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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (30 Sep 2015)

Willie Penrose: 56. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to set out the position on an application for disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; if this can be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33506/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Sep 2015)

Willie Penrose: I thank the Minister for his presentation. Without agriculture and the agri-industry, rural areas would be decimated because IDA Ireland and other bodies have washed their hands of rural areas. We must continue to invest. It is far more productive when spending penetrates down into rural communities, helping to retain rural businesses. In respect of GLAS and AEOS will the €250...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Sep 2015)

Willie Penrose: That is right.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 Oct 2015)

Willie Penrose: 192. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an operation in Cappagh Hospital for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33818/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (6 Oct 2015)

Willie Penrose: 184. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the steps she will take to expedite an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Longford which was initially made in May 2015, and which is relevant for the months of May, June and July 2015, whilst the person was caring for his mother; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34133/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Grant Payments (6 Oct 2015)

Willie Penrose: 317. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has received a submission for funding from a group (details supplied) in County Westmeath, which is seeking to establish a national advanced manufacturing research centre; if he will ensure that it receives the necessary funding to enable it to proceed immediately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34483/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (6 Oct 2015)

Willie Penrose: 504. To ask the Minister for Health that provision be made in the forthcoming budget to offset significant additional costs that are incurred by an organisation (details supplied) following inspections so that it is able to continue its operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34132/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (6 Oct 2015)

Willie Penrose: 636. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to expedite an application for an appeal against the refusal of a higher education grant to a person (details supplied) in County Cavan, given the significant reduction in the parent's income which is variable and non-reliable, but currently well within the income eligibility guidelines; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposed Legislation (6 Oct 2015)

Willie Penrose: 755. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take to modify the road traffic legislation, and in doing so, make it more understandable and readable for the citizens of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34516/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Sector: Irish Farmers Association (6 Oct 2015)

Willie Penrose: We all appreciate the sheep industry is an important industry in its own right and I can assure those present that it is important also in the midlands because some of them might be getting mixed up. Sheep are important as part of a mixed farming enterprise and they play a pivotal role in grassland and pasture management and environmental enhancement. I have a brother involved in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Sector: Irish Farmers Association (6 Oct 2015)

Willie Penrose: They have always voted for me up to now because they had no one else. The IFA has identified a figure of €25 million and the issue is how we secure it. It is important because many people are digging in and there is a constrained amount available. This will be supplemented by giving access to a number of specific schemes. It is a little irritating that significant grant aid can be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Irish Farmers Association (6 Oct 2015)

Willie Penrose: I am not surprised at what has happened because the committee, under the Chairman, carried out a detailed analysis of the issue of market volatility in the dairy industry. The Chairman anticipated it well. We heard from the Irish Dairy Board, the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society, ICOS, Teagasc and other interested parties. I remember saying at the time that the Food Harvest 2020...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: Irish Farmers Association (6 Oct 2015)

Willie Penrose: AIB were on the money. Before one expands, one should consider how efficient one is at that point in time. That is a very important lesson. Another issue relates to forward selling. With markets are in their current state, however, it is very hard to engage in such selling. In my view the banks must give farmers some type of holiday to work through the situation. In the context of...

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

Willie Penrose: 56. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the steps she will take to expedite an application for a carer’s allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath, which was submitted some time ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34884/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (7 Oct 2015)

Willie Penrose: 57. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the steps she will take to expedite an application for a domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34885/15]

Topical Issue Debate: Credit Unions Regulation (8 Oct 2015)

Willie Penrose: He is very agreeable.

Topical Issue Debate: Credit Unions Regulation (8 Oct 2015)

Willie Penrose: Across the Republic of Ireland there are 2.89 million members in 352 credit unions. Credit union members have in excess of €11 billion in savings, €3.5 billion in loans and more than €13 billion in total assets. Credit unions are not only a major economic force, they are a social movement throughout this country. The Labour Party has always been clear about its role:...

Topical Issue Debate: Credit Unions Regulation (8 Oct 2015)

Willie Penrose: -----that have closed up and that have left the same community to fend for itself. The very banks that put us down the tubes are now getting money from the credit unions. One could not make it up. The consequence of the current regulations around credit union investment is that the vast majority of credit union funds are currently held in bank deposits, earning even lower returns. ...

Topical Issue Debate: Credit Unions Regulation (8 Oct 2015)

Willie Penrose: I thank the Minister of State for the reply. It is not the type of reply he would normally provide, given that it is couched in legal and bureaucratic language. There is evidence in every credit union throughout the country and a clear recommendation is contained in the International Credit Union Regulators Network, ICURN, report commissioned by the Central Bank to the effect that it is...

Topical Issue Debate: Credit Unions Regulation (8 Oct 2015)

Willie Penrose: There is some difference between the position of the credit unions and the banks. This regulation will now compel credit unions to offload their additional funds into the very same banks that sunk the country. Is that not ironic? As one comedian would say, "Sure, you couldn't make it up." I ask the Minister of State to see the sense of the logic in our arguments and subject regulation CP...