29. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason she was sent to the UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants in place of the Taoiseach; the commitments and any new commitment made by Ireland in respect of the refugee crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27423/16]
21. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will explain the low number with regard to the refugee resettlement programme and provide details on the additional steps Ireland is taking to ensure it meets its commitment to take in 4,000 refugees by the end of 2017, given that Ireland has to date only taken in just over 300 refugees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27439/16]
946. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will reject the provisional application of CETA and ensure that a full Dáil vote takes place on CETA before there are any moves to bring it into effect here, given widespread concerns about controversial provisions within CETA, including but not restricted to the investment arbitration provisions within CETA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27076/16]
928. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will reject the provisional application of CETA and ensure that a full Dáil vote takes place on CETA before there are any moves to bring it into effect here, given widespread concerns regarding controversial provisions within CETA, including but not restricted to the investment arbitration provisions within CETA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27074/16]
856. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to amend the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959 to provide for wild oyster dredge fishermen to appoint a nominee to fish their licence in their absence in cases of hardship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26984/16]
833. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commit to 100% matching funding to be used as direct payment per dairy farmer as part of the €350 million aid package agreed by the EU Council of agriculture Ministers in July 2016 in which Ireland was allocated €11 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27245/16]
811. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the negotiations to conclude a management agreement for Lough Foyle area to facilitate the acquisition by the Loughs Agency of aquaculture licensing functions for the lough; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26983/16]
807. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the appropriate assessment for the Rutland Natura site in County Donegal will be completed; the conservation objectives set to allow aquaculture licence applications to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26893/16]
799. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will respond to a person (details supplied) who over a month ago sent proof of the fact they had previously sent in an amended form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26743/16]
797. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an agricultural payments appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26733/16]
693. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if he will consider including the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring system on the long-term illness list so users can have the cost reimbursed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27059/16]
519. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when the report from the post office network renewal working group will be published; the reasons for the delay to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26753/16]
480. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to develop a strategy for reaching the ODA target in view of the fact sustaining progress towards 0.7% requires a multi-annual plan and currently there is no such plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27073/16]
479. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, with Ireland's 2015 ODA allocation standing at 0.36%, he is aware that in reality Ireland has been moving away rather than towards the target since 2008; the way in which he proposes to start reversing the widening gap between actual allocation and target in budget 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27072/16]
478. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will reconsider his support to the EU's current approach to the refugee crisis given the widespread criticism of the EU-Turkey deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27071/16]
477. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, in order to facilitate that Dáil Éireann will be able to make a properly informed decision on all aspects of CETA when it comes before the Houses of the Oireachtas, he will ensure that Ireland will pursue an Article 218 (11) reference to the Court of Justice under the Treaty of the Functioning of the EU to clarify the legality of the investment arbitration proposals in CETA under EU law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27070/16]
476. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland supports the process to develop an international legally binding instrument on transnational corporation and other business enterprises with respect to human rights in the UN Human Rights Council as part of the UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27069/16]
475. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will reject the provisional application of CETA and ensure that a full Dáil vote takes place on CETA before there are any moves to bring it into effect here, given widespread concerns about controversial provisions within CETA, including but not restricted to the investment arbitration provisions within CETA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27068/16]
118. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons refused leave to land or permission to enter here at the Border with Northern Ireland; the nationalities of each between May 2014 and May 2015, and from May 2015 and May 2016; the reason the data were not provided as indicated in the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 188 of 31 May 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27146/16]
1743. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the Irish Road Haulage Association's call for his Department to reinstate a 42-tonne weight limit for five-axle 2 + 3 articulated vehicles; if he will make available the Transport Infrastructure Ireland report on this issue which it is claimed has not been made available to the road haulage industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24527/16]
1647. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if licensing of aquaculture on Lough Foyle can take place without an appropriate assessment or having had conservation objectives established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24671/16]
1646. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the powers the Loughs Agency has to protect moorings on Lough Foyle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24670/16]
1628. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason Inland Fisheries Ireland announced its intention to cease all IFI fish farm operations in April 2016 without any prior consultation with NARA; the reason operations were ceased despite the fact that the Canadian Aquaculture Systems report did not recommend that IFI cease fish farm operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24489/16]
1609. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the herring quota allocation and the request from his Department for an additional 1,000 tonnes from the European Commission; if a decision has been made in relation to that request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26279/16]
1608. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total annual quantity of north American lobsters imported here both live and frozen whether directly through Irish BIPS or indirectly via intra-EU trade following inspection at other EU member state BIPS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26278/16]
944. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the way in which a group could apply for a licence to carry out a seal cull in an area where the population may be out of control; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24675/16]
581. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if it is departmental policy that certain two bedroom local authority houses are excluded from the tenant purchase scheme or if a local authority can decide which housing stock can be sold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24797/16]
566. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if, in view of the publication of the revised wind energy guidelines in 2016, he will outline the international best practice standards that are referenced in the publication considering that ten years have passed since wind energy development guidelines were published in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24711/16]
558. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason the housing assistance payment is not payable from the date of application rather than the date of approval, leading to significant financial burden on persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24674/16]
344. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance the timeline of the ISIF investment strategy review planned for the second half of 2016; when the review will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26289/16]
42. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that can be taken to prevent online purchase or selling of illegal substances on websites available here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24798/16]
22. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if details are available for the precise costing in respect of the visit of a person (details supplied) in view of the unavailability of such information in a previous parliamentary question reply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24490/16]
36. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is aware of findings of a survey carried out by Donegal county childcare committee (details supplied) which found a significant reduction in HSE grant allocations for special needs assistant supports for the 2016-17 preschool year since the introduction of the new access and inclusion model to support children in ECCE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22967/16]
31. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is aware of the premature removal of funding by HSE Donegal for SEN grants for children with disabilities attending mainstream preschool education; and if she is further aware of the potential consequences of this removal of funding to the new access and inclusion model recently launched as a cross-departmental initiative between her Department, and the Departments of Education and Skills and Health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22966/16]
727. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an agricultural payments appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22231/16]
611. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the premature removal of funding by HSE Donegal for special education needs grants for children with disabilities attending mainstream preschool education; if he is aware of the potential consequences of this removal of funding to the new access and inclusion model recently launched as a cross-departmental initiative between the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, the Department of Education and Skills, and his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22234/16]
526. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reasons the group examining developing post offices as hubs has not yet convened; when it is due to convene; the level of commitment on behalf of the Government to developing post offices as social hubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22127/16]
479. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the way he will respond to the open letter titled Palestine's Call from a group of Palestinian civil and political society organisations which was sent to all Oireachtas Members; his plans to exert pressure on the state of Israel, through the use of sanctions and other parliamentary actions, to end its illegal occupation of Palestine and to grant Palestinian persons their rights in accordance with United Nations resolutions and international law, as requested in the letter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21949/16]
443. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the invalidity pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22374/16]
408. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22109/16]
407. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22108/16]
406. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22106/16]
254. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of the premature removal of funding by HSE Donegal for special education needs grants for children with disabilities attending mainstream preschool education; if he is aware of the potential consequences of this removal of funding to the new access and inclusion model recently launched as a cross-departmental initiative between the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, his Department and the Department of Health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22235/16]
245. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the proposed date for construction at a school (details supplied) has been moved forward due to the deterioration of the prefabricated building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22107/16]
58. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the equal recognition of mariner certification and training or to design a course that will provide equivalence to enable Irish fishermen avail of work opportunities in the offshore renewable sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22473/16]
49. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the delay in the Marine Survey Office, MSO, approving the refresher training course in the National Maritime College of Ireland, NMCI, despite a submission of approval made by the NMCI to the MSO in February 2015; if he is aware of the severe implications resulting from the MSO's refusal to recognise the 400 Irish seafarers trained by the NMCI since 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22472/16]
128. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by persons (details supplied) under the domiciliary care allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21893/16]
127. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21892/16]
126. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21891/16]
48. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposed criteria for the review of the area of natural constraints to take place in 2017; and his timetable for the completion of the review. [21295/16]