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Other Questions: Horticulture Sector (30 Nov 2016)

Willie Penrose: While the establishment of the cashflow support agricultural loan scheme is welcome, I suggest it is a kind of patchwork solution. More concrete measures are needed. The grant payments that were mentioned by the Minister of State are always delayed. It is incredible. Grant payments to the mushroom industry always come at the very end. When this matter was considered by the agriculture...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (30 Nov 2016)

Willie Penrose: 16. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether production levels are getting too high for the markets Ireland currently has; the actions planned to prevent a price collapse in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37564/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (30 Nov 2016)

Willie Penrose: 28. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has carried out an analysis or assessment of the impact upon the CAP basic payment scheme for Irish farmers due to Brexit and the loss of the UK contribution to the EU budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37565/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (30 Nov 2016)

Willie Penrose: 34. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the EU agricultural markets task force recommendations will help get a fairer price for Irish beef and lamb producers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37563/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (6 Dec 2016)

Willie Penrose: 232. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will restore the average PRSI contributions required to qualify for the contributory old age pension to the levels applicable prior to the financial crisis and whereby such a move would be in line with the restoration of wages and salaries under the Haddington Road agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38476/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (6 Dec 2016)

Willie Penrose: 247. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a Christmas bonus is payable to a person (details supplied) who is in receipt of a jobseeker's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38805/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Dec 2016)

Willie Penrose: 249. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal by a person (details supplied) which was furnished on 17 May 2016 and wherein a decision was made on 22 November 2016 without an oral hearing being afforded to this person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38830/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Historical Records (6 Dec 2016)

Willie Penrose: 419. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to ensure access to the historical records of the Land Commission are facilitated for researchers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38806/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (6 Dec 2016)

Willie Penrose: 479. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take to ensure that Tourism Ireland, Fáilte Ireland and such other tourism organisations will provide information regarding the facilities that are in County Westmeath pertaining to developed greenways along the entire length of the Royal Canal in County Westmeath and between Mullingar and Athlone along the old...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Civil Defence (6 Dec 2016)

Willie Penrose: 497. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps he will take to provide alternative, suitable and appropriate accommodation for Westmeath Civil Defence, as the current accommodation is totally inadequate, given that there is alternative accommodation available in Columb Barracks, Mullingar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38829/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Dec 2016)

Willie Penrose: Surely the aim of the horse and greyhound industries is to reach a position where they are self-financing. Many of the stakeholders and sectoral players will indicate that as their objective. The State supported them through very difficult times when it had very little money to allocate to other very worthy projects and ventures in other areas. If one speaks to somebody dealing with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Dec 2016)

Willie Penrose: I lost enough. In any event, we have to know how many if we are giving money to the industry. I am not averse to helping out industries, because I know how important they are in rural areas. They are a recreational outlet and have an income generation capacity for those people, but we have to know how many people are actually in the industry. We cannot just say what we think it employs....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Effect of Bad Weather on Grain Harvest: Irish Farmers Association (6 Dec 2016)

Willie Penrose: I welcome the delegates from the IFA to the committee and also those in the Visitors Gallery. I especially welcome my own fellow county man Mr. Fintan Conway. I note the president of the IFA had not mentioned that Mr. Conway is from Westmeath. That is important for me. The disastrous events of the last year or so are just bringing to the surface the ongoing sequence of events over the last...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Effect of Bad Weather on Grain Harvest: Irish Farmers Association (6 Dec 2016)

Willie Penrose: Mentioning Westmeath is important.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (6 Dec 2016)

Willie Penrose: It is clear that the position regarding grain farmers is one of great concern. Not alone have farmers lost all their crops but the Minister knows that since approximately 2012, more than 100,000 acres has been lost from the grain sector. That trend is likely to continue in view of what happened in the past year, with negative margins prevailing. Everybody has lost €150 to...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (6 Dec 2016)

Willie Penrose: I hope the dead hand of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Shane Ross, is not reaching into the Public Appointments Service to block recruitment to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (6 Dec 2016)

Willie Penrose: He has done enough damage in his own Department without putting his hands on others. I am somewhat perplexed about what happens when a limited and defined sector like the tillage sector has a particular problem associated with an unanticipated event. It could not have anticipated it. In 2015 there were big yields but low margins in the tillage sector. That covered a multitude. However,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (7 Dec 2016)

Willie Penrose: 117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to ensure that a person (details supplied) is afforded a psychological assessment without delay due to the issues which have been identified in their education plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39144/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (7 Dec 2016)

Willie Penrose: 118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when construction of a school (details supplied) is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39136/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (7 Dec 2016)

Willie Penrose: 119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistant posts approved nationally for September 2016; the number approved in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39150/16]