Results 781-800 of 7,024 for speaker:Willie Penrose

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme Eligibility (15 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: 289. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the criteria applicable for receipt of endowments under the immigrant investor programme; if there is a specific criteria which indicates that the said endowment has to be applied to a capital programme rather than to the running costs whereby a project that is already in existence for the past 15 years requires an endowment...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme Eligibility (15 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: 290. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if it is possible for the beneficiaries of the endowment to meet with the evaluation committee in the context in which an application under the immigrant investment programme is refused to ascertain the criteria involved in the programme which would enable them to submit a new or fresh application under the programme. [20824/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (15 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: 522. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding available for the CLÁR Programme in 2018; the number of CLÁR projects that have been applied for by the local authorities in counties Westmeath and Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21129/18]

Report on Mental Health Care: Motion (10 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: I extend the apologies of my colleague, Deputy Kelly, who cannot be here to speak on this motion. I compliment Deputy James Browne and the committee for producing this comprehensive and focused report. It is an invaluable contribution to this important area. As Deputy Browne said, it is a very important and vital first step towards addressing an area that has long been neglected and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (10 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: 231. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be admitted to the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dun Laoghaire as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20749/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (10 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: 234. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that a person (details supplied) receives home help hours; if funding will be provided to the HSE to ensure same is funded without future delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20789/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (10 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: 290. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) will be determined; if same can be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20747/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (10 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: 313. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons that have applied to Westmeath County Council for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan; the number approved; the eligibility criteria; if they are uniformly applied across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20788/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Concert Hall (9 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: 35. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the additional facilities that may be required at the National Concert Hall if the recommendations of the Boaden report in respect of the future of the National Symphony Orchestra is implemented; the way in which the funding will be provided to facilitate the NCH in enabling such a transfer to take place; and if she will make a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortage Risk Management Measures: Discussion (8 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: There are eight witnesses here today and I am glad to see there is perfect gender balance with four women and four men. I think the women will be a bit softer and easier to deal with in terms of trying to get loans for farmers and small businesses. We have been deeply concerned for the past month or six weeks in terms of the impact the fodder crisis was having on farmers. A lot of other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortage Risk Management Measures: Discussion (8 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: I thank Professor Boyle, Dr. Kavanagh and the ICOS delegation for appearing before the committee. I know Professor Boyle was a few years ahead of me in UCD. He will know Dr. Caffrey very well. I recall clearly what he used to lecture back in the early 1970s that there was one tonne of silage or haylage per adult animal per month. At that time it was roughly a five-month period. What...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Places (8 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: 174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if adequate plans will be provided for the forthcoming academic year for young students (details supplied) who wish to undertake courses in primary school teaching, and in particular students who had the required minimum points to pursue these courses in 2017 to 2018 but were denied the opportunity due to a lack of places being provided; and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Funding (8 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: 491. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if funding will be made available to Westmeath County Council to purchase houses to enable persons that have lived in such houses as rented accommodation and which are now being disposed of by financial institutions and in which the purchase thereof would prevent homeless situations arising; if so, the criteria for making...

Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (3 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: 13. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address the pension concerns of community employment supervisors. [19223/18]

Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (3 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: Is the Minister aware that previous Ministers for Public Expenditure and Reform and Environment, Community and Local Government put in place an ex gratiapayment to circumscribe the numbers involved such that no precedential value was set. I have previously given details on the number of assistant supervisors and supervisors on CE schemes who will be left impecunious when they retire and...

Other Questions: JobPath Programme (3 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: Surely the Department will now be able to support people into employment using its own resources instead of outsourcing that work. Regarding CE schemes, surely it is time to change the criteria and allow participants who reach 60 or 61 years of age to continue in those schemes for the next two, three or four years, which would bring them up to the pension age if they have not been in a...

Other Questions: JobPath Programme (3 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: I hope the Minister wins that battle.

Other Questions: JobPath Programme (3 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: 11. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to review the JobPath programme. [19220/18]

Other Questions: JobPath Programme (3 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: In a context in which the level of long-term unemployment is thankfully falling rapidly, will the Minister continue the JobPath programme? Will a value for money review of the programme be provided for? I ask these questions in the context of the welcome announcement that from 1 June people will be able to participate in community employment schemes and Tús. If they were not allowed...

Other Questions: JobPath Programme (3 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: I understand the Minister has embarked on an econometric review of the JobPath programme. I am asking that a value for money review be included. I also believe there should be an assessment of the number of people focused on by JobPath aged 60 years and over. I know that many people living in rural areas, particularly women, who were targeted by JobPath could not participate. The...