760. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if an applicant for Irish citizenship who is a Swedish national living here for more than 40 years needs an in-date Swedish passport for their application (details supplied); if the out-of-date passport will be accepted with their application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17983/20]
726. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of increasing the subsidy under the affordable childcare scheme from €20 to €50 per child per week in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18626/20]
645. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent on refurbishment and maintenance to Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18635/20]
616. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing maternity or paternity benefit by €10 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18632/20]
615. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the overpayments recouped of one-parent family benefit in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18631/20]
604. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for taking a divergent approach to persons with dual employee self-employed income from the approach taken with persons that have dual employee social protection incomes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18376/20]
584. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons working in a community employment scheme and that work part time to supplement their income will be included in the new Covid-19 payment changes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18199/20]
469. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Thomas Pringle den Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna cad iad na pleananna atá ag an Roinn le go mbeidh stádas DEIS ag scoileanna i nDún na nGall agus i bpáirteanna eile den tír, atá i gceantair atá faoi mhíbhuntáiste sóisiálta agus eacnamaíochta agus chun ceist a chur ar an Aire cad iad na pleananna tacaíocht airgid a chur ar fáil do scoileanna de bharr costas breise a bheidh orthu le déileáil le díghalraithe agus a mhacasamhail de bharr Covid-19; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [18392/20]
411. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Defence the estimated cost of increasing the subsistence allowance for Defence Forces personnel by 15% in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18637/20]
410. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Defence the number of members of the Naval Service that spent more than 90 days at sea in each of years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18636/20]
370. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of an application for nationality for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17999/20]
327. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if a householder in a multiple development has to have a valid management company in place for the management of the estate in which they are resident in order to apply for the MICA redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18104/20]
303. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the estimated cost of increasing the funding to National Parks and Wildlife Services by 7.5% in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18633/20]
115. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the grants available for persons building new sustainable houses. [18901/20]
100. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if part of SI 585/2018 Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme Regulations 2018 (details supplied) will be amended to allow fishers to record salmon or sea trout caught and released and the sex of fish caught and retained and or caught and released; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18253/20]
83. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details of the level of trade between Ireland and Singapore in the years 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18634/20]
601. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the options available to a Colombian national and a qualified psychologist (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17187/20]
176. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a person (details supplied) who suffers from dyslexia cannot be provided with a reader in order that they can complete the driver theory test; if it is possible for them to source a reader in order that they can complete the test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17334/20]
98. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether the unilateral sanctions imposed by the Unites States of America on Venezuela have caused considerable disruption to the economy in Venezuela with knock-on consequences for the civilian population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16267/20]
97. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether the unilateral sanctions of illegal and unilateral coercive measures imposed by the Unites States of America on Venezuela specifically are a significant cause of hardship to the civilian population and directly cause unnecessary deaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16266/20]
831. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount allocated to Malinbeg pier, Malinbeg, Glencolmcille, County Donegal to carry out maintenance and upgrade the pier to a safe standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15388/20]
621. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a child (details supplied) who fits the criteria of qualification for the July provision is being denied the provision due to the fact the child is transferring from preschool to primary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15378/20]
282. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance the actions he has taken or proposes to take regarding persons who have been refused the drawdown of mortgages by the pillar banks as a result of being in receipt of the Covid-19 payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14683/20]
817. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who availed of each antenatal and maternity clinic in County Donegal in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14301/20]
816. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of applicants signed up for the Be On Call for Ireland initiative; the number of applicants deployed in CHO1 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14300/20]
815. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health his plans to progress the implementation of eating disorder teams in CHOs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14299/20]
814. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the progress within the Saolta Group to progress the development of the acute stroke unit at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14298/20]
638. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of unmarked Garda vans that came into the fleet in 2019 and to date in 2020; the number of unmarked Garda vans withdrawn from the fleet in 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14297/20]
637. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to each divisional protection services unit that have been established to date in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14296/20]
636. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when each piece of Garda public order uniform and equipment was last updated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14294/20]
635. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cases of domestic violence reported to An Garda Síochána in County Donegal in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14293/20]
634. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the courtrooms that have full video link facilities and the capacity to take CCTV evidence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14292/20]
516. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated additional revenue that would be generated in a full year if the class S PRSI rate increased by 0.6%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14302/20]
360. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Defence the status of the replacing of the LÉ Eithne; if a contract for the replacement of the vessel will be put out to tender in the second half of 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14305/20]
359. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Defence the number of aircraft handler posts vacant in the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14304/20]
358. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Defence the number of aircraft handlers in the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14303/20]
261. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Thomas Pringle den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an dtabharfaidh sí uasdátú ar na pleananna chun bád farantóireachta saintógtha úr a chur ar fáil do Thoraigh i gContae Dhún na nGall agus cé na pleananna atá ann chun tonnchosc a chur ar fáil ag Cé Mhachaire Rabhartaigh i gContae Dhún na nGall (sonraí tugtha); agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [14311/20]
840. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the updated Covid-19 payment for self-employed persons is not calculated over a two-year period similar to that used for PRSI workers (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13169/20]
830. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the procedure followed by her Department for recoupment of pension overpayments following the death of a pension recipient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13049/20]
829. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the regulations which govern the recouping of pension overpayments following the death of a pension recipient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13048/20]
828. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the protocols for informing her Department following the death of a pension recipient; the persons from which her Department accepts this information from prior to the issuance of a death certificate to the next of kin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13047/20]
540. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the date that the BreastCheck, BowelScreen and CervicalCheck screening programme appointments respectively, will be reintroduced in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13492/20]
453. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has had engagement with or contact from other public bodies in relation to bringing the vacant units among the 16 apartments the HSE leases in a location (details supplied) back into productive use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13064/20]
452. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the cost per month of the 16 apartments the HSE leases in a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13063/20]
451. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health his plans to bring the vacant units among the 16 apartments the HSE leases in a location (details supplied) back into productive use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13062/20]
450. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the length of time each individual apartment in the HSE lease in a location (details supplied) has been lying vacant by month in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13061/20]
449. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of the 16 apartments the HSE leases in a location (details supplied) that are lying vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13060/20]
319. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the blanket extension which was granted to American citizens, which allowed them to stay here for an extra two months due to the Covid-19 pandemic will affect their ability to return here for longer than one month later in 2020 (details supplied); if they will be allowed another three month visit; if not, if the visit will be restricted to one month due to the blanket extension which was granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13362/20]
15. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether the unilateral sanctions imposed by the Unites States of America on Venezuela have caused considerable disruption to the economy in Venezuela with knock-on consequences for the civilian population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13042/20]
14. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether the unilateral sanctions of illegal and unilateral coercive measures imposed by the United States of America on Venezuela specifically are a significant cause of hardship to the civilian population and directly cause unnecessary deaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13041/20]