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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon Staff (2 Nov 2016)

Willie Penrose: 406. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason staff members of Bord na gCon are being placed on boards across the country; if he will specify which boards have adopted the policy of replacing outgoing board members with staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33031/16]

Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (8 Nov 2016)

Willie Penrose: I am glad to have the opportunity to contribute to this debate on behalf of the Labour Party. The Social Welfare Bill is very important. It is fundamental in terms of giving legislative effect to the various measures relating to the social welfare system announced in the budget. I welcome the first attempt at a social welfare Bill by the Minister, Deputy Leo Varadkar, although it was...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Eligibility (8 Nov 2016)

Willie Penrose: 131. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason first time house buyers as recently announced in the budget are confined to new houses when there are many first time buyers currently buying second hand houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33860/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (8 Nov 2016)

Willie Penrose: 168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to the building of a school (details supplied); when construction is likely to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33865/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (8 Nov 2016)

Willie Penrose: 232. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the full year cost in 2017 of the proposed increases in social protection payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33744/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (8 Nov 2016)

Willie Penrose: 233. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the start dates for the relevant increases in each weekly social protection payment for 2017; the projected cost in 2017 of this increase for each payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33745/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (8 Nov 2016)

Willie Penrose: 234. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the start date of each policy change announced at the budget; the cost of each in 2017; the full year projected cost for each measure in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33746/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Personal Micro Credit Scheme (8 Nov 2016)

Willie Penrose: 238. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps the Government is taking to actively promote the expansion of personal micro-credit, PMC, schemes to all credit unions and, in particular, the reason there has been little or no advertisement or publicity given to same as Christmas is approaching, in view of the high success of the pilot scheme with the credit union movement; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Personal Micro Credit Scheme (8 Nov 2016)

Willie Penrose: 239. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of new credit unions which have signed up to the personal micro credit pilot scheme; if there has been a slowdown, the delays and obstacles that exist; the way in which they are being addressed by his department; the position on the limit on the number of loans a person can take out which appears to prevent a customer from taking out a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (8 Nov 2016)

Willie Penrose: 271. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he will take to remedy a discrepancy in pay being given to temporary clerical officers, who have a starting contract wage of €379, instead of €460 and whereby same was acknowledged in an official circular in 2013 and wherein commitments were made to readjust the pay scale and ensure that this particular...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (8 Nov 2016)

Willie Penrose: 272. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if further efforts have been made to ensure the provision of a pension or gratuity scheme for community employment supervisors and assistants, which has been long-standing and which has involved IMPACT and SIPTU in negotiations to try and achieve a resolution and which also involved the Department of Social Protection; the position...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Applications (8 Nov 2016)

Willie Penrose: 412. To ask the Minister for Health if there is assistance available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in relation to the purchase of a medical aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33866/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon (8 Nov 2016)

Willie Penrose: 454. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his department has addressed the issues highlighted in the Morris report; if the recommendations therein will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33862/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (8 Nov 2016)

Willie Penrose: 455. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to have the single farm payment paid to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33867/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (8 Nov 2016)

Willie Penrose: 456. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to ensure that the single farm payment is paid to a person (details supplied) [33869/16]

Social Welfare Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2016)

Willie Penrose: Last night, I referred to the failure of the Minister to adjust the caps applicable to family income supplements, which had some negative consequences for people. For a parent working for 40 hours per week on the minimum wage and with one child, his or her pay is increased by €4 per week. The family income supplement will be cut by €2.40, from €87 to €84.60....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Fares (10 Nov 2016)

Willie Penrose: 319. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to address the price disparity between commuters using two train stations in County Kildare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34357/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Fares (10 Nov 2016)

Willie Penrose: 320. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider a revised pricing policy for those commuters using the train stations of south County Kildare, in view of the recently announced report by the National Transport Authority that has recommended up to 50% reductions for commuters using the train stations of north County Kildare on the same rail line. [34358/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Agriculture Schemes (15 Nov 2016)

Willie Penrose: 190. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of an investigation by the European Commission (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35154/16]

Topical Issue Debate: Railway Stations (17 Nov 2016)

Willie Penrose: I sincerely thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this important topic in respect of public transport. The Killucan-Kinnegad Transport Lobby Group, chaired by my colleague, Denis Leonard, is a very vibrant local development group which has been in existence for a long period. It has been strongly focused on what it wishes to achieve and for a number of years has been actively advocating,...