1935. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the funding that is available for a group to set up a summer camp for children with autism (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35902/21]
1666. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the reason the National Learning Network in Letterkenny which is a disability service for young adults including a person (details supplied) with an intellectual disability is still running on a reduced capacity which is causing severe difficulties for the service users and their families. [34255/21]
1646. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the concerns of a person (details supplied) on the impact of the recent collapse of an airline on some cancer patients who must travel to Dublin for their treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34583/21]
1472. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if restrictions to partners of pregnant women visiting them in hospital will continue given that a unit is understaffed or for other non-Covid-19 related reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33499/21]
1471. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if the rights of women to a partner may continue to be restricted on the basis that the national maternity strategy has not been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33498/21]
1470. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if the right of women to have a partner present with them during antenatal appointments and birth in hospitals may continue to be restricted on the basis that there has been a failure to invest in expanding services and infrastructure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33486/21]
1469. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the specific grounds identified by his Department and the HSE including but not exclusive to the Covid-19 pandemic on which a maternity unit is justified in implementing partner restrictions for maternity service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33485/21]
1466. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the specific grounds identified by his Department and the HSE on which a maternity unit is exempt from lifting partner restrictions for maternity service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33482/21]
1465. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if a uniform best practice-based approach to women having full access to a partner will be implemented and enforced across all HSE maternity units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33481/21]
1464. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the reason for appointing a person (details supplied) to a position advising on public nutrition; the number of other candidates that were in the running; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33480/21]
1463. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if he has the remit and authority to instruct or compel the 19 maternity units to comply with easing restrictions that currently prevent a woman from having a partner of her choice with them at all antenatal appointments including all scans and throughout the full duration of her labour and birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33479/21]
1050. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if there is a procedure in place to identify cases in which the use of exclusion, isolation, restraint and reduced school hours were used inappropriately or in which they caused harm to the child and to intervene in circumstances in which patterns of over-reliance on these methods is identified and in cases in which a teacher or other staff member is concerned in relation to the use of these methods in their school; if there is an appropriate pathway by which they can raise these concerns for investigation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40757/21]
1049. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if she will provide national figures and other data on the use of exclusion, isolation and restraint and of reduced school hours for the periods of in-school classes for the past five academic years by the ethnicity, gender, disability status and school district of the students these methods were used on; if she has measures in place to collect this information on an ongoing basis and to require that such incidents are reported to the relevant bodies, including her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40756/21]
406. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance if his Department is engaging with EU financial institutions regarding the potential use of GNI* in view of the loss of recovery and resilience funding due to the use of gross domestic product as a measure of economic growth; if his Department is examining other potential measures of economic growth which better reflect social and economic well-being across society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40759/21]
218. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport the cancellation level and occurrence on the Bus Éireann national route number 30 from Donegal town to Dublin; the average national cancellation level on national routes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40062/21]
441. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if a person will be prioritised for another vaccination if they refuse a vaccine (details supplied) as a second dose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33053/21]
492. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there are guidelines, written procedures or protocols or key performance indicators for acknowledgement of correspondence received and response to correspondence received, respectively by category of correspondence (details supplied) in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38248/21]
449. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are guidelines, written procedures or protocols or key performance indicators for acknowledgement of correspondence received and response to correspondence received, respectively by category of correspondence (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38236/21]
403. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the reason a vaccine (details supplied) is not being allowed as an authorised vaccine under the Irish system requiring those who have been vaccinated to spend time in mandatory hotel quarantining despite the fact that this is a WHO approved vaccine and there is no liability to the State in the event of any side effects given that the State has never supplied the vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31391/21]
287. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice if there are guidelines, written procedures or protocols or key performance indicators for acknowledgement of correspondence received and response to correspondence received, respectively by category of correspondence (details supplied) in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38246/21]
270. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are guidelines, written procedures or protocols or key performance indicators for acknowledgement of correspondence received and response to correspondence received, respectively by category of correspondence (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38244/21]
255. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are guidelines, written procedures or protocols or key performance indicators for acknowledgement of correspondence received and response to correspondence received, respectively by category of correspondence (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38237/21]
230. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are guidelines, written procedures or protocols or key performance indicators for acknowledgement of correspondence received and response to correspondence received, respectively by category of correspondence (details supplied) in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38249/21]
200. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if there are guidelines, written procedures or protocols or key performance indicators for acknowledgement of correspondence received and response to correspondence received, respectively by category of correspondence (details supplied) in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38239/21]
174. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Defence if there are guidelines, written procedures or protocols or key performance indicators for acknowledgement of correspondence received and response to correspondence received, respectively by category of correspondence (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38238/21]
169. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if passport services have resumed; the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38637/21]
157. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if there are guidelines, written procedures or protocols or key performance indicators for acknowledgement of correspondence received and response to correspondence received, respectively by category of correspondence (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38243/21]
123. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are guidelines, written procedures or protocols or key performance indicators for acknowledgement of correspondence received and response to correspondence received, respectively by category of correspondence (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38245/21]
109. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if there are guidelines, written procedures or protocols or key performance indicators for acknowledgement of correspondence received and response to correspondence received, respectively by category of correspondence (details supplied) in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38251/21]
94. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there are guidelines, written procedures or protocols or key performance indicators for acknowledgement of correspondence received and response to correspondence received, respectively by category of correspondence (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38247/21]
83. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance if there are guidelines, written procedures or protocols or key performance indicators for acknowledgement of correspondence received and response to correspondence received, respectively by category of correspondence (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38242/21]
55. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport if there are guidelines, written procedures or protocols or key performance indicators for acknowledgement of correspondence received and response to correspondence received, respectively by category of correspondence (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38252/21]
36. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are guidelines, written procedures or protocols or key performance indicators for acknowledgement of correspondence received and response to correspondence received, respectively by category of correspondence (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38241/21]
25. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are guidelines, written procedures or protocols or key performance indicators for acknowledgement of correspondence received and response to correspondence received, respectively by category of correspondence (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38240/21]
18. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Taoiseach if there are guidelines, written procedures or protocols or key performance indicators for acknowledgement of correspondence received and response to correspondence received, respectively by category of correspondence (details supplied) in tabular form. [38250/21]
488. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his officials have reviewed the motion on personal assistance services for disabled persons which passed unanimously in Dáil Éireann on 19 November 2019; the measures that will be brought forward to progress these rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28223/21]
317. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide details of projected expenditure from the fund announced of €2.2 million to support eligible Gaeltacht families who normally provide accommodation for summer college students by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37997/21]
161. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health when information will be provided on the review into the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28222/21]
110. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the rights of disabled persons in receipt of a personal assistance service to take part in politics, policy and lobbying despite the fact that personal assistants may be funded through section 39 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28225/21]
88. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the steps her Department is taking to improve processing times for applications for asylum, leave to remain and associated permissions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37158/21]
119. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the actions taken to date to implement the commitment in the Programme for Government to examine how Government can continue to support drugs and alcohol taskforces in identifying local need in communities and support targeted initiatives addressing drug and alcohol misuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30254/21]
106. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice if she has signed-off on the approval of the appointment of a person (details supplied) to positions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36602/21]
87. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection if a grant is available to assist a domestic violence service that is helping victims of domestic abuse to purchase CCTV cameras in order that victims can be safe in their own homes (details supplied); if there is funding which could be made available; if an official from her office will make contact with the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36633/21]
361. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that an application for carer’s allowance was submitted to her Department in respect of a person (details supplied); and when a decision will be made on the application. [36349/21]
290. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the funding that is available for a group to set up a summer camp for children with autism (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35903/21]
219. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when dredging will commence at Magheroarty Pier, Magheraroarty, Gortahork, County Donegal (details supplied); the reason the application has taken so long to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36235/21]
199. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Thomas Pringle den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an mbeadh sí sásta cruinniú a ghairm le coiste (sonraí tugtha) agus chun a fhiafraí dí fosta cén tacaíocht airgid a bheidh ar fáil do na mná tí; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [35814/21]
329. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health when the stakeholder group currently reviewing safety and risk measures in relation to the prescribing and distribution of sodium valproate will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28414/21]
328. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health when the four currently unfilled epilepsy nurse specialist posts approved in 2018 to manage the mandatory patient safety requirements for women who are prescribed sodium valproate will be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28413/21]
327. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health when the inquiry into the historical licensing and prescribing of sodium valproate will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28412/21]