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- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 Oct 2010)
Willie Penrose: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in developing specific fully staffed cystic fibrosis units in designated hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34687/10]
- Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (5 Oct 2010)
Willie Penrose: Question 130: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the proposal concerning senior Traveller training centres, and the Government's intention regarding the continuation of these centres, which are extremely important in the overall educational context; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35086/10]
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (5 Oct 2010)
Willie Penrose: Question 383: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he will take to communicate with Eircom in regard to its proposal to introduce a minimum payment of â¬20 from its customers and request that it reverse this decision immediately; if he will intervene with a company (details supplied) and request a reversal of its decision to unilaterally transfer...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (5 Oct 2010)
Willie Penrose: Question 412: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) will be paid the appropriate payments under the cow welfare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35085/10]
- Written Answers — Insurance Industry: Insurance Industry (5 Oct 2010)
Willie Penrose: Question 427: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the steps he will take to regulate the practice whereby customers of a company or a business are being steered to preferred suppliers, who in fact are competitors of the businesses, which the consumer wishes to engage with; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this practice is widespread in the insurance...
- Economic Strategy: Motion (Resumed) (30 Sep 2010)
Willie Penrose: That is not correct.
- Economic Strategy: Motion (Resumed) (30 Sep 2010)
Willie Penrose: The Minister of State is indulging in the rewriting of history.
- Economic Strategy: Motion (Resumed) (30 Sep 2010)
Willie Penrose: One should stop digging when one is in a hole.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Sep 2010)
Willie Penrose: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to put in place a community-based diabetic podiatry service for persons in County Westmeath as part of a national foot-screening programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34201/10]
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Courses: FÁS Training Courses (29 Sep 2010)
Willie Penrose: Question 204: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills her views of the findings of the Forfás review of Labour Market Programmes which found that 41% of those on the local training initiative run by FÃS were under 25 years of age and that only 56% were in receipt of social welfare prior to commencing training despite the fact that the programme was established to focus...
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Courses: FÁS Training Courses (29 Sep 2010)
Willie Penrose: Question 295: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills her views on the findings of the Forfás review of Labour Market Programmes, in particular the findings which indicated that some of the programmes were not sufficiently focused on training persons on the live register; the actions she plans to take and by when in response to the recommendations to the report; and if...
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Courses: FÁS Training Courses (29 Sep 2010)
Willie Penrose: Question 296: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills her views on the findings of the Forfás review of Labour Market Programmes which found that the bridging foundation programme run by FÃS is not aligned to the target cohort, that there is relatively low progression and certification awards were low; the action she will take to address this; and if she will make a...
- Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (29 Sep 2010)
Willie Penrose: Question 289: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if the short-time working training programme which was launched in April 2009 to support persons in part- time work to enter training has been discontinued; the reasons for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25211/10]
- Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (29 Sep 2010)
Willie Penrose: Question 290: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of young persons under 25 years on a community employment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25212/10]
- Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (29 Sep 2010)
Willie Penrose: Question 291: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of places filled by young persons under 25 years on the work placement programme in line with the commitment to ring-fence 250 places for young persons under 25 years when the scheme was announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25214/10]
- Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (29 Sep 2010)
Willie Penrose: Question 292: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons who have been supported by the FÃS EURES service in 2008 and in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25215/10]
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (29 Sep 2010)
Willie Penrose: Question 293: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of complaints received by FÃS from clients in 2007, 2008 and 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25216/10]
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (29 Sep 2010)
Willie Penrose: Question 294: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of complaints received by FÃS from clients in 2007, 2008 and 2009 which were referred to the FÃS Client Services Commissioner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25217/10]
- Economic Strategy: Motion (29 Sep 2010)
Willie Penrose: I wish to share time with Deputies Ferris and Costello.
- Economic Strategy: Motion (29 Sep 2010)
Willie Penrose: I am glad to have an opportunity to contribute on behalf of the Labour Party to this important motion which we in the Labour Party broadly support and which has as its core objective the placing of job creation as the main priority of Government policy. We would have some concerns about the reference to the widespread utilisation of the National Pensions Reserve Fund in an unlimited way and...