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Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (17 Jun 2014)

Willie Penrose: 743. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take steps to publish immediately the findings of the regulatory impact assessment on plain packaging of tobacco products and in particular if cognisance was taken of the likely increase in the illicit trading of tobacco products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26104/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (11 Jun 2014)

Willie Penrose: 181. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if in the context of the recently announced review and scoping exercise being carried out in relation to the mother and child home operated in Tuam between 1925 and 1961, if it is his Department's intention to expand this review to include other such homes around the country in such a review, including the mother and child home in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture and Fisheries Councils and Report on Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (10 Jun 2014)

Willie Penrose: I remember when headage and so on were introduced in respect of sheep. Coming from a drystock part of the country, all I saw in the midlands for six months was a mass invasion of sheep. Everything turned white. I use that situation as an example. I am apprehensive about what will happen in the dairy industry. There are Food Harvest 2020 targets and so on, but people might get into the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Inland Waterways Development (10 Jun 2014)

Willie Penrose: 354. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if, in the context of proposed Waterways Ireland canal by-laws, which fail to take cognisance of user requirements, tourism development and local communities, he will ensure that conciliation and agreement is reached with the relevant groups prior to the implementation of any such regulations; and if he will make a statement on the...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)

Willie Penrose: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014, which will focus on effecting remedies and I hope address the various anomalies which have been identified in a number of areas relating to welfare and pensions. It is important that the social welfare system must provide better services and deal with poverty traps that become apparent. They must be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Maximising the Usage and Potential of Land (Resumed): European Commission (5 Jun 2014)

Willie Penrose: I concur with what my colleague, Deputy Tom Barry, has said. We are significantly different in terms of crop diversity and potential from what prevails more commonly at European level. The Commission representative referred to the fact that the farmers involved get a better understanding of the 2020 policy of the land and its potential, its potential for diversity and biodiversity and all...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (29 May 2014)

Willie Penrose: 85. 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 their claim for invalidity pension; if same will now be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23592/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (28 May 2014)

Willie Penrose: 74. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a social welfare appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; if same will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23423/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Labour Court Recommendations (27 May 2014)

Willie Penrose: 339. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason a Labour Court recommendation, which recommended that persons receive the same cessation payments as workshop manager is being not applied in accordance with the said recommendation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22666/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (27 May 2014)

Willie Penrose: 445. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22944/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turbary Rights (27 May 2014)

Willie Penrose: 481. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in respect of a bog (details supplied) if a person can resume cutting there; what are the stipulations and conditions, for a person, to utilise the said bog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22946/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (27 May 2014)

Willie Penrose: 807. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22665/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (27 May 2014)

Willie Penrose: 808. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take steps to have a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath immediately admitted for an MRI scan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22679/14]

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 May 2014)

Willie Penrose: I congratulate and compliment my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, for bringing forward this important piece of legislation, which deserves careful scrutiny and debate. With well over 100,000 of our fellow citizens languishing on housing lists across the country, it is incumbent on us all, in a non-partisan way, to set out in a focused and detailed manner how to tackle...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (15 May 2014)

Willie Penrose: 129. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22108/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance Regulation (13 May 2014)

Willie Penrose: 194. To ask the Minister for Finance if in the context of the situation that has arisen for policy holders here as a result of the recent collapse of Setanta Insurance, if the compensation fund is being made available to these policy holders, who have been left out of pocket, and have to secure alternative policies of indemnity so as to fulfil their legal obligations; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (13 May 2014)

Willie Penrose: 335. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20842/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (13 May 2014)

Willie Penrose: 367. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a social welfare appeal hearing in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath regarding the refusal of a claim for disability allowance due to a re-classification of a research grant, which is being classified by the deciding officer as income in the hand of the recipient rather than expenses to enable them to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Household Charge Exemptions (8 May 2014)

Willie Penrose: 55. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who occupies a granny flat at the rear of a house, which is occupied by this person’s in-laws who have discharged their payment in terms of the household charge is liable to pay the household charge on the said granny flat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20826/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (8 May 2014)

Willie Penrose: 112. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will take steps to expedite an application to the chief appeals office against the refusal of a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath which was lodged in June 2013; if an oral hearing will be afforded to the applicant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20736/14]