46. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the total number of persons currently eligible to serve on section 29 appeals panels (of the Education Act 1998); the nature of their appointment; the eligibility for appointment; their term of office; whether such appointments are publicly advertised and the relevant fees/expenses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26434/24]
45. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the total number of section 29 appeals under the Education Act 1998 taken in 2023; a breakdown of the total number admissible/inadmissible; the number upheld/rejected; and any balance withdrawn or still under review, in tabular form. [26433/24]
386. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if consideration has been given to supporting medical students studying across Europe, particularly in Poland, with a view to them returning to Ireland to start their careers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25975/24]
385. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress, if any, in discussions with Ulster University in relation to support for students studying medicine at the Magee campus who would then return to the south to work in the health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25974/24]
131. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if his Department has engaged with or offered support to the health services in Cuba in light of the severe impact of the embargo on its healthcare system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25797/24]
105. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the resources that have been allocated to ensure appropriate enforcement of the provisions of the Cluster Munitions and Anti-Personnel Mines Act 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25800/24]
82. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what measures his Department currently employs to ensure that practices, commonly understood to constitute union busting, are not carried out in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25799/24]
67. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs whether, in the course of the Government’s diplomatic engagements in the United States for St. Patrick’s Day this year, he, other Ministers or any Irish officials challenged the United States regarding the decision of the current administration to continue to enforce the Cuban embargo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25798/24]
899. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the colleges that are covered by the exemption in fees for the study of medicine in Northern Ireland; how a student qualifies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24830/24]
543. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice if the opt-in to the Directive on Combating the Sexual Abuse and Sexual Exploitation of Children and Child Sexual Abuse Material will impact on terminology in existing Irish legislation; how it could affect prosecutions; how she proposes to counter that; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24957/24]
396. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will resource the Private Residential Tenancies Board to take a proactive role in investigating improper conducts by landlords, rather than placing the onus on tenants to highlight this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24956/24]
395. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has plans to make rental date public as recommended by the Housing Commission Report including the cost of rents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24955/24]
306. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education when she will implement the judgement of the European Court of Human Rights no. 35810/09, ECHR 2014-I under Article 46(2) of the European Convention on Human Rights in O’Keeffe v Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25076/24]
131. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport the number of inspections carried out under Article 8 of the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Orders 1973 and 1989 in each year 1990-1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25045/24]
130. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport the number of inspections carried out under Article 8 of the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Orders 1973 and 1989 in each of the years from 2000 to 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25044/24]
129. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport the number of inspections carried out under Article 8 of the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Orders 1973 and 1989 in each of the years from 2010 to 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25043/24]
128. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport if information will be provided in relation to Fintra Bridge, Fintra, Killybegs, County Donegal which has been in the planning stage for some time; the status of the works; the timeframe for works to start and finish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25036/24]
82. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason the option of having a person authorised as a nominee, due to illness or injury, is not available to holders of special local draft net licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24829/24]
81. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the work of the Angling Consultative Council of Ireland (ACCI); if he will publish the minutes of ACCI meetings held since June 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24828/24]
157. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated first year and full year cost of increasing the affordable childcare subsidy for children under three years of age by €1 per hour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24146/24]
156. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated first year and full year cost of increasing the ECCE capitation grant by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24145/24]
114. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the expected revenue yield from an increase in the derelict site levy to 20% in a full year. [24144/24]
113. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the expected revenue yield from an increase in the vacant site levy to 25% in a full year. [24143/24]
112. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount in the capital budget as set out in table 10 of the Stability Programme Update 2024 that is designated for housing that is for building social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24140/24]
111. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost of expanding the Housing First programme to the 1,981 families currently accessing emergency homeless accommodation, and to include in that cost the provision of wraparound services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24139/24]
110. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost of providing family hubs for the 1,981 families currently accessing emergency homeless accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24138/24]
72. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the projected timeline for delivering on the 2005 commitment to extend the Junior Certificate School Programme Demonstration Library Project staffed by a qualified librarian to all DEIS schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24148/24]
71. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the projected cost of extending the Junior Certificate School Programme Demonstration Library Project staffed by a qualified librarian to all DEIS schools [24147/24]
56. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance the expected revenue yield from an increase in the residential zoned land tax to 5% of the land’s annual value in a full year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24142/24]
55. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance the expected revenue yield from an increase in the vacant homes tax to ten times the annual local property tax rate in a full year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24141/24]
359. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the financial supports that are available under the Common Agricultural Policy for owners of commonage or other agricultural schemes that might be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23669/24]
280. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is any restriction on the exercise of the turbary right of turf cutting on lands included in Lough Nillan Bog (Carrickatlieve) SAC and Lough Nillan Bog SPA, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23743/24]
253. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of childcare identifier code key (chick codes) that were issued by the national childcare sponsorship scheme in 2023; the number of these codes that were activated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23458/24]
196. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for an extension and refurbishment of its facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23468/24]
195. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the leave arrangements and other supports (therapeutic and financial) available to teachers and SNAs who are victims of violence within the workplace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23459/24]
564. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health whether he has any plans to increase awareness about the importance of the use of sun cream in combatting skin cancer; whether he has had any discussions with his counterparts in the Department of Finance regarding what concessions could be made in this area, including a reduction or exclusion of VAT applied to products. [22442/24]
209. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance whether he would consider implementing plans to remove VAT on factor 50 sun cream in order to encourage people to use it, in the context of the growth in skin cancer in the country and the important preventative role it can play; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22441/24]
291. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 690 of 16 April 2024, the reason the question was referred to the National Women and Infants Programme section, despite the relevant programme not having scope over the relevant policy area as the question refers to the diagnosis of, and supports for, children with FASD, as opposed to prevention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20990/24]
645. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health to report on the cost of reforming and passing the Bill to reform the Mental Health Act 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20936/24]
576. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health to provide, in tabular form, a list of properties leased and used by the HSE CHO1 in County Donegal, disaggregated by location, services provided from the property, cost per annum and length of lease remaining in years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20524/24]
575. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health to provide, in tabular form, a list of properties leased and used by Letterkenny University Hospital, disaggregated by location, services provided from the property, cost per annum and length of lease remaining in years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20523/24]
574. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the current turnaround for processing of CORU registration for new social workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20514/24]
573. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of times the critical lack of care for diabetes patients in Letterkenny University Hospital has been notified onto the hospitals risk register in each of the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20512/24]
480. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to report on the cost to maintain a junior ministry for disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20934/24]
479. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to report on the cost to fully resource the new national disability inclusion strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20933/24]
478. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to report on the cost to fully implement, resource and operate the UNCRPD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20931/24]
477. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to report on the cost to ratify the Optional Protocol to the UNCRPD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20930/24]
460. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will direct that the CEO of Tusla accedes to a request for a meeting from a not-for-profit children's health advocacy group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20516/24]
334. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an invalidity pension appeal (details supplied) which has been in processing for a number of months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20894/24]
207. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education when a decision on an application for the provision of additional accommodation for a school in County Donegal (details supplied) will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20515/24]