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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme (26 May 2015)

Willie Penrose: 437. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in the context of the beef data genomics programme, he will delete the six-year rule as a condition of participation in the programme, and likewise, the draconian penalty whereby if a participant withdraws from the programme during the course of the six years, any payments already made will be recovered, which is fundamentally...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme (26 May 2015)

Willie Penrose: 438. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in the context of the beef data genomics programme, he will adjust the requirement that 50% of the breeding female animals have to be four or five star by 2020, to a requirement to be three, four or five star animals, and ensure that calves weanlings replacements and cows are all included in the calculation; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme (26 May 2015)

Willie Penrose: 440. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in the context of the new beef data genomics programme, if the requirement that farmers who purchase a bull must buy a four or five star bull, post January 2017, and have a four or five star bull by 2020, will be adjusted to take account of the costs that will arise for this sector, especially for small suckler farms, given that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme (26 May 2015)

Willie Penrose: 444. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an explanation in respect of genomic testing where there is a requirement of 60%, which far exceeds the 15% which applied in 2014, and which was confirmed by the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation to be adequate for an effective suckler genomic programme, and where it is clear that testing non-breeding male animals...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (26 May 2015)

Willie Penrose: 445. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend the carbon navigator deadline from October 2016, due to the significant pressure that would arise for farmers, their planners and advisers, by the implementation of the earlier timelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20706/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme (26 May 2015)

Willie Penrose: 446. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to deal with the complexities and straightjacketing arising from the beef data genomics programme, which has made it over-complicated, and which imposes excessive costs on farmers; if he will make the necessary changes to the programme by addressing these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme (26 May 2015)

Willie Penrose: 447. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that it is appropriate to limit the availability of the scheme based on the number of calved cows in 2014, which clearly delimits the ability to expand and increase suckler cow numbers in future years; if farmers could be permitted to apply on all of the suckler cows in their herd in 2015; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Prices (26 May 2015)

Willie Penrose: 986. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has examined the recent submission made in respect of the calculation and methodology employed in determining the public service obligation levy calculation (details supplied); if he will examine the alternative method submitted, which would acknowledge the distinction between domestic and small accounts with MIC...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Collection (28 May 2015)

Willie Penrose: 74. To ask the Minister for Finance the way the non-payment of local property tax will be recovered; the level of interest and penalties that may apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21204/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (28 May 2015)

Willie Penrose: 96. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in the context of an application under the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath, the reason the person has been informed that this total landholding is virtually restricted; if same will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21206/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Memorabilia (28 May 2015)

Willie Penrose: 98. To ask the Minister for Defence the steps he will take to ensure that military memorabilia are returned to Columb Barracks, Mullingar, County Westmeath, in the context where there is an offer available, as per correspondence (details supplied), to ensure that same will be carefully looked after and made available to the public at all times; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Operation (9 Jun 2015)

Willie Penrose: 265. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to reduce the age eligibility parameter for participation in community employment schemes, from 25 to 21; her views on the progress that has been made in this regard; her plans to accelerate the enabling of people of that age group, who wish to participate, to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22389/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (9 Jun 2015)

Willie Penrose: 266. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to ensure that people who have reached 60 years of age are allowed unlimited participation in community employment schemes, when both the sponsors and the people themselves wish to continue their active continuation on such schemes, which are valuable for the participants and the communities they serve; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (9 Jun 2015)

Willie Penrose: 434. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications that have been made to his Department in respect of the Scottish derogation measure regarding the basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21408/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education Facilities (9 Jun 2015)

Willie Penrose: 1009. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to ensure that an application for a sports hall by a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath, which was originally submitted in November 2005 and resubmitted in March 2008, and which has been identified in a recent whole-school evaluation-management leadership and learning document as being extremely important in the context...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (9 Jun 2015)

Willie Penrose: 1098. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money which was allocated to Westmeath County Council for the construction of local authority housing in each of the years 2004 to 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22391/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (9 Jun 2015)

Willie Penrose: Deputy Barry has spoken about many of the issues on which I had intended to focus. I thank all of the witnesses for their presentations, which were illuminating as well as informative. I thank them for the effort they put into their presentations. I have many reservations and bountiful scepticism about GMO based food and food crops. I always believe that when dabbling with the unknown...

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2015)

Willie Penrose: I am glad to have an opportunity to contribute to the debate on this important legislation. I warmly welcome the tremendous work done on the legislation by my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Gerald Nash, and I compliment him on it. The legislation will allow for collective bargaining in the workplace and for sectoral registered employment agreements to be re-established. I...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (16 Jun 2015)

Willie Penrose: 224. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when arrears in relation to a claim for a disability allowance in respect a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be paid; if same will now be expedited, as this person was granted disability allowance on appeal 11 weeks ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23899/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (16 Jun 2015)

Willie Penrose: 325. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of visits made by the Industrial Development Agency to County Westmeath in 2014 and to date in 2015; the number of such visits during which entrepreneurs and investors examined the potential of Marlinstown Industrial Park in Mullingar, County Westmeath; the plans for visits within the next six months to the said site; the...