Parliamentary questions

Trade Union Membership

Thomas Pringle

604. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if he will address the continued refusal of the HSE to facilitate payroll deductions of union subscriptions for new members of a union (details supplied); the reason for its refusal to deduct union subscriptions at source for the growing numbers of ambulance service personnel that wish to join the union and exercise their fundamental right to organise and join their union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35551/18]

Social Welfare Appeals Status

Thomas Pringle

1205. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35502/18]

House Purchase Schemes

Thomas Pringle

1345. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of an application for a mortgage through the Rebuilding Ireland programme by persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35821/18]

Expert Panel on Concrete Blocks

Thomas Pringle

1364. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the amendments to the mica report following from consultation submissions will be adopted; when the NSAI report will be ratified and made public; when a clear methodology will be available on the way in which affected homes can be repaired or replaced; if a redress scheme as part of budget 2019 will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36211/18]

HSE Reports

Thomas Pringle

437. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health when the report carried out by the HSE on Lifford Community Hospital will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31979/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Thomas Pringle

480. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health his views on concerns expressed by surgeons (details supplied) in the north west (details supplied); if requests for dedicated surgical elective beds, enhanced emergency general surgery access and additional services after hours and at the weekend to deal with the waiting list will be responded to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32182/18]

Abortion Services Provision

Thomas Pringle

22. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the way in which it will be ensured that women from Northern Ireland will have unfettered access to abortion services in County Donegal in view of its proximity to Northern Ireland and in further view of the fact that women in the jurisdiction do not have access to full healthcare rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28255/18]

Respite Care Services

Thomas Pringle

65. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the status of the proposed establishment of the parental reference group aimed at addressing complex medical needs in children; if issues related to respite needs for families in County Donegal and the in loco parentis principle will be addressed as part of this new engagement mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28259/18]

Ambulance Service

Thomas Pringle

73. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the way in which the recently announced review of ambulance provision in south and west County Donegal will be carried out; the timeline for the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28257/18]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision

Thomas Pringle

85. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the increasing number of children and adolescents on CAMHS waiting lists in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28258/18]

Hospital Consultant Recruitment

Thomas Pringle

90. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the efforts he has taken to address chronic recruitment issues in the CHO 1 region; his plans to revisit the centralised system of recruitment via the Consultant Appointments Advisory Committee and the Public Appointments Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28256/18]

EU Agreements

Thomas Pringle

31. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the implementation of the EU-Cuba Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement and its ratification by Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28083/18]

Humanitarian Aid

Thomas Pringle

34. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland's concerns will be made known at European level regarding a search and rescue ship (details supplied) and the lack of true humanitarianism within the fortress Europe mentality of certain member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28006/18]

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings

Thomas Pringle

48. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress made to date with his British counterparts regarding release of files concerning the Dublin and Monaghan bombings and other legacy issues; and if the setting up of an historic investigation unit here will receive support. [28008/18]

Economic Sanctions

Thomas Pringle

49. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to support a boycott (details supplied) which specifically targets illegal Israeli settlement goods under international law in view of the recent killings in Gaza by Israeli state forces. [28009/18]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Hospital Consultant Recruitment

Thomas Pringle

97. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the reason there has been little progress to date on the appointment of consultants to Letterkenny University Hospital, including a consultant paediatric post vacated in County Sligo over a year ago still not approved by CAC with the incorrect calibre level of consultant being advertised; if the crisis in diabetes care in County Donegal will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23488/18]

Hospital Facilities

Thomas Pringle

103. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 156 of 28 February 2018, the reason the HSE has not issued a reply to date; when the renal dialysis unit will open in Letterkenny University Hospital; the reason for the delays to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23489/18]

Flood Relief Schemes Status

Thomas Pringle

213. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the Buncrana and Luddan scheme, while included in the proposed measures for flood risk management County Donegal summary, is not in fact included in the first batch of schemes yet remains part of the ten year €1 billion programme of investment in flood relief measures; when the scheme will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23265/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Thomas Pringle

420. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the reason the attention of the parents and members of a group (details supplied) was not drawn to the new standard operating procedures put in place as part of the assessment of needs process; if the group will be consulted to ensure the best interests of the child and families remain central to new processes being implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23499/18]

CLÁR Programme

Thomas Pringle

581. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the application for CLÁR funding by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23112/18]

Social Welfare Payments Administration

Thomas Pringle

588. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a matter (details supplied) will be addressed in relation to payments through post offices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23120/18]

JobPath Programme

Thomas Pringle

592. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason correspondence sent to her office has not yet been responded to; if the issue regarding the behaviour of JobPath towards a person (details supplied) will be responded to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23143/18]

Maternity Leave

Thomas Pringle

604. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the maternity policy in Intreo offices for jobseekers who are pregnant and after giving birth; if women are required to be available for work or actively seeking employment throughout the duration of pregnancy; the length of time of their maternity leave; if this is in line with the six months maternity leave, with another four months unpaid as an option, granted to women who are in employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23358/18]

Small and Medium Enterprises Supports

Thomas Pringle

21. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the business survey results (details supplied) carried out recently; her plans for greater diversified funding for small businesses in County Donegal and rural Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19108/18]

Regional Action Plan for Jobs

Thomas Pringle

23. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the progress to date with the Action Plan for Jobs for the north-west region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19109/18]

Expert Panel on Concrete Blocks

Thomas Pringle

198. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the report of the expert group on mica published in 2017; if he will respond to a group's (details supplied) invitation to launch the publication of recommendations Nos. 1 and 2 in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22737/18]

School Admissions

Thomas Pringle

41. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills when an amendment to the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016 will be introduced to seek the removal of the baptism barrier; the way in which he plans to increase diversity of schooling here in view of the fact that the Catholic Church has handed over control of just 11 schools to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22438/18]

DEIS Administration

Thomas Pringle

50. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if DEIS funding will be reinstated for schools in County Donegal experiencing high levels of deprivation and for which families are forced to raise funds for essential maintenance in the schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22439/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

Thomas Pringle

53. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new building for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal with construction due to commence in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22440/18]

School Staff

Thomas Pringle

54. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the situation regarding a school (details supplied) in County Donegal will be addressed in view of the fact that it is still without an administrative principal despite having seven teachers and eight SNAs on its staff and is only one of two schools in Ireland facing this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22436/18]