Results 641-660 of 7,024 for speaker:Willie Penrose

Departmental Programmes. (1 Dec 2005)

Willie Penrose: He is not as bad as his predecessor. She used to have photographs taken.

Departmental Programmes. (1 Dec 2005)

Willie Penrose: We were paying the piper.

Social Welfare Benefits. (1 Dec 2005)

Willie Penrose: The fuel issue is the most serious to be faced by the Minister in the budget. A failure on his part to substantially increase the fuel allowance, rather than merely tinkering at its edges, will leave him with a regrettable legacy. All Members know that fuel poverty is one of the biggest issues facing our elderly, particularly given the escalating price of fuel. I refer to the absolutely...

Social Welfare Benefits. (1 Dec 2005)

Willie Penrose: In the spirit of the season, can this scheme be restored? There should be no more obfuscation, foot-dragging, or side-stepping of a type that would have served Jimmy Keaveney well at his peak. Those 237 people should have the fuel allowances that were taken from them returned. More importantly, Members should make sure that the increase in fuel allowance in the forthcoming budget is...

Social Welfare Benefits. (1 Dec 2005)

Willie Penrose: Will the Minister assure us that the problem will be remedied before Christmas?

Local Authority Housing. (1 Dec 2005)

Willie Penrose: A number of counties were used to pilot this, one of which was County Westmeath. To what extent have those counties achieved the projected outcome with regard to the use of the RAS? Could people who are offered a house by a local authority in an area in which they do not wish to live decide to stay where they are under the RAS? Is there evidence of that emerging? They might wish to stay where...

Local Authority Housing. (1 Dec 2005)

Willie Penrose: A lot more to do.

Pension Provisions. (1 Dec 2005)

Willie Penrose: To be blunt, is it not time to abolish the limitation rule and to boot out this antiquated social welfare system, which is predicated on male superiority and anathema to the constitutional position? Is it not time to ensure that women are treated equally in the social welfare system? The people most victimised by the social welfare system are widows who lose their partners at a vulnerable...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Dec 2005)

Willie Penrose: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the severe hardship facing many persons on low incomes due to the massive increase in fuel costs, particularly over the past 12 months; if, in view of the fact that the fuel allowance has not been increased since 2002 and remains at just €9 per week, he will agree to a substantial increase in...

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (1 Dec 2005)

Willie Penrose: Question 190: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received an application for a closed circuit television scheme for an area (details supplied); if same will be progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37410/05]

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (6 Dec 2005)

Willie Penrose: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his response to the recent report of the Pensions Ombudsman, which included particular criticism of employers in the construction industry; the action he intends to take arising from the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37197/05]

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (6 Dec 2005)

Willie Penrose: Question 143: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has data indicating the extent to which radon is present in workplaces here; if an investigation has taken place into radon identification and remediation measures in the workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37903/05]

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (6 Dec 2005)

Willie Penrose: Question 316: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on the fact that widows whose late spouses contributed to the PRSI scheme and to the widows' scheme, will cease being awarded their contributory old age pension upon them reaching the eligibility age for receipt of the old age pension, and due to the fact that these widows would have worked for considerable periods of...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Dec 2005)

Willie Penrose: Question 359: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she will take to have area aid and single premium payments made to a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who submitted their application for same prior to the end of March 2005 by Swift Post but same does not appear to have been received in her Department; and if, in circumstances where the certificate of posting...

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (6 Dec 2005)

Willie Penrose: Question 360: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason her Department does not approve a reedbed system as an acceptable means of disposing waste water, under the terms of the REP scheme, due to the fact that such a system facilitates the disposal of all surplus waste water, prevents unnecessary and expensive storage, creates an additional habitat for birds and rare plants in...

Written Answers — Medical Records: Medical Records (6 Dec 2005)

Willie Penrose: Question 399: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he will take to ensure that medical records concerning a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath are furnished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38064/05]

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (6 Dec 2005)

Willie Penrose: Question 400: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to previous parliamentary questions in this regard, and where it is clear that there is no application pending to either folios 18244 or 11388, County Westmeath, the way in which a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath became the registered owner of folio 18244 on 14 January 1966 on foot of instrument No....

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (6 Dec 2005)

Willie Penrose: Question 405: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he can confirm receipt by his Department of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath to remain here pursuant to section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999; if on foot thereof and the comprehensive submission made the application will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38189/05]

Budget Statement 2005. (7 Dec 2005)

Willie Penrose: He was sent to Siberia.

Written Answers — Bullying in the Workplace: Bullying in the Workplace (7 Dec 2005)

Willie Penrose: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Defence his views on whether the number of initiatives taken by his Department in recent years have been insufficient to address the serious problem of bullying within the Defence Forces; his further views on whether the problem is endemic within the Defence Forces and that there are sufficient levels of respect for each and every individual; and if he...