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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (7 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 274. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is considering providing funding for the Horticulture Industry Forum, given that this important sector does not receive funding to a level commensurate with the other sectors in agriculture and the need to develop education and research; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20319/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (7 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 275. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered proposals to give special status to the horticulture sector in order to encourage the development of this vital sector of agriculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20320/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Retail Sector (7 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 276. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is considering measures to examine the issue of near-cost or below-cost selling of food produce; if he has examined how other states such as Germany and the United Kingdom tackle this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20321/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Funding (7 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 319. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of an application by an organisation (details supplied) for grant assistance; if she will provide funding for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20224/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Compact Treaty (12 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 211. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is reviewing the impact of the fiscal compact rules which curtail and delimit necessary capital investments and which have serious consequences in the context of the fall-out of the British decision to exit the European Union; if he will ensure that such rules are amended in the context of this new scenario; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Library Services (12 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 295. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he will take to scrap the proposal to create one single library supply tendering consortium, by way of the national library procurement plan for the whole country (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21347/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Bodies (12 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 686. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether, in the context of the Government guidelines pertaining to the employment of chief executives of commercial state bodies, steps are being taken to advertise, by way of open competition, the important position of chief executive of Horseracing Ireland, as the current holder of the position has already served 14 years as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (12 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 687. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his plans to review the operation of the inspection system and agricultural appeals office in the context of a recent case (details supplied) which found the inspection system employed was procedurally flawed; the number of such decisions and appeals that will be affected by this decision; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Land Issues (13 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 93. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware that due to the limited availability of certificates in agriculture courses from Teagasc, the Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority, which were not adequate to accommodate the number of persons who wished to complete same in order to qualify for the stamp duty exemption for transfer of land to young farmers; that some courses only...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Land Issues (13 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 105. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will take steps to extend the four-year period specified in section 81 of the 1999 Act which allows for the refund of stamp duty and so on if the person received the educational qualification specified within these four years in the context of where there were not significant courses available to such young farmers in order to allow them to achieve...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (13 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 230. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline in detail the sequence of events relating to the disposal by way of shooting of cattle on a farm (details supplied); if he will set out the protocols in terms of engagement employed in the case between the official assignee and his Department and the Department of Defence, especially in the context of the disease status...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (14 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 116. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will expedite an application by a person (details supplied) under the disability allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21823/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 196. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to have a person (details supplied) admitted to a hospital for a surgical procedure as soon as possible [21822/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments (14 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 197. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received a report from the Expert Group on the Trauma Care Accident and Emergency Network which examined trauma care in the accident and emergency network; if recent reports indicating that there are nine accident and emergency departments across the country considered for rationalisation are correct; if in that context, he will ensure that such...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Schemes (14 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 234. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why he is, on the tender for the supply of Bovine Identification Tags, insisting on a single supplier framework which will deny farmers the right to chose in who they give their business to upon the basis of price or quality of service; if, in that context he is concerned, that the current tender in its wording discriminates...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: City and County Child Care Committees (14 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 273. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will take steps to review her Department's allocation framework for funding to county child care committees (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21824/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: European Globalisation Fund (19 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to seek funding under the terms of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to provide training grants and upskilling to 87 employees of a company (details supplied); if same can be applied for now without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22196/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (19 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will take steps to ensure funding is provided for vital and necessary mechanical and electrical services for a primary school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22710/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (19 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 355. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if local authorities such as Westmeath County Council will be provided with an allocation of funds, in order to enable them to purchase a house for a family with special needs or has specific health circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22397/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (19 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 356. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a regulation or directive from his Department which prevents a local authority from purchasing a home for a family in a rural area; if so, when same came into operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22424/16]