Parliamentary questions

Military Exports

Thomas Pringle

14. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs how he will ensure that the cluster munitions agreed by the USA to be given to Ukraine for use will not be transported through Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35648/23]

Immigration Status

Thomas Pringle

811. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice whether a non-EU national with leave to remain in the UK and resident in Northern Ireland is permitted to work in the Republic of Ireland and-or apply for residency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35860/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Thomas Pringle

1200. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health what measures are being taken to ensure that all employees who are entitled to the €1,000 pandemic payment are paid; when all the agency contractor roles will be approved for payment as in the case of a person (details supplied); if they are entitled to the payment; if so, when it will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36026/23]

Prison Service

Thomas Pringle

84. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the reason a former prison officer (details supplied) has not been recognised for their bravery when they intervened in order to prevent the escape of a prisoner from Portlaoise Prison on 18 May 1988; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33961/23]

Prison Service

Thomas Pringle

96. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the actions she will take, following the ‘Summary of the Inspection on Education and Work Training April-June 2022’ in our prisons completed by the Inspector of Prisons, to ensure that the key issues on work training highlighted in the summary will be addressed; when she expects that these issues will no longer be highlighted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33962/23]

Brexit Supports

Thomas Pringle

140. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a full list of the individual projects/schemes funded under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund spend of €24 million by his Department; the amount of funding allocated in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34367/23]

Brexit Supports

Thomas Pringle

145. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide a full list of the individual projects/schemes funded under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund spend of €2.2 million by his Department; the amount of funding allocated in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34386/23]

Brexit Supports

Thomas Pringle

185. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport to provide a full list of the individual projects/schemes funded under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund spend of €0.1 million by his Department; the amount of funding allocated in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34374/23]

Brexit Supports

Thomas Pringle

220. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a full list of the individual projects/schemes funded under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund spend of €15 million by his Department; the amount of funding allocated in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34366/23]

Brexit Supports

Thomas Pringle

221. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a full list of the individual projects/schemes funded under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund spend of €2.2 million by his Department; the amount of funding allocated in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34369/23]

Brexit Supports

Thomas Pringle

222. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a full list of the individual projects/schemes funded under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund spend of €21.5 million by his Department; the amount of funding allocated in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34371/23]

Brexit Supports

Thomas Pringle

323. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a full list of the individual projects/schemes funded under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund spend of €7.75 million by her Department; the amount of funding allocated in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34368/23]

Wind Energy Guidelines

Thomas Pringle

422. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeframe for the publication of the draft revised wind energy development guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34270/23]

Wind Energy Guidelines

Thomas Pringle

423. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the draft revised wind energy guidelines on the significant work that has been undertaken on the noise elements on the discussions his Department has had with the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications on new developments in this regard, including consideration of the impact of the revised 2030 target to generate up to 80% of Ireland electricity from renewable sources and the need to ensure that proposals regarding the measurement and assessment of noise from wind turbines are fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34271/23]

Wind Energy Guidelines

Thomas Pringle

424. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the discussions his Department has had with the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications on new developments on the noise elements, have included any multidisciplinary consultations with health professionals or noise experts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34272/23]

Residency Permits

Thomas Pringle

484. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider reducing the cost of the Irish residence permit card from the arbitrary fee of €300 to a fee aligned with the cost of production and administration in Budget 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33754/23]

Brexit Supports

Thomas Pringle

588. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a full list of the individual projects/schemes funded under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund spend of €271 million by his Department; the amount of funding allocated in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34373/23]

Residency Permits

Thomas Pringle

639. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether a non-EU national with leave to remain in the UK and resident in Northern Ireland is permitted to work in the republic, and/or apply for residency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34243/23]

Hospital Facilities

Thomas Pringle

735. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health when Letterkenny University Hospital will have an onsite outpatient clinic to replace the one damaged in the flood ten years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33752/23]

Departmental Funding

Thomas Pringle

851. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health to provide a full list of the individual projects/schemes funded under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund spend of €5.5 million by his Department; the amount of funding allocated in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34372/23]

Third Level Admissions

Thomas Pringle

861. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a person can apply with a late application after the closing dates for CAO if at the time to apply they were unable to, due to medical complaints; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33434/23]

Brexit Supports

Thomas Pringle

883. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a full list of the projects/schemes a full list of the individual projects funded under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund spend of €37.3 million by his Department; the amount of funding allocated in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34370/23]

Brexit Supports

Thomas Pringle

83. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide a full list of the individual projects funded under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund by Department; the amount of funding given in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32875/23]

Waterways Issues

Thomas Pringle

121. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the problems with the Lough Corrib Navigation Act 1945 were identified that were rectified by the reinstation of the functions of the Lough Corrib Navigation Trustees that were removed as a result of the repeal of some of the Drainage (Ireland) Act 1856, under which the Lough Corrib Navigation Trustees were established; when work started to correct the situation; when a decision was taken to include the legislative correction in the Historical and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33114/23]

Referendum Campaigns

Thomas Pringle

173. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the referenda on equality and care due to take place in November; whether all three proposed constitutional amendments of the Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality will be brought forward; when the interdepartmental group will publish its proposed referenda wording in relation to Article 40.1, Article 41.2 and Article 41.3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32894/23]

Health Services Staff

Thomas Pringle

75. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the engagements his Department has had with the Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform and his Department on resolving the disparity in pay and conditions of section 39-funded workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31362/23]

Climate Action Plan

Thomas Pringle

155. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will confirm that, in light of the recent EPA emissions projections and the subsequent confirmation by his Department that any overrun of total greenhouse gas emissions in excess of the 2021-25 carbon budget will be subtracted from the 2026-2030 carbon budget, the 2024 Climate Action Plan will introduce additional urgent emission reduction measures and corresponding downward adjustments of sectoral emission ceilings to satisfy the legal obligations to ensure compliance with the carbon budgets as required under the Climate and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32265/23]

Climate Action Plan

Thomas Pringle

156. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will confirm that the projected carbon emissions data provided by the EPA for the cumulative carbon budget period 2021-2030 may, if realised, entirely eliminate the 2031–2035 carbon budget provisionally proposed by the Climate Change Advisory Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32266/23]

School Staff

Thomas Pringle

312. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the reason a school (details supplied) in Donegal had to wait over a year to have an appeal of special education teaching allocation decided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32593/23]

School Staff

Thomas Pringle

313. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the reasons the NCSE review panel refused an appeal of special education teaching allocation despite two NCSE reviewers recommending an increased allocation for a school in Donegal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32594/23]

Citizens Information Services

Thomas Pringle

389. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection when she expects the review of the draft service level agreements for citizens information service companies will be completed, as it appears from the board minutes of the Citizens Information Board obtained under FOI that the delay in rolling out these contracts sit with her Department, and it is almost two years since the previous service level agreements expired; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32257/23]

Fisheries Protection

Thomas Pringle

448. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the appointment process for Ireland’s two expert representatives on the Expert Committee for Fisheries and Environment, which is being established to advise the Commission on implementation and monitoring of the EU Action Plan: Protecting and restoring marine ecosystems for sustainable and resilient fisheries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32247/23]

Fisheries Protection

Thomas Pringle

449. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the positions for Ireland’s two expert representatives on the Expert Committee for Fisheries and Environment, which is being established to advise the Commission on implementation and monitoring of the EU Action Plan: Protecting and restoring marine ecosystems for sustainable and resilient fisheries, will be advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32248/23]

Fisheries Protection

Thomas Pringle

450. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the positions for Ireland’s two expert representatives on the Expert Committee for Fisheries and Environment which is being established to advise the Commission on implementation and monitoring of the EU Action Plan: Protecting and restoring marine ecosystems for sustainable and resilient fisheries, will be open to experts outside the civil service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32249/23]

Fisheries Protection

Thomas Pringle

451. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when it is intended to fill the positions for Ireland’s two expert representatives on the Expert Committee for Fisheries and Environment which is being established to advise the Commission on implementation and monitoring of the EU Action Plan: Protecting and restoring marine ecosystems for sustainable and resilient fisheries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32250/23]

International Protection

Thomas Pringle

502. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether his Department is accepting proposals for accommodation related to the temporary protection directive or international protection, where the proposal is causing displacement of students from student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32255/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Thomas Pringle

593. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health what measures are being put in place to alleviate lengthy waiting list times for breast reconstruction surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32258/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Thomas Pringle

594. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health whether private hospital resources are being considered to alleviate the backlog of breast reconstruction surgery times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32259/23]

Hospital Procedures

Thomas Pringle

595. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on a waiting list for a mastectomy for each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023 by each waiting time period in each hospital, in tabular form. [32260/23]

Hospital Procedures

Thomas Pringle

596. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on a waiting list for breast reconstruction surgery for each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023 by each waiting time period, in each hospital, in tabular form. [32261/23]

Hospital Procedures

Thomas Pringle

597. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on a waiting list for an oophorectomy for each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023 by each waiting time period, in each hospital, in tabular form. [32262/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Thomas Pringle

598. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for genetic testing for each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023 at by each waiting time period, in each hospital, in tabular form. [32263/23]

Building Regulations

Thomas Pringle

93. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department was instructed by the NSAI to adopt the European Standards EN771-3 and EN 12620 into the Irish building regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31676/23]

Building Regulations

Thomas Pringle

94. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason that in Ireland we operate the Assessment of Verification of Constancy of Performance (AVPC) System 2+ by notified bodies while other EU member states operate a system 4 for EN12620 Aggregates for Concrete and EN771-3 Specification for Masonry Units Part 3: Aggregate Concrete Masonry Units (Dense and Lightweight Aggregates); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31677/23]

Social Welfare Appeals

Thomas Pringle

104. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on the disability allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31564/23]

Passport Services

Thomas Pringle

147. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will expand the current Passport Service and open a number of regional passport offices to cover the different counties outside Dublin and Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29685/23]

Compulsory Purchase Orders

Thomas Pringle

170. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the prospective compulsory purchase order of a facility (details supplied) in Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29756/23]

Tax Code

Thomas Pringle

249. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of removing the 23% VAT rate on sunscreen products of SPF30 and above; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29327/23]

Social Welfare Schemes

Thomas Pringle

414. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of extending the household benefits package to all cancer patients from the point of diagnosis to the cessation of treatment without means testing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29358/23]

Social Welfare Schemes

Thomas Pringle

415. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection if the expansion of the partial capacity payment scheme will be considered in Budget 2024, to introduce a new statutory payment for employees and self-employed people with chronic illness to attend medical appointments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29359/23]