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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]