211. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he will bring the inland fisheries (modernisation and consolidation) Bill before Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15077/16]
179. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of the 63 teams in operation and the number of clinical staff in child and adolescent mental health service posts which are located in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15188/16]
178. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents from County Donegal who were treated in adult mental health facilities in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15187/16]
49. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will amend the conditions to the pilot support scheme which is aimed at making third level education accessible for young persons in the asylum process, by withdrawing the five-year time rule to allow young persons in the process who have completed the Irish leaving certificate to access supports for third level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15156/16]
596. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is aware of the concerns of the public regarding the lack of environmental policy in the remit of a Cabinet Minister; the reason for this; how he will ensure environmental policy will be included within the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14413/16]
81. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress in ratifying the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; when it will be ratified; if it will be ratified by the deadline for 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14264/16]
75. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will amend the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme to allow farmers with privately owned hills to be designated under tier 1 and tier 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14489/16]
72. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to develop lobster hatcheries to help enhance the lobster population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14490/16]
115. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline her progress in ratifying the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; when Ireland will fully ratify it; if Ireland will meet the deadline for 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14049/16]
101. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health how the emergency department escalation policy has impacted on elective surgeries, where there are empty beds in surgical wards deemed unsuitable for emergency department patients due to the risk to infection control; the logic of this policy in these circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13685/16]
18. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of training positions, positions that have been filled and vacancies currently available, by hospital, in tabular form; the number of qualified training consultants available in Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal; how he will address the low take-up of training positions in hospitals outside County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13684/16]
138. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost to the State of the visit by Charles Windsor to County Donegal this week, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13971/16]
80. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of the security arrangements for the visit of Charles Windsor to County Donegal this week in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13972/16]
68. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht how she will work in conjunction with the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to prioritise broadband provision in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13114/16]
42. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her response to public concerns regarding the lack of priority given to the arts at Government level and the lack of recognition of its contribution to society; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13113/16]
896. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation how a worker who has an adjudication from the Rights Commissioner and/or Labour Court receives payment of money owed to him or her by an employer who has ceased trading without going through the usual statutory processes for winding up a company; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13176/16]
726. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if proposed new arrangements to improve engagement among stakeholders and the relevant Departments and agencies have been submitted to the senior officials group and the Cabinet committee on social policy and public sector reform on the national positive ageing strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13427/16]
649. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health to re-instate the motorised transport grant scheme in some capacity; the status of the ongoing work on policy proposals for the drafting of legislation for a new scheme; when he will finalise and approve the proposals; when he will introduce the new scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12611/16]
406. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures he will introduce to ensure that companies do not exploit college graduates as interns to generate profits for their business; his plans to introduce protection for interns, including a minimum wage for intern work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13167/16]
357. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if, given the fact that revisions to wind turbine guidelines will be informed by best international practice, he has noted whether international best practices have changed since the Marshall Day report in 2013 commissioned by the Government; if he has noted the recommendation of a 2 km setback by the Polish National Institute for Public Health and the judgment by the Constitutional Court of Bavaria in 2016 upholding the Bavarian state setback rule of ten times tip height that has been in force since 2014 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13581/16]
299. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the reasons each of the 37 applications for student support under the scheme aimed at making third level education accessible for young persons in the direct provision system were rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12807/16]
234. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance if a mortgage insurance scheme for the capital amount of mortgages has operated in the past; if introducing one has been considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12526/16]
189. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to detail each of the 90 fully implemented recommendations of the McMahon working group report to Government on improvements to the protection process, including direct provision and supports to asylum seekers; and when and how they came into effect. [12806/16]
188. 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 and their nationalities between May 2014 and May 2015, and from May 2015 and May 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12805/16]
67. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform how he will address pay inequality in the teaching profession for post-2011 teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12599/16]
65. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the establishment of a public service pay commission; when it will be fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12600/16]
9. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland's foreign policy advocates and supports climate justice and an equitable burden-sharing approach in tackling climate change globally; if Ireland will make a public financing pledge to the United Nation's Green Climate Fund and establish a new national mechanism, for example, a new Climate Justice Fund to provide secure and additional financing for adaptation in developing countries into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11892/16]
234. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the reason the establishment of the national donor-conceived person register has taken over a year to set up, leaving many parents and children currently in limbo as to their legal entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11928/16]
233. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the current lack of adequate emergency ambulance services in County Donegal, particularly in the Inishowen area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11927/16]
45. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the way in which community employment schemes can compete with Tús and the rural social scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11841/16]
38. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to maintain and develop community employment schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11840/16]
610. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend the western rail corridor from Derry to Letterkenny, Sligo and Galway, thereby creating a Derry to Cork western rail corridor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11857/16]
609. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the A5 Derry to Strabane road project, his views on the withdrawal of £50 million earmarked for the A5 but reallocated for work extending the M18 from Gort to Tuam and the M11 between Wicklow and Arklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11856/16]
608. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to re-instate the N14 Letterkenny to Strabane road project as part of a balanced approach to transport infrastructure development inclusive of rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11855/16]
361. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the issues surrounding pensions for community employment supervisors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11871/16]
189. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills why he has declined a reader to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11706/16]
177. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the reasons for the delays in processing information sent to the Primary Care Reimbursement Service by applicants for medical cards and by public representatives that are leading to unacceptable delays in processing applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11072/16]
176. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health why applicants who satisfy the criteria for a primary medical certificate, such as those with only one leg, are being refused in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11071/16]
146. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the processing time for passport renewals; why it appears that the tracking is not updated regularly; if passports are processed within the ten working days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11073/16]
88. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills his proposals for continued divestment given the commitment in the programme for Government for new approaches to speed up divestment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11055/16]
87. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he will publish the draft heads of the new admissions and excellence Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11054/16]
86. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he will outline the programme for Government proposed action plan on education inclusion; how he will consult on the plan; the timeline for the completion of the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11053/16]
85. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plan to create a three-year strategy in the first 100 days of this Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11052/16]
58. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance the legislative and other measures necessary to divest all remaining Ireland Strategic Investment Fund investments in the fossil fuel industry; the prohibition of any future investments in the fossil fuel industry in Ireland or internationally and the adoption of a 100% renewable energy investment policy for the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11079/16]
57. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance when the 2015 annual report of the National Treasury Management Agency will be available; the process for the formal review of the strategy of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, scheduled to take place in 2016 in consultation with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; the opportunities for Oireachtas Members and other stakeholders to feed into this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11078/16]
33. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an application by a prisoner in the United Kingdom to complete a sentence in Ireland in order to be close to extended family requires that the person have a valid personal public service number in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11030/16]
18. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills how he will address pay inequality in the teaching profession for post 2011 new entrant teachers in view of increasing economic stability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10715/16]
7. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he is committed to the repeal of section 7(3)(c) of the Equal Status Act 2000, in order that a child or family cannot be discriminated against when accessing State-funded schools on the basis of their religious beliefs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10714/16]
212. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources how he will prioritise the roll-out of broadband to rural areas and prevent further delays in the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10779/16]