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Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (14 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 556: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason her Department continues to take such an entrenched view in relation to providing the necessary additional funding for a school (details supplied); if this matter will be reviewed with a view towards giving the board of management the additional moneys to allow the school to be finished; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (14 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 624: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the sewerage scheme, which has been promised for Clonmellon, will be ready for construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5363/06]

Rent Supplement: Motion (Resumed). (15 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: Despite the surprisingly infantile assertions of the Minister of State and the whiff of desperation emanating from the Government benches, this is one of the most important motions to come before the House in a long time. It highlights and illustrates, if such was needed, the bankruptcy of the Government's commitment to the unpropertied classes, the men and women who do not own their own...

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (15 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many victims of child abuse and organisations that represent them and others who have attended board hearings, including professional witnesses, have expressed serious dissatisfaction with the operations of the board and the secrecy that surrounds its deliberations; her response to...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (15 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has an indication at this stage that more men have applied for primary teaching courses as a result of the campaign to attract more men into teaching; her plans to assess the success of the campaign; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5743/06]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (16 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will furnish the full scientific information provided to her Department on the nitrates directive by the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government; if she will also furnish the complete scientific information provided to her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5924/06]

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (16 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she will take to ensure that her Department is dealing with queries, which are outstanding and which are within the purview of the land division solicitor, who is dealing with Land Commission sales, and whereby queries have been raised by the Land Registry Office regarding the vesting of lands for a person (details supplied)...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (16 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review a decision by his Department to deport a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6212/06]

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (16 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he will take to have an application for registration of Land Commission lands (details supplied) processed as quickly as possible, particularly the registration of the Land Commission allotment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6211/06]

Order of Business. (21 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: This Bill was not due until Thursday——

Order of Business. (21 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: ——but is being dumped on us now. It is a hallmark of the incompetence and arrogance of the Government.

Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Second Stage. (21 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: I am always glad to contribute on social welfare, particularly on reform and improvements to help people dependent on social welfare in all its forms. I regret that I must begin on a sour note. I am disappointed at the arrogant and contemptuous way the Government treats the Opposition spokespersons. The Government thinks the Opposition exists to rubber-stamp any legislation that emanates from...

Written Answers — Mobile Telephony: Mobile Telephony (21 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources re the recent abolishment of inadvertent mobile phone roaming charges between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland; the measures he is proposing at EU level to tackle international roaming charges; his views on the recent advice of the British regulator (details supplied) for British mobile users to use...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 431: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, in view of the budget 2006 announcement, extending the period of the carer's benefit from 15 to 24 months, when this will operate from; if the extended period of nine months will apply to those already in receipt of the carer's benefit; if his Department has not made contact with or finalised it's discussions with the...

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (21 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 583: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to Office Notice 15/04 from the Land Registry dealing with cancellation of land certificates or changes of ownership; when and by what means, be it statutory order, directive of the Land Registry, its servants or agents, Ministers of the Government, his servants or agents, Rule 57 of the...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (22 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, further to his statement to Dáil Éireann in response to Parliamentary Question No. 118 of 14 December 2005 a detailed questionnaire on the subject of secret detention and the practice known as extraordinary rendition from the Council of Europe's Secretary General has been completed by Department officials; if its contents, and the...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (22 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in view of recent developments, he remains as satisfied with the conduct of the trial of Saddam Hussein as expressed in his response to a Parliamentary Question No. 59 of 14 December 2005. [7009/06]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (22 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 200: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason, in view of commitments to the Irish Wheelchair Association among others, the process of core funding for community employment positions, currently supporting personal and social services for people with disabilities has not been put in place along the lines of the submission made by the Irish Wheelchair...

Written Answers — Organ Donation: Organ Donation (22 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 201: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps she is taking to raise awareness of transplantation issues here and to promote the awareness and necessity for donor cards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7357/06]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (22 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 287: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food, in view of the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 445 of 31 January 2006, the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath, who on 8 November 2005 submitted comprehensive details concerning their medical condition, which constituted a [i]force majeure,[/i] has not received a reply thereto; the steps she will take to have...