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Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)

Willie Penrose: I accept that this is going into the pension review pot but for the Minister to obtain exact figures he will have to consult the marriage registry. If this goes to court he will be asked to make an evaluation.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)

Willie Penrose: That is fair enough but if they got married in 1963 they were knocked out for ten years. The only way in which the Minister can examine this to know who was precluded from continuing to work because of the marriage bar is to study the register. The Minister may laugh at this but one's occupation was registered there. Deputy Crowe is right, this is a fixed number that is probably reducing...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)

Willie Penrose: Half a loaf is better than none.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)

Willie Penrose: I have heard about inspectors from the Department going out and noting car registration numbers outside houses. The former partner cannot enter the house to visit the children. Is that an interpretation that some officials are making themselves? If that persists, I will cause a ruaille buaille because people are entitled to visit their children. That is why the cohabitation rule should be...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)

Willie Penrose: If one is lucky.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)

Willie Penrose: I move amendment No. 19: In page 22, to delete lines 28 to 43 and to delete page 23. Question, "That the words proposed to be deleted stand," put and declared carried.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)

Willie Penrose: I move amendment No. 25: In page 34, to delete lines 1 to 47, to delete pages 35 to 37 and in page 38 to delete lines 1 to 11.

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (21 Mar 2007)

Willie Penrose: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount that has been spent on travel expenses for Ministers regarding the international celebration of St. Patrick's Day and the importance of promoting Irish goodwill. [10513/07]

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (21 Mar 2007)

Willie Penrose: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the estimated number of Irish journalists based in conflict zones around the world and the protection available to them. [10512/07]

Written Answers — School Health and Safety: School Health and Safety (22 Mar 2007)

Willie Penrose: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the support her Department gives to schools and parents' associations to encourage more children to walk to school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10729/07]

Written Answers — Languages Programme: Languages Programme (22 Mar 2007)

Willie Penrose: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to extend or mainstream the pilot project for modern languages in primary schools which was launched in 1997; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10730/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (22 Mar 2007)

Willie Penrose: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath has not been appointed to a permanent position with his Department despite the fact that same has been approved by the relevant union involved; if he will take steps to have this person duly appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10976/07]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (22 Mar 2007)

Willie Penrose: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his Department will take steps via Waterways Ireland to provide the necessary funding for the cost of replacing the Green Bridge, Mullingar which has been deemed by Waterways Ireland to be unsafe for any vehicle with a weight in excess of three tonnes which has led to a weight restriction on this bridge which is...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (22 Mar 2007)

Willie Penrose: Question 283: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will take steps in conjunction with Waterways Ireland to provide the necessary funding to enable the Green Bridge at Mullingar, County Westmeath to be replaced as same has been deemed by Waterways Ireland to be unsafe for any vehicle in excess of 3 tonnes and which has led to a weight restriction on...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (27 Mar 2007)

Willie Penrose: Question 143: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will report to Dáil Éireann on the European Commission's decision on the herring and mackerel quotas from 2007 to 2012 and on the EU review of the management of deep-sea stocks fisheries including orange roughy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11365/07]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (27 Mar 2007)

Willie Penrose: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will confirm the recent comment by a senior adviser from Sustainable Energy Ireland that Ireland's real target for renewable energy for electricity for 2020 is 6% rather than 33% as outlined in the recent Energy White Paper; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11331/07]

Written Answers — Drainage Schemes: Drainage Schemes (27 Mar 2007)

Willie Penrose: Question 245: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will take steps to enlarge pipes at a location (details supplied) in County Longford as the current pipes are unable to take all the water during heavy rain and areas are being subjected to severe flooding. [11395/07]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (27 Mar 2007)

Willie Penrose: Question 317: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason funding has not been provided to a unit (details supplied) in County Longford in order to enable it to function and get up and running and provide a necessary service in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11394/07]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (27 Mar 2007)

Willie Penrose: Question 318: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will take steps to have a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath admitted to the National Rehabilitation Hospital at Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin, for necessary rehabilitative treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11397/07]

Written Answers — Unfair Dismissals: Unfair Dismissals (27 Mar 2007)

Willie Penrose: Question 449: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will take steps to ensure that an award made by the Employment Appeals Tribunal in respect of an unfair dismissal of a person (details supplied) in County Longford is paid by the company involved, or if appropriate, if his Department will take steps to ensure that the person receives the compensation as awarded; and...

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