77. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is undertaking to ensure that Coillte is researching and engaging in continuous cover forestry practices in view of the benefits for carbon sequestration, biodiversity, employment and amenities across the national estate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13924/19]
92. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if he will address the ongoing frustration experienced by general practitioners in rural areas in trying to address waiting lists for appointments while FEMPI cuts of up to 40% still remain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12169/19]
33. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the position after a strike (details supplied) by ambulance personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12170/19]
660. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11777/19]
568. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the scoring system and assessment procedures used to validate the allocation of partial funding for a group (details supplied) under the sports capital programme 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11737/19]
567. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which the percentage or level of funding is determined in circumstances in which it is decided to only partially fund applications under the sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11736/19]
566. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is policy to allocate partial funding for applications under the sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11735/19]
565. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a sports capital application from a group (details supplied) was granted only partial funding under the sports capital programme 2017 in view of the fact the amount does not facilitate completion of the works applied for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11734/19]
67. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which he advocated for the strengthening of corporate accountability and increased regulation of the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises to ensure the prevention of land and human rights violations in developing countries; if he has referred to the recent report by a charity (details supplied) calling for this approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11842/19]
61. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if clarification has been sought from the Minister for Justice and Equality on persons who have come here under the family reunification scheme accessing student grants and supports such as BTEA in view of the fact they are excluded from the list of those that qualify; his views on reforming the list to include persons that have come here under the scheme; if clarification has not been sought, if representations will be made to the Minister for Justice and Equality for student fees for those under the scheme to be waived; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10857/19]
44. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding students from County Donegal attending a college (details supplied) in Derry who are not entitled to a SUSI grant due to the fact they are attending PLC equivalent courses abroad; the way in which these students will be affected post Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10855/19]
21. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person who is under the VTOS scheme takes up a paid internship or work during the summer can still access VTOS for the second year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10856/19]
14. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a new school (details supplied) in County Donegal will move to build stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10858/19]
6. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the number of hours made available for English courses will be considered by the education and training board in view of the fact only two hours per week are being provided; if his attention has been drawn to the benefits an increase in hours will have in order to help new communities, including refugees and asylum seekers, to integrate locally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10859/19]
564. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person who provides financial assistance to a family member who experienced delays in accessing illness benefit can be provided compensation under the exceptional needs payment; if a letter from the affected family member to confirm this was the case will be accepted by the community welfare office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10737/19]
412. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if, further to the current pilot, it is planned to roll out the SEAI warmth and wellbeing scheme nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10276/19]
202. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide more courses on pharmacy in Dublin apart from an existing institution (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties for students in accessing pharmacy courses in Dublin due to a limited number of places available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10787/19]
117. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an appropriate accommodation will be allowed for a registered disabled appellant (details supplied) whose disability impeded the person sending the application in the format required by Irish Aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10347/19]
68. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funding will be removed from the flood relief scheme planned for Buncrana, County Donegal, due to the reprofiling of investment under the flood risk management programme of the OPW to defer €3 million towards the cost overrun at the new national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9751/19]
198. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the 2017 draft net salmon fishing licences for the Loughros More estuary, Owenea and Owentocker rivers remain valid; if the holders of these licences would have an entitlement to fish should the Owenea and Owentocker rivers reopen for fishing of this nature in the near future; the process for the application and issuing of licences for draft net salmon fishing on the Loughros More estuary should the rivers reopen for fishing in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10125/19]
89. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average length of time persons who have received a positive recommendation from the International Protection Office are waiting for a declaration of refugee or subsidiary protection status in tabular form; the reason for the extensive delays experienced at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9936/19]
25. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when Ireland will ratify the Political Dialogue and Co-operation Agreement between the EU and Cuba; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9437/19]
6. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will urge the European Union to start negotiations with President Maduro of Venezuela; if all available dispute resolution mechanisms have been utilised including existing frameworks in Latin America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9436/19]
647. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason local authorities are not provided with discretion on eligibility for those marginally above the income threshold when applying for social housing or applying for HAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9589/19]
411. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of calls that required ambulance staff to work beyond their rostered finishing time in the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9605/19]
410. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of stage two and three grievances which were dealt within the time parameters as set out in the HSE grievance procedure with reference to the National Ambulance Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9604/19]
409. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the amount the HSE has paid members of the National Ambulance Service in relation to bullying in the past 15 years; the number of cases in which bullying was involved by management or co-workers; the number of incidents of bullying which involved women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9603/19]
408. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the reason there are two ambulance controls in Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9602/19]
407. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if four of the five helicopters in use for inter-helicopter transfers are not capable of landing on the rooftop planned for the new national children’s hospital; if the aviation providers were consulted in the process of the design of the new national children’s hospital; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that at night-time the helicopters will have to land at Dublin Airport and transport sick children by ambulance to the new national children’s hospital in view of the fact none of the five helicopters will be able to land on the proposed helipad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9601/19]
406. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the purpose for which the emergency equipment carriers are to be used in the National Ambulance Service; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that no other European country converts ambulances to equipment carriers which have been retired from active front-line services; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that specialised vehicles are purchased for this task in all other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9600/19]
405. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the reason the National Ambulance Service has embarked on a process of converting ambulances with excessive mileage that have been withdrawn from front-line service to emergency equipment carriers; the cost involved for the conversion; his views on whether it would be more appropriate to purchase more modern vehicles which would have a longer lifespan rather than vehicles that are already decommissioned and are unsuitable for further use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9599/19]
312. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health when the Spinraza treatment will be rolled out to SMA sufferers here; the reason for ongoing delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9123/19]
258. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of visa applications from citizens of Yemen who are family members of residents here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9511/19]
257. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the next date for persons to apply for reunification for families under the international humanitarian assistance programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9510/19]
112. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance if Ireland, through its appointed director to the European Investment Bank, will support the cessation of lending to fossil fuel projects through the new energy lending policy of the bank in 2019 in view of commitments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9151/19]
119. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if implementation of the new national maternity strategy will be delayed or modified due to the rescheduling of funding for certain projects to offset the cost overrun at the new national children’s hospital; the degree of implementation of the national maternity strategy in County Donegal to date; the way in which implementation in County Donegal will be affected in the event of funding rescheduling taking place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8785/19]
248. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the inconsistent use of the PASS system by different local authorities nationally when registering a person as homeless; his plans to regulate the managing of the PASS system to ensure the accurate recording of homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8582/19]
84. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the case of a person (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8551/19]
410. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if funding will remain available for the upgrade of the Sheil Community Hospital in Ballyshannon, County Donegal in view of savings required due to the overrun of costs for the national children's hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8198/19]
288. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average stay of residents living in direct provision up to 31 December 2018, in tabular form; the number of persons staying by time range (details supplied); the percentage of the population in direct provision which these figures represent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8138/19]
230. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the criterion of being ordinarily resident and not habitually resident applies to applicants to third level education in order to be entitled to EU fees; if he will consider revising this requirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8123/19]
81. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on a report (details supplied) commissioned by her Department which found value for money in local employment services despite reduced funding in recent years; her plans to reconfigure public employment services in 2020; if the value of community not-for-profit employment services will be preserved over private sector models; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8095/19]
50. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding illness benefit payment delays; if consideration is being given to a compensation scheme for those who were financially negatively affected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8094/19]
126. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the efforts being taken to remove a false HSE website disseminating false information on abortion services; his plans to protect the dissemination of information on abortion services in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7219/19]
125. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of the 1,800 National Ambulance Staff directly involved with patients; the number in an administrative role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7215/19]
124. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of members of the National Ambulance Service that were having deductions taken for union membership (details supplied) on the date in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7214/19]
123. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of the 1,800 members of the National Ambulance Service availing of the mechanism to have union deductions taken by the NAS payroll; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7213/19]
654. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated final cost for the refurbishment of Tír Chonaill bridge, Donegal town, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7082/19]
653. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which the remit of the transport accessibility manager of the NTA will be achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7081/19]
652. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding has been committed specifically for the construction of Fintra bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7080/19]