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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Oct 2005)

Willie Penrose: Question 324: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if, in view of the special and extenuating circumstances pertaining to an application for additional units (details supplied) under the hardship provisions, she will take steps to have the matter thoroughly reviewed again, in line with the commitment recently given by her; if she will ensure that this person is allocated additional...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (11 Oct 2005)

Willie Penrose: Question 397: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received an application for funding to provide a car park at a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath; if same will be provided in the context of safety for everyone concerned at this location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26928/05]

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (11 Oct 2005)

Willie Penrose: Question 404: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has satisfied herself that there are adequate places provided for young persons, who wish to apply for a higher diploma in education; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some students who qualified almost three years ago have still not secured a place to undertake the higher diploma in education in view of the...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (11 Oct 2005)

Willie Penrose: Question 410: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason her Department is discontinuing home tuition for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who has significant medical difficulties; if in view of this she will now take steps to ensure that the home tuition which has been available to this person continues past its designated cut-off point of the 22 December 2005;...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (11 Oct 2005)

Willie Penrose: Question 506: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 1281 of 28 September 2005, in relation to a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath the name of the person in the school planning section who is carrying out the re-examination of the long term needs of the school in context of long term projected enrolments; if this will be expedited and a...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (11 Oct 2005)

Willie Penrose: Question 528: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has received an application for funding to provide a sewerage scheme at Glasson Village, Athlone, County Westmeath; if so the position in regard to this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27425/05]

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (12 Oct 2005)

Willie Penrose: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the amount of Irish energy resources that are imported; the percentage of the total energy sector that is made up by renewable energy resources; the total consumption of natural gas and oil here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27891/05]

Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (12 Oct 2005)

Willie Penrose: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on the recent deterioration in postal delivery service around the country; if An Post will be in a position to meet the full demand at Christmas; if the universal service obligation is being fully implemented; the steps he is taking to ensure it is upheld; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (12 Oct 2005)

Willie Penrose: Question 369: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí serving in each of the Westmeath Garda stations and each of the Longford Garda stations for each year since 1997 to date in 2005; the populations served by each Garda station in 1997 and 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28243/05]

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (13 Oct 2005)

Willie Penrose: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she will take to have the farm retirement application of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath dealt with; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28580/05]

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (18 Oct 2005)

Willie Penrose: Question 109: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to ensure that value for money generic drugs will be prescribed by general practitioners wherever possible; if she will review the high mark up paid to retail pharmacists; if savings from the high margins charged by pharmacists in a number of schemes where they are reimbursed by the State will be...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (18 Oct 2005)

Willie Penrose: Question 149: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the 30,000 plus patients who were discharged from hospitals in 2004 only to be re-admitted within a week; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many are discharged ahead of time due to hospital overcrowding and pressures on accident and emergency departments; and if she will...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Oct 2005)

Willie Penrose: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason for the underspend in his Department in the first three quarters of 2005; the subheads under which the underspend is occurring; and the projects in which an underspend is being recorded. [29060/05]

Written Answers — EU Regulations: EU Regulations (19 Oct 2005)

Willie Penrose: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Transport the position in respect of the EU proposal for a centralised blacklist of EU airlines; the way in which he will reconcile the differences of opinion expressed by the Irish Aviation Authority and his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29059/05]

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (19 Oct 2005)

Willie Penrose: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position with an application for a work permit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29621/05]

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (20 Oct 2005)

Willie Penrose: Question 25: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the criteria he employed for the appointment of the three members of the Ombudsman Commission under the Garda Síochána Act 2005; the reason he did not resort to a public tendering process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29773/05]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (20 Oct 2005)

Willie Penrose: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of non-nationals who entered here as unaccompanied minors who have now reached the age of 18 years and whose applications for residency have not been successful; his views on whether he will reconsider his policy on those persons and allow them to remain here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29774/05]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (20 Oct 2005)

Willie Penrose: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Finance the position of mortgage relief for single parents, who as single parents receive double tax credits, but yet are only permitted to use a single tax credit against mortgage relief; and if in that context such a policy is not helping single parents who are trying to deal with their mortgage and child care payments, together with other normal...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (20 Oct 2005)

Willie Penrose: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received an appeal against the refusal of a visa for a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that this person's spouse is working here for over four years; if he will take steps to ensure a visa is granted in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29890/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (25 Oct 2005)

Willie Penrose: Question 107: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the World Health Organisation international radon project co-ordinators' attention has been drawn to the fact that in 1997 the Government scrapped a radon remediation grant scheme for householders; if this issue has been raised in view of the 200 deaths per year which are linked to radon exposure here; and...