1084. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that persons who were forced to stop working due to a Government decision to shut down due to Covid-19 in March 2020 and were in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment are not entitled to claim illness benefit now in 2022 given that the persons in question did not leave work intentionally but their sector was shut down and are now at a disadvantage through no fault of their own; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29131/22]
662. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when persons (details supplied) will receive a decision on their Irish citizenship application which was submitted in June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29600/22]
649. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a reply will issue to correspondence from this Deputy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29506/22]
595. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason that Ireland's climate finance contributions fell from €93.6 million provided in 2019 to €88.3 million in 2020; if Ireland will commit to meeting the approximately €475 million a year required to meet Ireland's fair share, based on academic estimates and research from civil society in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29177/22]
506. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the new terms and conditions for Rebuilding Ireland mortgages will be issued to Donegal County Council so applications that are held up at the moment can be processed by the council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29595/22]
407. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance the tax rules regarding a person who works at sea in international waters for longer than 185 days per year; the tax-free allowances that are available; and if the person is exempt from paying income tax or social insurance contributions to any state (details supplied). [30458/22]
255. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport the status of the feasibility study for free public transport in Ireland which was recommended by the Houses of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28958/22]
252. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport the savings that have been made since the downgrading of the cliff rescue element of the Bunbeg Coast Guard station which is based in Bunbeg, Letterkenny, County Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28859/22]
251. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport if the cliff rescue element will be restored to the Bunbeg Coast Guard Station which is based in Bunbeg, Letterkenny, County Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28858/22]
226. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is only one S.I. 496 auditor based in County Donegal and very few of the remaining auditors will provide services in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29607/22]
220. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when a reply will issue to correspondence from this Deputy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29513/22]
203. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to his commitments to the meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment and Climate Action of 1 February 2022 (details supplied), if the papers and policy initiatives indicated have been published; if not, the timeline for publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29005/22]
192. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of increased work intensity by main employment sectors for each of the years 2012 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30806/22]
191. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of abusive sub-contracting by main employment sectors for each of the years 2012 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30805/22]
190. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of bogus self-employment by main employment sectors for each of the years 2012 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30803/22]
189. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of non-recorded overtime by main employment sectors for each of the years 2012 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30802/22]
136. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Taoiseach the hourly wage rate based on 50% of the gross average wage for each of the years 2012 to 2021 and to date in 2022. [30801/22]
135. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Taoiseach the gross weekly wage calculated from 50% of the gross average wage for each of the years 2012 to 2021 and to date in 2022. [30800/22]
133. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Taoiseach the hourly wage rate based on 60% of the gross median wage for each of the years 2012 to 2021 and to date in 2022. [30797/22]
132. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Taoiseach the gross weekly wage calculated from 60% of the gross median wage for each of the years 2012 to 2021 and to date in 2022. [30796/22]
211. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance if a person who works at sea in international waters for the majority of the year is liable to pay income tax to any state; if so, the state to which this tax will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28595/22]
519. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of sections of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 that remain to be implemented; the reason that all parts of the Act have not been enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28125/22]
469. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that a payments to guardians have been delayed as in the case of a person (details supplied) who has applied for a payment for a young Ukrainian child who fled Mariupol in Ukraine without their parents who are military police; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27682/22]
468. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that payments to guardians have been delayed to all applicants looking after unaccompanied Ukrainian children who fled the war in Ukraine leaving their parents behind; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27680/22]
4. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will seek to increase significantly the local improvement scheme funding to ensure that a real impact can be made on the list of schemes to be carried out by each county council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28017/22]
112. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the current status of a new building for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; the estimated start date for the construction of the new building; the estimated dates for both the completion of the construction and the children being moved into the new building from the inadequate prefabs which currently make up the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26806/22]
650. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if plans are underway to remove or downgrade the cardiac angiogram service in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26246/22]
607. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on a personal care package application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25857/22]
579. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to recruit and retain a safe number of midwives specifically at Letterkenny University Hospital in order to allow for the full implementation of the national maternity strategy at the hospital, including the provision for home births which still represent an unmet demand in County Donegal. [25676/22]
53. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason that no seasonal work is available in 2022 in a setting (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25076/22]
763. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to the topical issue debate on 23 February 2022, if he has provided specific funding to Donegal County Council for the repair of Polawaddy slipway on Arranmore Island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24407/22]
679. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health when day services in community hospitals across County Donegal will commence for the elderly who have had no services since early 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24355/22]
151. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on their Irish citizenship application which was submitted in April 2020. [23713/22]
856. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the laws that are in place to stop healthy dogs from being euthanised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22804/22]
814. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to return to having three community ophthalmic physicians available in County Donegal as there was previously; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23318/22]
813. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is currently only one part-time community ophthalmic physician available in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23317/22]
812. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health further to his email response to this Deputy regarding ophthalmic services in University Hospital Limerick (details supplied) if the funding for a Donegal based primary care consultant medical ophthalmologist is ring-fenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23316/22]
787. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if there are financial supports available for an Irish person (details supplied) who has had a stroke while living in Australia and needs medical assistance to get home to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23177/22]
749. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the treatment options that are available here for post-Lyme disease syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22857/22]
748. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if elispot testing for the diagnosis of Lyme disease is in use here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22856/22]
500. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the arrangements that are in place for the correction of leaving certificate English paper one at the end of the first year of senior cycle; if these arrangements have the agreement of the teacher's unions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22854/22]
499. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if agreement has been reached with teachers' unions in relation to the moving of leaving certificate English paper one to the end of the first year of senior cycle; if not, if this is a unilateral decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22853/22]
356. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the Independent Working Group to examine the defects in housing will report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22778/22]
268. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider establishing a scheme of tax credits in budget 2023 for owner-occupiers of defective apartments and duplexes to offset remediation costs similar to the way buy-to-let owners can offset liabilities again profit and loss; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22783/22]
236. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport the way that a person who is temporarily living in Australia can renew their Irish driving licence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23182/22]
185. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the total carbon reduction in 2021 as a result of the EXEED grant scheme; the value of the administration in terms of CO2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22797/22]
184. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the budgeted cost and the actual cost of external mentoring in relation to the EXEED grant scheme in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22796/22]
183. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the budgeted cost and the actual cost of external inspectors in relation to the EXEED grant scheme in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22795/22]