152. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform whether his Department is in the process of carrying out gender and equality proofing of expenditure proposals as part of this year's budgetary process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40878/23]
Thu, 21 Sep 2023
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Schools Administration
Thomas Pringle
175. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if she will introduce a policy in schools and colleges which will make sure that cash can be used by students for the purchase of goods and services within the school or college (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40903/23]
Thu, 21 Sep 2023
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Housing Provision
Thomas Pringle
193. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of money spent on leasing for social housing in each year from 2018 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40875/23]
Thu, 21 Sep 2023
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Housing Provision
Thomas Pringle
194. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of money spent on leasing for social housing in Donegal in each year from 2018 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40876/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Foreign Policy
Thomas Pringle
675. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice if she was aware that prior to the publication of the EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) in June 2023, Spanish authorities would categorise the Catalan independence movement as an ethno-nationalist and separatist terrorist group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39653/23]
Wed, 20 Sep 2023
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Foreign Policy
Thomas Pringle
676. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice if she is in agreement with Europol's categorisation of the non-violent Catalan independence movement as an ethno-nationalist and separatist terrorist group, in the EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) in June 2023 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39654/23]