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Wed, 27 Jun 2018
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Trade Relations
Thomas Pringle
61. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which trade and co-operation between Ireland and Cuba will be progressed following on from the 2017 memorandum of bilateral co-operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28010/18]
Wed, 27 Jun 2018
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Human Rights Cases
Thomas Pringle
76. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will voice concerns at EU and international level to request the government of Honduras to release all political prisoners and to demonstrate a commitment to ensure the safety and human rights of those detained for exercising their right to peaceful protest. [28007/18]
Wed, 27 Jun 2018
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EU Directives
Thomas Pringle
159. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the terms of the opt-in to the EU receptions directive, including the conditions of asylum seekers' access to work, will be announced; if provisions will be made to reduce restrictions to the right to work as the policy stands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28120/18]
Tue, 26 Jun 2018
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Health Services Reports
Thomas Pringle
344. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health when the report on services for persons with lymphoedema and lipoedema will be published; the reason for the delay to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27606/18]
Tue, 26 Jun 2018
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JobPath Programme
Thomas Pringle
545. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to issues following recent changes which now allow persons on JobPath to also take part in a community employment scheme (details supplied); the reason persons are unable to leave JobPath once they are on a community employment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27602/18]
Tue, 19 Jun 2018
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Thomas Pringle
330. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the chronic delays for cataract surgery and limited eye care services for children particularly in County Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26363/18]
Tue, 19 Jun 2018
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Ambulance Service Provision
Thomas Pringle
334. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the reason the ambulance stationed in Killybegs, County Donegal has no crew leaving a single ambulance to cover the area from Dunkineely to Glencolumbcille, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26378/18]
Tue, 19 Jun 2018
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Disability Allowance Applications
Thomas Pringle
536. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision on a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied) will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26376/18]
Tue, 19 Jun 2018
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Housing Assistance Payment
Thomas Pringle
598. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the location at which a housing assistance payment, HAP, applicant can redeem the full cost of borrowings they have had to make in order to pay the rent while the HAP application is being processed; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a HAP application can take 12 to 15 weeks to be processed and is not backdated and consequently the applicant will have to borrow money to pay the rent in the interim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26693/18]
Tue, 19 Jun 2018
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Pyrite Issues
Thomas Pringle
605. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if a redress scheme will be announced for homeowners with homes affected by mica in principle; if a ring-fenced promissory tranche of funding will be allocated as part of budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26862/18]
Tue, 19 Jun 2018
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Architectural Heritage
Thomas Pringle
608. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason no funding or communication has been allocated for major repair works to a structure (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26270/18]
Thu, 14 Jun 2018
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School Management
Thomas Pringle
78. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the issue of principal release days and changes to the way they are calculated as expressed in correspondence by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal will be prioritised; if greater resources will be allocated to teachers and schools as part of budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25950/18]
Thu, 14 Jun 2018
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EU Migration Crisis
Thomas Pringle
104. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the single largest tragic incident in 2018 in the Mediterranean which saw 112 Tunisian migrants die crossing to Greece on an overloaded smuggler's boat on 5 June 2018; the way in which he will contribute to talks regarding EU migration reform from the viewpoint of the safety and well-being of migrants and refugees coming into the EU; if he will represent the needs of migrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25941/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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School Staff
Thomas Pringle
286. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the issue of principal release days and the way they are calculated as expressed in correspondence by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal will be prioritised; if greater resources will be allocated to teachers and schools as part of budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24246/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Asylum Applications Data
Thomas Pringle
494. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the age profile of asylum seekers currently resident in direct provision by age and gender in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24863/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Disability Services Funding
Thomas Pringle
722. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if funding will be made available to an organisation (details supplied) in County Donegal, in view of a recent meeting that took place between the organisation and the Minister of State with responsibility for disability issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24845/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Waste Management
Thomas Pringle
1034. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the efforts which have been taken to date to reduce plastic use here; his plans in place to ban single use plastics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25381/18]
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
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Expert Panel on Concrete Blocks
Thomas Pringle
1319. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason a redress scheme for homeowners affected by mica will not be committed to despite its prevalence in County Donegal; the reason a redress scheme cannot be committed to until the consultation process is completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25134/18]
Wed, 30 May 2018
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Housing Assistance Payment
Thomas Pringle
212. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the location a HAP applicant can redeem the full cost of rent which they have had to borrow in order to pay the rent while the HAP application is being processed; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a HAP application can take 12 to 15 weeks to be processed and is not backdated, therefore the applicant will have to borrow money to pay the rent in the interim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23831/18]
Wed, 30 May 2018
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Departmental Reports
Thomas Pringle
213. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a report on part-time and seasonal workers in County Donegal will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23832/18]