497. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 455 of 8 April 2014, his views on the State's implementation of these legal obligations in such circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17975/14]
123. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will take steps to investigate whether there are any illegal puppy farms operating here; the person who has responsibility for enforcement of the puppy farm legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17191/14]
605. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 692 of 18 February 2014, if he will provide an update on the matter and any decisions made on foot of this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16299/14]
561. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if he will outline all fees and allowances applicable to GPs, including those not included in the GMS scheme; if he will provide a breakdown of the cost of each fee/allowance per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15977/14]
458. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will meet with representatives of the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland to discuss trafficking for forced labour here, with particular regard to trafficking for forced labour in cannabis production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16539/14]
457. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider implementing a co-ordinated approach to assessing and identifying all cases of potential trafficking for forced labour by a multi-agency team involving State agencies and NGOs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16538/14]
456. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to appoint an independent national rapporteur to address problems of lack of identification and prosecution with regard to trafficking and victims of trafficking for forced labour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16537/14]
455. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to meet the State's legal obligations regarding the prosecution of victims of trafficking for forced labour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16536/14]
454. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the continued service of a company (details supplied) in operating speed checks on behalf of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16526/14]
214. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has reviewed the discussion paper by the Nevin Economic Research Institute regarding the funding of the higher education system and it's call to reverse cuts to third-level education and eventually reduce student registration fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16482/14]
213. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the gap in ICT education as shown in the recent programme for international student assessment study on 15 year old students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16481/14]
212. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he sees any conflict in teachers marking their own students in the junior cycle student award; if he will reconsider this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16480/14]
37. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance his plans to address the various forms of black economic activity, particularly the illicit tobacco trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16184/14]
9. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance the discussion that took place recently between Finance Ministers in Athens; the decisions made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16183/14]
166. 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 he will make a statement on the matter. [15752/14]
241. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the agency responsible for the investigation of breaches of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1893 in relation to friendly societies; the way an investigation can be initiated; the powers it has in relation to breaches of the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14940/14]
154. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance if the second phase of the carbon tax increase will be introduced in May 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14787/14]
35. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if in the event of a fishing licence being permanently revoked under the provisions of SI No. 3 of 2014, the tonnage and kilowatts will remain available to the Irish fishing fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13218/14]
33. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on any discussion that took place regarding opportunities that exist for the agrifood sector and the dairy industry during his visits to New Zealand and Australia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13220/14]
29. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the agreement reached with the Faroe Islands in relation to the share-out of the north Atlantic mackerel quota; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13719/14]
21. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of appropriate assessments, AAs, completed on Natura 2000 sites as part of the aquaculture licensing process; the number of AAs which are currently underway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13219/14]
18. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the issue of unwanted horses and equines will be addressed in the animal welfare conference to be held in May; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13221/14]
3. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the provision included in section 6(1) of SI No. 3 of 2014 is fair and proportionate and in compliance with the principle of natural justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13995/14]
1083. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health his plans to recruit a paediatric diabetes nurse specialist at Letterkenny General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13473/14]
893. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the details of the discussions that took place recently with his Norwegian counterpart and Norwegian seafood companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13222/14]
889. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an appropriate assessment has been set for aquaculture licence applications for Donegal Bay SAC; when he expects licence applications to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13672/14]
850. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Lithuanian vessel (details supplied) has any fishing entitlements in Irish waters; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this vessel has entered Irish waters in recent days; if he will monitor the fishing activity of this vessel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12928/14]
849. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Ireland has arranged any fishing quota swaps with Lithuania; if his attention has been drawn to any swaps that Lithuania has arranged in order to be able to access the blue whiting fishery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12929/14]
657. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that county and city managers can bring forward draft by-laws without consulting the elected council, that county and city managers can proceed to advertise draft by-laws in the local press without the elected council approving or noting the intention to advertise; and if he will consider introducing regulations or amending the Local Government Act so as to ensure that a county or city manager does not proceed to advertise draft by-laws without the elected council being consulted and without the draft by-laws being noted by the elected council. [13016/14]
259. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health when a medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied) which was originally sent to PCRS on 3 January 2014 but not recorded and re-sent to PCRS on 31 January 2014 will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12572/14]
23. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the introduction of a living wage and its benefits to employers and employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12225/14]
167. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to re-open applications for potting licences for the purpose of lobster fishing; if there is a scheme were unused licences could be transferred to another boat owner who is not related to the current licence holder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12318/14]
163. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 29 of 12 December 2013, the current support to local authorities under the Control of Horses Act; and the financial support allocated to animal welfare organisations for 2014 to assist in the delivery of animal care and welfare services. [12255/14]
9. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the timeframe for the implementation of the radon control strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11913/14]
7. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has considered the concerns of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland in respect of the new regulations regarding the inspection of building works at key stages during construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11912/14]
464. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has any concerns regarding the operation of the MFV Margiris in Irish waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11808/14]
22. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department has conducted any independent monitoring of the functioning of the national broadband scheme to ensure that subscribers are achieving the specified upload, download speeds and contention ratios; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11506/14]
17. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will liaise with the Department of Finance in ensuring the roll-out of the standard bank account to post offices nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11508/14]
14. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a breakdown of the number and location of fish counters in our rivers to count returning salmon; his views on whether there are adequate counters to provide scientific advice on fish returns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11505/14]
11. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the actions he plans to take after the passing of the amended motion on post office services in Dáil Éireann on 26 February; the time frame he envisages for an action plan to come forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11507/14]
5. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the potential for indigenous job creation in the offshore wind energy sector in the supply of tender vessels and crew been assessed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11701/14]
9. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on progressing any sites included in the tentative list to nomination under the world heritage list for UNESCO status; his plans to add additional sites to the tentative list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10740/14]
115. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide details of the total number of site visits that were undertaken by the National Parks Wildlife Service that met personally with land owner/user in the Falcarragh to Meenlaragh special area of conservation regarding the designation area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11106/14]
114. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a comprehensive list of all the lands including land owner/user that have been removed from the Falcarragh to Meenlaragh special area of conservation designation since initial commencement of designation dates required; the reason they were removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11105/14]
37. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on her Department's commitment to ensuring that An Post can continue to deliver cash payment services on behalf of her Department to customers in receipt of social welfare into the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10476/14]
35. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline in tablular format the number of persons granted subsidiary protection in each of the past five years; the number of those refused in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9706/14]
17. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tablular format the number of persons granted refugee status in each of the past five years; the number of those refused in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9705/14]
726. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made regarding ensuring that HGVs registered in the Republic are exempt from the UK's road user charge while operating into or travelling through Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8961/14]
312. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has made a decision regarding an application by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal under the summer works scheme 2014. [9564/14]
311. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has made a decision regarding an application by a school (details supplied) under the summer works scheme 2014. [9563/14]