1175. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of properties in County Donegal secured under the buy and renew scheme which facilitates local authorities or approved housing bodies to purchase vacant properties for social housing use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45018/18]
1085. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will be able to reapply for illness benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45232/18]
1079. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the reason for the delay in issuing a weekly illness benefit payment to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45210/18]
1078. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the reason for the delay in issuing a weekly illness benefit payment to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45209/18]
1070. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the report into seasonal workers in County Donegal will be published and made available in view of the fact that two budgets have passed since a commitment was made to examine barriers facing seasonal workers accessing social welfare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45132/18]
1068. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will be awarded illness benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45107/18]
1065. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will be awarded an illness benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45083/18]
1027. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive an illness benefit payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44787/18]
1026. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the payment for a child dependent on the illness benefit claim by a person (details supplied) will be awarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44786/18]
998. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding under the town and village renewal scheme awarded to projects in County Donegal in each year since its inception to date; the number of projects which applied for funding; the number of projects which were successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45138/18]
807. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on a report (details supplied) recently published which outlines a policy trajectory in which Ireland could achieve a 70% renewable electricity share by 2030, which includes offshore wind and solar; his views on whether the wind energy guidelines are a potential barrier to the achievement of this goal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45619/18]
611. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health his views on whether ambulance cover in County Donegal is sufficient for the needs of the county; the number of stations that exist; the criteria for deployment of ambulances at each station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45135/18]
610. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the amount of extra funding allocated from budget 2019 to address the trolley crisis in Letterkenny University Hospital not taking into account funds allocated to cover the existing overspend in the health budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45134/18]
609. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting approval for home help hours in the north west in each month in each of the past three years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45133/18]
409. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the low rates of driver drug tests in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45140/18]
408. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to recruitment and retention issues within An Garda Síochána in County Donegal; the efforts carried out to date to ensure adequate numbers of gardaí are present in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45137/18]
380. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average length of time for an outstanding deportation order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44641/18]
379. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who hold an outstanding deportation order for timeframes in months (details supplied). [44640/18]
280. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 196 of 17 October 2018, if he will provide all correspondence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44168/18]
675. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of properties which have applied for the repair and leasing scheme; the number of properties accepted into the scheme in County Donegal since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43194/18]
628. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a number of regular recipients of illness benefit are not receiving weekly payments; the measures being taken to address the payment disruptions in view of the fact that delayed payments cause distress for persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43317/18]
627. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is entitled to illness benefit in view of the fact they are required to have an emergency operation and they are unable to work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43316/18]
626. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) received a reduced rate of illness benefit; the reason they received no payment the following week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43315/18]
625. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is an issue with the dedicated phone lines for Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas to access illness benefit sections in view of the fact that they are not contactable at the moment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43314/18]
247. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are updates from the meeting held recently in relation to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43193/18]
245. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason budget 2019 did not prioritise the restoration of the capitation grant in view of the fact that austerity measures reduced the grant by €30; the way in which schools are expected to make up for the continued shortfall in funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43176/18]
244. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers in County Donegal on a lower salary as a result of the 2011 reduction in incomes; when the two tier salary system for teachers in primary and secondary education schools will cease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43175/18]
243. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the specific provisions within budget 2019 which will phase out the lower salaries of post-2011 teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43174/18]
207. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will publish and provide copies of all PLUTO 2040 reports that have been completed to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment; the process and guidelines under which these projects will be assessed for their climate impacts; and the way in which they will be funded. [42708/18]
196. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide all correspondence with the Minister for Finance from his Department relating to the proposed and then scrapped increase in the carbon tax as part of budget 2019. [42710/18]
195. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the committees, working groups and related co-ordination bodies that are involved in the implementation of the national mitigation plan 2017, the climate elements of the NDP and the development of the draft national climate and energy plan; the details and minutes of all of these meetings since the adoption of the 2017 NMP; and the way in which these committees report to the Houses of the Oireachtas and its committees. [42709/18]
190. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the roadmap for the retrofitting of the public and private housing stock to comply with the housing and heating portion of Ireland's EU renewable energy directive targets for 2020 and 2030. [42711/18]
176. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the process that is used to inform persons who have been referred for further examination by the CervicalCheck scheme of the results of the tests; the reason they would have to wait for up to three months for those results; the number of persons who have had further examination and have been given further tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42673/18]
177. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of rivers in State or private ownership in County Donegal; if in State ownership, when they were taken into ownership in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41548/18]
5. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the tendering process for the national broadband plan; if he is satisfied with the process to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41465/18]
564. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount allocated to Donegal County Council to carry out works to the Bunbeg Bridge, Gweedore; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41010/18]
563. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of funding granted for an upgrade of Magheroarty Pier, County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41009/18]
595. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated amount it would cost if class A employers rate of 8.6% was reduced to 8% for persons earning less then €376 weekly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39669/18]
273. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of 1400 cc and 1500 cc motorcycles within the Garda fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39670/18]
151. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to open a new consulate general office in Faro, Portugal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39668/18]
153. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health when a meeting with a group (details supplied) will be arranged with relevant health professionals, the National Cancer Control Programme, the HSE and Saolta University Hospital group in view of the fact that the organisation has been requesting a meeting since November 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39244/18]
262. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if an application by a church (details supplied) in County Donegal will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38976/18]
118. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the bridge at Kerrykeel, County Donegal is included in the €3.2 million funding for the Burnfoot and Castlefinn flood relief scheme; when the €3,000 in funding referred to by Minister of State, Deputy McHugh, in a press release (details supplied) will be granted and used to build a new bridge design to address the persistent flooding of the surrounding area including the community sports facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39259/18]
117. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the CFRAM report into Kerrykeel, County Donegal; if funding has been allocated for bridge replacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38957/18]
210. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons in 2018 who have been refused accommodation in the Reception and Integration Agency’s accommodation portfolio due to the lack of bed space; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38394/18]
193. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school building project for a school (details supplied) which is due to start in 2019; 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. [38731/18]
784. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of applicants in County Donegal that have applied for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan; the number of successful applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37149/18]
783. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the way in which persons (details supplied) did not meet the criteria for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan; if an appeals process is available to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37148/18]
723. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the review of the decision to refuse a claim by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37147/18]