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Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
557. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the number and details of contracts currently held by her Department with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48655/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
558. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the number and details of contracts currently held by her Department with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48687/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
559. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the number and details of contracts currently held by her Department with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48703/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
585. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number and details of contracts currently held by her Government Department with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48309/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
587. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number and details of contracts currently held by her Department with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48665/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
588. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number and details of contracts currently held by her Department with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48697/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
589. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number and details of contracts currently held by her Department with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48713/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
664. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number and details of contracts currently held by his Government Department with a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48309/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
678. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number and details of contracts currently held by his Department with a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48660/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
681. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number and details of contracts currently held by his Department with a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48693/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
682. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number and details of contracts currently held by his Department with a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48709/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
763. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the number and details of contracts currently held by her Department with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48309/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
780. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the number and details of contracts currently held by her Department with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48664/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
781. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the number and details of contracts currently held by her Department with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48696/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
782. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the number and details of contracts currently held by her Department with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48712/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Probate Applications
Thomas Pringle
803. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the average waiting time for probate in Cork. [47608/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Probate Applications
Thomas Pringle
804. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the number of units currently awaiting probate in Cork. [47609/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Prison Service
Thomas Pringle
840. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown of the different organisations the Irish Prison Service has funded from 2012 to 2022; the value of that funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48286/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
842. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the number and details of contracts currently held by her Department with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48309/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
861. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the number and details of contracts currently held by her Department with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48661/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
864. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the number and details of contracts currently held by her Department with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48694/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
865. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the number and details of contracts currently held by her Department with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48710/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
944. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and details of contracts currently held by his Department with a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48309/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
952. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and details of contracts currently held by his Department with a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48652/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
953. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and details of contracts currently held by his Department with a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48684/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
954. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and details of contracts currently held by his Department with a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48700/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Thomas Pringle
1149. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not been assigned a GP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47607/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
1462. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number and details of contracts currently held by her Government Department with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48309/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
1467. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number and details of contracts currently held by her Department with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48663/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
1468. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number and details of contracts currently held by her Department with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48695/23]
Tue, 7 Nov 2023
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Departmental Contracts
Thomas Pringle
1469. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number and details of contracts currently held by her Department with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48711/23]
Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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Road Safety
Thomas Pringle
61. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport if there will be a consultation period or if members of the public and local representatives will have any input into the changing of speed limits on local roads as part of the changes in speed limits on national roads (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46927/23]
Tue, 24 Oct 2023
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Employment Rights
Thomas Pringle
230. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the conditions of the employment of a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46359/23]
Thu, 19 Oct 2023
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Social Media
Thomas Pringle
39. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her Department's role in monitoring and ensuring that social media platforms are not being used to amplify and enable hate groups to orchestrate campaigns around the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44147/23]
Wed, 18 Oct 2023
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Postal Services
Thomas Pringle
91. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his office is aware that the An Post post box was removed from a location (details supplied) during renovations and was not reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45732/23]
Wed, 18 Oct 2023
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Child Abuse
Thomas Pringle
272. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if an inquiry was ever held by the Eastern Area Health Board with regard to allegations of child abuse (details supplied) in 1996 as stated in the media (details supplied) at the time; what the outcome was; if a copy of the report is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45625/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Shannon Airport Facilities
Thomas Pringle
87. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if Shannon Airport will now be used as a transit hub for military support coming from the USA to be used to assist Israel in its illegal campaign in Gaza, where a siege has been installed, with the civilian population denied water, electricity, food and fuel (details supplied). [45227/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Driver Test
Thomas Pringle
133. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport the reason the waiting time for a driving test in Donegal has increased (details supplied); if he can provide a list of the current waiting times in all test centres nationwide in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44943/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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State Properties
Thomas Pringle
180. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will sell the old Garda station in Bunbeg, County Donegal directly to Donegal County Council for use as a site for social housing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45179/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Invasive Species Policy
Thomas Pringle
316. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions his Department is taking to control and eradicate invasive plant species such as rhododendron in Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44784/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Irish Prisoners Abroad
Thomas Pringle
389. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the progress with regard to the application by a person (details supplied) to move from a prison in Britain home to Ireland, in order to be closer to his family, where their father is extremely ill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44889/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Thomas Pringle
528. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the steps a person (details supplied) should take where all local GPs have refused to accept them as a medical card patient and the HSE is no longer able to assign persons to a GP practice without GP acceptance under the GP agreement 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44843/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Departmental Data
Thomas Pringle
571. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health given that an estimated up to 5% of children and young people in Ireland are impacted by foetal alcohol spectrum disorder, the dedicated supports that are currently available to children and families, and the plans by child and family services to address the needs of children on the foetal alcohol spectrum (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45055/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Departmental Data
Thomas Pringle
572. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health whether Tusla has any 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. [45056/23]
Wed, 11 Oct 2023
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Miscarriages of Justice
Thomas Pringle
30. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice her response to a petition by a group (details supplied) in relation to a case recently submitted to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44146/23]
Wed, 11 Oct 2023
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Social Welfare Payments
Thomas Pringle
147. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection if a pension will be introduced for foster carers, who look after thousands of vulnerable children in the State, many of whom have a range of complex needs and who get limited healthcare support due to the lack of available services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44376/23]
Wed, 11 Oct 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Thomas Pringle
201. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health his views on GPs refusing medical card patients access to their lists in line with an agreement made with GPs in 2023 and how a patient can get a GP service if they move from one end of the country to the other under the GMS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44182/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Business Supports
Thomas Pringle
111. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the temporary business energy support scheme, as many small businesses in County Donegal and across the country are still facing extreme difficulty with the inflation crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43743/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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Tax Code
Thomas Pringle
128. 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. [43983/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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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]