920. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) submitted a request to sponsor or sub-sponsor a community employment scheme; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that in a response of 16 May 2019, it was stated that educational provision is the domain of the Department of Education and Skills; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Constitution acknowledges the role of a parent and guardian as the primary educator of the child; and if the application by the school will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31220/19]
919. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for a carer's benefit by a person (details supplied) County Sligo has been received in April 2019; when the application will be processed; when a decision will be made on the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31219/19]
878. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a cap will be placed on the maximum number of animals permitted in dog breeding establishments; and if so, if the number will be checked going forward in view of the case of a person (details supplied). [31225/19]
877. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to hold an inquiry into the case of a person (details supplied) and the role of an organisation in inspecting and raiding the same premises in a matter of months and the role of Carlow County Council in granting a licence with conditions yet refusing the information under FOI; and his views on whether the organisation is the correct body to be involved in view of subsequent events at the premises. [31224/19]
862. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 231 of 27 June 2019, the reason the number of children in a given facility that can be funded under the community childcare subvention programme is based on a snapshot window in September and October (details supplied); if parents are alerted to the fact in order that they can plan for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31232/19]
861. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the projected costings and budget allocation for the proposed new body to be established in her Department to oversee the work of guardians ad litem. [31223/19]
723. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if public funding to the greyhound industry will be suspended in view of the revelations contained in a programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31231/19]
688. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the reason the Farrelly commission is not considering loss of wages as eligible for payment as per the Commission of Investigation Act 2004 regarding key witnesses that have contributed their time and resources to the commission; and the remedy open to persons to achieve a more equitable or different outcome. [31461/19]
670. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if a grant or other funding is available for parents of children with autism who seek to avail of early intervention services privately. [31222/19]
352. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the coroner service holds data for the number of young children and teenagers ruled to have died in the past five years as a result of eating disorders; and if so, if the information will be provided. [31218/19]
327. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the national standards for direct provision accommodation will be published in view of the fact that the consultation concluded in September 2018; his plans to ensure an independent inspection mechanism will be put in place in line with the McMahon report recommendation to ensure oversight and compliance with the new national standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30492/19]
283. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a grant or other funding is available for parents of children with autism who wish to avail of early intervention services privately. [31221/19]
323. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of laboratories contracted or approved by his Department to carry out analysis of tissue samples as part of the BVD screening programme in each of the years 2013 to 2018, in tabular form; and the number of these laboratories that carry out tissue sample analysis operations here and outside of the State, respectively. [30386/19]
322. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of tissue samples examined as part of the BVD screening programme in each of the years 2013 to 2018, in tabular form. [30385/19]
321. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent on the examination of tissue samples as part of the BVD screening programme in each of the years 2013 to 2018, in tabular form. [30384/19]
212. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the price paid to a company (details supplied) to carry out an audit on each of the 21 education centres on an annual basis since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30447/19]
211. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the accounts of a centre (details supplied) are not available on its website in view of the fact it is funded by taxpayers money and that his officials undertook to consider publishing education centres' annual accounts on websites as part of the governance modernisation programme; the number of the 21 centres that publish their accounts online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30446/19]
210. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will instruct a centre (details supplied) to publish a report commissioned in the governance of the centre which was undertaken by a company; the amount of financial backing supplied to the centre to fund the report; the key findings of the report; the recommendations and changes which have been made in the centre since; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30445/19]
209. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will publish the report commissioned by his Department regarding governance and accountability of education centres; the key recommendations contained in the report; the fee paid to a company (details supplied) to carry out the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30444/19]
208. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30443/19]
207. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason he is advertising for a new director in a centre (details supplied) in view of the fact that the current situation has been left unresolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30442/19]
878. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if funding will be considered for a project (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29764/19]
597. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be considered for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29765/19]
480. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring technology will be made available to all persons with type 1 diabetes; if a finding from an organisation (details supplied) will be included as part of the decision making process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29775/19]
178. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if all new apprenticeship programmes developed since 2017 will receive the same allowances for apprentices attending college as apprenticeships developed prior to 2017; the number of new apprenticeships developed since 2017; the number of apprentices enrolled per apprenticeship programme developed since 2017; if equality of allowances for all apprenticeships in Budget 2020 will be considered; the estimated cost as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28493/19]
534. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if grants are available for fishermen for the replacement of outboard boat engines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28007/19]
257. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to extend the time limit for participants of community employment schemes who have mental health difficulties and find their participation in community employment schemes beneficial to managing their mental health; if she will amend the requirements for continuing on a scheme beyond the requisite referral from her Department in addition to being on the live register for over a year with a limit of six years total for participation in a scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27442/19]
248. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the relatively low uptake in the disability awareness training grant and the issues businesses are having with the application process, which is perceived as burdensome (details supplied); the efforts she will take to increase the uptake in the grant by businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27321/19]
58. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the disability awareness training course is not accredited by Quality and Qualifications Ireland; the further reason it has proposed the cost of accrediting the course would be in the region of €6,000; if accreditation will be made more accessible in order for greater take-up of the disability training grant by businesses here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27224/19]
133. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance his plans to increase the industry funding levy on the credit union sector; the amount by which the levy will be increased; when changes to the levy will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26098/19]
65. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance his plans to include property owners affected by mica and registered for the mica redress scheme in the list of properties exempt from the payment of the local property tax as opposed to only accepting acknowledgement of devaluation of properties due to mica; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25927/19]
37. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the OPW will announce the next list of capital works flood schemes under the ten year programme of investment; if Buncrana, County Donegal will be part of the list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25646/19]
19. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will meet with a group (details supplied) and public representatives to address ongoing flood defence concerns and the lack of information regarding the timeline for the building of flood defences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25647/19]
586. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for disability allowance by a person (details supplied) will be prioritised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24873/19]
58. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the response of Ireland to the enactment of Title III and IV of the US Helms-Burton Act by the US President, Donald Trump, in May 2019 which aims to internationally strengthen the application of the blockade and economic sanctions against Cuba; his views on whether the enactment of Title III and IV will affect the progression of the EU-Cuba Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24943/19]
40. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he is taking to address the latest death toll as a result of attacks on pro-democracy protesters in Sudan calling for the transfer of authority from the military to civilians after Omar al-Bashir was overthrown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24944/19]
236. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on the decision based on advice of officials of Kilkenny County Council by a majority vote to ban the presence of the media and members of the public from SPC meetings in standing orders; his plans to issue guidance to local authorities on the matter; if the Local Government Act 2014 will be amended to ensure that all meetings of local authorities are publicly accessible and broadcast over the Internet as matter of course and transparency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24755/19]
1011. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to announce elections for the board of Údarás na Gaeltachta; when this will be carried out; if not, the reason therefor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23741/19]
883. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of companies that have availed of the disability awareness training support scheme in each year since its inception; the amount spent on the scheme in each such year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23589/19]
752. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to update the Broadcasting (Major Events Television Coverage) Act 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23273/19]
501. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; if doctors can refuse to provide letters of refusal; if the HSE will accept alternative correspondence as proof of refusal of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23548/19]
430. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the contingency plans and resources that were in place for the HSE and the national ambulance service to deal with a strike by a union (details supplied) on Friday, 31 May 2019; if he met with his officials regarding the dispute; if so, the response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23283/19]
390. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting four years for an assessment of need in order to attend school will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23291/19]
377. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA employees earning between €80,000 and €90,000, €90,000 and €100,000 and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23274/19]
375. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of employment declaration forms received from persons in the asylum process since June 2018, by types of occupations in which persons in the asylum process are currently employed in tabular form. [24294/19]
334. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of successful applications for family reunification made by refugee sponsors under the INIS non-EEA family reunification policy since the enactment of the International Protection Act 2015. [23540/19]
312. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if funding is available in 2019 to purchase extra Garda prisoner transport vehicles; if so, when the vehicles will come into the fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23272/19]
311. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if funding is available in 2019 to purchase extra Garda command and control vehicles; if so, when these vehicles will come into the fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23271/19]
209. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the parent and student charter Bill; when he plans to progress the Bill; the reason for the delays to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23275/19]
125. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recent urgent plea made by medics and an organisation (details supplied) regarding massacres in north-west Syria by constant air attacks; the efforts being made to reduce deaths in remaining conflict zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23596/19]