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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (3 Dec 2013)

Willie Penrose: 194. 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 reclassification 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 Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Act (3 Dec 2013)

Willie Penrose: 314. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when does he propose appropriate steps to amend the Garda disciplinary regulations, so as to enable gardaí to avail of the Personal Insolvency Act which have been in existence since 1923 and which in their current format prevent gardaí accessing same, by deeming such access to be a disciplinary matter within the said regulations; and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (28 Nov 2013)

Willie Penrose: 173. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take steps to expedite a cataract operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51246/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Strategic Investment Bank Establishment (27 Nov 2013)

Willie Penrose: 46. To ask the Minister for Finance if in line with the commitment in the programme for Government, he will take steps to introduce the necessary legal and administrative mechanism to enable a strategic investment bank, which would be stand-alone, and along the lines of KFW in Germany and that which prevailed with the former Industrial Credit Corporation Bank, so as to assist in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (27 Nov 2013)

Willie Penrose: 84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for a student grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [51030/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (27 Nov 2013)

Willie Penrose: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for a student grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51031/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (27 Nov 2013)

Willie Penrose: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for a student grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51032/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2013: Motions (26 Nov 2013)

Willie Penrose: I welcome the Minister. I am probably one of the few present who was a member of the select committee in 2001 when one of his predecessors, Joe Walsh, brought the existing legislation before it. I welcomed the Act at that stage and I welcome it again now. One of the matters which left a sour taste in people's mouths at that time was the tax exemption for stallion breeders. Many could not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Discussion (21 Nov 2013)

Willie Penrose: I apologise for being late but I heard some of the contributions. Obviously the TLT closure is a significant issue that affected the part of the country that I come from. The placing of TLT International into receivership has sent shivers through the wider agricultural community and a significant element of competition has been removed. I concur with the view that with factories being...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Relief Eligibility (21 Nov 2013)

Willie Penrose: 45. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 has been refused mortgage interest relief in respect of the purchase of their new house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49914/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (20 Nov 2013)

Willie Penrose: 94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the primary schools in County Westmeath that benefited from funding in the sum of €4,038 million in 2011, €1.542 million in 2012 and €1.7 million to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49786/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (20 Nov 2013)

Willie Penrose: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the post primary schools in County Westmeath that benefited from funding in the sum of €3.26 million in 2011, €4.235 million in 2012 and €1.8 million to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49787/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (20 Nov 2013)

Willie Penrose: 96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is any grant aid available to a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who has obtained a place at Bristol Academy of Music to study a degree course in music; and if there is any financial assistance that may be given to them in terms of their accommodation [49788/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (20 Nov 2013)

Willie Penrose: 172. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the co-financing funding that will be available from the Government under the rural development plan between 2014 and 2020 under which approximately €330 million per annum is available from the EU; if consideration is being given to include measures that will be supported in terms of investment aid, land mobility and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (20 Nov 2013)

Willie Penrose: 218. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49832/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report 2012: Discussion with Coillte (19 Nov 2013)

Willie Penrose: In respect of the wind energy proposals, has Coillte entered into agreements with companies in the midlands as a pre-emptive measure without taking cognisance of the fact that there was going to be a strategic environmental assessment? Why would Coillte do that given that there is a significant amount of opposition, particularly where they are located close to residential and rural areas?...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Unfinished Housing Developments (19 Nov 2013)

Willie Penrose: 206. To ask the Minister for Finance the position pertaining to financial bonds issued by the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation in relation to the construction of various housing estates throughout the country; if he will give an assurance that these bonds are fully honoured when called upon by the relevant local authorities to ensure they are in a position to complete such estates and take...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision (19 Nov 2013)

Willie Penrose: 475. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when progress will be made in respect of the regional water supply scheme in Lanesboro, County Longford, in respect of which a preliminary report was submitted to the Department by Longford County Council in May 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49425/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (19 Nov 2013)

Willie Penrose: 476. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the level of loss of income that will arise for the local authorities in counties Westmeath and Longford as a result of the planned abolition of the non-principal private residence charge; the way this will be compensated for by the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49427/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Stations Upgrade (19 Nov 2013)

Willie Penrose: 477. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the extension to Longford fire station will be sanctioned, as the local authority is ready to proceed once sanction is received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49428/13]