602. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason there is no competition licence here for younger shooters who wish to compete at international skeet events on behalf of Ireland unlike in other jurisdictions in which younger shooters can acquire a special licence while under special guidance of a team manager; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39434/16]
500. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the expenditure on mental health services in each county in 2015 and 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39990/16]
499. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of a clinical psychologist as part of the CAMHS team in Donegal town; the number of CAMHS staff currently employed in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39989/16]
277. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on concerns by the IFA regarding changes made to the rural social scheme in budget 2017, including the three-year time limit and the minimum age set at 25 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39428/16]
207. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that an income contingent loan system is not put in place considering the effects this will have on students from rural counties who have to factor in high transport, accommodation and living costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39859/16]
34. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of developments in relation to the CETA ahead of the final vote to provisionally apply the deal in the coming weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38954/16]
15. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will address the ongoing issue of business closures in rural towns across Ireland; the way in which her Department is working towards regional and rural job creation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38953/16]
227. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that outpatient appointments for gastroenterology at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin have been cut by 50% since October 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39023/16]
430. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether the draft national mitigation plan due to be presented represents Ireland's fair share, based on GNI and carbon emissions per capita, of a global pathway with a reasonable likelihood of remaining well below 2°C, aiming for 1.5°C, in view of current climate impacts causing 17 million persons in southern Africa to be in need of food aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38640/16]
240. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on a disability allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38699/16]
162. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a design team has now been assigned to move a school building project forward (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38643/16]
55. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health when the neuro rehabilitation policy will be implemented including the development of inpatient rehabilitation services, the establishment of community neuro rehabilitation teams and long-term investment in rehabilitation specific services in communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37896/16]
13. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide respite for families of children with life-limiting conditions in County Donegal as existing home care help does not facilitate the respite needs for those families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37897/16]
40. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made in addressing the implications of the Barlow judgment which currently renders it illegal for fishing vessels registered in Northern Ireland to fish in Irish territorial waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37711/16]
37. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will seek to broaden the GLAS scheme to allow additional farmers who have been excluded in previous rounds to access the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37714/16]
26. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the representations he has made to his equivalent in the UK in relation to the potential serious implications of Brexit on fishing in reciprocal territorial waters across the island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37710/16]
21. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans in place to update the baseline scientific studies carried out by the Marine Institute in relation to the Natura designated bays across Ireland in view of the fact that the scientific data is already a few years old and in need of updating due to the time lapse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37712/16]
18. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to implement Recommendation 10 of the Report on Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities which recommends that the Government examine the feasibility of the issuance of heritage licences to facilitate traditional fishing practices in rural coastal and island communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37713/16]
Act to amend the National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Act 2014 instructing the Agency to divest the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, currently under the remit of the Agency, of its assets in fossil fuel companies within five years of the commencement of this Act to precipitate a timely decarbonisation process in line with Ireland's climate change commitments under Article 2 of the Paris Agreement.
592. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerns by many persons with PKU at the lack of suitable food products available on the market here while many are available in other EU countries; if the clinical nutritional expert group within the HSE has called for new applications for the addition of new food products to the reimbursement list; and if this will be completed by the end of 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37521/16]
586. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of children in each of the children's hospitals with complex medical needs, rare diseases and life-limiting conditions with addresses in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37499/16]
380. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will increase pressure on Egyptian authorities to consider a person (details supplied) for the presidential pardon for young prisoners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37517/16]
299. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the issues raised regarding staffless hours in libraries across the country, including the fact that the Local Government Management Agency report on the pilot project in libraries in counties Offaly and Sligo showed small numbers of staffless hours usage; the way in which he is certain that the provision of capital funding for local authorities to introduce staffless hours is in fact in the best interests of the communities affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37571/16]
241. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the refusal of funding for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; if his Department will reconsider its application in view of the circumstances facing the school if funding is not allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37603/16]
506. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1036 of 17 May 2016 if he will re-examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36149/16]
88. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to introduce a universal pension to tackle income inequality in the elderly population; the progress to date in facilitating a transition to a universal pension system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36038/16]
52. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to improve the decision timeframes on all core social protection payments made by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36039/16]
58. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will produce the new roadmap on reconfiguration by the end of 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35019/16]
46. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment is making on the implementation of the education about religions and beliefs, ERB and the ethics curriculum proposals; when he expects it to be rolled out to all schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35020/16]
44. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will work with the Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills so that it can produce its report on the baptism barrier earlier in order that any proposed reforms can be included in the Equal Status (Admissions to Schools) Bill and be enacted for the school year 2017/2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35018/16]
718. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has made representations to President Michael D. Higgins seeking the formal invitation and recognition of the members of A Company, 35th Battalion, UN service, of the Army ONUC contingent renowned for its struggle during the siege of Jadotville during the United Nations intervention in the Katanga conflict in Congo in 1961; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34963/16]
632. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application under the ANC scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34493/16]
430. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason for the decline in funding for the installation of rock armour at Maghery Strand in west Donegal; if his attention has been drawn to the increasing rates of coastal erosion and sand; if he will meet with representatives of the Maghery coastal erosion committee to discuss this further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34964/16]
221. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if current statistics on the ethnic and religious diversity in primary schools are available; if so, if he will release the statistics for the school year 2015-16; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34641/16]
38. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of times the working group in respect of the roadmap on the implementation of the UNCRPD have met; the progress made to date in relation to the implementation process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33082/16]
190. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of social protection payments made per month to the post office in Dunlewey, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32536/16]
170. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason a person who is taxing a van first registered in 2009 as a private vehicle is required to tax it based on its engine capacity rather than its CO2 emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32526/16]
67. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons refused leave to land here who were subsequently allowed to enter as asylum seekers in 2015 and to date in 2016; if she will provide a breakdown by nationality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32523/16]
66. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons denied entry at Dublin, Rosslare and Dún Laoghaire ports and Cork, Shannon and Dublin airports from 2015 onwards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32522/16]
65. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons refused leave to land at approved ports of entry to the State from Iraq, Yemen, Syria, Libya, Iran and Eritrea from 2015 and to date in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32521/16]
64. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of persons refused leave to land at approved ports of entry to the State in 2015 and to date in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32520/16]
154. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding agriculture payments for a person (details supplied); when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32409/16]
153. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding agriculture payments for a person (details supplied); when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32408/16]
152. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding agriculture payments for a person (details supplied); when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32407/16]
88. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 244 of 4 October 2016 and his statement in Dáil Éireann of 19 October 2016 (details supplied), if he will clarify matters and confirm his Department will be providing additional funding to Sligo County Council to pay for the additional six library staff; if he will consider providing similar additional funding to Donegal County Council for staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32354/16]
87. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the additional funding of €1 million which his Department has sanctioned to support Sligo County Council, which he referred to in Dáil Éireann on 19 October 2016, is only being made available to Sligo; if his Department will consider providing similar additional funding to Donegal County Council, which, like Sligo, has submitted a financial plan to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32353/16]
32. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he will take to assist farmers with price support in relation to the decline in the sterling exchange rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32192/16]
30. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has made an application to the Commission for bluefin tuna quota to enable the development of a catch and release angling business in the north west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32188/16]
28. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts that have been made in formalising the allocation of herring for the north west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32189/16]
20. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he will put in place to ensure fishing gear belonging to crab and lobster fishermen is not towed away by foreign factory trawlers off the west coast, as happened in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32190/16]