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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (10 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: 313. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons that have applied to Westmeath County Council for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan; the number approved; the eligibility criteria; if they are uniformly applied across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20788/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (15 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: 238. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a new round of applications will open for positions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21380/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme Eligibility (15 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: 289. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the criteria applicable for receipt of endowments under the immigrant investor programme; if there is a specific criteria which indicates that the said endowment has to be applied to a capital programme rather than to the running costs whereby a project that is already in existence for the past 15 years requires an endowment...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme Eligibility (15 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: 290. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if it is possible for the beneficiaries of the endowment to meet with the evaluation committee in the context in which an application under the immigrant investment programme is refused to ascertain the criteria involved in the programme which would enable them to submit a new or fresh application under the programme. [20824/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (15 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: 522. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding available for the CLÁR Programme in 2018; the number of CLÁR projects that have been applied for by the local authorities in counties Westmeath and Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21129/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ministerial Meetings (16 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: 20. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on his meeting with Mr. Klaus Regling, Managing Director of the European Stability Mechanism on 8 May 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21376/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Community Banking (16 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: 35. To ask the Minister for Finance when the public banking report compiled by his Department and the Department of Rural and Community Development will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21377/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (16 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: 62. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had discussions with the Chinese ambassador to Ireland; if so, the nature of the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21696/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stamp Duty (16 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: 72. To ask the Minister for Finance if approval from the European Commission to levy a lower rate of stamp duty has been obtained (details supplied); the way in which farmers that have recently purchased lands for the purposes of the consolidation will be treated in terms of paying the lower rate of stamp duty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21646/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (16 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: 129. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Garda community relations vans that came into the fleet in each of the years 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of community relations vans that were withdrawn from the fleet in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21695/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Ireland Staff (16 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: 132. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of the additional 18 staff to deal with Brexit that have been filled by Enterprise Ireland to date; the timeline for recruiting the full number; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21697/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Fares (16 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: 187. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to review Bus Éireann fare costs in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21698/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (16 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: 211. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a review of an application for carer’s allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21647/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Appeals (16 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: 212. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a review of an application for partial capacity benefit by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21648/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (16 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: 214. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of increasing the monthly electricity allowance and the natural gas allowance by €10 per month per applicant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21699/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (17 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: 18. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the content of the report on pay equalisation as specified in the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017; the actions he will take from the report; his plans for process to pay and equalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21712/18]

Select Committee on Social Protection: Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (17 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: I acknowledge the reason Deputy O'Dea has proposed this amendment, and I believe it is reasonable. I also see where Deputy Brady is coming from. Perhaps we could agree on a period of six months; the legislation will require a period of time to bed in. I signed that charter as well, and I am very eager that some of the exploitative practices that occur are ended, and this amendment helps to...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (17 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: Why? This is the real meat of the issue. I made it clear during my Second Stage contributions to the Bill that this matter is very germane to the whole question. Our contention has always been that the real issue around precarious work is not a proliferation of zero-hour contracts, but if-and-when arrangements, and this Bill does nothing to address this running sore. Together with...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (17 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: Deputy Smith's proposal is constructive and deals with the situation. At interview the broad terms and obligations of the employment contract are set out. Prospective employees leave such an interview knowing the nature of the job, the wage rate and everything else associated with it. Surely it is not too big a burden on anybody to be in a position to be able to hand the employee the...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (17 May 2018)

Willie Penrose: It is in line with a recommendation that emanated from the report of the University of Limerick. It is the kernel of the issue. The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has noted that the provision which seeks to pay a worker for a minium of three hours' work, whether he or she is required to work, is in line with the recommendation made. Most of us are motivated by that....