Results 221-240 of 7,024 for speaker:Willie Penrose

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (3 Jul 2019)

Willie Penrose: 370. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the estimated cost in a full year if the budget for an organisation (details supplied) increased by 12%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28607/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (2 Jul 2019)

Willie Penrose: 56. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the community paramedic project; if this has reduced the demand and response time for ambulances in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22795/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health Levies (Pigs) Regulations 2019: Motion (2 Jul 2019)

Willie Penrose: I thank the Minister for his presentation. This measure has emanated from agreement between the farm organisations and the Department. It appears approximately €250,000 will be available and it will apply per animal, regardless of its value. It will be strictly curtailed in that regard. What will that money be spent on with respect to the identification of potential diseases that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (27 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: 71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a further planned reduction in primary school class sizes commencing in 2020 such as reducing class sizes by one could be considered in the context of budget 2020 in view of the fact that primary school classes here being the largest in Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27424/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Mental Health Services Funding (27 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: 72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take in the context of budget 2020 to commit to a nationwide investment in mental health services for students at third level education (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27425/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (27 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: 73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the call by a union (details supplied) for the provision of capital grants specifically for developments of purpose-built student accommodation will be considered in advance of budget 2020 in view of the high costs that students pay for accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27426/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (27 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: 75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will commence the process of reversing the decision taken in respect of student grant adjacency rates and increase the qualifying criteria for non-adjacent rate of grants from 24 km to 45 km; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27432/19]

Carers: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: I move:That Dáil Éireann: recalls that:— Ireland has ratified both the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC); — these UN Conventions place a duty on Ireland to ensure that children and adults with mental or physical disabilities should enjoy a full and decent...

Carers: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: I am proud and greatly honoured to have the opportunity on behalf of the Labour Party to propose this important motion seeking basic improvements on behalf of family carers. It is well known that I have had a long-term career, for some 25 years or more, in advocacy for and on behalf of carers. My interest in this area is not new founded, it is something that long and well established. ...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youthreach Programme Review (25 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: 52. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to review the allocation of programme places in Youthreach across and within education and training areas to ensure the optimal use of resources and taking account of early school leaver numbers and of existing places and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26595/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Relations Commission (25 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: 292. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason a decision has not been given on a case (details supplied) that was heard by the Workplace Relations Commission for adjudication in January 2019; if same can be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26833/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (25 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: 304. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not been called to have a procedure carried out; if same will now be addressed without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26054/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (25 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: 522. To ask the Minister for Health if transport will be provided for a young person (details supplied) who will be attending a centre in Mullingar, County Westmeath, from September 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26836/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Training (20 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: 24. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to ensure new recruits in the public service are equipped to work in an increasingly automated work environment; his plans to ensure older workers receive help to adapt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25687/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (20 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: 108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedures available to a family who are seeking secondary school facilities for their son for first year tuition and who have been unable to secure a place due to the local schools indicating that they have no room available to accommodate the child; the steps available to the family to secure a place for their son; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (20 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: 143. To ask the Minister for Health if, in view of the unacceptable delays for cataract surgery and limited services for children with ophthalmology issues, he will consider the roll-out of the Sligo cataract scheme nationally with optometrists and hospital eye departments working together and further permit the roll-out of a national scheme to enable children that do not need medical or...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (20 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: 170. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the Indecon Report will be available; if a stadium (details supplied) is included as part of the industry footprint in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25908/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (20 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: 199. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) will now have to undertake a process for a third year in a row without success; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25905/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Data (20 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: 200. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of abolishing the means test for carer's allowance; if in calculating same, an account will be taken of the significant savings that would arise from no longer having to devote resources to administering and evaluating such applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25906/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Eligibility (20 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: 206. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the criteria and rules for entitlement to free travel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25997/19]