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Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (14 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 181: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding a Canadian citizen who marries an Irish citizen and is living here; the impact of same upon the status of the Canadian citizen following such a marriage and if the Canadian citizen can work here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37809/06]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (14 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 393: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has received correspondence from a person (details supplied) who has made positive suggestions as to how to deal with anomalies that have arisen with regard to the pre-1953 pension from the perspective of the wrong formula being used and the credits not being used; if in this context their proposal to replace the pre-1953...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 402: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the legislative provision which specifies that widow or widowers can only receive the half rate of disability benefit for a maximum period of 15 months irrespective of the fact that they remain indisposed and submit relevant medical certificates to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37854/06]

Written Answers — : (14 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 440: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she will take to have a single payment which is due to a farmer (details supplied) immediately paid out to him; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37566/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (14 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 476: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps she will take to ensure that a person (details supplied) is admitted to a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37540/06]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (14 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 477: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a school (details supplied) has not been allocated funding under the summer schools capital programme which the school has applied for directly to her Department for the past three years; the steps she will take to ensure the necessary funding is provided to enable the school management to convert accommodation to...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (14 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 487: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will confirm that she has received an application for financial assistance towards the provision of transport for three children (details supplied) who must attend a school in another area as they are unable to gain admission to schools where they are residing; and if she will have a decision made on same without further...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (14 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 488: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will take steps to ensure that a person (details supplies) in County Westmeath who has a place in a school and who is profoundly deaf, has the appropriate assistance provided for that school to enable them to be admitted and to continue their education there; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37679/06]

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

Willie Penrose: Question 502: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if discussions have taken place between her Department and the local authority in Westmeath, with the necessity to provide an additional secondary school in Mullingar west to facilitate the significant increase in population that has now occurred in the Mullingar area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37799/06]

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

Willie Penrose: Question 503: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department is examining the proposal to construct a secondary school at Kinnegad, County Westmeath in the context of the recent Commission M4-M6 report; if discussions have taken place with Westmeath County Council with a view to securing a site for such a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37800/06]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (15 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when it is intended to establish the National Consumer Agency on a statutory basis; the reason this Bill has yet to be published; when he intends that the Bill will be introduced to the Houses of the Oireachtas; when he expects the NCA to be fully established and operational; the arrangements that have been made for the...

Written Answers — Corporate Enforcement: Corporate Enforcement (15 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the situation with regard to the request by the Director of Corporate Enforcement for additional staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37732/06]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (15 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 191: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to provide moneys to the Health Service Executive, in order to permit them to implement the Comhairle na nOspidéal Report, which has made a significant number of recommendations for improvement in the rheumatology service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38203/06]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (15 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the steps he will take to ensure that monies which are owed to a voluntary group (details supplied) under the FÁS social economy programme, which ended on 31 December 2005 are now granted to the group; if this voluntary body which is a not for profit organisation and is run by a committee on a voluntary basis, is...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (16 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Defence the location of the firing ranges and training grounds located throughout the country; the precautionary mechanisms in place to protect the Defence Forces and civilians from injury during training and manoeuvres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38194/06]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (21 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the serious crisis in regard to the compilation of the electoral register as a result of which thousands of people have been removed from the electoral register, including many who have been on the register at the same address for many years; and the urgent need for the Government to...

Housing Policy: Motion (21 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: I welcome the opportunity to support this extremely important motion, which has been put forward, on behalf of the Labour Party, by Deputy Gilmore. I am glad that in the 1960s my parents were able to secure a county council house. They found themselves in a position to move out of inadequate accommodation into what then was adequate accommodation provided by a local authority. In that...

Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (21 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the Government will respond to the new proposal by European Commissioner Mr. Charlie McCreevy on abolishing the reserved areas for national postal operators for letters below 50 grammes; his views on the concerns of Ireland's EU partner States such as France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Belgium and Greece that...

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (22 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the recently published Three Year Strategy document from the Financial Regulator. [39230/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (22 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the recent study from the Combat Poverty Agency which shows that the increasing levels of indirect taxation is having a disproportionate effect on those on lower incomes; the efforts he is making to ensure that those on low incomes receive sufficient supports to deflect the impact of these indirect taxes; and if...