651. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is a specific budget for the provision of the physical infrastructure at bus stops to accommodate wheelchair users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7079/19]
650. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the person or body responsible for the provision of the physical infrastructure at bus stops to accommodate wheelchair users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7078/19]
649. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the NTA filled the recently advertised position of transport accessibility manager; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7077/19]
648. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans the NTA has in place to provide wheelchair accessible buses and infrastructure on the route 64 service from Galway to Derry, specifically at the Donegal town, Ballyshannon and Sligo stops; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7076/19]
398. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the impact on anticipated upgrades for the community hospital sector in County Donegal in view of the cost overrun of the national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6491/19]
397. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the progress made to address the issues outlined by a group (details supplied); when a definitive answer on its future in terms of a new build community nursing unit for the area will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6490/19]
396. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for approved funding spend for the community nursing units in Stranorlar and Ramelton, County Donegal; when tenders will be sought for this work to begin (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6489/19]
144. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the reason the primary care reimbursement service has changed the way in which it receives emailed medical card applications by reducing the file size, thereby ensuring it does not receive email medical card applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5948/19]
26. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he will view the new Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, taking into account Ireland's climate change obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5626/19]
24. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his priorities for hill farmers under the new Common Agricultural Policy, CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5624/19]
14. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the designation of ports in County Donegal to allow fish landings ahead of a potential hard Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5623/19]
11. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the application to Europe for bluefin tuna quotas taking into account the potential in angling tourism in Donegal Bay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5625/19]
506. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to approve the port of Rathmullan, County Donegal, as an approved designated port (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5442/19]
194. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a July provision and individual education plans as called for by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5281/19]
177. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance the status of the appeal on the judgment regarding a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5583/19]
104. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health his views on recent announcements of strikes by ambulance staff members of unions (details supplied) over the refusal by the HSE to recognise the right of the branch of the unions to represent members and the deduction of union subscriptions at source from their pay; his plans to engage with members of the union in an effort to resolve the impasse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5275/19]
79. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the status of the role of a third party due to take over the running of services at a respite home (details supplied) in County Donegal; when the third party will commence managing the services at the home; the level of involvement the HSE will continue to have once the third party takes over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5276/19]
95. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration has been given to include refugees from Yemen under the refugee protection programme humanitarian admission programme in view of the recent passage of the all-party motion in Seanad Éireann recognising the displacement of 3.1 million persons in Yemen due to conflict. [4747/19]
94. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason refugees from Yemen are not included under the refugee protection programme humanitarian admission programme; and when the decision to exclude Yemen will be reviewed. [4746/19]
93. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons from Yemen applying for asylum here; and the number who have been granted refugee status. [4745/19]
56. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the violent response of the government of President Omar al-Bashir against protesters in Sudan in recent weeks will be condemned; if Ireland will put pressure on the EU to denounce the acts of oppression carried out by the Sudanese Government including curbing press freedom and detaining journalists and protesters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4883/19]
265. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the annual median earnings here between 2015 and 2018 by gender, age and region; and if the CSO will be requested to report on this statistic annually. [4505/19]
258. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will expand on the awarding of a grant of €35,000 to erect a mobile telephone mast at a location (details supplied) in County Donegal under the digital innovation programme; if the funds have been awarded to a private company; the benefits expected to result from the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4464/19]
126. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who has applied for citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4509/19]
101. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the process for the preparation of the report mandated under section 3A(6) of the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Act 2018; and if a public consultation will be undertaken. [4504/19]
69. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which he plans to apply the findings from a report (details supplied) which identified a positive shift in public attitudes on immigration and asylum here; the way in which he will use the report to shape and inform immigration policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4259/19]
49. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the housing of asylum seekers in Moville, County Donegal, in view of arson attacks on direct provision centres in the county and elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4258/19]
232. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the issue of pay inequality with regard to school secretaries will be addressed; if he has met with representatives in an effort to resolve pay inequality issues across the education sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4191/19]
231. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of negotiations with primary school teachers on pay equality issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4190/19]
230. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills his position on the future funding of third-level education; if student loans will be ruled out as a means of raising funding for the sector; the details of the recent application to the European Commission to carry out a detailed economic analysis of third-level education funding here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4189/19]
229. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the DEIS scheme will be expanded to additional schools in County Donegal on foot of a recent report which found a significant gap between DEIS and non-DEIS schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4188/19]
228. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of additional accommodation for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4187/19]
256. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the penalties that would apply to a HGV vehicle caught travelling at 101 kilometres an hour in a 50 kilometres an hour zone; his plans to change the penalties that would apply in this circumstance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3483/19]
241. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number and value of applications under the SEAI ACA scheme in 2018 by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3620/19]
240. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number and value of grants provided under the SEAI smart lighting programme pilot in 2018, by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3619/19]
239. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number and value of grants provided under each individual scheme in the SEAI better energy programme for the years 2014 to 2018, by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3618/19]
237. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number and value in euros of applications under the ACA scheme administered by the SEAI in 2018, by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3555/19]
236. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number and value in euro of grants provided under the smart lighting programme pilot administered by the SEAI in 2018, by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3554/19]
235. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number and value in euro of grants provided under each individual scheme under better energy programme administered by the SEAI, in each of the years 2014 to 2018, by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3553/19]
64. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the closure of rural post offices in the context of the need for climate abatement measures in which the provision of services close to the public would reduce the need for travel in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3143/19]
244. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on a carer’s allowance application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3244/19]
235. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3113/19]
28. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of capital developments in County Donegal that come under the remit of his Department; and if funding will be provided to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3036/19]
18. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of capital developments in the County Donegal Gaeltacht that come under the remit of his Department; if funding will be provided to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3035/19]
4. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the work of the mobile phone and broadband taskforce implementation group to date; the way in which it will impact on the difficulties that rural communities are having in obtaining a reliable broadband supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3037/19]
494. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of basic payment scheme entrants in County Donegal who receive less than the national average entitlement payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2639/19]
493. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of basic payments scheme entrants in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2638/19]
492. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average basic payment scheme entitlement value nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2637/19]
71. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding that has been approved for an institution (details supplied) in the past three years; the funding that has been specifically indicated for the campus at a location as part of that funding; the system used to ensure that allocations are used for the purpose proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2729/19]
69. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for a new school building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2727/19]