Parliamentary questions

Hospital Waiting Lists

Thomas Pringle

582. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health how many children are presently waiting 12-18 months for an appointment to see a child neurologist in CHI Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7753/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Thomas Pringle

583. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health how many children are presently waiting 18 – 24 months for an appointment to see a child neurologist in CHI Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7754/24]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Thomas Pringle

584. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health how many children are presently waiting over 24 months for an appointment to see a child neurologist in CHI Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7755/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Thomas Pringle

585. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a scheduled appointment with their neurologist in Crumlin Children's Hospital, given they been waiting over 15 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7756/24]

Military Aircraft

Thomas Pringle

177. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport if Shannon Airport or any other facility of the State is not being used in any way which facilitates the United States' military support for Israel's war on Gaza, by military personnel in any way participating in, advising, or in any way supporting Israel's military assault on Gaza, where the ICJ has said there is a plausible risk of genocide; if he will provide reassurances that adequate, rigorous inspection processes are in place to ensure that US aircraft are unarmed, carry no arms, ammunition or explosives or otherwise engage in any form of activity which would facilitate or contribute to the commission of a genocide in Gaza, noting Ireland's obligation under the Genocide Convention to pro-actively prevent the act of genocide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7343/24]

Tax Rebates

Thomas Pringle

235. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance the annual turnover of companies availing of the tax debt warehousing scheme in each year the scheme has operated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6291/24]

State Assets

Thomas Pringle

240. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance if Ireland holds any investments in US Treasury bonds that finance the provision of bombs and weapons to Israel; if he has any plans to divest from them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6577/24]

Office of Public Works

Thomas Pringle

246. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW has examined and costed the repair of the drainage system at Railway Road, Raphoe, County Donegal, which was damaged and left in a dangerous situation in July 2023; when it will be repaired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6176/24]

Brexit Supports

Thomas Pringle

247. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the total amount of funding that remains unspent by his Department from allocations under the Brexit adjustment reserve, disaggregated by scheme title of eligible measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6430/24]

Hen Harriers

Thomas Pringle

398. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures his Department are implementing to address the population decline of hen harriers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6292/24]

Housing Provision

Thomas Pringle

406. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what plans the Housing Agency has under its property sourcing and acquisitions programme for County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6465/24]

Housing Provision

Thomas Pringle

407. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of projects the Housing Agency is assisting the local authority and/or approved housing bodies in County Donegal with project feasibility and development of housing under headings (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6466/24]

Housing Provision

Thomas Pringle

408. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current housing projects his Department is funding in County Donegal, disaggregated by location, number of units, estimated completion date and lead partner that is, LA or AHB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6467/24]

Harbours and Piers

Thomas Pringle

495. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount expended on the smooth point pier extension project in Killybegs Harbour Centre for each year from 2015 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6411/24]

Harbours and Piers

Thomas Pringle

496. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeline for completion of phase 2 of the smooth point pier extension project in Killybegs Harbour Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6412/24]

Harbours and Piers

Thomas Pringle

497. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if additional funding is required for the completion of phase 2 of the smooth point pier extension project in Killybegs Harbour Centre; if so, the amount; if the funding has been committed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6413/24]

Brexit Supports

Thomas Pringle

499. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of funding his Department has received under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve fund, disaggregated by the year funding was expended and scheme title of eligible measures, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6429/24]

Brexit Supports

Thomas Pringle

500. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of funding granted to Donegal businesses through the Brexit Adjustment Reserve fund, disaggregated by the year funding was expended and scheme title of eligible measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6431/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Thomas Pringle

501. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of funding expended by his Department under the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund for the years 2021 to 2023, disaggregated by the year funding was expended and scheme title of eligible measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6432/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Thomas Pringle

502. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of funding expended in County Donegal by his Department under the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund for the years 2021 to 2023, disaggregated by the year funding was expended and scheme title of eligible measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6433/24]

Fisheries Protection

Thomas Pringle

503. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what proposals and actions he intends to pursue to ensure that the Irish pelagic quota, under the Common Fisheries Policy, CFP, total allowable catches, TACs, return to pre-Brexit levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6434/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Thomas Pringle

504. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many farmers in County Donegal applied for the organic farming scheme under the current CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6451/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Thomas Pringle

505. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many applications from farmers in County Donegal have been successfully accepted on to the organic farming scheme under the current CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6452/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Thomas Pringle

506. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many farmers in County Donegal applied for the agri-environment scheme, ACRES, under the current CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6453/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Thomas Pringle

507. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many applications from farmers in County Donegal have been successfully accepted on to the agri-environment scheme, ACRES, under the current CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6454/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Thomas Pringle

509. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how much the aggregate total of payments to County Donegal farmers will change for each year of the current CAP due to convergence under the transition from the basic payments scheme to the basic income support for sustainability and the complementary redistributive income support for sustainability schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6469/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Thomas Pringle

510. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in County Donegal that have applied for the areas of natural constraints scheme, under the current CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6470/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Thomas Pringle

511. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in County Donegal that have been accepted on to the areas of natural constraints scheme, under the current CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6471/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Thomas Pringle

512. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how much the aggregate total of payments to County Donegal farmers will be under the areas of natural constraint scheme, for each year of the current CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6472/24]

Departmental Contracts

Thomas Pringle

588. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that all systems of confidentiality are used when tendering for the National Children’s Hospital; what controls his Department has over the process; if he is satisfied that no inappropriate influence is placed on the tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6443/24]

Rural Schemes

Thomas Pringle

628. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline, in tabular form, the amount of funding granted under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund to projects in County Donegal, disaggregated by year funding was granted, title of project, amount of funding currently drawn down and estimated completion date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6437/24]

Rural Schemes

Thomas Pringle

629. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding granted to each county under the local improvement scheme for each year from 2017 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6438/24]

Rural Schemes

Thomas Pringle

630. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she is aware of the severe backlog of applications on hand with Donegal County Council under the local improvement scheme as the annual funding provided to date has not been sufficient to clear it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6439/24]

Rural Schemes

Thomas Pringle

631. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider increasing the overall funding allocated by her Department under the local improvement scheme to assist in clearing the severe backlog of applications on hand with Donegal County Council under the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6440/24]

Job Creation

Thomas Pringle

23. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the funding and job creation measures his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department have undertaken in Killybegs, County Donegal for each year of the lifetime of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5781/24]

Job Creation

Thomas Pringle

79. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the funding and job creation measures his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department have undertaken in County Donegal in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5780/24]

National Development Plan

Thomas Pringle

87. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the progress made in delivering National Development Plan 2021-2030 projects for County Donegal for each year of the lifetime of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5771/24]

National Development Plan

Thomas Pringle

109. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to outline predicted capital spend for delivery of projects contained in the National Development Plan 2021-2030 for County Donegal up to the end of the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5774/24]

National Development Plan

Thomas Pringle

125. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to outline the capital spend in delivering National Development Plan 2021-2030 projects for County Donegal for each year of the lifetime of the current Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5773/24]

National Development Plan

Thomas Pringle

129. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the predicted timelines for delivery of projects contained in the National Development Plan 2021-2030 for County Donegal up to the end of the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5772/24]

Departmental Strategies

Thomas Pringle

229. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection what progress has been made to realise recommendation 41.2 of Young Ireland: the National Policy Framework for Children and Young People (0-24) 2023-2028 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5795/24]

Departmental Strategies

Thomas Pringle

231. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection if foster carers will be included in the access to the State pension (contributary) measures (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5794/24]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Thomas Pringle

235. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the entitlements under class P PRSI contributions; how long a person needs to pay class P contributions in order to benefit; if there are other qualifying requirements for persons to claim class P; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5840/24]

State Pensions

Thomas Pringle

281. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Department of Social Protection to realise recommendation 41.2 of Young Ireland: the National Policy Framework for Children and Young People (0-24) 2023-2028 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5796/24]

Middle East

Thomas Pringle

12. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what progress is being made on the detailed assessment of whether there is a risk that genocide is being committed in the context of the war in Gaza as a first step towards fulfilling Ireland's duty to prevent genocide under the Genocide Convention of 1948; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5079/24]

EU Agreements

Thomas Pringle

13. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what progress has been made in working with the European Commission to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement given that Israel is in flagrant breach of its obligations under the agreement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5080/24]

Departmental Contracts

Thomas Pringle

52. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence , further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 30 January 2024, the value of the contracts currently in place with companies (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5428/24]

Road Network

Thomas Pringle

65. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport when funding will be provided to Donegal County Council from the Climate Adaption Fund 2024 for works to a road (details supplied) in order to prevent further flooding to properties in Donegal; when the funding will be released; the amount of funding that will be made available for the proposed works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5096/24]

Schools Building Projects

Thomas Pringle

178. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if a school in County Donegal (details supplied) will be placed on the school capital building programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5092/24]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Pringle

276. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to a series of issues in relation to council tenants (details supplied) who were not allowed a discount on the price of their house under the tenant (incremental) purchase scheme 2016 for the material improvements carried out on same; if he will consider modifying the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5429/24]