310. 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. [9562/14]
221. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance the progress made to date on the roll out of the standard bank account; the extent of involvement of An Post in the same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9713/14]
145. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way he is to address the concerns of the TUI and ASTI regarding the junior cycle student award ahead of balloting their members on industrial action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9157/14]
113. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to restrict the availability of confectionary products in schools; if he will consider a ban on the selling of such products on school premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9156/14]
7. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance his plans to widen income tax bands; the number of persons it will affect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8371/14]
160. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of times in the past five years his office, his Department and the Garda Headquarters have been swept for security breaches or evidence of bugging or electronic eavesdropping equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8537/14]
106. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount that has been spent in total by his Department on the provision of temporary accommodation both rental and permanent for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8485/14]
105. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will be opening the minor works scheme and the summer works schemes for applications for primary and secondary schools for 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8484/14]
33. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of his discussions at the recent meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Brussels regarding the continuing unrest in Ukraine; the decisions made in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8116/14]
26. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of his discussions at the recent meeting with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Theresa Villiers MP, regarding the ongoing political talks in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8117/14]
821. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Donegal County Council has applied for funding to replace the Mulantyboyle Bridge in Glenties, County Donegal; if he will consider making funding available to replace this important local access that has been collapsed for over three years now; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8055/14]
692. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if he has received the report on women who have undergone surgical symphysiotomies; if he will outline its content; the action he will take on foot of this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7580/14]
130. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has made a decision regarding the licence application by the long-haul service of Norwegian Air International to operate its service using a base here; if he has considered the implications regarding labour standards and labour-related rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7721/14]
25. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to ensure that hospitals enforce the new deadlines for reducing waiting lists; his views on whether hospitals have adequate resources to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6955/14]
29. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way the €600 million budget for the Child and Family Agency is to be spent; if she deems this to be an adequate level of funding for the agency to function efficiently in view of its responsibilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6638/14]
28. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date on which all services are due to be transferred to the Child and Family Agency, including public health nursing and child mental health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6639/14]
23. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide details on the review of current and planned child protection systems; when this review will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6640/14]
20. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the contact she has made with Facebook regarding Neknominations; the response given, if any; and if she plans further actions regarding same. [6636/14]
10. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of contracts for social work services tendered by her Department; if she will list in table format the details of each company; the value of each contract; the amount being spent by these companies and for what purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6637/14]
3. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to release more than 60,000 files on forced adoptions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6921/14]
502. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the capital projects he intends to progress in 2014 at fishery harbour centres; the amounts allocated to the projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6508/14]
492. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way he foresees smart technology improving the efficiency of the agrifood sector while protecting the sustainability of the environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6358/14]
490. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when arrears will be paid in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6338/14]
457. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 487 of 12 February 2013, if he will provide details in tabular form of the number of persons currently living in direct provision by year they entered direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6683/14]
445. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he intends to publish a new Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill in view of the fact that the current Bill has been on Committee Stage since November 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6507/14]
361. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department can assist with the roll-out of fibre optic broadband to rural areas, as envisaged by the ESB (Electronic Communications Networks) Bill 2013 and under the rural development programme of the Common Agricultural Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6357/14]
357. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the statement by Facebook that Neknomination material is not in breach of its rules; his planned actions in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6630/14]
104. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department was consulted in relation to the changes in the means testing of eligibility for the farm assist scheme in budget 2013 by the Department of Social Protection; his views on the impact the changes have made to farm income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6346/14]
94. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the spend by his Department on external IT consultancies and contractors; if he will list any firm or contractor that has received over €1 million in total over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6347/14]
37. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects the introduction of the new subsidiary protection system; and if he has considered the introduction of legislation for a single procedure for the assessment of subsidiary protection. [5355/14]
535. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons currently living in direct provision; if he will provide the details in tabular form by year in which they entered direct provision, to include details of those persons living in direct provision for 36 months and over; and his plans to end housing of asylum seekers in direct provision hostels. [5383/14]
125. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way he expects savings to be generated from Irish Water; the way he foresees savings being generated after the service level agreements with local authority staff expire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5036/14]
99. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a voluntary redundancy scheme for staff in local authorities working in the water sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5035/14]
26. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the impact the announcement by the European Commission regarding the new Europe-wide targets for renewable energy will have on Government policy on renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4307/14]
15. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will ask the ESB to roll-out fibre broadband to all households here on the passing of the ESB (Electronic Communications Networks) Bill 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4308/14]
171. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a REP scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4547/14]
147. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a list of the detention institutions in the Irish Prison Service annual reports of 2011 and 2012 regarding committals in respect of immigration issues; the number of persons detained in each institution; and if he will provide a breakdown of the gender and age of persons held under immigration related issues. [4517/14]
736. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if research has been undertaken to establish any link between sugar and obesity; if he will consider introducing measures to regulate the sugar content of food and drink; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3928/14]
139. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to introduce mandatory pension coverage for workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3693/14]
131. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has any concerns that companies requiring interns under the JobBridge scheme to have PhDs in a particular field may be using such highly qualified persons to displace staff or to avoid job creation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3672/14]
149. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the local government auditor in his annual auditors reports has in recent years consistently expressed concern about the financial performance of Sligo County Council and its increasing level of debt; if it has been brought to his attention that SCC has had a significant deficit in its revenue account budget for the years ending 31 December 2008-2012 (details supplied); if he recognises that Donegal County Council has acted responsibly and adopted balanced budgets in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 and in that regard if he will explain the reason his Department, in addition to the general purpose grant for 2014, provided a €1 million top-up to SCC to include in its draft budget for 2014; the reason that council is being rewarded for its behaviour, while Donegal County Council has not been provided with any additional funding. [3088/14]
35. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 33 of 15 January 2014, if his Department and-or the consul general made any attempt to have the host nation acknowledge the person's second citizenship and therefore enable this State to provide consular assistance to the fullest extent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3022/14]
659. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if there will be an opt-in mechanism for general practices to register for free GP care for the under sixes; if he can still guarantee that all those under six will have access to free GP care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2863/14]
251. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on reports that autistic children are being confined in withdrawal rooms for extended periods without supervision during school hours; his views regarding guidelines on the use of these rooms being set by the board of management of individual schools rather than at national level; his views on whether this is an appropriate method to deal with children with autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2608/14]
160. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Taoiseach when he expects the Household Finance and Consumption Survey to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1559/14]
35. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance the date on which the report on the standard bank account pilot project is due to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1644/14]
5. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance his views on the lists of politically exposed persons under Anglo Irish Bank-Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; the reason lists were deemed necessary; the way they have been used; if he was aware of the lists and the contents of these lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1757/14]
839. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health his plans to review the situation whereby the majority of maternity units are not routinely scanning pregnant women for foetal abnormalities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1176/14]
765. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if he will include the restrictions on sunbed use to persons with type one and type two skin in the Public Health (Sunbeds) Bill 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55409/13]
557. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 150 of 23 May 2013, when the report regarding a particular series of events which took place after the conviction of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be completed; when it is scheduled to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55448/13]