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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Services Programme (21 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: 70. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of new programmes he plans to fund with the community services programme in 2018; if current service providers will continue to be funded; the timeframe for the next submission of applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8509/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (21 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: 164. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to contact the relevant authorities with a view to expediting an urgent appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9019/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Metropolitan Area Networks Programme (21 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: 175. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question Nos 604 and 607 of 23 May 2017 and in relation to the report of the taskforce implementation group concerning taskforce action number 19, if the pricing review of the MANS network is complete; his plans to publish the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9010/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (21 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: 176. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has been notified of force majeure circumstance by a company (details supplied) in relation to its NBP commitment agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9011/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services Provision (21 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: 177. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 1008 of 13 July 2017, the top five blackspots by county for mobile coverage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9013/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Metropolitan Area Networks Programme (21 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: 178. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the date on which changes to clawback arrangements of MANS enhancements were adopted; if the new arrangements were applied retrospectively from the date of adoption; if there is or likely to be a net cost to the State from this change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9014/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (21 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: 179. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of premises passed under the Eircom commitment contract in Q2, Q3 and Q4 of 2017 that were deployed by means of eVDSL, LR-VDSL or were otherwise not fibre-to-the-premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9015/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (21 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: 180. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 587 of 23 May 2017, his plans to issue a policy direction to a body (details supplied) in relation to the coverage conditions, as opposed to the allocation method, or of spectrum licences in the 700MHz band; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9016/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Development Contributions (21 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: 212. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the local authorities that remain non-compliant with the 2013 development contribution guidelines in relation to taskforce action number 8 and the progress report of the taskforce implementation group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9012/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Union Lending (22 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: 55. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the Credit Union and Co-operation with Overseas Regulation Act 2012 to allow the credit unions lend to affordable housing bodies and local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9092/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (22 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: 92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the period of time which a person can receive a SUSI grant as a postgraduate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9100/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (27 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: 651. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will pursue an application by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10057/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: My colleagues, particularly the Chairman, Deputy Pat Deering, have been alert to this issue. If George Lee, in an excellent piece of public service broadcasting by RTE, had not brought it to the fore and public attention, it would have been buried nicely. In fairness, we must lay the credit with George Lee who did a good job because he found a number of the people who had been affected....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: I thank Mr. Murphy for his presentation. Does he not feel embarrassed that Coillte, as a semi-State company managing State assets, working in partnership with farmers, has let down those farmers, many of them elderly or widowed? It has failed to communicate with them in a proper, open and transparent way, explaining every step in the process and what is due at the various stages of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Foresty Partnership Agreements: Discussion (27 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: No, that is not what I asked. KPMG will read the contracts, apply the payments and verify what is due under the contracts. That is not the issue. KPMG is going to take a literal approach. It will take the contracts and read them. I could read a contract in ten minutes and determine what is due at a particular time. My question is whether KPMG has any power to examine the five-year...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (28 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: 47. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the €460 million phases programme of investment in national cultural institutions over the next ten years as outlined in the national development plan, by institution, project to be undertaken and estimated cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10025/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts and Culture Capital Scheme (28 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: 62. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to expand the arts and culture capital scheme as mentioned in the national development plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10026/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Abolition (6 Mar 2018)

Willie Penrose: 58. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to restore tax allowance in respect of trade union subscriptions for persons who are affiliated to recognised trade unions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10743/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (6 Mar 2018)

Willie Penrose: 259. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the assessment procedure that applies in respect of a qualified adult dependant whose partner is in receipt of a full rate of a State (contributory) pension; the particular assessment that applies to capital including land and or income that the dependent spouse may have; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues specific to Agriculture, Food and the Marine Sectors: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Mar 2018)

Willie Penrose: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. We are acutely aware there is a two-way relationship between agriculture and climate change. The nature of our climate impacts upon our ability to produce goods. As the climate changes and variations arise in it, the agriculture sector will have to adapt. When I first started out in 1974 there were almost 300,000 farmers across Ireland....