791. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the findings of the parent led CAMHS survey report which found a very high rate of dissatisfaction among parents of service users of CAMHS; if he will address these findings and the chronic understaffing and under resourcing issues in CAMHS services which is contributing hugely to the issues presented within the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35354/17]
435. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a person's (details supplied) application for carer’s benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33428/17]
434. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a person's (details supplied) application for carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33427/17]
360. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of times the board of management of a tourism group (details supplied) have met; the members of the group; the funding model of the group; the amount or investment the group has received to date in 2017; the source of funding; if Inland Fisheries Ireland has invested money in the group; the amount invested to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33243/17]
359. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a tourism group (details supplied) in County Donegal is under the remit of his Department; if not, the type of legal entity it is; the persons on the board of management, including the chair, vice chair, secretary and treasurer; the time they have been in the positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33242/17]
254. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if a scoring framework linked to the criteria applied by her Department in determination of final allocations of funding was used in relation to the 2017 CLÁR programme; the calculations that were applied; and the weighting given to the overall process (details supplied). [33258/17]
253. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the mathematical equation or calculation applied as the basis for the pro rata distribution in the decision-making process in relation to the 2017 CLÁR programme; the extent to which the proportion of the counties within the CLÁR process (details supplied) was taken into account in the overall process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33257/17]
252. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the timeframe for approval of the remaining €731,126 of CLÁR funding under measure 3 targeted community infrastructure needs of the €1.5 million announced on 30 May 2017 and the approval of €768,874 under phase 1 of the measure 3; if further funds can be made available for 2017 under measures 1 and 2; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33256/17]
748. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for disability allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32524/17]
202. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills his Department's role in disputes between parents and the boards of management in schools; his plans to provide mediation supports in view of the fact that the only recourse available to parents when there is no solution to a dispute is via the courts or the Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32085/17]
484. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Marine Institute plans to recommence the blue fin tuna tag and release scientific scheme off County Donegal; the results to date; his views on the possibility of applying for a quota to allow the development of a recreational fishery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31324/17]
483. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will allow an extension of time for persons that have been unable to plant native hedging as part of their GLAS measures due to a shortage of native hedging plants with horticultural suppliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31323/17]
162. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason a school (details supplied) was not successfully awarded CLÁR funding despite meeting the necessary requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30211/17]
65. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the non national road specific improvement grants programme; the way in which local authority prioritisation of projects influences funding decisions; the criteria used to fund projects without local authority prioritisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30145/17]
37. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding programme under which the renovation of two bridges (details supplied) in County Donegal has been approved; the timeframe for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30144/17]
626. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when he expects the Mulcahy report into allegations made concerning planning matters in County Donegal to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29992/17]
210. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department declared only 1,000 submissions were received as part of the public consultation process on the role of religion in school admissions; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that over 1,600 further submissions were sent via email raising the number of submissions sent to his Department to at least 2,600 in total; if he has explored the possibility that online emails may have been caught up by his Department's email spam filter; if same can be rectified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29682/17]
99. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the development of the biomass sector, in particular the development of local biomass supply chains for the domestic renewable heat sector and the transition from peat burning power stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29771/17]
69. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for publication of the national mitigation plan; if the plan will be debated in both Houses of the Oireachtas before it is enacted in view of the fact it will be a vital document which will solidify the State's response to climate change for future generations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29770/17]
28. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he is dealing with the land eligibility issues raised by an association (details supplied) for persons under the direct payment and scheme systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27935/17]
18. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the implementation of the landing obligation; the reason over quota catches are being taken from the national quota for the following year and not from the individual person that incurs the over quota catch; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27934/17]
16. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the progress made on the implementation of a heritage licence in the inshore fisheries sector which was a recommendation of the report on sustainable island and fishing communities published in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27933/17]
130. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the way in which his Department will implement a diabetes proactive care pilot for County Donegal; and if the proper resources will be provided including the doubling of staffing levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27642/17]
126. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide support for persons that have to travel long distances for cancer treatments across the country from County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27643/17]
2254. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to establish a redress scheme for homeowners affected by mica in the north west in view of the recent publication of the expert panel report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28860/17]
2163. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the report on mica will be published before the summer recess; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26867/17]
2125. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection further to an article (details supplied), if the right to full social welfare payments while residing in direct provision will also be granted to other nationalities with status; if not, if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this could be classified as discrimination within the asylum process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28549/17]
1920. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the Children First Act 2015 will be fully commenced; the planning which has been carried out to date in 2017 to ensure its provisions are fully implemented and resourced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27295/17]
24. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the agreement between the OPW and Caranua on the renting of office space; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26101/17]
11. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason local authorities were not consulted or asked to submit their views regarding his Department's review of the capital programme 2016-2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26102/17]
89. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the way in which he envisages that the referral process of persons to community employment schemes will be carried out, further to the latest report into community employment schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25966/17]
40. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason persons on JobPath are currently unable to be referred to community employment schemes, his plans to change this policy and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25967/17]
599. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when driving licences obtained in the United States of America will be recognised by the State in view of the fact that Canadian licences are automatically recognised here and licences in the United States are automatically recognised by the Canadian Government; the reason the State does not recognise driving licences from the United States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25665/17]
571. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of persons that were convicted of fisheries or pollution offences under the Inland Fisheries Act 2010 between March 2015 and December 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25804/17]
258. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when the overdue report on mica will be published; the reason for the current delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26023/17]
148. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the issue of rising insurance costs incurred by marts, particularly in regard to a case (details supplied) which has experienced almost a twofold increase in insurance costs since 2015; if his Department has a policy in relation to monitoring insurance costs in this sector; if charges are calculated by comparing the turnover of marts across the country regardless of whether they open longer and generate more turnover than smaller marts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25548/17]
80. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the date on which the Government will formally recognise the state of Palestine; the reason for delays in doing so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25639/17]
56. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the State's humanitarian response to the unfolding famine in east Africa and the measures being taken to help prevent its escalation with millions more persons at threat of starvation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25640/17]
78. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of submissions he received from persons as part of the public consultation on the role of denominational religion in the school admissions process; the number of single email submissions he received from persons as part of the public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24460/17]
77. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the organisations and schools which made a submission to the public consultation on the role of denominational religion in the school admissions process in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24459/17]
74. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to diocesan advisers visiting primary schools across the country to monitor and evaluate a programme (details supplied); if these advisers are vetted and checked by his Department; if the attention of the parents of children attending these schools are drawn to the visits beforehand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24461/17]
67. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to bring about the appointment of a president for Dundalk Institute of Technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24462/17]
33. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to allow access to SUSI grants to students from Ireland that are currently studying a level 5 equivalent course in a college (details supplied) in view of the fact that students on level 6 courses are currently entitled to the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24463/17]
702. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department or the Naval Service had received a request to donate the decommissioned LÉ Aisling to the Somali fisheries protection authority in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24578/17]
496. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the status of the scheme to replace the motorised transport grant; the expected date for its implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24406/17]
413. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the status of phase 2 of the town and village renewable scheme; her plans to launch a pilot scheme before it is rolled out further; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24772/17]
406. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will consider simplifying the application process for Leader funding in view of the fact it can be burdensome for small community groups which do not have access to professional advice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24559/17]
43. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the position regarding the progress being made in the drafting of the transfer of sentenced persons Bill; when she envisages its introduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24733/17]
45. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications made under section 18(4)(a) of the Refugee Act 1996 in each of the years 2013 to 2016; the number of successful applications for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22537/17]
177. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the concerns raised by the outgoing chairperson of the Western Development Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22245/17]