392. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of schools in Ballymun and Finglas that receive funding for the hot meals programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58546/21]
314. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if she plans to offer students the choice of opting for a combination of accredited grades and written examination in the leaving certificate 2022 given the continued level of disruption the cohort has gone through; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58355/21]
234. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends responding to the application submitted by Donegal County Council in January 2021 in relation to the delay in dredging at Magheroarty Pier, County Donegal; if compensation will be offered to local fishermen (details supplied) due to the delay in dredging at Magheroarty Pier, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58438/21]
209. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will ensure that the freedom of information units across all Departments deal with the freedom of information requests in a consistent manner (details supplied). [58811/21]
202. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance if a refund of the UK VAT rate is due in a situation in which a person uses the An Post AddressPal service and is charged UK VAT then Irish VAT on the UK Vat rate and a customs clearance fee plus shipping and delivery with regard to the operation of VAT post-Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58767/21]
186. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport the funding committed to Donegal County Council; the projected timeline involved to complete the R263 Fintra Bridge and road realignment project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58685/21]
161. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider reviewing the criteria of the EXEED grant scheme to make EXEED certification optional for SMEs thereby allowing them to avail of the funding and advice without the additional bureaucracy of certification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58564/21]
160. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider amending the EXEED grant scheme scoring system for 2022 to reflect prioritisation of CO2 reduction (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58563/21]
159. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason only 15% is allocated to CO2 reduction in relation to the EXEED grant scheme scoring system given the context of the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP 26 and other international opinion that CO2 is the critical element that needs to be addressed yet this scheme currently ranks elements (details supplied) higher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58562/21]
158. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of funding provided for each SEAI scheme, the amount allocated through grants, the amount drawn down fully, the amount of unspent funding returned to the parent Department and Exchequer in relation to each individual grant scheme operated by SEAI in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58561/21]
136. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Taoiseach if he will ensure that the freedom of information unit of his Department deal with the freedom of information requests in a consistent manner (details supplied). [58811/21]
304. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice if she will reply to correspondence from this Deputy dated 13 October and 4 November 2021. [58076/21]
277. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection if the pandemic unemployment payment was open to applicants in circumstances in which the applicant was in receipt of the back to work enterprise allowance scheme and could not work due to the Covid-19 pandemic between 13 March 2020 and 7 July 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58115/21]
276. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection if the pandemic unemployment payment was open to applicants in circumstances in which the applicant was self-employed and lost their job due to the Covid-19 pandemic between 13 March 2020 and 7 July 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58114/21]
211. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of funding his Department is projecting needs to be budgeted for to meet obligations for missing Ireland’s climate action targets for each year to 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58111/21]
210. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated amount Ireland has paid in fines in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021 for missing climate action targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58110/21]
200. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the total number of prisoners incarcerated; the breakdown by the average length of sentence; the number of those prisoners incarcerated for the non-payment of fines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57784/21]
175. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice if consideration is being given within her Department to a blanket amnesty for illegal immigrants; if so, the criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57783/21]
136. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the time it takes to deal with immigration cases within her Department; if the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted on dealing with cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57782/21]
210. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been diagnosed with long-Covid after contracting the virus; the main symptoms which persons are being treated for; the number of persons that suffer from each of these long-term effects in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57861/21]
209. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the overall number of persons in Ireland that have been diagnosed with Covid-19 to date; the percentage of the population this accounts for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57860/21]
45. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the development of the new policy and regulatory framework for inland fisheries in Ireland; the way in which stakeholders and the wider public will be involved in developing this framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58021/21]
251. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance if the comprehensive review of the disabled drivers scheme has taken place; if there are proposals to change outdated legalisation on the strict qualifying criteria for persons to avail of services through this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57445/21]
60. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education her views in relation to the submission from the Donegal Education and Training Board, ETB, for additional supports to assist students affected by the mica issue; if her attention has been drawn to the unique challenges to the mental health and well-being of the student cohort in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57562/21]
261. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will engage with union representatives (details supplied) of the rural social scheme supervisors and an organisation with a view to addressing pension claims; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56605/21]
142. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of applicants that have successfully drawn down funding in relation to the support scheme for renewable heat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56606/21]
140. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department is making exceptions for permit holders applying for a stamp 4 support letter who were paid less than that specified on their critical skills employment permit due to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56759/21]
602. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of incidences of persons in mandatory hotel quarantine accessing the services of health professionals during their stay in hotel quarantine; if any of same were admitted to hospital; if any were referred to a health service for illnesses other than Covid-19; the supports that were made available to them by the health service in response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55871/21]
357. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the reason for the ongoing delay in providing a long awaited and necessary extension on health and safety grounds for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55812/21]
289. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is further funding planned to provide suitable sheltered and supervised accommodation for homeless persons with addiction issues who often turn down offers in dry facilities in order that they can be treated in a holistic way and are protected while being engaged with in relation to wider mental and physical health issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55816/21]
220. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance the measures he is taking to combat the exorbitant rise in insurance costs faced by organisations such as the horse and pony racing sectors which is putting their existence in peril; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55990/21]
219. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the exorbitant rise in insurance costs faced by the horse and pony racing sectors which is putting their existence in peril; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55989/21]
161. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of expressions of interest received in relation to the support scheme for renewable heat; the number of full applications made; the number of applications approved; the number of applicants issued a letter of offer; the number of applicants who have completed all inspections for each year the scheme has been in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56031/21]
319. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason rural social scheme supervisors are excluded from the package her Department is offering community employment supervisors and community employment assistant supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55311/21]
66. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport the expected response times for call-outs for cliff rescue emergencies in the islands off the County Donegal coast, including Aran Mór, Owney and Gola Island; the way these times differ since the downgrading of the cliff rescue element of the Irish Coast Guard station based in Bunbeg, Letterkenny, County Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54817/21]
651. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to roll-out the Covid-19 vaccination programme to those under 12 years of age; if there will be a prioritisation of vulnerable cohorts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54575/21]
590. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the outcome on the investigation into the illegal removal of organs from a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54221/21]
484. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of vacancies in Tusla in the Dublin area by district; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54222/21]
345. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when dredging will commence at Magheroarty Pier, Magheraroarty, Gortahork, County Donegal; the reason this application has taken so long to be processed; if his attention has been drawn to the impact of the delay in dredging is having on the local fishing fleet (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54598/21]
327. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason for the slow process in relation to the insulation of local authority properties in an area (details supplied); the reason such little funding has been allocated to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54220/21]
311. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to increase the time for the spreading of manure in County Donegal in view of the weather conditions over the period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53981/21]
220. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport the savings made since the downgrading of the cliff rescue element of the Irish Coast Guard station based in Bunbeg, Letterkenny, County Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54600/21]
1114. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the protocols in place with regard to dealing with freedom of information and GDPR requests to the HSE while there are data access difficulties following the recent cyber-attack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53298/21]
1113. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health when HSE email systems, including historical email access, will be fully restored following the recent cyberattack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53297/21]
1112. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the extent to which HSE email systems remain unavailable due to the recent cyberattack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53296/21]
1111. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the categories of data that were irretrievably lost by the HSE due to the recent cyberattack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53295/21]
1110. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the extent to which data was irretrievably lost by the HSE due to the recent cyberattack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53294/21]
1079. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the progress being made on a care plan for a person (details supplied); and if he is satisfied that the plan is adequate in addressing the physical and mental needs of the person. [53164/21]
949. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if progress has been made in relation to the HSE taking control of a nursing home (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52629/21]
537. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to ongoing concerns in a school (details supplied) in relation to an inability to get substitute teachers to cover staff absences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52788/21]