Parliamentary questions

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Foreign Policy

Thomas Pringle

677. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice what oversight procedures and protocols the EU council of Justice Ministers has in place to ensure the veracity of the qualitative and quantitative data provided by member states on which reports such as the EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) are based (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39655/23]

Hospital Staff

Thomas Pringle

989. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if he considers it acceptable, as outlined by the head of the radiology department in Letterkenny University Hospital, that on-call staff at the weekend have no paediatric experience to perform a contrast x-ray on a sick child who requires same (details supplied); the reason that it has taken a year for a report to be given to the family following this complaint being submitted for a response where no recommendations can be made to improve the service for sick children who require local services, where the paediatrician is in support of the family accessing these services locally to avoid unnecessary travel of four hours each way for a 15-minute test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40340/23]

Dental Services

Thomas Pringle

998. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health when a 15-year-old child in Donegal (details supplied) who has been on the waiting list for orthodontic treatment in Letterkenny since January 2022 will receive urgently needed orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40412/23]

Dental Services

Thomas Pringle

999. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for orthodontic assessments and for orthodontic treatment in Donegal and in every other county in Ireland, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40413/23]

Military Aircraft

Thomas Pringle

279. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport how many exemptions have been asked for under the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Orders 1973 and 1989 in each year since 2020; how many have been granted; the conditions, if any, that have been placed on the carriage, if agreed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37782/23]

Military Aircraft

Thomas Pringle

280. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport how his Department ensures that the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Orders 1973 and 1989 are being complied with in relation to the carriage of weapons; if inspections have taken place; if so, how many; when they took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37783/23]

Departmental Schemes

Thomas Pringle

505. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the CFRAMS for Raphoe, County Donegal is on schedule for implementation; the current timeframe for the delivery of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37253/23]

Departmental Schemes

Thomas Pringle

506. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the CFRAMS for Castlefinn, County Donegal is on schedule for implementation; the current timeframe for the delivery of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37254/23]

Departmental Schemes

Thomas Pringle

507. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the CFRAMS Killybegs, County Donegal is on schedule; when can it be expected that a timeframe for the implementation will be ready; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37255/23]

Departmental Schemes

Thomas Pringle

508. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the CFRAMS for Ballybofey, County Donegal is on schedule for implementation; the current timeframe for the completed delivery of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37256/23]

Departmental Schemes

Thomas Pringle

509. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the CFRAMS for Donegal Town, County Donegal is on schedule for implementation; the current timeframe for the completed delivery of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37257/23]

Prison Service

Thomas Pringle

1201. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the number of days education and training workshops in the Irish Prison Service were closed due to the unavailability of prison service staff other than teaching staff, from 1 January 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38675/23]

Prison Service

Thomas Pringle

1202. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the number of days the gym facilities in the Irish Prison Service were closed due to the unavailability of prison service staff, from 1 January 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38684/23]

Fishing Industry

Thomas Pringle

1246. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department's role in the funding of a newly recognised organisation under the fishery producer organisation scheme as provided for by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund regulation (REGULATION (EU) No 508/2014); the number of organisations that have been refused funding under 'Article 66 4; the Member State concerned may grant an advance of 50% of the financial support after approval of the production and marketing plan in accordance with Article 28(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013'; the number of organisations that have been affected by his refusal, if he has refused funding; if it is normal to refuse to fund part of the scheme when approved by the relevant department and passed by the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37258/23]

Health Services

Thomas Pringle

1504. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 224 of 22 March 2023, for an update on the case of a person (details supplied); if progress is being made on their return to some independent living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37194/23]

Prison Service

Thomas Pringle

1800. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of prisoners awaiting transfer to the Central Mental Hospital from each prison, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38674/23]

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]

Departmental Data

Thomas Pringle

487. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the decommissioning scheme being operated by his Department; how many applications have been approved; the stage they are at in progression; how many vessel owners have been paid at this stage of the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29792/23]

Fishing Industry

Thomas Pringle

488. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason Ireland decided not to implement the EMFF 2014-2020 and EMFAF 2021-2027 making crisis support available for the operators in the fishery and aquaculture sectors for income lost due to adverse conditions caused by the war in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29793/23]