Results 2,421-2,440 of 7,024 for speaker:Willie Penrose

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (7 Oct 2014)

Willie Penrose: 576. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the roll-out of broadband to rural areas of counties Longford and Westmeath; and the option he has at his disposal to compel broadband providers to significantly improve broadband coverage in these large rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38128/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Exemptions (2 Oct 2014)

Willie Penrose: 71. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the taxes exemption threshold for small businesses from €75,000 to €150,000 in the forthcoming budget as this would be important to them in the context of the economic environment, in which they are trying to survive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37546/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Improvement Scheme (1 Oct 2014)

Willie Penrose: 195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in the context of budget negotiations, the steps he will take to provide moneys to enable the local improvement schemes to be reinstated as they are cost efficient and beneficial to rural dwellers in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37368/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Investigations (30 Sep 2014)

Willie Penrose: 247. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of costs and expenditure associated with investigations carried out by his Department's special investigations unit for each year since 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36727/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Investigations (30 Sep 2014)

Willie Penrose: 250. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to recent court cases, civil and criminal, where the operation and conduct of the special investigation unit has been subject to critical analysis and adverse comment and where his Department has had to settle a court case (details supplied), the steps he will take to investigate SIU with a view to making appropriate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (30 Sep 2014)

Willie Penrose: 495. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to implement the review of apprenticeship training here; the recommendations made in the said review; if in particular she will establish an apprenticeship council and new apprenticeships across the multiple trades; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36723/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (25 Sep 2014)

Willie Penrose: 110. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to engage in further recruitment to the cadets corps of the Permanent Defence Forces in addition to the 20 who have already been recruited; if some of those who have been selected as being suitable and are on a waiting list will be facilitated in the near future; the likely timescale for further recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (25 Sep 2014)

Willie Penrose: 200. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that the discretionary medical card of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath, which was terminated some months ago without any explanation, is now reissued to this person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36247/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licence Renewals (25 Sep 2014)

Willie Penrose: 276. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take with the Road Safety Authority and the National Driving Licence Service to ensure that drivers whose licences are due for renewal are duly informed in a timely fashion of the fact that they are due for renewal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36262/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (24 Sep 2014)

Willie Penrose: 133. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take steps to ensure the resources required to enable an organisation (details supplied) in County Longford to provide vital and necessary services in the disability and learning area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35971/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (24 Sep 2014)

Willie Penrose: 134. To ask the Minister for Health if negotiations with the relevant pharmaceutical company has progressed so as to ensure that persons who are suffering hepatitis C will be in a position to be provided with a new treatment as approximately 150 of these patients require immediate availability of the said treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35979/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Data (17 Sep 2014)

Willie Penrose: 169. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the conditions for persons who wish to participate in internships; if there are conditions and stipulations attached thereto; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32899/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (17 Sep 2014)

Willie Penrose: 165. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a social welfare appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath in relation to the refusal of their application for invalidity pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34831/14]

Topical Issue Debate: Employment Rights (17 Jul 2014)

Willie Penrose: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. Nobody wants to open up a vista of abuse and the concept of limited liability is jettisoned. I want to ensure that employees who find themselves in this situation, people who have no money and who face dilemmas trying to look after their families when their employer leaves them in limbo has to be addressed. I take account of all the consultation...

Topical Issue Debate: Employment Rights (17 Jul 2014)

Willie Penrose: This is very important. I would like another minute to deal with this. It is time to deal with this matter. The Government could hand it over to Thomas Courtney. Let him bring together the relevant parties. Let us sort it once and for all. I will not rest. I will be back, please God, if I am still alive in October, to raise this again, provided the Leas-Cheann Comhairle allows me.

Topical Issue Debate: Employment Rights (17 Jul 2014)

Willie Penrose: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for the extra minute. I know he is a west of Ireland man, like the Taoiseach.

Topical Issue Debate: Employment Rights (17 Jul 2014)

Willie Penrose: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this important issue. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Ann Phelan, to the House and wish her well on her new and very important role for rural people in particular. The downturn in the economy has clearly brought to our attention the significant and glaring weakness in the protection of employees who may find themselves very vulnerable in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (17 Jul 2014)

Willie Penrose: 390. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue in relation to an appeal against the refusal of carer’s allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32844/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (17 Jul 2014)

Willie Penrose: 737. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to have a medical card review expedited in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath, as same has not been assessed at this point in time despite it being submitted in April 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32845/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (17 Jul 2014)

Willie Penrose: 738. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who submitted additional information, regarding the interpretation of accounts, which were clearly analysed incorrectly by the primary care reimbursement service section has not had same reviewed in the context of this submission; if same can now be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the...