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

Willie Penrose: 441. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27717/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (7 Jul 2015)

Willie Penrose: 566. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will investigate the poor service which is being experienced by commuters on the Sligo-Mullingar-Dublin rail service, particularly from the perspective of functionality, given that peak train times have run late on at least three mornings out of every five during the month of June 2015, which is clearly inadequate in the context...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Industry in Ireland: Discussion (7 Jul 2015)

Willie Penrose: I always remember my late mother saying one never saw a poor bookmaker. However, the Irish Bookmakers Association has cried poverty. We did not realise we had so many bookmakers. Certainly, rural bookmakers who provide employment are suffering. Tremendous progress has been made by Horse Sport Ireland. Reaching New Heights, the title of the strategy it sent us last April, was excellent....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Bodies (8 Jul 2015)

Willie Penrose: 100. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure that Teagasc - the Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority - is enabled to recruit additional agricultural advisers in the context of there having been a reduction in excess of 40% in terms of front-line advisers in the past eight years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27836/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (9 Jul 2015)

Willie Penrose: 97. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that her Department has received an application for an invalidity pension from a person (details supplied) in County Longford; if it will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28136/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (9 Jul 2015)

Willie Penrose: 105. To ask the Minister for Finance the legislative basis underpinning the obligation for employers to provide employee with their P45s upon cessation of employment; if there is any mechanism to compel employers to provide employees with this important document; the penalties that are attached to employers who fail to comply with their statutory obligations; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (9 Jul 2015)

Willie Penrose: 204. To ask the Minister for Health the reason correspondence in an application for a medical card to the Health Service Executive on behalf of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath was never replied to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28058/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (9 Jul 2015)

Willie Penrose: 212. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who is having significant sight difficulties is immediately admitted for cataract surgery, which is necessary to improve this person's situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28103/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (14 Jul 2015)

Willie Penrose: 295. To ask the Minister for Finance the rationale behind the decisions of the Revenue Commissioners to insist that forms, such as forms 12's medical expenses reclaim forms, etc, must now be submitted on-line, if this decision can be reviewed, in the context that access to broadband and web facilities is not available in many areas; if provision will be made for these forms to be submitted by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Industry in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2015)

Willie Penrose: I thank all of the organisations for their comprehensive and informative presentations which will prove very useful and constructive. The Irish Thoroughbred Breeders Association spoke about a lack of profitability in the industry and the reductions in the numbers of mares, breeders and everything else. Prize money has been reduced, but it is still substantially better than in England. It...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Correspondence (16 Jul 2015)

Willie Penrose: 296. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he will take to address the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30168/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Special Protection Areas Designation: Irish Farmers with Designated Land (21 Jul 2015)

Willie Penrose: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their contributions. I concur with them and applaud them again for formulating well-argued and reasoned proposals to deal with an undoubted injustice. We all hope we can contribute to a resolution of this continuing situation, which effectively is a means of sterilisation without compensation. While we all must take cognisance of environmental...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (22 Sep 2015)

Willie Penrose: 282. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the income disregards applicable to applicants for carer’s allowance and in particular in terms of spouse's employment income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32229/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (22 Sep 2015)

Willie Penrose: 1135. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical procedure in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32230/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (22 Sep 2015)

Willie Penrose: 1136. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32231/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (24 Sep 2015)

Willie Penrose: 132. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when applications for stamp 4 and naturalisation by persons (details supplied) which were received in her Department on 17 April 2015 will be dealt with; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32656/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (29 Sep 2015)

Willie Penrose: 379. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will indicate what plans are in place to ensure additional high-speed cars are allocated to Garda Síochána stations across Counties Longford and Westmeath; specify when they are likely to be available for use in combatting and detecting crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33169/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (29 Sep 2015)

Willie Penrose: 380. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will outline what steps are being taken to provide additional Garda Síochána manpower in Counties Longford and Westmeath; if she will ensure that some of the additional personnel are allocated to rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33170/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists (29 Sep 2015)

Willie Penrose: 448. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the waiting list for orthodontic treatment in Counties Longford and Westmeath, differentiating between school-going children and adults; what steps are being taken to deal with the long waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33171/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (29 Sep 2015)

Willie Penrose: 457. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to enable a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath, who qualified as a nurse in the United Kingdom, to secure a personal identification number or registration number with An Bord Altranais, for which the person applied in February 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33255/15]