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Other Questions: Banking Sector (31 Jan 2017)

Willie Penrose: One could get frostbite.

Other Questions: Banking Sector (31 Jan 2017)

Willie Penrose: The Minister of State is the right man for the job.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (31 Jan 2017)

Willie Penrose: 339. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application by a person (details supplied) for a disability allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4378/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Work Placement Programmes (31 Jan 2017)

Willie Penrose: 345. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will take immediate steps to amend the regulations and rules pertaining to eligibility for participation in the Tús and Gateway schemes, to permit persons with disabilities to take up positions on these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4696/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Insurance Cover Provision (31 Jan 2017)

Willie Penrose: 366. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the proposals his Department is working on in conjunction with the OPW and the Department of Finance to strengthen the engagement with the insurance industry to improve the availability of flood insurance cover in view of the State's ongoing investment in flood defence schemes as per point 70 in the action plan for rural development;...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Metropolitan Area Networks Programme (31 Jan 2017)

Willie Penrose: 667. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the percentage of commercial customers who have availed of the metropolitan area networks, MANs, installed in rural Ireland; the actions to be taken as per action point 240 in the action plan for rural development (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4249/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Metropolitan Area Networks Programme (31 Jan 2017)

Willie Penrose: 685. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the State entity which owns the metropolitan area networks, MANs, asset portfolio; the current book value and estimated market value of the portfolio; his plans to sell the MANs portfolio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4379/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Mobile Telephony Services (31 Jan 2017)

Willie Penrose: 686. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the indicative time in which ComReg undertook to him to launch a website showing national mobile coverage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4380/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan (31 Jan 2017)

Willie Penrose: 687. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the estimated completion dates of the remaining stages of the environmental assessments and related environmental consultations associated with the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4381/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan (31 Jan 2017)

Willie Penrose: 691. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 242 of 28 September 2016, if he will provide a timetable for the update of the map of the NBP intervention area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4385/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan (31 Jan 2017)

Willie Penrose: 692. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the maximum number or percentage of premises envisaged as receiving a non-standard NGA solution under the NBP; the capabilities of that solution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4386/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan (31 Jan 2017)

Willie Penrose: 693. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has received written commitment contracts from any providers in relation to planned private developments under the NBP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4387/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan (31 Jan 2017)

Willie Penrose: 694. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the meetings held by him or his officials to date involving lobbying from persons, businesses, public representatives, public bodies or communities in relation to their prioritisation in the roll-out schedule of the NBP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4388/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (31 Jan 2017)

Willie Penrose: 688. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has issued a policy or other direction to ComReg under the Communications Regulation Act 2002 in relation to the coverage obligation that will apply to the allocation of the 700M Hz spectrum band; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4382/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (31 Jan 2017)

Willie Penrose: 690. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the policy directions he has issued to ComReg under the Communications Regulation Acts 2002 to 2015 since taking office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4384/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Telecommunications Infrastructure (31 Jan 2017)

Willie Penrose: 689. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when his Department will publish an updated spectrum policy document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4383/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Services (31 Jan 2017)

Willie Penrose: 701. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proposals his Department is working on in conjunction with the NTA to deliver on action points 250 to 254 of the action plan for rural development to work with rural communities to assess and implement improvements to existing rural transport routes and develop new rural transport routes as necessary; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regional Airports (31 Jan 2017)

Willie Penrose: 700. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the work his Department has carried out to date regarding the investment of €10 million in regional airports, in particular Waterford airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4248/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges within the Organic Farming Sector: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Willie Penrose: I thank the witnesses for their presentation, which gains from being brief, succinct and to the point. It is a good example for other witnesses who might appear before us. We note the submissions and I was one of three or four members here when the delegation made their very comprehensive submission in October 2015. That formed the core of our report. Deputy Deering was Vice Chairman of...

Roads Funding: Motion [Private Members] (1 Feb 2017)

Willie Penrose: On behalf of the Labour Party, especially rural Deputies, I express full support for this important motion and compliment the Deputies who tabled it. The 673 regional roads extending to more than 13,000 km make up only 15% of the non-national road work but carry approximately 30% of all road traffic. We also have 1,000 km of local roads. If we want to achieve serious bang for our buck, we...