Results 241-260 of 7,024 for speaker:Willie Penrose

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (19 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: 71. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to address the rising cost of mart insurance premiums; if he has commissioned research or reports on the impact of high insurance costs on rural business and community development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22796/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Union Regulation (19 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: 78. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to keep the Central Bank industry funding levy at current levels for credit unions up to, including and post-2021 in view of the fact that credit unions continue to encounter financial difficulties particularly in relation to income generation and return on assets resultant from low interest rates, low loan to asset ratios and high cost income...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Employment Data (18 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: 33. To ask the Taoiseach the latest employment figures; the breakdown of the figures in terms of those employed under banded hours categories A-B and A-D respectively; and if the inclusion of this criteria for future employment surveys will be considered. [22918/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare and the Control and Management of Horses: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: I thank the Department and the local authorities for their comprehensive presentations and for providing their excellent submissions prior to the meeting to give us an opportunity to review them. This used to be a predominantly urban issue but in the decade or so since the downturn it has become more prevalent in rural areas. That is part of the problem. I broadly agree with the points...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (13 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: 91. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for citizenship by persons (details supplied) received by his Department on 16 April 2019 will be expedited; if while awaiting assessment of same the passports of a spouse and minors will be returned due to the family taking a vacation in their home country on 25 June 2019; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Eligibility (13 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: 144. To ask the Minister for Health the reason home help cannot be provided to a person who is 65 years of age and has been diagnosed with advanced dementia which is steadily progressing and which refusal is on the basis that the person is under 65 years of age; if an exception can be made for a person with this medical condition which necessitates ongoing care and particularly some hours of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (13 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: 145. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address an issue regarding a medical card for a person (details supplied). [24681/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Payments (13 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: 209. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amounts paid to a person (details supplied) in respect of the increase the person received in payments for two qualified children from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24678/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Payments (13 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: 210. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount received by a person (detail supplied) for the person and the person's spouse as adult dependants for the year ended 31 December 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24679/19]

Home Help Service Provision: Statements (12 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: There is obviously a recruitment issue in general and many choose to leave the sector to go elsewhere for better pay and conditions, as Deputy Gino Kenny said. Of course, part of the problem is that, similar to the childcare sector, private companies that are providing home care in this country are resistant to working with people who are represented by a union. That is one of the clear...

Home Help Service Provision: Statements (12 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: What if the 300,000 carers across the country downed tools in the morning? We have problems in accident and emergency departments and in the provision of acute hospital beds. If every one of them brought their loved ones into the hospital environment and abandoned their work in the morning, the country would collapse. In that context, could the Minister of State raise the following...

Home Help Service Provision: Statements (12 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: As the Minister of State is aware, care work, whether provided by a loved one or a public or private service, is labour intensive, both physically and mentally. Carers, like everyone, need and deserve respite from time to time. It is critical. Anything that is perceived as a stalling of the provision of additional home help hours will have a considerably detrimental effect on carers. It...

Home Help Service Provision: Statements (12 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: The crisis we are discussing was readily predictable. Ireland, like other countries across Europe, is experiencing a rapid demographic change as our population ages. This ageing is set to increase over the coming decades. Since 2006, there has been a 36% increase in our elderly population. The number of people with disabilities has increased by approximately 63%. Consequently, the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Abbey Theatre (12 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: 45. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the Abbey Theatre has met the conditions of improving the quality of employment opportunities it provides for Irish based artists, including remuneration rates, for it to receive the €300,000 in funding allocated to it but frozen by the Arts Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24280/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (11 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: 151. To ask the Minister for Finance the concessions and-or incentives available to persons who wish to secure a motor vehicle which would accommodate their disabled partner who is invalided or suffering from dementia in order to accommodate that person's travel to various appointments and so on; and if such concessions are available for the purchase of second-hand vehicles. [23470/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Education Review (11 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: 297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to review the eligibility rule in relation to special needs schools (details supplied); the steps he will take to ensure that this anomaly is rectified and the same rules would pertain to special needs schools as pertain to mainstream schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24348/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Grants (11 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: 298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the special rates of grants for disadvantaged students in which the income for the tax year January 2018 must not exceed €24,000; if the limit for the said reckonable income is increased for two additional family members who are pursuing full-time education courses and in which ensuring that the said household which has income of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (11 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: 477. To ask the Minister for Health if steps will be taken to ensure that a person (details supplied) will be provided with a place in the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dún Laoghaire without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23469/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (11 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: 715. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that the required funding is provided to enable the construction of an appropriate building to accommodate an MRI scanner for the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar (details supplied); the staff to be provided for the unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24315/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (11 Jun 2019)

Willie Penrose: 749. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to release the submissions made to the European Commission seeking a €100 million Brexit fund as an aid to beef farmers who have sustained significant losses in the past 12 months; the way in which this figure was computed; the form used to calculate the number of farmers who suffered loss; and if he...