35. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if there is a system set-up whereby a person can reclaim credited contributions, if they are entitled to, and did not sign on for before 1994, when the home-maker credits were introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6234/15]
34. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of claimants in County Donegal who are on the live register in 2015 and are signing on as casuals on a qualifying jobseeker's benefit-jobseeker's allowance payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6233/15]
196. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person in receipt of carer's benefit and working 15 hours per week is entitled to be paid for public holidays under the Organisation of Working Time Act, for example, if that person can receive payment for a public holiday that is not a normally scheduled working day for that person; if that person will exceed the threshold of 15 hours per week working; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4620/15]
251. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a rural environment protection scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3393/15]
231. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons who have had their pension entitlements over-calculated by PeoplePoint; the options open to pensioners who because of a miscalculation of their pension entitlement have received a demand for repayment of part of their lump sum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3756/15]
24. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on sending observers to the sentencing court on 8 February 2015 following the conviction of Abdallah Abu Rahme, a Palestinian peace activist who has been convicted for holding peaceful protest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2654/15]
21. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action he will take to follow up on the recent unanimous decision by both Houses of the Oireachtas to recognise the state of Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2652/15]
14. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will make contact with the Saudi Arabian Government to express our concern about the public flogging of Raif Badawi whose only crime was writing a blog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2655/15]
7. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the impact that moves within the EU to a common security and foreign policy have had on the independence of Ireland's foreign policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2653/15]
3. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the recent stocktake report on the August 2010 prison agreement in Maghaberry Prison, if he has any contact with the Northern Ireland Office in regard to the independent assessment of the rationale for the ongoing isolation of certain prisoners held in the care and supervision unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2919/15]
205. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of medical officers within her Department assessing applications for disability allowance/carer's allowance and domiciliary care allowance that have qualifications in child and adolescent psychology; the weighting that is given to learning disabilities in the assessment of applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2611/15]
244. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans regarding the future of the Gweedore Coast Guard service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1888/15]
203. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown of all departmental funding provided to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal, both capital and revenue, for each of the past five years including the amount and the purpose of the funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1889/15]
198. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way an Irish national who is imprisoned in the UK can apply for and acquire a first passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1887/15]
789. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide in tabular form for each of the past three years the number of external training programmes tendered and delivered in counties Donegal, Mayo and Galway education and training board areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1155/15]
222. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49093/14]
601. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he envisages the housing assistance payment scheme being extended nationwide; the progress made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47096/14]
35. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on extending the period where a family can claim domiciliary care allowance for a child to 18 years rather than them going onto disability allowance at 16, as is currently the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47095/14]
30. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reasons she has ruled out the raising of the caps on rent assistance when they are well below the market rents for houses and contributing to the ongoing housing crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47094/14]
3. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will allow fishermen who own their own boats, who are sole traders or may have one or two crew members to pay class P PRSI contributions in order for them to avail of the limited benefits under class P for periods when they are unable to fish due to weather and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47110/14]
459. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he expects to publish the White Paper on energy policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46950/14]
458. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the current state of biomass resources here; if they would sustain a Moneypoint conversion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46948/14]
192. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of rural hackney licenses that have been issued; the way the system is performing and if there has been any problems with the operation of the new licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46340/14]
11. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide additional funding for infrastructure deficits along the Wild Atlantic Way, such as bridges, to assist the continued accessibility and integrity of the route that will ensure the many attractions along the route will continue to be accessible and improve the visitor experience of the way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46341/14]
7. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will bring the regulations governing the vessels used in the wind work boat industry into line with the European regulations to ensure Irish boat yards may avail of opportunities to supply vessels to Irish offshore wind energy projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46339/14]
6. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of subvention that will be provided for the private operators that will be the successful tenderers for the 10% of Bus Éireann routes that will be privatised [46342/14]
3. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, in conjunction with the offshore renewable energy development plan, he will sign up to the equal recognition of mariner certification and training, or design a course that will provide equivalence, to enable Irish fishermen to avail of work opportunities in the offshore renewable energy sector and help develop a service industry for which fishermen are exceptionally qualified, which will ensure that Irish mariners may avail of opportunities in Irish offshore renewable energy sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46391/14]
581. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on using the ESB network to bring high-speed broadband to all homes and businesses as quickly as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46180/14]
580. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the timeline for access to high-speed broadband for areas identified as needing State intervention under the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46179/14]
541. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to set out the testing procedure in place for the content of building blocks; if he will indicate who conducts and carries responsibility for such testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46140/14]
540. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to set out the maximum allowable limit of muscovite in building blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46139/14]
342. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date on the processing of subsidiary protection applications since the introduction of new regulations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46136/14]
309. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an updated report of the work of Office of the Promotion of Migrant Integration; the work which the office will undertake in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45893/14]
308. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the budget of the Office of Promotion of Migrant Integration. [45892/14]
25. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the role of the apprenticeship council; their role in the development and implementation of apprenticeships; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45124/14]
35. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline his views on the way talks aimed at resolving the outstanding issues in the Northern Ireland peace process are progressing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44960/14]
307. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if Westbank orphanage and the Bethany Homes will be included in the proposed mother and baby inquiry, recognising the importance of establishing a full account of what happened in all mother and baby homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45184/14]
201. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance if a person who is currently unemployed and may have savings can avail of the home renovation incentive scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45152/14]
130. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that the meningitis B vaccination is introduced into the national immunisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44475/14]
49. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance if the amendment to section 481 of the Taxes Consolidation Act specified in section 21 of the Finance Act 2013 removes the requirement for it to be necessary for an Irish based film production company to be involved in a qualifying project for relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44424/14]
544. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will commit to developing and promoting renewable energy and promote conservation as a priority and move away from any potential focus on fracking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44221/14]
543. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will implement a ban on fracking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44220/14]
534. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will ensure that communities remain at the heart of energy policy, particularly in respect of the forthcoming White Paper on energy policy and the renewable electricity policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44072/14]
505. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his plans to bring the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill before the Houses of the Oireachtas. [44053/14]
106. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if all prescription charge refunds have been issued to those on the long term illness scheme who are or were also medical card holders during the applicable timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43343/14]
35. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the ongoing dispute between beef farmers and processors; the progress being made since the last meeting of the beef roundtable; the issues he plans to address at the next meeting of the beef roundtable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43011/14]
30. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will make the lobster V notching programme mandatory for all vessels fishing lobster around the coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43009/14]
25. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine after the recent fish spill in Killybegs Harbour, County Donegal, when a clean up will be initiated; the person making the decision; the process in the event of any future incidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43008/14]
24. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will spread the payments to farmers under the various schemes over 12 monthly payments in order to provide some income certainty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43010/14]