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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 €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...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Oct 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 303: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps he will take to have the disadvantaged areas scheme payments due to a person (details supplied) in County Longford, immediately granted, as same is being held up due to digitisation problems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35427/10]

Written Answers — Garda Reserve: Garda Reserve (7 Oct 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the total number of the Garda Reserve recruited to date; if he will list the stations to which they have been allocated; the total number of applicants for the Reserve currently in training; if he is satisfied with the rate of recruitment; when he expects the full complement of 1,500 will be in place; if any restrictions have been...

Written Answers — Garda Inspectorate: Garda Inspectorate (7 Oct 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform to indicate which of the recommendations contained in the latest report of the Garda Inspectorate on resource allocation will be implemented during 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35377/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Oct 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 212: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person who is in receipt of the disadvantaged areas scheme, has had their area of land reduced from 32.49 hectares, which was the base level for 2009 to 22.13 hectares in 2010, notwithstanding that there has been no change in their circumstances or acreage or farm activity, and if same can now be restored to...

Written Answers — Diplomatic Relations: Diplomatic Relations (12 Oct 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the deterioration of relations between Colombia and Venezuela relations due to accusations by the Colombian administration claiming that the Venezuelan Government is harbouring terrorists [36106/10]

Written Answers — Millennium Development Goals: Millennium Development Goals (12 Oct 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will comment on Ireland's commitment towards those with disabilities with regard to the millennium development goals [36105/10]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (12 Oct 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 307: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in the context of the recently imposed prescription charges for medical card holders at 50 cent per item up to a maximum of €10 per month, it is the position whereby a person who is the holder of a medical card has to pay the 50 cent charge whilst similar medicine as required by a person is available free on the long term...

Credit Availability (13 Oct 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Enterprise; Trade and Innovation when the proposed government-backed loan guarantee scheme for viable small businesses will be established; the criteria that will be used for qualification of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36633/10]

Credit Availability (13 Oct 2010)

Willie Penrose: I thank the Minister for his reply. It is amazing that this review is ongoing since June 2010. Does that demonstrate a mind-boggling level of apathy and lethargy, in the context where small family businesses across the country cannot get the loans they need to keep the show, paying bills to suppliers is a struggle, viable, profitable and well-run businesses are going to the wall because...

Credit Availability (13 Oct 2010)

Willie Penrose: What we envisage is a co-guarantee in terms of risk sharing with the banks making a decision on a loan application and the Government stepping in to guarantee 50% of the loan. The benefit of such an arrangement is that there is an alignment of interests between the loan originator and the guarantor. I know the Minister has concerns in that there are ventures for which there is low...

Departmental Agencies (13 Oct 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Enterprise; Trade and Innovation if has satisfied himself that the Industrial Development Agency and Enterprise Ireland have sufficient staff and resources to allow them to fully and effectively discharge their functions in view of the current level of unemployment; if approval has now been given for all resources and staffing levels sought by both...

Departmental Agencies (13 Oct 2010)

Willie Penrose: In the context of 450,000 unemployed people, the important role performed by Enterprise Ireland and the IDA and their job creation capacities, is it not important that both agencies have more than sufficient staff to enable them to meet their job targets? Is it not unseemly and pathetic that Enterprise Ireland and the IDA have been in negotiations with the Minister regarding recruitment...

Departmental Agencies (13 Oct 2010)

Willie Penrose: That is well and good. We had great fanfare recently when the Minister and Taoiseach launched a report indicating that 300,000 jobs - 150,000 direct and 150,000 indirect positions - would be created. I understand the BRIC economies - Brazil, Russia, India and China - are expected to play an important role in this regard. I do not know how many staff Enterprise Ireland and the IDA have in...

Departmental Guidelines (13 Oct 2010)

Willie Penrose: The Labour Party was proven right €50 billion later.

Departmental Guidelines (13 Oct 2010)

Willie Penrose: The Government saved the casino gamblers.