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Page 139 of 222
Tue, 23 Jan 2018
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Election Monitoring Missions
Thomas Pringle
148. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contact he has had with Honduran officials regarding the disputed election results which took place recently in the country and the escalating violence as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2877/18]
Wed, 17 Jan 2018
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Sustainable Energy Communities Scheme
Thomas Pringle
154. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a grant is available to assist a person (details supplied) to re-establish an independent electricity generating system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2149/18]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Thomas Pringle
305. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills when special educational needs organisers, SENOs, will be allowed to instruct schools to set up special needs classes in cases in which a school refuses same; if this new authority will be exercised before the end of the 2017-18 academic year to ensure students have an appropriate place for September 2018; the way in which limits to SENOs' new authority will be legislated for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54325/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Capitation Grants
Thomas Pringle
455. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received correspondence from a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; if the school capitation grant will be increased in view of the hardship faced by schools across the country since cuts to the grant were made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1921/18]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Higher Education Authority Funding
Thomas Pringle
460. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the HEA will provide a breakdown of the funding made available to an institute (details supplied) in 2016 and to date in 2018; if a copy of the agreement made between the ucation Authority, HEA, and the institute can be provided to indicate the specific spending requirements agreed to at the time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1955/18]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Thomas Pringle
570. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost associated with ratifying the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1365/18]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Services for People with Disabilities
Thomas Pringle
1060. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if a centre (details supplied) in County Donegal will be in receipt of capital funding in view of the fact that the interim building has been occupied for nearly two years and service users are in need of a permanent structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1608/18]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Legislative Programme
Thomas Pringle
1211. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeframe for publishing primary and secondary legislation for a fishing penalty point system in view of the fact that the December 2017 deadline for the previous commitment to introduce legislation has now passed; his plans to bring the legislation for same before the Joint Oireachtas Committee of Agriculture, Food and the Marine for scrutiny beforehand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1310/18]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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National Broadband Plan Implementation
Thomas Pringle
1264. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for the roll-out of fibre connections in Donegal town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54388/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Renewable Energy Exports
Thomas Pringle
1268. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has an updated position subsequent to April 2014 regarding the proposed renewable energy export policy and development framework; if he has had further discussions with his UK counterpart regarding same in the interim period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54659/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Tourism Industry
Thomas Pringle
1472. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided by Fáilte Ireland in 2018 to institutes across the country conducting courses on tourism and hospitality; if so, the amount that will be provided; when the funding will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1957/18]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Departmental Reports
Thomas Pringle
1677. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she will publish the report into access to social welfare payments by seasonal workers in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1942/18]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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State Pension (Contributory)
Thomas Pringle
1679. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons previously self-employed who become carers do not receive credited contributions towards their pension entitlements, unlike PAYE employees; if she will address this anomaly, which may be affecting many self-employed persons and others who become carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1959/18]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Foreshore Licence Applications
Thomas Pringle
1687. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of foreshore licences issued in each of the years 2012 to 2017 for Lough Foyle; the persons or bodies they were issued to; the geographical location of the licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54463/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Local Authority Rates
Thomas Pringle
1725. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if local authorities send a copy of their RA16 schedule of uncollected rates to him annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54749/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Local Authority Rates
Thomas Pringle
1726. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if a local authority's RA16 schedule of uncollected rates is a public document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54750/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Local Authority Rates
Thomas Pringle
1727. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on whether a local authority's RA16 schedule of uncollected rates should be available to be viewed on request by elected members of a particular local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54751/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Defective Building Materials
Thomas Pringle
1766. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if a redress scheme for homeowners affected by mica will be established within the first quarter of 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1298/18]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Departmental Funding
Thomas Pringle
1848. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if funding is available for a group (details supplied) in County Donegal to enable it to renew old equipment and to travel to a prestigious competition abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54386/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Departmental Funding
Thomas Pringle
1849. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if funding is available for a group (details supplied) in County Donegal to enable it to renew old equipment and to travel to a prestigious competition abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54387/17]