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Wed, 1 Feb 2017
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Mobility Allowance Review
Thomas Pringle
117. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the status of the review being carried out to replace the motorised transport grant; when policy proposals will be presented to Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4257/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Rural Development Plan
Thomas Pringle
84. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the way in which it is intended the Action Plan for Rural Development will increase social provisions in rural towns and maintain the presence of existing social provisions such as post offices, rural Garda stations and bus routes in view of the fact that these vital services are needed to attract new residents into these areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4167/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Immigration Data
Thomas Pringle
100. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons of Syrian, Eritrean, Afghan and Iraqi origin who were refused leave to land at points of entry here in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3946/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Student Support Schemes
Thomas Pringle
163. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons that applied for the pilot support scheme 2016 (details supplied); the number of persons that were successful in their application for the pilot support scheme 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3791/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Education and Training Provision
Thomas Pringle
238. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of tourism and hospitality skills training positions which were allocated to the Donegal constituency in 2015 and 2016; the amount of funding allocated to County Donegal for tourism and hospitality skills training in the same years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4423/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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General Practitioner Services
Thomas Pringle
596. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if his Department has evaluated the impact the introduction of free general practitioner care for children aged under six years has had on practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4511/17]
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
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Skills Development
Thomas Pringle
753. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if Skills Ireland is charged with responsibility and oversight for the hospitality and tourism skills development policy; the measures she will implement to address the skills shortage for the hospitality and tourism sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4425/17]
Tue, 24 Jan 2017
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Summer Works Scheme Administration
Thomas Pringle
173. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills when funding for the 2017 summer works scheme will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2890/17]
Tue, 24 Jan 2017
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Summer Works Scheme Applications
Thomas Pringle
174. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will receive funding in 2017 under the summer works scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2891/17]
Tue, 24 Jan 2017
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Departmental Reports
Thomas Pringle
252. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when he expects the Mulcahy report into allegations made concerning certain planning matters in County Donegal to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2892/17]
Tue, 24 Jan 2017
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Judicial Reviews
Thomas Pringle
253. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the cost to his Department in defending judicial review proceedings taken in relation to his use of section 31 of the Planning and Development Acts from 2010 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2893/17]
Tue, 24 Jan 2017
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Brexit Issues
Thomas Pringle
322. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has opened discussions with the EU Commission on mutual recognition agreements between the EU and UK to smooth the impact of Brexit on trade between Ireland and the UK and particularly in relation to all island trade on the island of Ireland. [2811/17]
Tue, 24 Jan 2017
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Wind Energy Generation
Thomas Pringle
570. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the rationale used to determine each of the 12 exclusions listed at 4.3.1 of the report on wind turbine noise modelling commissioned by his Department through the SEAI and published in draft format in March 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2889/17]
Wed, 18 Jan 2017
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Third Level Funding
Thomas Pringle
31. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will take on board concerns represented by the Union of Students in Ireland and other representative groups if an income contingent loan scheme is established on the basis of the Cassells report; his views on whether it is a viable solution to third level funding as a graduate debt of more than €20,000 will create a two-tier system of higher education, furthering inequality in society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2015/17]
Wed, 18 Jan 2017
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Institutes of Technology Funding
Thomas Pringle
39. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the ongoing funding issues regarding institutes of technology across the country and in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2006/17]
Wed, 18 Jan 2017
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Special Educational Needs Staff Contracts
Thomas Pringle
51. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the concerns regarding special education teachers who cannot complete their probationary requirements due to the lack of available opportunities and who cannot get permanent posts or places on the supplementary panel as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2007/17]
Wed, 18 Jan 2017
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School Curriculum
Thomas Pringle
53. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a subject on education regarding religions, beliefs and ethics in primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2008/17]
Wed, 18 Jan 2017
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School Admissions
Thomas Pringle
56. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to end the baptism barrier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2009/17]
Wed, 18 Jan 2017
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Multidenominational Schools
Thomas Pringle
57. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he will announce his action plan objective to map new approaches to reach the target of 400 multidenominational schools by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2010/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Refugee Resettlement Programme
Thomas Pringle
139. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the supports available for local community groups such as the Donegal refugee response group to help them facilitate the integration of refugees arriving in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41629/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Refugee Resettlement Programme
Thomas Pringle
140. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of refugees arriving in County Donegal in 2017; if not, if she will provide details of the process involved in deciding the persons who will be relocated to County Donegal; if local community groups can be informed beforehand so they can meet the needs of refugees arriving to the area including arranging supports for them to integrate into the local communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41630/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Refugee Resettlement Programme
Thomas Pringle
206. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has a confirmed destination for future refugees coming into Ireland; if County Donegal will be one of those destinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1833/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Data Protection
Thomas Pringle
671. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the way he will ensure that information given to Seetec, the company registered in the UK which runs the JobPath programme, will continue to adhere to data protection regulations in line with the EU and Ireland as Britain undergoes Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1830/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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UN Missions
Thomas Pringle
697. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has reviewed the role the Government and the UN played regarding the siege of Jadotville, including the secrecy surrounding those events upon the return of the men of A Company 35th Infantry Battalion following the ambush; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41687/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Hospital Services
Thomas Pringle
1031. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of children from County Donegal under consultative care in metabolic, neurology and genetics departments in each of the children's hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41683/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Hospital Services
Thomas Pringle
1115. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that outpatient appointments for the paediatrics urology surgeon at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin have been cut by up to 50% since October 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41893/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Overseas Missions
Thomas Pringle
1715. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will make available the findings of the military investigation into the siege of Jadotville, which left the men of A Company 35th Infantry Battalion to fend for themselves without support; the number of soldiers interviewed as part of that investigation; the reasons A Company was detailed in Jadotville with only a verbal order while that week B Company and a Swedish company were pulled from their position in Jadotville; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41685/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Overseas Missions
Thomas Pringle
1716. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will release the radio recordings made to and from the A Company 35th Infantry Battalion during the siege of Jadotville; the reason its calls for backup support during the ambush were not met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41686/16]
Fri, 16 Dec 2016
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UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Thomas Pringle
17. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in delivering on the implementation of UNCRPD here; the efforts being taken to speed up the process taking into account a ten-year delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40300/16]
Fri, 16 Dec 2016
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Legislative Measures
Thomas Pringle
59. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the latest six month ENAR Ireland report representing a higher level of reporting than the previous six-month period of racist incidences and racist crime; her plans to progress with hate crime legislation in view of this report and of the increase in hate crime rhetoric surrounding recent elections across the globe; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40301/16]
Wed, 14 Dec 2016
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Departmental Expenditure
Thomas Pringle
72. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which the additional 21% provided in the 2016 budget to fund sexual violence victims' services has been allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40295/16]
Wed, 14 Dec 2016
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Departmental Funding
Thomas Pringle
73. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way she will ensure the implementation of the minimum standards outlined by the 2015 EU victims' directive in respect of adequate funding for sexual and domestic violence services. [40296/16]
Wed, 14 Dec 2016
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Departmental Funding
Thomas Pringle
74. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actual and proportional funding allocated through health and criminal justice related to sexual and domestic violence in 2015 and 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40297/16]
Wed, 14 Dec 2016
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National Educational Psychological Service Staff
Thomas Pringle
96. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the Government's commitment to an additional 65 psychologists in the National Education Psychological Service (NEPS); the reason there has been no sanction for the increase in numbers to NEPS to date in view of the fact that 267 psychologists are needed to achieve the 2021 target of 1 per every 3,500 students in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40215/16]
Wed, 14 Dec 2016
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Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
Thomas Pringle
131. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is entitled to the Christmas bonus in view of the fact their long-term social protection payment was recently changed to a temporary payment due to unforeseen ill health issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40263/16]
Wed, 14 Dec 2016
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Health Services Provision
Thomas Pringle
149. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the particular circumstances in the case of persons (details supplied) and the urgent need for them to access appropriate care in the UK which is not available here; the action that can be taken in this particular situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40209/16]
Wed, 14 Dec 2016
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Pesticide Use
Thomas Pringle
233. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the links made between the herbicide farmers use to spray their crops containing glyphosate, a non-selective broad spectrum herbicide and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma disease; the reason it has not been banned, despite it being banned in 11 other countries, including France and the Netherlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40320/16]
Wed, 14 Dec 2016
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Pesticide Use
Thomas Pringle
234. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether current legislation is working effectively to prevent illness as a result of application and exposure to farm chemicals, including herbicides containing glyphosate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40321/16]
Wed, 14 Dec 2016
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Departmental Funding
Thomas Pringle
246. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way in which the money from cuts to funding of the Rape Crisis Network of Ireland in 2015 has been reallocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40294/16]
Tue, 13 Dec 2016
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Third Level Funding
Thomas Pringle
207. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that an income contingent loan system is not put in place considering the effects this will have on students from rural counties who have to factor in high transport, accommodation and living costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39859/16]
Tue, 13 Dec 2016
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Rural Social Scheme
Thomas Pringle
277. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on concerns by the IFA regarding changes made to the rural social scheme in budget 2017, including the three-year time limit and the minimum age set at 25 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39428/16]
Tue, 13 Dec 2016
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Mental Health Services Staff
Thomas Pringle
499. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of a clinical psychologist as part of the CAMHS team in Donegal town; the number of CAMHS staff currently employed in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39989/16]
Tue, 13 Dec 2016
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Mental Health Services Expenditure
Thomas Pringle
500. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the expenditure on mental health services in each county in 2015 and 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39990/16]
Tue, 13 Dec 2016
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Sports Events
Thomas Pringle
602. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason there is no competition licence here for younger shooters who wish to compete at international skeet events on behalf of Ireland unlike in other jurisdictions in which younger shooters can acquire a special licence while under special guidance of a team manager; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39434/16]
Tue, 13 Dec 2016
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Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects
Thomas Pringle
616. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the N56 Mountcharles to Inver Bridge realignment will receive funding to go to construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39656/16]
Thu, 8 Dec 2016
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Job Creation
Thomas Pringle
15. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will address the ongoing issue of business closures in rural towns across Ireland; the way in which her Department is working towards regional and rural job creation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38953/16]
Thu, 8 Dec 2016
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Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
Thomas Pringle
34. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of developments in relation to the CETA ahead of the final vote to provisionally apply the deal in the coming weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38954/16]
Wed, 7 Dec 2016
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Hospital Procedures
Thomas Pringle
227. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that outpatient appointments for gastroenterology at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin have been cut by 50% since October 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39023/16]
Tue, 6 Dec 2016
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Schools Building Projects Status
Thomas Pringle
162. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a design team has now been assigned to move a school building project forward (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38643/16]
Tue, 6 Dec 2016
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Disability Allowance Applications
Thomas Pringle
240. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on a disability allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38699/16]