309. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to recognise fibromyalgia as a condition under which sufferers are entitled to the disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29915/20]
262. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health his views on the results of the recent HIQA Your Experience survey on experiences of maternity care in Ireland (details supplied); his further views on the fact Letterkenny University Hospital had the second highest rate of service user dissatisfaction in Ireland with care related to pregnancy labour and birth with the joint highest number of respondents rating the maternity care experience as poor to fair; the measures which will be taken to implement meaningful improvements at Saolta Group and Letterkenny University Hospital in particular to ensure that there is no longer a maternity care system in Donegal that leaves more than a quarter of its service users with a poor to fair maternity care experience that could potentially prove traumatic in both the short and long terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29386/20]
219. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the rules governing alcoholics anonymous meetings under the Covid-19 restrictions regarding social distancing, numbers attending and other restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28981/20]
207. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the details of guidelines or policies governing the use of automated weapons systems and robotics by An Garda Síochána; and if no such guidelines or policies exist, the reason therefore. [29001/20]
105. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Defence the details of guidelines or policies governing the use of automated weapons systems and robotics by the Defence Forces; and if no such guidelines or policies exist, the reason therefore. [29002/20]
650. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to raise the threshold from €900 to €1,000 for over 70s couples who apply for a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28191/20]
607. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the number of deaths in custody by year, by prison, by gender and by cause of death in each of the years 2010 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28536/20]
473. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education when a reply will issue to a person (details supplied) following a letter to her Department dated 2 September 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28705/20]
199. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport the reason a person (details supplied) that has to complete their driver test in Donegal town is not allowed to wear their own mask which they wear for medical reasons during the test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28100/20]
180. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if a grant is available for persons generating their own energy; if not, his plans to introduce a grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28209/20]
175. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if a thorough environmental impact assessment has been carried out to take account of unintended harmful consequences from plans outlined in the Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy to create new rules to encourage construction firms to reuse more of their building waste in other construction projects; the safeguards that will be put in place to prevent firms from self-declaring certain construction and demolition waste as by-products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28089/20]
174. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the reason he plans to allow for permit exemption for specific waste streams under Article 24 of the 2008 Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EU); the further reason it is proposed in the Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy that construction and demolition waste, one of the largest waste streams, will receive an exemption permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28088/20]
173. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if all submissions received during the public consultation on the Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy will be released. [28087/20]
172. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the way in which he plans to ensure that proposals such as reducing the sale of multi-buy packs or buy-one-get-one-free deals do not disproportionately impact on lower-income households; if an economic impact assessment has been carried out or is planned to be carried out on these matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28086/20]
171. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the reason the Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy does not propose new recycling targets or schemes to reduce waste from the construction and demolition sector in view of the fact that the sector accounts for 25% to 30% of waste generated annually across the European Union, compared with 10% for household waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28085/20]
170. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if a cost comparison has been carried out to establish whether the set-up and maintenance costs of a deposit and return scheme that includes plastics would provide better value than other forms of intervention aimed at reducing the use of plastics by manufacturers and retailers in the first instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28084/20]
169. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if the expected circular life expectancy of plastics has been explored in the context of a deposit and return scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28083/20]
388. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health when an appointment will be arranged for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28032/20]
269. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the reason for allowing couples from County Donegal to have weddings outside the county but not to allow couples from outside the county to have their wedding in County Donegal in respect of the extension of restrictions under the Covid-19 response announced for the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27769/20]
78. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that drivers (details supplied) are being asked to work hours in contravention of the road transport working time directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27780/20]
370. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht if the imbalance in funding for the Irish language will start to be reversed in budget 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27122/20]
128. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the highlighting by the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention of the lack of respect by Spain for international bodies with regard to the situation in Catalonia; the steps Ireland can take to impress on the Spanish authorities the need to respect international law in relation to the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26077/20]
127. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if assistance will be provided and matters addressed in relation a recent incident (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26071/20]
98. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance if a series of matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) will be given consideration; the steps that will be taken to alleviate the inability of cross-Border workers to work from home due to double taxation legislation; if steps will be taken to remove the double taxation rules to allow persons here working in the Northern Ireland a better work life balance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26076/20]
634. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the status of an application for update of travel documents by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24736/20]
395. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if there will be more seats awarded on the bus from Dromahair to a school (details supplied) for those who have registered and paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24705/20]
109. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a former member of the Defence Forces (details supplied) applied to the Army Pensions Board for a disability pension in December 2018; when the applicant will be called for medical examination; when the case will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24686/20]
781. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if the mobility allowance scheme will reopen to new applicants; if so, when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23947/20]
507. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a social welfare appeal by a person (details supplied) is taking so long to be decided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23607/20]
444. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if a school bus route can be changed following contact with Bus Éireann school transport (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23932/20]
35. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice her views on the use of spit hoods by An Garda Síochána; her further views on whether they should be discontinued as part of the review that An Garda Síochána is conducting into them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22892/20]
31. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice her plans to amend the alcohol licensing legislation to include age verification and delivery hours for online purchases of alcohol; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22893/20]
17. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the funding made available to An Garda Síochána for the purchase of new vehicles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22891/20]
24. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding which will be made available to each of the third level colleges and institutions to address potential mental health issues that may have arisen in students from the Covid-19 situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22957/20]
1418. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21423/20]
1025. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE continues to refuse to pay Dublin City Council for the provision of the ambulance service in Swords, County Dublin, which stands at €12 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21207/20]
572. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the number of tickets issued under the school transport scheme at 31 August in each of the years 2018 to 2020 by primary, post primary and the subcategories of eligible, eligible exemption from charges and concessionary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22024/20]
571. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if her Department has issued instructions to Bus Éireann to reject late payments from parents of eligible applicants under the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22023/20]
566. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the status of a summer works grant for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22002/20]
548. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if additional buses will be put in place for school transport from Inver and Mountcharles, County Donegal, to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21864/20]
517. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the procedures in place for the resuming of practical subjects in secondary schools and the logistics of running home economic classes when the schools reopen in view of the fact that the roadmap omitted these complex subjects and teachers have received no guidance in relation to restarting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21631/20]
516. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the way in which a three teacher school (details supplied) with 82 pupils, which is one pupil short of the 83 pupils needed to fit the criteria for a four teacher school will be able to maintain the social distancing requirements as set out in the protocols for the reopening of schools; if an exception will be made in the case in order to employ an extra teacher even on a temporary basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21628/20]
216. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding refunds for passengers of an airline (details supplied) who have had flights cancelled and are waiting on a refund; when refunds will be made; the steps he is taking to ensure these refunds are being made in a timely fashion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21819/20]
108. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks the reason an Eircode (details supplied) is not recognised by companies other than Eircode; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21372/20]
104. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks if he will consider extending the national broadband plan to areas that are not listed as intervention areas in which Internet service providers offer speeds of less than 30 Mbps as in the case of a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21206/20]
1005. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing 8,000 additional day respite sessions and 21,500 additional overnight respite sessions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18630/20]
1004. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health when refurbishment and construction works will commence at Buncrana Community Hospital, Donegal; the estimated duration of the works; the estimated cost of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18629/20]
1003. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health when a reply from the HSE to Parliamentary Question No. 405 of 9 June 2020 will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18628/20]
798. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of recruiting eight additional analysts at higher executive officer level for the Garda cyber crime unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18627/20]