27. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the proposals in the transatlantic trade and investment partnership negotiations that have been discussed to liberalise the market for public services and water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12078/15]
24. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on whether the adoption of the transatlantic trade and investment partnership treaty will require a referendum here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12083/15]
16. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update on the way his Department is attempting to increase job creation in County Donegal through the Action Plan for Jobs; the number of jobs forecasted to be created in 2015 in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12081/15]
6. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update on his four-day Promote Ireland St. Patrick's Day trade mission to France; the extent to which rural Ireland was promoted as a possible destination for IDA Ireland sponsored companies during the four-day itinerary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12080/15]
3. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his response to the Nevin Economic Research Institute's recent report that 94% of the 29,000 new jobs created in 2014 were in the eastern part of the country, while full-time equivalent jobs declined in the Border counties; his plans to counteract the decline of jobs growth in counties such as Donegal before it becomes an established pattern in economic development across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12187/15]
192. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount that has been collected in each of the past three years through the plastic bag levy; if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount that each local authority has received from the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12345/15]
177. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) has been refused funding for the urgent replacement of windows under the emergency works scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12344/15]
144. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) in County Donegal must wait before a decision is made on an application for a medical card which has been with a deciding officer since 26 January 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12343/15]
948. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide details of the carbon footprint of a wind turbine, for example, Turbine No. 1 on the Mount Lucas Wind Farm in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11575/15]
768. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the current arrangement for part-time auxiliary staff, including caretakers who are employed in primary schools in County Donegal; if they have a contract with her Department, Donegal Vocational Education Committee or any other State body; if they are entitled to benefits such as sick pay, holiday pay and pensions; if they have specific conditions and rates of pay or if that is decided on an individual basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11280/15]
242. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views that JobBridge positions recently advertised in (details supplied) County Donegal are internships and not jobs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12015/15]
34. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has considered the co-firing with biomass of Moneypoint power station, County Clare.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10464/15]
33. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the 30% co-firing target of biomass at the three State-owned peat power generation stations, a target set to be achieved by this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10460/15]
19. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the merging of Coillte and Bord na Móna; and if he will provide a timescale for the establishment of a joint venture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10463/15]
17. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will increase funding to Teagasc's bioenergy research into renewable energy in order for Ireland to increase its chances of meeting renewable heat targets through essential research; his plans to increase funding to university bioenergy research projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10462/15]
16. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to introduce a renewable heat initiative to companies and-or homeowners that generate and use renewable energy to heat their buildings, as is done in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10461/15]
5. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of the roll-out of high speed broadband in rural areas that will be delivered by fibre wrapped cable on the electricity network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10594/15]
3. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on placing a moratorium on the construction of onshore wind farms until all other possible renewable energy avenues have been explored, including offshore wind farms, to respect the concerns of local communities affected by such large-scale development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10593/15]
445. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the discarding of donated organs by the Health Service Executive after maximum clinical benefit for Irish patients has been reached; the position regarding donor organs in the event there is a match but no surgeon available here to perform the transplant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10495/15]
252. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Industrial Development Agency sponsored companies, located in County Donegal, as a result of the six sponsored visits carried out by the agency, in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10494/15]
232. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has received an application for funding for coastal erosion works from Donegal County Council for protection works at Buncronan, Mountcharles, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10544/15]
231. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has received an application for funding for coastal erosion works from Donegal County Council for protection works at Maghery Strand in west Donegal where large volumes sand are being blown inland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10278/15]
151. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the options that are open to Gateway scheme participants, if they are being asked to carry out duties that are not part of the scheme and are carrying out work that should be done by council employees rather than participants on an activation programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10546/15]
150. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a tabular list by local authority area of the numbers of persons engaged in the Gateway scheme for long-term unemployed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10545/15]
131. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the A5 project; the progress being made; when he envisages construction on the project will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9983/15]
130. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which County Donegal will be promoted as a viable tourist destination, as part of Tourism Ireland's 2015 marketing plan, and as part of the Government's overall tourism objective, for the year 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9975/15]
17. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the percentage of applicants refused a social welfare payment who did not go to the appeals office for the years 2013 and 2014; the reason for the high percentage of applicants that do not go through the appeals process after a disallowance of payment; if this is due to the fact that applicants are not aware of their entitlement to appeal and are therefore losing out on an opportunity to claim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9337/15]
19. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has any information on the carbon footprint of one 3 MW wind turbine, taking into account the transport, materials and the installation process involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9075/15]
589. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the strategic environmental and appropriate assessments, including public consultation, for the draft bioenergy plan; if County Donegal and the north-west region will be included in the measures to stimulate and support the supply of Irish biomass; when the finalised plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9155/15]
481. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the staffing levels in national schools (details supplied) in County Donegal will be affected by the recent changes announced by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8945/15]
409. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health in view of the increasing isolation felt by elderly residents in remote locations in County Donegal, his plans to promote social inclusion for persons living in remote areas and provide funding for organisations that work to combat the social isolation of elderly residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9045/15]
408. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health in view of the end of cutbacks in the health service, if he will address the accumulated effects of cutbacks to Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal, especially while a new consultant is being recruited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9044/15]
407. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health in view of his meeting with mothers from County Donegal of children with life-limiting conditions, his plans to look into cross-Border access to medical services, especially in paediatric and hospice care; if he has made representations to the relevant officials in Northern Ireland regarding the potential of cross-Border access to services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9043/15]
279. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to roll out the social farming initiative under the Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9046/15]
248. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his Government, during the Ministers' trade missions over Saint Patrick's weekend, will be promoting the north-west region as a potential destination for Industrial Development Agency supported companies coming to Ireland; the total number of agency visits to County Donegal in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9042/15]
27. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent executions carried out by the Jordanian Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8304/15]
9. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views regarding Israel's recent intensification of plans to construct 450 new settlements in the West Bank; the representations his Department will make denouncing any potential fast-tracking of construction of illegal settlements in the lead-up to Israel's March 2015 elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8303/15]
184. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a consistent and reliable access to high-speed broadband will be rolled out to remote premises and islands in the north west of the country; if a list of remote premises under consideration for the roll out is available, which indicates the Government's intention to include remote communities in the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8425/15]
183. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the funding options that were explored during the 12 January 2015 round table meeting between members of his Department's team and the European Union Telecommunications Commissioner, Mr Gunther Oettinger, in relation to the rolling out of the high-speed broadband network here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8424/15]
122. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to any discarding of donated organs, by the Health Service Executive, due to the lack of resources to carry out operations, despite persons being on long waiting lists, across the country; if he will confirm if this is the current situation; if not, if there have been any issues in relation to the distribution of donated organs to patients, while the health care system is undergoing a crisis in management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8368/15]
584. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a local authority has the power to levy commercial rates on the owner of a commercial premises rather than the tenant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8093/15]
120. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to amend the Employment Equality Act 1998 to include the additional ground of discrimination on the basis of criminal conviction, as recommended by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7232/15]
119. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012; when it is due to return from Committee Stage; her plans to make amendments, based on recommendations outlined by the Irish Penal Reform Trust, to reform sections of the Bill referring to proportionate rehabilitative periods, number of convictions, maximum threshold, suspended sentencing and relevance of convictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7231/15]
67. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if local communities will be considered key stakeholders, and therefore consulted, during the drafting of the regional enterprise strategy for the Border region, which includes County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7308/15]
66. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if there will be a focus on the development of added-value processing in the marine industry in the regional enterprise strategy specifically for County Donegal in the Border region, as part of the Action Plan for Jobs 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7307/15]
65. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the budget and job creation targets for the local enterprise office in County Donegal for the years 2011 to 2014, inclusive; the targets for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7306/15]
64. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way the Action Plan for Jobs will specifically target growth in County Donegal, designated as part of the Border region; when specific action and job creation targets for the region will be published by the Government; the way he will ensure that equal and proportional distribution of resources and funding will be carried out across all regions in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7305/15]
355. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the action he is proposing to take further to his recent meeting with Our Children's Voice, a group of mothers from County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6748/15]
291. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current status of the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6646/15]
36. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of applicants in receipt of a winter fuel allowance at the start of the 2014-2015 season who had their eligibility revoked due to a social welfare payment change, that is, applicants on jobseeker's allowance changing to illness benefit, in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6236/15]