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Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Feb 2012)

Willie Penrose: Question 219: To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to have a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath admitted for a operation, which is urgently required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7290/12]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Feb 2012)

Willie Penrose: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have a operation carried out; if same will now be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7292/12]

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (14 Feb 2012)

Willie Penrose: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in the context of correspondence (details supplied), which was submitted to his Department, he will take steps to deal with the issue outlined therein; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8470/12]

Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (14 Feb 2012)

Willie Penrose: Question 260: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in the context of the attached correspondence (details supplied), he will review the decision to suspend payments of allowances to new entrants pending a review; in view of the impact that this will have upon persons who are currently obtaining their professional qualifications and are due to graduate in the next four months or...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (14 Feb 2012)

Willie Penrose: Question 364: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will indicate the entitlements available to a person who is compelled due to ill health as certified by medical consultants and who has been in self employment for the past 35 years or so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8467/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (14 Feb 2012)

Willie Penrose: Question 365: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of hours persons, who are in receipt of social welfare, can work on a weekly basis where such persons might have to do the same for rehabilitate purposes or which might arise due to part time work becoming available and whereby they still can receive their specific social welfare payment; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (15 Feb 2012)

Willie Penrose: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will outline the way in which a person (details supplied) from Canada who is authorised because of special skills to work in the country on a one year work holiday visa can have same extended; if she will give details of their options on their status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8687/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (15 Feb 2012)

Willie Penrose: Question 275: To ask the Minister for Health if he will make contact with the primary care reimbursement service with a view to the immediate processing of a change of doctor application (details supplied) which was initially submitted in November 2011 and, notwithstanding the furnishing of additional details, has not been processed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (15 Feb 2012)

Willie Penrose: Question 289: To ask the Minister for Health if he will make contact with the PCRS with a view to having an urgent medical card application processed immediately, which was initially submitted in November 2011 and has not been processed to date in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8738/12]

Social Welfare Code (16 Feb 2012)

Willie Penrose: I hope there is some leniency with my time. I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this important issue for debate in the Dáil. We are all aware of the importance of having a safety net in place in the social welfare system for when one falls into personal difficulties such as illness or where one loses one's job unexpectedly. It is important that people who find themselves in these...

Social Welfare Code (16 Feb 2012)

Willie Penrose: Even in trying to bring equality to the system, is it not the case that all current earnings from self-employment are taken into account and there are no disregards as there are in similar cases where people are not self-employed? Also, earnings are assessed as gross income less the work related expenses. Notwithstanding the Minister's comment on the actuarial review and the significant...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (16 Feb 2012)

Willie Penrose: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a social welfare appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath in relation to their invalidity pension claim; if same will now be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9071/12]

Written Answers — Control of Firearms: Control of Firearms (16 Feb 2012)

Willie Penrose: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in the context of a recent judgment of the High Court concerning a legal challenge against the refusal of restrictive firearms, if he will indicate that if persons who always held such a firearms licence and who were refused in the past two to three years or so the renewal of such application, will now have their refusal reviewed in...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Recruitment: Defence Forces Recruitment (16 Feb 2012)

Willie Penrose: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Defence the anticipated levels of recruitment into the Permanent Defence Forces in 2012; the likely level of recruitment for the Western Brigade based at Custume Barracks, Athlone, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8984/12]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Feb 2012)

Willie Penrose: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to have the suckler cow welfare scheme payments immediately paid to a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9115/12]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (16 Feb 2012)

Willie Penrose: Question 250: To ask the Minister for Health if he will make contact with the primary care reimbursement services with a view to having a medical card application processed immediately, which was initially submitted in November 2011, and has not been processed to date in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9069/12]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (21 Feb 2012)

Willie Penrose: Question 519: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) will have their application for naturalisation finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9587/12]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (23 Feb 2012)

Willie Penrose: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will indicate the reason visitors visas were not approved for persons (details supplied) notwithstanding that family members in this country would provide accommodation for their two month visit and therefore they would not represent a burden on the State in any shape or form; if this application can be reviewed in this...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (23 Feb 2012)

Willie Penrose: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Health if he will indicate the qualifying criteria for school going children to enable them to receive orthodontic treatment; if in this context a young person of 15 years of age is eligible to receive such treatment pending assessment and evaluation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10556/12]

Written Answers — School Management: School Management (28 Feb 2012)

Willie Penrose: Question 258: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the avenues of appeal or recourse available to parents if, following their complaints to the relevant primary school board of management, the said board fails to investigate the particular complaints or inadequately investigates same; in these circumstances if there are other alternative ways by which theses...