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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pensions Levy (26 Feb 2015)

Willie Penrose: 68. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans, in terms of the pension levy, which has significantly impacted upon pensions of retired workers who are on fixed incomes; if the said levy will be abolished in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8648/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Correspondence (26 Feb 2015)

Willie Penrose: 197. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that correspondence, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath, is dealt with, as this person has been in contact with his Department on a number of occasions and the issues raised have never been satisfactorily rectified by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8698/15]

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (24 Feb 2015)

Willie Penrose: I thank the Minister for appearing before the committee. When I was Chairman I never bothered about programmes. It is a rolling wall in this type of situation.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (24 Feb 2015)

Willie Penrose: I have four specific questions. The first is on the beef data and genomics programme. Coming from the midlands, the Minister should not be surprised that I ask about it. When is it likely that the first tranche of payments will be made under that scheme? I understand it is €100 for the first ten animals on the farm and €80 thereafter.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (24 Feb 2015)

Willie Penrose: Yes.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (24 Feb 2015)

Willie Penrose: I am all in favour of that approach.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fruit and Vegetable Sector (18 Feb 2015)

Willie Penrose: 102. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to ensure that the funding for mushroom producer groups for the years 2015 to 2017, inclusive, which is payable from the European Union, is immediately made available to mushroom producers, particularly in the context of the recent submission made on their behalf by the Irish Farmers Association; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (18 Feb 2015)

Willie Penrose: 189. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive continued to reduce funding to an organisation (details supplied) which provides high-quality home and social care services to persons with disabilities, since the early 1970s; if additional funding will be provided to enable these services to continue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7401/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Feb 2015)

Willie Penrose: 205. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to have a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath admitted to the Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin 2, to have a necessary procedure carried out, as they are suffering significant difficulties in respect of their ongoing medical complaint; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6574/15]

Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Feb 2015)

Willie Penrose: I requested a full 15-minute slot. In any event, I am glad to have the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014. I compliment the Minister on bringing forward this legislation. She has done a great deal of innovative work in her six months as Minister for Education and Skills and I have no doubt that she will continue to do so....

Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Feb 2015)

Willie Penrose: I have too much respect for the Acting Chairman to contradict her but I was aware of that fact. Significant opportunities exist in Brazil, Russia, India and China, the so-called BRIC countries, in the area to which the Bill relates. These countries have large populations which are eager to secure the opportunities offered in the educational fields which obtain in this country. This must be...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Cost (11 Feb 2015)

Willie Penrose: 55. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of tax relief on the cost of employing a carer that costs the State for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6343/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants Recruitment (11 Feb 2015)

Willie Penrose: 134. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to appoint a second palliative care consultant with supporting non-consultant hospital doctors for the midlands region, and the recruitment of palliative care nurse specialists in the acute hospitals in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6325/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Palliative Care Facilities (11 Feb 2015)

Willie Penrose: 135. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure that the objective of the 2001 report of the National Advisory Committee on Palliative Care has been implemented in the midlands to date; whereby the midlands was designated as being in line for an inpatient unit-hospice in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6328/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (11 Feb 2015)

Willie Penrose: 163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that priority will be provided, when appointing examination supervisors for the State examinations, to recently qualified teachers, who are in non-permanent or short-hours teaching contracts, or who depend mainly on substitute work; if she will address the correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (11 Feb 2015)

Willie Penrose: 182. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the tender for the contract to provide fibre broadband to 700,000 rural homes and businesses, with a minimum speed of 30 megabits per second, irrespective of the location of the premises will be awarded; the number of companies that have tendered for this contract, together with their names; and if he will make a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Industry: (Resumed) Discussion (10 Feb 2015)

Willie Penrose: I thank the representatives of each of the banks and Banking and Payments Federation Ireland for their presentations. There are many sweet sounding words. If I was a farmer listening to the witnesses today, I would not have any worries, but I know the reality of life on the ground is different. I was an agricultural consultant for many years and I heard this previously. I negotiated some...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (10 Feb 2015)

Willie Penrose: 183. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a social welfare appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath in relation to the refusal of their application for jobseeker's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5700/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (10 Feb 2015)

Willie Penrose: 508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will approve an application for funding for a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath for additional accommodation under phase 2, in order to facilitate the significant numbers currently enrolling on post-leaving certificate courses, and the increased enrolments for all courses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5682/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (5 Feb 2015)

Willie Penrose: 175. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if in view of the fact that a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath had to cease farming due to their medical circumstances in 2013, and who is now in a position to resume farming in 2014 will be granted appropriate single farm entitlements under the Force Majeure conditions, which apply to the new scheme; and if he will...