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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (19 Sep 2013)

Willie Penrose: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to ensure that the VAT and PRSI initiative, which were launched in 2011 are retained on a permanent basis for a minimum of five years as these are extremely important in the context of economic stimulation of the hotel and tourism sectors whereby these measures allow the hotel sector to respond with increased offers of employment in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (19 Sep 2013)

Willie Penrose: 77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an appeal to Student Universal Support Ireland in relation to an application for a higher education grant will be determined as quickly as possible in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39039/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Issues (19 Sep 2013)

Willie Penrose: 115. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a social welfare appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39045/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (19 Sep 2013)

Willie Penrose: 162. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application for afforestation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; if same will now be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39038/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (18 Jul 2013)

Willie Penrose: 238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) has only been approved for €255 of the non-adjacent maintenance grant, despite the fact that the joint income of their parents less universal social charge is €42,800 and if same can be reviewed [36573/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (18 Jul 2013)

Willie Penrose: 239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath, if he will set out the number of students attending and the number of resource teachers and special needs assistances at the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36579/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (18 Jul 2013)

Willie Penrose: 240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who in 2011 completed a Level 8 Degree in Business Studies and in September 2012 commenced a FETAC Level 5 Pre-Nursing Course which finished in May 2013 and who as a result has now applied for a Level 8 Mature applicant General Nursing in Athlone Institute of Technology, would be entitled to a...

Report on Promoting a Sustainable Future for the Post Office Network: Statements (16 Jul 2013)

Willie Penrose: I thank the Minister of State for sharing time with me. I, too, compliment the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications on its focused, clear and targeted report, the recommendations of which are precise and leave no room for doubt or ambiguity. The Irish Postmasters' Union commissioned report by Grant Thornton outlines in detail the range of services that could be provided through...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (16 Jul 2013)

Willie Penrose: 1217. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review and revise the recently announced changes to route 115, which includes the bus transport service from Mullingar to Dublin (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35506/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (11 Jul 2013)

Willie Penrose: 134. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath against the refusal of an invalidity pension claim will be determined and if same will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34098/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (9 Jul 2013)

Willie Penrose: 304. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33070/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (9 Jul 2013)

Willie Penrose: 326. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the entitlements available to a person who will be 66 years of age in January 2015 and who would normally qualify for an old age pension; if she will state what payment system will now be implemented to fill this gap year arising from the new system of pension payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33397/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (9 Jul 2013)

Willie Penrose: 327. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider removing the habitual residence condition as a requirement for eligibility for carer's allowance for persons returning here to provide full time care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33398/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (9 Jul 2013)

Willie Penrose: 393. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will indicate whether his Department has studied comprehensively the recent decision of An Bord Pleanála in the Straboy Wind Energy Limited application; the decision made therein; and in particular the comments which indicated that the wind energy guidelines are totally inadequate in respect of the issuance of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (9 Jul 2013)

Willie Penrose: 394. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will indicate the person who has been appointed to undertake the review of the Wind Energy Guidelines, 2006, which pertain to the erection of industrial wind turbines, and who would task the job of reviewing the submissions made in respect thereof in February 2013; if he will indicate when a draft review of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (9 Jul 2013)

Willie Penrose: 455. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath against the non-payment of single farm payment which is due to them will take place; if same will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33345/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (9 Jul 2013)

Willie Penrose: 536. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to publish the results of the consultation process which ended on the 16 January 2013 and which sought the views of the public and stakeholders into proposals from the European Commission on a new Tobacco Directive; if he will confirm the reason these results have not been published to date, as the overwhelming majority of submissions received...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Anti-Social Behaviour (4 Jul 2013)

Willie Penrose: 189. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will indicate if there are any proposals to strengthen anti-social behaviour provisions whereby persons renting are causing disturbance, annoyance and nuisance to their neighbours in both private and local authority estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32854/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Establishment (3 Jul 2013)

Willie Penrose: 167. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if in the context of the establishment of Irish Water liabilities will be incurred by local authorities in the provision of public water supplied to communities transfer to Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32428/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Money Laundering (2 Jul 2013)

Willie Penrose: 210. To ask the Minister for Finance if in the context of the changes proposed in respect of anti-money laundering requirements for the purchase of prize bonds, if he will explore the achievement of a better balance in respect of the proposals, between the need for appropriate AML requirements, and convenience for ordinary customers who wish to purchase prize bonds as gifts and that AML...