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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Nov 2009)

Willie Penrose: Question 635: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients living in long stay hospital wards here, in each of the client groups, namely mental health, learning disability, and acquired brain injury; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39410/09]

Written Answers — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (3 Nov 2009)

Willie Penrose: Question 636: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm having received correspondence from the Department of Social and Family Affairs in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; if she will take steps to ensure that this person will have 11 or 12 months of the respite care grant awarded to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (3 Nov 2009)

Willie Penrose: Question 763: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position of an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39420/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (3 Nov 2009)

Willie Penrose: Question 835: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the Exchequer savings arising from the abolition of the Christmas bonus in 2009 for social welfare recipients; the number of payments involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38194/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (3 Nov 2009)

Willie Penrose: Question 906: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when an application for an appeal hearing by a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39412/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Nov 2009)

Willie Penrose: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when standard eligibility criteria for home care packages will be introduced in accordance with recommendations when the scheme was set up in 2006 and, more recently, in the report of the National Economic and Social Forum on the implementation of the home care package scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39293/09]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (4 Nov 2009)

Willie Penrose: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the arrangements whereby a small number of Health Service Executive employees are on sick leave for long periods of time at considerable cost; if she has sought an explanation; if contractual arrangements under which such leave is paid will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)

Willie Penrose: Who says they are socialists? They are Tories.

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (5 Nov 2009)

Willie Penrose: I am proud of Ken Livingstone.

Transport 21. (5 Nov 2009)

Willie Penrose: Question 7: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will publish a full report on every Transport 21 project including each current estimated commencement date, date of conclusion, the estimated cost of each project and the likely outcomes down to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39546/09]

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (10 Nov 2009)

Willie Penrose: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of occasions in 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009 in which grenades, bombs or improvised explosive devices have been used; the number of occasions in each year when the gardaí called on the assistance of the Army ordinance unit to deal with such devices; the number of prosecutions initiated as a result of the...

Written Answers — Garda Reserve: Garda Reserve (10 Nov 2009)

Willie Penrose: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of members of the Garda Reserve recruited to date in 2009; the stations to which they have been allocated; the number of applicants for the reserve currently in training; if he is satisfied with the rate of recruitment; when he expects that the full complement of 1,500 will be in place; if restrictions have...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (10 Nov 2009)

Willie Penrose: Question 292: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for naturalisation by persons (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40593/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (10 Nov 2009)

Willie Penrose: Question 409: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps he will take to ensure that the single farm payment due to a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39997/09]

Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (11 Nov 2009)

Willie Penrose: I move amendment No. 3: In page 3, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: "(9) No compensation upon leaving office shall be payable to the Director General or any other officer or employee unless the terms of the compensation are approved by a committee appointed by Dáil Éireann for the purpose.". We discussed this matter on Committee Stage. The purpose of the amendment is to...

Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (11 Nov 2009)

Willie Penrose: This is an important amendment. I have listened carefully to what the Minister of State said and can only hope that this whole scenario has prompted the Government to act with alacrity in putting in place appropriate guidelines in regard to severance payments, pension entitlements and so on as part of what the Minister of State referred to as a "new and comprehensive pensions framework"....

Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (11 Nov 2009)

Willie Penrose: Given the Minister of State's commitment in this regard, I do not propose to press it. This is an issue to which we will return, either at the Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment or the Committee of Public Accounts. I trust the Minister of State will ensure it is not put on the long finger.

Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (11 Nov 2009)

Willie Penrose: I move amendment No. 5: In page 4, to delete lines 27 to 30. The purpose of this amendment is to remove the gag which prevents the director general from commenting on Government policy. Directors general of State bodies are often a font of wisdom in regard to issues and developments within their remit. The Government's position is that a situation must not be permitted where such persons...

Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (11 Nov 2009)

Willie Penrose: In that context, I will withdraw the amendment.

Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (11 Nov 2009)

Willie Penrose: I move amendment No. 6: In page 9, line 22, after "Foras" to insert the following: "or the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment". Protection is afforded in the legislation to FÁS employees, which is proper and correct. As I said on Second Stage, we have laboured for such a long time regarding whistleblower protection legislation that we have been left in the traps. Every other...