13. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a response will issue to two letters dated 23 March 2020 and 2 June 2020 sent by a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13040/20]
631. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the grants available for a new business in the production of biomass pellets as an environmentally friendly alternative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11908/20]
535. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the status of the Finglas primary healthcare centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12466/20]
507. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that PPE that has been lost in the recent fire in Letterkenny, County Donegal, will be replaced by his Department and that Letterkenny University Hospital will not be left without it at this time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12350/20]
396. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if a person who works in the UK in the offshore wind sector and comes over and back from the UK every four weeks or so would be required to isolate each time that he or she travels. [12348/20]
395. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if a person who is coming here for less than two weeks can leave again without having completed 14-day isolation when his or her holiday is completed. [12175/20]
320. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the type of offences committed by prisoners granted temporary release since the beginning of March 2020 resulting in rearrest by category of offence in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12107/20]
319. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the length of prison sentences that had been received by prisoners granted temporary release since the beginning of March 2020, by length of sentence in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12106/20]
318. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of female prisoners granted temporary release since the beginning of March 2020 that have been rearrested as a result of a breach in temporary release conditions by prison in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12105/20]
317. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of male prisoners granted temporary release since the beginning of March 2020 that have been rearrested as a result of a breach in temporary release conditions by prison in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12104/20]
239. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is no ASD unit in Ballymun, Dublin 11; his plans to set one up in view of the large number of children on the spectrum that are left without school places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12465/20]
225. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if meetings relating to children with special needs who will be transitioning to secondary school from primary school between parents, SENOs and the schools that would normally take place in March but have not taken place in 2020 due to Covid-19 will make sure that supports are in place for those children in September 2020, given that it is vitally important for their well-being that the transition takes place smoothly and they do not regress due to a lack of supports available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12349/20]
1001. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the return to work rules for community employment scheme workers; if the lack of childcare for workers can prevent them returning; her views on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11038/20]
829. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to reintroduce the cliff rescue section in Gweedore, County Donegal, which was disbanded a number of years ago; the amount saved by closing this particular cliff rescue section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10736/20]
828. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be made available for a group (details supplied) in order that urgent upgrades to equipment can be put in place. [10735/20]
790. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will request Inland Fisheries Ireland to direct its staff to contact representatives from angling organisations, local angling clubs and commercial fishers regarding the importance of submitting salmon and sea trout log books prior to the final deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10810/20]
789. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the salmon stock levels on the rivers Owenea and Owentocker, County Donegal; the conservation limits of salmon on the rivers; the redd counts and electrofishing surveys conducted; the effect this information has on projecting stock levels on the rivers; if his Department and Inland Fisheries Ireland will consider opening the fishery with an optional harvest surplus in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10809/20]
512. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adults with a diagnosis of autism; the age categories and geographical location of such persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10737/20]
148. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the property name, location, Departments and organisations that are the tenants in which a discretionary rent reduction has been sought from the landlords (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10699/20]
23. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on calls from organisations such as an organisation (details supplied) for the suspension of the sentences of persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10576/20]
735. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of persons employed on an agency basis in each State agency under the remit of her Department in 2019 and in quarter 1 of 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10238/20]
708. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the fire stations within County Donegal that were refurbished or extended; the number of fire appliances supplied to Donegal County Council; if the vehicles were new or second-hand vehicles purchased; the cost of each item under the 2016-2021 €40 million Fire Service Capital Programme in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10228/20]
616. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated full year cost of recruiting 40 extra full-time educational welfare officer posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10227/20]
587. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the locations of wheelchair accessible and non-wheelchair accessible bus stops within County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10226/20]
586. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the projects his Department submitted for funding through the Connecting Europe Facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10225/20]
537. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the establishment of a public transport recovery task force will be considered to be independently chaired and include all key stakeholders and organisations involved in public transport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9691/20]
536. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider increasing direct support to scheduled bus services to ensure that social distancing can be properly observed while safeguarding the viability of these operations in the short to medium term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9689/20]
535. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the introduction of a turnover-linked direct grant will be considered to assist with liquidity for the tourism and transport sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9686/20]
507. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the National Broadband Plan; when the roll out will commence in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9661/20]
450. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the increase in funding planned for 2021 for the organic farmers scheme; if changes are planned to the minimum qualifying score which would bring more organic farmers into the scheme; the reason for the changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9657/20]
405. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of persons employed at the cardiology and the orthopaedic departments at Letterkenny University Hospital; the number of vacancies; the estimated full year cost of filling each of the vacant posts by job title in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10239/20]
246. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of alcohol test purchases that were carried out within the Donegal Garda division; the number of premises that were found in breach of licensing laws; the frequency with which alcohol test purchases were carried out 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. [10237/20]
245. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when each remaining divisional protective services unit will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10236/20]
244. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Donegal Garda divisional protective services unit will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10235/20]
243. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if funding has been secured to update the batons available to gardaí; when batons were last updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10234/20]
242. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of evidential intoxilyzer machines in each Garda division as of 1 June 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10233/20]
51. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance if the reclassification of VAT status will be considered for the transport sector to harmonise the VAT system on the island of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9688/20]
50. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance if the restoration of the fuel rebate will be considered for the transport sector in view of the collapse in the tourism and transport sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9687/20]
49. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance if the temporary wage subsidy scheme for the tourism and transport sector will be continued into the medium- term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9685/20]
30. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the ambassadors in Ireland he has spoken to formally since 16 March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10231/20]
29. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken formally to his New Zealand or Australian counterpart in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10230/20]
28. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken recently to his EU counterparts regarding China's proposed new security laws for Hong Kong; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10229/20]
10. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount that has been spent on refurbishment and maintenance to Finner Camp, County Donegal in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; the refurbishment works that will be carried out in the camp over the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10232/20]
1271. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the price achieved in the sale of a site (details supplied) which was owned by Údarás na Gaeltachta; the number of other companies that had expressed an interest in purchasing part or all of the site owned by Údarás na Gaeltachta in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8643/20]
849. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a representative of an organisation (details supplied) will be appointed to the tourism recovery taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9690/20]
338. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 269 and 270 of 19 November 2019, if there has been further progress made in putting in place an enhanced process for the consideration of applications for naturalisation as directed by the Supreme Court in judgments delivered on 31 May 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8465/20]
197. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the new school building project for a school (details supplied) which is due to be completed by 2021; if the school is being prioritised due to the continued deterioration of the prefabs which make up the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8720/20]
861. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when a decision will be made on home tuition for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7270/20]
530. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) cannot get their primary medical certificate completed in view of the fact it was granted to them in December 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7290/20]
73. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance if the administrative officer audit and compliance 2018 panel which expired on 31 December 2018 is still operative due to the fact that the new panel has not gone to interview stage and the process has been put on hold indefinitely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7787/20]