182. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the budgeted cost and the actual cost of external evaluators in relation to the EXEED grant scheme in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22794/22]
181. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the budgeted cost and the actual cost of external audit in relation to the EXEED grant scheme in 2021, in tabular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22793/22]
180. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of whole-time equivalent staff assigned, the budgeted cost and the actual cost for the administration of the EXEED grant scheme in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22792/22]
562. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 40 of 9 May 2019, the level of animal feedstuffs imported each year since 2018; the steps that have been taken to reduce the dependence of Ireland on imported genetically modified feeds; if he will quantify the success of these steps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21881/22]
400. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the alternative identification that can be used to finalise a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22210/22]
352. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures that his Department has taken to develop public-public research partnerships (details supplied) in Ireland excluding within the EU horizons framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22226/22]
288. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the details of the schools in the Dublin 9 and Dublin 11 area which are still operating out of portacabins; the plans in place to provide permanent building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22290/22]
271. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the status of implementation of the agreement of improved pay and conditions for school secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21875/22]
187. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current number of households with HAP tenancies; the number of these households that have requested flexibility to breech HAP rental limits; the number of these households to which flexibility has been approved to breech HAP rental limits for the local authority area of County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21871/22]
177. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the details of the new tenant purchase scheme will be released to the local authorities in order that applications can be submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21751/22]
120. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider including commercial bus operators that operate scheduled services under licence from the National Transport Authority in the 20% fare reduction scheme for public service obligation routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21869/22]
84. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is concerned with the time delay in preparation of detailed annual GHG inventories by the Environmental Protection Agency; if he will request the agency to provide simplified quarterly emission updates to allow the Government and the Houses of the Oireachtas to respond to emission trends on a more timely basis in view of the quarterly reporting of national emissions by Eurostat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21882/22]
83. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 161 of 31 November 2021, when the review will be carried out to assess the performance and impact of the EXEED Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21872/22]
102. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if plans are in place for the development of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21323/22]
69. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport if driving licence records can be retrieved from the relevant local authority for information in relation to a licence, as in the case of a person (details supplied). [21388/22]
1743. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that general practitioner services have ceased in a centre (details supplied); when the general practitioner services will resume; if there is an agreement in place to ensure that the service will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20798/22]
1581. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if there is a scheme with the HSE under which a patient could get reimbursed some travelling expenses for travelling to hospital appointments, such as a person (details supplied); the details of any fund that could assist this person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20207/22]
1462. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health when a substantive reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied) sent to his office by this Deputy on 23 March 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19697/22]
1270. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice when the Criminal Law (Mutual Recognition of Custodial Sentences) Bill 2021 which passed Committee Stage in the Houses of the Oireachtas in September 2021 is due for Fourth Stage; if the drafting of amendments to existing legislation which would facilitate the transfer of Irish prisoners in the UK and other non-EU jurisdictions back to Ireland is near completion; when these amendments will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19979/22]
1235. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on their Irish citizenship application which was submitted in March 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19257/22]
1197. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures that his Department has taken to develop public research partnerships in Ireland excluding within the EU horizons framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20283/22]
757. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if humanitarian assistance given to Ukraine is additional to the €1.044 billion allocated to official development assistance in budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20282/22]
705. 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19256/22]
654. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when applications will be accepted for the grant scheme which was being developed to bring town centre properties and properties above existing shops back into use; if the details have been finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20353/22]
624. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration can be made for areas such as Ballymun, Dublin with a high percentage of social housing and in which there is a need to provide more home ownership if the affordable housing fund can be increased beyond €100,000 given that there is a real danger with upcoming affordable housing schemes in the area that the price will be outside that which persons can actually afford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19598/22]
390. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied) that runs the National Car Testing centres is intending to hire car testers who are not fully qualified mechanics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20232/22]
200. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which a Sri Lankan citizen may come to Ireland to work (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20212/22]
873. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the senior clinical psychologist with the HSE in County Donegal will be retiring in April 2022; the steps that have been taken to replace the person in this position; if the position has been advertised; the stage of the recruitment process for this or another psychologist position in County Donegal; the persons or persons who will take over while a replacement is being sought; the number of psychologists who will then be based in County Donegal after this retirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18287/22]
332. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the proposed demolition of a number of houses at a location (details supplied) puts the Housing Agency in breach of its mortgage agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17695/22]
93. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Ukrainian refugees that have arrived in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16913/22]
915. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the grants that are available to expand a business providing holiday pods in Kilcar, County Donegal; the full details for the grants that may be available; the location in which applications can be made for grant funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16674/22]
413. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if a third language is compulsory as part of the choice for students for the leaving certificate examination (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16066/22]
233. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport the incentives he will offer to any airline that is willing to reinstate the direct flights from Donegal Airport to Glasgow and also to establish a direct flight from Donegal Airport to a London airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15951/22]
176. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Taoiseach the average hourly irregular earnings of the category clerical, sales and service employees in the NACE Rev 2 category of wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles G in each of the years 2010 to 2021 inclusive in tabular form. [16414/22]
175. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Taoiseach the average weekly paid hours of the category clerical, sales and service employees in the NACE Rev 2 category of wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles G in each of the years 2010 to 2021 inclusive in tabular form. [16413/22]
174. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Taoiseach the average hourly earnings excluding irregular earnings of the category clerical, sales and service employees in the NACE Rev 2 category of wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles G in each of the years 2010 to 2021 inclusive in tabular form. [16412/22]
173. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Taoiseach the average hourly earnings of the category clerical, sales and service employees in the NACE Rev 2 category of wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles G in each of the years 2010 to 2021 inclusive in tabular form. [16411/22]
172. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Taoiseach the average weekly earnings of the category clerical, sales and service employees in the NACE Rev 2 category of wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles G in each of the years 2010 to 2021 inclusive in tabular form. [16410/22]
171. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Taoiseach the total employment of the category clerical, sales and service employees in the NACE Rev 2 category of wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles G for each of the years 2010 to 2021 inclusive in tabular form. [16408/22]
170. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Taoiseach the average hourly total labour costs of the category clerical, sales and service employees in the NACE Rev 2 category of wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles G for each of the years 2010 to 2021 inclusive in tabular form. [16407/22]
169. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Taoiseach the average hourly other labour costs of the category clerical, sales and service employees in the NACE Rev 2 category of wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles G in each of the years 2010 to 2021 inclusive in tabular form. [16406/22]
156. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Taoiseach the number of retail businesses in Ireland by region in each of the years 2011 to 2021 inclusive in tabular form. [16409/22]
118. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the options that are open to gain permanent residence for a Columbian national currently resident on a study and work visa; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16256/22]
90. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice if she agreed on behalf of Ireland with the decision that non-Ukrainian citizens affected by the Russian invasion cannot avail of the visa-free access to the European Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16221/22]
413. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quota of mackerel given to Ireland in the waters of France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15759/22]
408. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quota of mackerel from Irish waters given to France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15748/22]
369. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the total annual cost to the State of delivering cancer treatment in the public system from 2018 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15522/22]
131. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the dates on which he has met with representatives of the Israeli Government; the dates on which he has met with the Palestinian Government since his appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13372/22]
106. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the dates on which he raised the Palestinian issue with his European counterparts since his appointment to this office as he stated in Dáil Éireann on 2 March 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13373/22]
78. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the way that Ireland’s traditional policy of neutrality was expressed at the recent European Council meeting; the verification methods that have been or will be used to ensure that the proportion of aid from Ireland to Ukraine is humanitarian in nature; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15761/22]