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Written Answers — Sexual Offences Legislation: Sexual Offences Legislation (3 Oct 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 154: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has put in place the procedures he promised in Dáil Éireann on 8 June 2006 for consultation between his Department and the Offices of the Attorney General and Director of Public Prosecutions in the case of litigation on constitutional and policy issues; the new procedures now in place; and if he will...

Written Answers — Banking Sector Security: Banking Sector Security (3 Oct 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 171: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the contacts or discussions he has had with the banks or financial institutions to deal with the situation whereby staff members or their families are taken hostage in order to facilitate robberies; if there are agreed procedures between the banks and the Gardaí as to the way in which such situations are...

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (4 Oct 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 173: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the fact that elderly people who are vulnerable to radon gas levels in their homes which are above safe levels are in all likelihood those not in a position, financially, to carry out remediation works to their home; his further views on introducing a radon remediation grant scheme for...

Written Answers — Nuclear Policy: Nuclear Policy (4 Oct 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 221: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has devised another strategy for pursuing the MOX case as previously promised in Dáil Éireann. [30925/06]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (5 Oct 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 29: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to new figures from the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction showing that Ireland ranks fifth out of 12 European countries for magic mushroom use among 15 to 24 year olds; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that almost 6% of them have used magic mushrooms in...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (5 Oct 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 35: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made regarding the streamlining and co-ordinating service delivery in the community and voluntary sector since he came to office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31293/06]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (5 Oct 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 69: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to an application for leave to remain in the State by persons (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31406/06]

Written Answers — Cancer Treatment Services: Cancer Treatment Services (5 Oct 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received correspondence from a number of people who are concerned regarding the proposed transfer of cancer treatment facilities from St. Luke's Hospital to St. James's Hospital from 2011; if in this context she will give consideration to the issues raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31404/06]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (5 Oct 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when it is expected that staff from her Department will be transferred to Mullingar as part of the decentralisation proposals; if there will be an advanced move of staff in the near future to Mullingar; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31399/06]

Tax Code. (10 Oct 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on amending the Social Welfare Acts in order to allow the spouses of farmers and other self-employed persons to make voluntary PRSI contributions in order that they will ultimately be able to qualify for contributory pensions in their own right; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31953/06]

Tax Code. (10 Oct 2006)

Willie Penrose: I thank the Minister for his reply. Let me articulate and propound the case of the cohort including farmers' and shopkeepers' spouses. They are declining categories of people across rural Ireland and in urban areas who are effectively forgotten or invisible in the social welfare code. They spend many hours at the shoulders of their spouses, trying to retain and build up businesses. They...

Tax Code. (10 Oct 2006)

Willie Penrose: I thank the Minister.

Social Welfare Code. (10 Oct 2006)

Willie Penrose: It was a very worthwhile attempt to explore a utopian solution but it has considerable limitations. The age limit for children is the first of these. I ask the Minister to examine the report produced by Camille Loftus for the One Parent Exchange and Network. This excellent report exposed all of the limitations, particularly those relating to workplace flexibility, the availability of child...

Social Welfare Code. (10 Oct 2006)

Willie Penrose: This person was refused admission to the scheme. People can accuse me of being many things but I am not a fool. I was extremely disappointed. I knew the Minister made a commitment in this House but departmental officials insisted on the 12-month period. The nine-month period applied to disadvantaged areas but I never knew about this and thought it applied across the spectrum. Could the...

Social Welfare Code. (10 Oct 2006)

Willie Penrose: Correct.

Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2006)

Willie Penrose: Witchcraft.

Written Answers — Budget Submissions: Budget Submissions (10 Oct 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has received the pre-budget submission from the national one parent family organisation, One Family; his views on the ten steps to equality for all families set out in the submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31722/06]

Written Answers — Budget Submissions: Budget Submissions (10 Oct 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 406: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has received the pre-budget submission from the national one parent family organisation, One Family; his views on the ten steps to equality for all families set out in the submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31956/06]

Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (10 Oct 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 177: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the recent annual report of the Combat Poverty Agency which called for a systematic reform of the way in which Government policies are implemented, and a whole of Government approach in order that targets to reduce poverty are reached; if he intends to act on the call made by the agency; and if...

Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (10 Oct 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 335: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department has a fund available to help community and voluntary groups to provide portable defibrillators to these groups and sporting clubs, as they would be important in the prevention of tragic sudden deaths; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31960/06]