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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (18 Nov 2015)

Willie Penrose: 66. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider in the Finance Bill an amendment to increase the time limit specified of four years for recovery of arrears of tax, due to omitting to claim for legitimate and allowable expenses, such as medical bills, as specified in section 865(4) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997; if this will be increased to six years, which was indicated to this...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licence Renewals (18 Nov 2015)

Willie Penrose: 174. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take with the National Driver Licence Service to ensure an application for renewal of a driver licence is dealt with immediately, as it is being held up on the basis this person uses her maiden name, although she has used her maiden name since she first received a licence in 1974 and has never used her married name,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (17 Nov 2015)

Willie Penrose: 291. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has had discussions with the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society in relation to visually displaying the ratings of the stock for sale in line with the beef genomics scheme data, at their marts which would be very helpful for all of the stakeholders concerned; if he will provide the appropriate financial assistance for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Pre-Nuptial Agreements (17 Nov 2015)

Willie Penrose: 322. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the level of progress in terms of legislative proposals to accommodate pre-nuptial agreements to enable them to be enforced by the courts; if any consideration has been given to the report of the study group on pre-nuptial agreements in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40233/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (17 Nov 2015)

Willie Penrose: 561. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the initiatives and funding available to Westmeath County Council and to Longford County Council to develop social housing; the provision in terms of financial allocation that is available to each local authority to assist them in delivering their own social housing stock in their own right; if plans are brought forward...

Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2015)

Willie Penrose: I want a guarantee that it is not.

Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2015)

Willie Penrose: I am quite happy to take the point.

Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2015)

Willie Penrose: I have heard of the record being right here before when it turned out to be very wrong when legislation was implemented. I want an assurance from the Minister. He is the boss and that is why I am asking him.

Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2015)

Willie Penrose: I have never invited disorder. I am always orderly with the Ceann Comhairle.

Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2015)

Willie Penrose: I have given a lot of time away already. It is important to understand how this will work. I am quite happy with the Minister's assurance, but I still believe point to point races should be excluded. If one looks at it from a legal perspective, I wonder if the commitment that was given in 2001 will stand up to scrutiny in the context of the Bill. That is all I am putting out. I am...

Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2015)

Willie Penrose: Where are they?

Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2015)

Willie Penrose: That is still a major change for volunteers who will see the big boys come into the sport. The Irish National Hunt Steeplechase Committee runs point-to-point racing by providing racing officials and voluntary stewards for each fixture. It also provides a comprehensive committee and administrative structure to deal with integrity and licensing issues. The sport has never experienced major...

Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2015)

Willie Penrose: I wonder if that is correct. Horse Racing Ireland will take over the promotion and development of point-to-point racing. It is unprecedented that the State proposes to take over an amateur sport. HRI also has its neck in to negotiate the media rights for point-to-point racing. Is there anything HRI does not want to control? It will come as a great surprise to hunts around the country...

Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2015)

Willie Penrose: The Minister should read the Bill, as I did. I also attended the meeting of the joint committee at which the Bill was subjected to pre-legislative scrutiny. I want assurances that none of this will happen. I am involved in point-to-point racing. The Minister may believe I am a fool who knows nothing about the sport, but I know a bit about it. I have many questions to ask about how the...

Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2015)

Willie Penrose: The memorandum of understanding was agreed at that time. What has gone wrong in the meantime?

Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2015)

Willie Penrose: In that case, why is Horse Racing Ireland taking over everything?

Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2015)

Willie Penrose: There is no reference to point-to-point racing in the memorandum of understanding. That is my point. The memorandum of understanding was subsequently approved at a joint meeting of the stewards and governing bodies. Given that stewards of the Irish National Hunt Steeplechase Committee were not present at the negotiations between the two Ministers, it is clear that point-to-point racing was...

Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2015)

Willie Penrose: I am pleased to have this opportunity to contribute to the debate on this very important legislation, the objectives of which are to strengthen governance and transparency within horse racing, to clarify the respective roles of the HRI and the RRB, to improve accountability and control over the generous State funding of the sector and to streamline the administrative functions of these two...

Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2015)

Willie Penrose: That decline was partly due to the amount of levies being imposed on horse owners by the HRI. Owners had to renew their colours every year, which was nonsense. They also had to pay money to renew the registration of trainers. The HRI was extracting money at an unacceptable rate. It got blood out of the turnip. It contributed to the decline in numbers and I have said that to its...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EID Tagging: Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (10 Nov 2015)

Willie Penrose: I thank the witnesses for their presentation. There appears to be a significant number of advantages to supporting the introduction of EID technology to monitor stock movements and to eliminate human error and the strain and stress of work in terms of the level of input. There are a significant number of positives. The witnesses said ICOS carried out trials a couple of years ago in...