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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Bodies (8 Jul 2015)

Willie Penrose: 100. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure that Teagasc - the Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority - is enabled to recruit additional agricultural advisers in the context of there having been a reduction in excess of 40% in terms of front-line advisers in the past eight years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27836/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Industry in Ireland: Discussion (7 Jul 2015)

Willie Penrose: I always remember my late mother saying one never saw a poor bookmaker. However, the Irish Bookmakers Association has cried poverty. We did not realise we had so many bookmakers. Certainly, rural bookmakers who provide employment are suffering. Tremendous progress has been made by Horse Sport Ireland. Reaching New Heights, the title of the strategy it sent us last April, was excellent....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (7 Jul 2015)

Willie Penrose: 66. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for a carer's allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27272/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (7 Jul 2015)

Willie Penrose: 350. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the Health Service Executive medical card division to immediately issue a medical card to a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27257/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (7 Jul 2015)

Willie Penrose: 441. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27717/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (7 Jul 2015)

Willie Penrose: 566. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will investigate the poor service which is being experienced by commuters on the Sligo-Mullingar-Dublin rail service, particularly from the perspective of functionality, given that peak train times have run late on at least three mornings out of every five during the month of June 2015, which is clearly inadequate in the context...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion with Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (2 Jul 2015)

Willie Penrose: I thank the witnesses for attending and giving us an explanation, which is very important. We certainly put the cart before the horse on this, and probably in terms of the scheme. I am interested in what Deputy Ó Cuív said because I have a similar question. I believe there were at least two or three farm organisation representatives on the board. Was this discussed at board...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion with Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (2 Jul 2015)

Willie Penrose: At least we changed. Meath could have had an opportunity to intervene at half time, in the way our manager did, and to make a few changes. My view is that everyone goes to the politicians to sort out issues, but people are sitting on boards. Was there a silence or did they have an opportunity to make their input, which they should have done? A board is not there to be dictated to. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion with Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (2 Jul 2015)

Willie Penrose: The truth gets mixed up when the facts are used to suit a particular situation.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Personal Insolvency Act (2 Jul 2015)

Willie Penrose: 51. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the new personal insolvency measures announced on 30 May 2015 will come into effect, in particular, the proposed removal of a bank's veto on insolvency arrangements by way of putting a new examinership style process in place to allow debtors to challenge a bank's rejection of a proposed arrangement to ensure debtors are not unfairly...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (2 Jul 2015)

Willie Penrose: 53. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she will take to expedite an application for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26852/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 Jul 2015)

Willie Penrose: 185. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take steps to have a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath admitted to St. James's Hospital under the care of a consultant neurosurgeon for an urgent procedure in relation to haemopleagic migraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26849/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Correspondence (2 Jul 2015)

Willie Penrose: 189. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take steps to ensure that correspondence (details supplied) which has been furnished to medical personnel will be immediately addressed, that the concerns therein will be dealt with and that, if necessary, the patient's advocate will be corresponded with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26886/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (2 Jul 2015)

Willie Penrose: 210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure those eligible will have an opportunity to submit applications to avail of the school transport service for a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath which has been threatened with discontinuance due to the number of eligible applications received to date being below the minimum number of ten, as most persons who...

White Paper on Defence: Statements (Resumed) (30 Jun 2015)

Willie Penrose: I thank the Minister for facilitating me in this regard. At the outset, I wish to be associated with my colleagues in expressing my deepest sympathy to the families of Larry and Martina Hayes, and Lorna Carty. These are horrific and tragic losses of people who were on holiday. It shows the importance of security and protection in the current environment. I welcome the opportunity to make a...

White Paper on Defence: Statements (30 Jun 2015)

Willie Penrose: I have a ten-minute speaking slot.

White Paper on Defence: Statements (30 Jun 2015)

Willie Penrose: That is not the way to run the House.

White Paper on Defence: Statements (30 Jun 2015)

Willie Penrose: I secured ten minutes from the Whip’s office.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reorganisation (30 Jun 2015)

Willie Penrose: 349. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to address the reasonable proposals put forward in correspondence (details supplied), so as to facilitate this infantry battalion without incurring any additional costs; if he will have same examined in detail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26029/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Register Office (30 Jun 2015)

Willie Penrose: 484. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an explanation for the circumstances behind the downgrading of the registrar's office in the health centre in Mullingar in County Westmeath, resulting in the removal of the authority to conduct civil marriages or civil partnerships in the Mullingar area from that office; the reason same has been transferred to Athlone primary care centre,...