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Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (23 Mar 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 725: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the financial assistance that will be given to a person (details supplied) who wishes to return to college to study mechanical engineering and thereby work in the renewal energy industry; if, in view of the circumstances the direction will be given to them as the way they might be in a position to achieve their ambition and...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (23 Mar 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 772: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the fundamental importance of special needs teachers, he will take steps to review his decision to reduce the number of such teachers out of mainstream education due to the fact of the significant strides that have been made in recent years, whereby children with special needs were maintained in mainstream education...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (24 Mar 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has been briefed by Bus Éireann on the second round of cutbacks to services and routes that will be implemented from 28 March 2010; his views on the impact of a further reduction of public bus services around the country especially on low income communities and senior citizens; the level of funding that he believes should be allocated to...

Written Answers — Ports Security: Ports Security (24 Mar 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Transport if he is reviewing any new procedures or updated security arrangements for our national ports in liaison with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and the gardaí in view of the surge in contraband cigarettes and other illegal materials that have been seized at ports here; if his attention has been drawn to concern among Revenue...

Written Answers — Prison Building Programme: Prison Building Programme (25 Mar 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made over recent months on the Thornton Hall project, County Dublin; if any consideration has been given to rethinking the project in favour of a more feasible smaller institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13006/10]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 Mar 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will take steps to have a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath admitted for a knee replacement; or, alternatively, if they will be placed on the list for the National Treatment Purchase Fund to have the procedure expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13538/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 Mar 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath is entitled to a companion travel pass; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13537/10]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (30 Mar 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 280: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will give an update in relation to an application for a visa to visit Ireland by a person (details supplied); and if came will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13838/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Mar 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 343: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will take steps to expedite an application for permission to work under the condition for receipt of illness benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13765/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Mar 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 344: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding an application for fuel allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13766/10]

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (30 Mar 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 398: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in respect of the proposed agri-environment scheme which replaces the REP scheme, he will meet the farming organisations to discuss significant changes and improvements which could be made to the scheme to make it more effective and acceptable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13868/10]

National Opera Company. (31 Mar 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if she will provide further information on the foundation of the Irish National Opera company; the outcome for the existing opera companies here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14015/10]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (31 Mar 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the legislative measures that she will introduce immediately to have head shops closed permanently in view of the concerns that have been expressed by communities in relation to their operations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14054/10]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (31 Mar 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the steps he is taking to have head shops closed permanently in view of the significant and increasing levels of concerns being expressed by communities across the country about their ongoing operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14055/10]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (31 Mar 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 186: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will take steps to amend the planning Acts in order to ensure that a change of use of premises for use as either a head shop or a sex shop is a material change of use and therefore requires an application for planning permission; if he will adopt the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2010...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (1 Apr 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 9: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of funding provided by his Department to drug rehabilitation centres over the past three years; the location of centres that may have received funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14268/10]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (1 Apr 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 27: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of meetings that the steering group, established to develop proposals on the national substance misuse strategy have had; the make up of this group; the number of submissions received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14267/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Apr 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 200: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the qualification criteria for the back to education allowance in view of the recent announcements in relation to the curtailment of entitlement to maintenance grants when persons are in receipt of back to education allowance; the qualifying criteria in respect of the allowance at this stage; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (20 Apr 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 906: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Science the grant assistance available to a person who has not got refugee status but has been fostered here for the past three years and who now wishes to pursue a third level education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14873/10]

Written Answers — Naval Service Vessels: Naval Service Vessels (21 Apr 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Defence his plans for vessel replacement in the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15623/10]