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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 Jun 2015)

Willie Penrose: 186. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath is provided with an ear, nose and throat appointment at the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore in County Offaly as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25595/15]

White Paper on Defence: Statements (30 Jun 2015)

Willie Penrose: I have a ten-minute speaking slot.

White Paper on Defence: Statements (30 Jun 2015)

Willie Penrose: That is not the way to run the House.

White Paper on Defence: Statements (30 Jun 2015)

Willie Penrose: I secured ten minutes from the Whip’s office.

White Paper on Defence: Statements (Resumed) (30 Jun 2015)

Willie Penrose: I thank the Minister for facilitating me in this regard. At the outset, I wish to be associated with my colleagues in expressing my deepest sympathy to the families of Larry and Martina Hayes, and Lorna Carty. These are horrific and tragic losses of people who were on holiday. It shows the importance of security and protection in the current environment. I welcome the opportunity to make a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reorganisation (30 Jun 2015)

Willie Penrose: 349. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to address the reasonable proposals put forward in correspondence (details supplied), so as to facilitate this infantry battalion without incurring any additional costs; if he will have same examined in detail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26029/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Register Office (30 Jun 2015)

Willie Penrose: 484. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an explanation for the circumstances behind the downgrading of the registrar's office in the health centre in Mullingar in County Westmeath, resulting in the removal of the authority to conduct civil marriages or civil partnerships in the Mullingar area from that office; the reason same has been transferred to Athlone primary care centre,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (30 Jun 2015)

Willie Penrose: 485. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the significant delays being experienced in registering nurses with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland; if he will take proactive steps to address same, including the provision of adequate resources to the board to enable it to fulfil its statutory duty by providing timely registration; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (30 Jun 2015)

Willie Penrose: 571. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide clear guidelines to grant authorities dealing with higher education grants, which would permit an applicant for a grant adding evidence of estrangement or independence to benefit from a local community officer or social welfare officer making declarations for the purpose of the Student Universal Support Ireland process,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Grants (30 Jun 2015)

Willie Penrose: 572. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in the context of adjacency rate measurements for the purpose of higher education grants, if she will change the 45 km requirement to travel distance rather than the geographical distance, as the crow flies, which does not work in rural Ireland; if she will consider a rural exemption from the 45 km rule or a reversion to the old rate of 24 km...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Personal Insolvency Act (2 Jul 2015)

Willie Penrose: 51. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the new personal insolvency measures announced on 30 May 2015 will come into effect, in particular, the proposed removal of a bank's veto on insolvency arrangements by way of putting a new examinership style process in place to allow debtors to challenge a bank's rejection of a proposed arrangement to ensure debtors are not unfairly...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (2 Jul 2015)

Willie Penrose: 53. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she will take to expedite an application for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26852/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 Jul 2015)

Willie Penrose: 185. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take steps to have a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath admitted to St. James's Hospital under the care of a consultant neurosurgeon for an urgent procedure in relation to haemopleagic migraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26849/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Correspondence (2 Jul 2015)

Willie Penrose: 189. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take steps to ensure that correspondence (details supplied) which has been furnished to medical personnel will be immediately addressed, that the concerns therein will be dealt with and that, if necessary, the patient's advocate will be corresponded with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26886/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (2 Jul 2015)

Willie Penrose: 210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure those eligible will have an opportunity to submit applications to avail of the school transport service for a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath which has been threatened with discontinuance due to the number of eligible applications received to date being below the minimum number of ten, as most persons who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion with Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (2 Jul 2015)

Willie Penrose: I thank the witnesses for attending and giving us an explanation, which is very important. We certainly put the cart before the horse on this, and probably in terms of the scheme. I am interested in what Deputy Ó Cuív said because I have a similar question. I believe there were at least two or three farm organisation representatives on the board. Was this discussed at board...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion with Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (2 Jul 2015)

Willie Penrose: At least we changed. Meath could have had an opportunity to intervene at half time, in the way our manager did, and to make a few changes. My view is that everyone goes to the politicians to sort out issues, but people are sitting on boards. Was there a silence or did they have an opportunity to make their input, which they should have done? A board is not there to be dictated to. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion with Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (2 Jul 2015)

Willie Penrose: The truth gets mixed up when the facts are used to suit a particular situation.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (7 Jul 2015)

Willie Penrose: 66. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for a carer's allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27272/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (7 Jul 2015)

Willie Penrose: 350. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the Health Service Executive medical card division to immediately issue a medical card to a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27257/15]