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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Licences (25 Nov 2014)

Willie Penrose: 274. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will confirm having received the correspondence from an organisation (details supplied); if in that context she will ensure real and meaningful consultations take place in order to enable these organisations input into the review of the firearms legislation pertaining to this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45029/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Licences (25 Nov 2014)

Willie Penrose: 296. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure that meaningful consultation will take place in the context of the review of the firearm licensing legislation and that such consultation would be meaningful in the context where it already appears that the removal of Annexe F of the Garda Commissioners Guidelines has been approved as an outcome of a review notwithstanding...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (25 Nov 2014)

Willie Penrose: 570. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the N4 Longford, Rooskey to Mullingar route; when funding may be made available to progress same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45031/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Issues (25 Nov 2014)

Willie Penrose: 597. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 429 of 15 July 2014, pertaining to the proposed Waterways Ireland canal by-laws, when she will make a final decision on the proposed new by-laws; if she will ensure that such proposals are not overly restrictive and punitive for users of the waterways and that user concerns and their...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (20 Nov 2014)

Willie Penrose: 61. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will take steps to have a person’s (details supplied) in County Westmeath entitlement to single farm payment which has been long established reviewed, in the context where they were only paid €179.35 for 2014 as opposed to €2,629 in 2013 and whereby they submitted their application in May 2014 on the basis...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Payments (20 Nov 2014)

Willie Penrose: 128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will take steps to have a student grant paid out to a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who originally sent in the completed information in August 2014 and not 10 October 2014 as indicated on the tracking system; if same will now be paid out without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44683/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (18 Nov 2014)

Willie Penrose: 251. To ask the Minister for Defence if in the context of Columb Barracks, Mullingar, County Westmeath, he will take steps to relocate the Reserve Defence Forces location and the Civil Defence headquarters to Columb Barracks, which has significant accommodation available to facilitate these organisations among others; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44251/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (18 Nov 2014)

Willie Penrose: 467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to ensure that workers who are employed by construction companies who are engaged in school building projects (details supplied) are remunerated according to the sectoral norm and are not subject to exploitation; her plans with the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to ensure that exploitative practices...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (12 Nov 2014)

Willie Penrose: 50. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied); if she will take steps to ensure that the age eligibility concession will be extended to all schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43423/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme Payments (6 Nov 2014)

Willie Penrose: 99. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when TAMS 2 will be introduced, as a number of farmers are awaiting the introduction of same to enable them to proceed with intended investment in these areas and the introduction of same may be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42614/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (6 Nov 2014)

Willie Penrose: 185. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that a medical card is issued to a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath which has been subject to a review and this person has submitted all information required and, in any event, is entitled to retain their medical card as they are participating in a community employment scheme of which details have been...

Finance Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2014)

Willie Penrose: I propose to share time with Deputies Sean Kenny and Brendan Ryan. I welcome the opportunity to make a contribution to the debate on the Finance Bill which implements many of the measures announced in the budget. A number of measures must be welcomed. As someone who advocated strongly at all levels for a return of the Christmas bonus to social welfare recipients, I am glad that a start...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (4 Nov 2014)

Willie Penrose: A number of issues are relevant in the context of trying to reach the 5% target and supports are very important in that regard. These proposals contain a lot of stipulations or potential stipulations and it is clear that it is not going to be easy to reach agreement on these matters. Does Mr. Dillon have any idea what type of compromise text is being prepared? Labelling, in particular, is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (4 Nov 2014)

Willie Penrose: 472. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a review is taking place into which force majeure circumstances will be applied in the context of single farm entitlements of persons; if a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who has significant health difficulties but has now resumed farming will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42179/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (4 Nov 2014)

Willie Penrose: 565. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps he will take regarding the allocation of his Department's budget that cognisance would be taken of the significant reduction of 33% already borne by the allocation to young persons and youth activities in the past number of years; if he will ensure that the appropriate allocation is provided to compensate for such sharp...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Cafés Provision (4 Nov 2014)

Willie Penrose: 566. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps he will take to ensure that appropriate funding is allocated in order to ensure that a youth café (details supplied) in County Longford is provided for the young persons of this significant geographical area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41599/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (4 Nov 2014)

Willie Penrose: 588. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Longford who has been approved for nursing home subvention will receive the agreed nursing home financial support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40991/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (4 Nov 2014)

Willie Penrose: 954. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to expedite an application for a student grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42181/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Conservation (4 Nov 2014)

Willie Penrose: 1085. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the proposed national smart metering project will still be proceeding notwithstanding that it appears, in the context of a recent cost benefit analysis, that savings, if any, would be minimal for homes, residents and businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41605/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roadworthiness Testing (4 Nov 2014)

Willie Penrose: 1094. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the rationale for embarking upon a consultation process to subject pre-1980 vintage and classic cars to NCT tests and taxation assessment, when this has now been discontinued in the United Kingdom and which would be extremely punitive for owners of such cars which are often retained for car displays and other such...