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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driving Licences (14 Mar 2013)

Willie Penrose: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the threat, facing the professional ID market, and the possibility of a loss of jobs in the printed photographic industry, if the Road Safety Authority is reviewing an element of the process to see if there is a role of scanned photographs within the SAFE 2 process, which would permit a resolution of this difficulty and allow the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (13 Mar 2013)

Willie Penrose: 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. [13320/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (12 Mar 2013)

Willie Penrose: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No.113 of 29 November 2012, if the shortfall due to the family (details supplied) has been paid out to the said family; if not, the steps he will take to expedite the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12967/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Wind Energy Strategy (12 Mar 2013)

Willie Penrose: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will take steps to initiate and undertake a strategic environmental assessment of Ireland's overall onshore wind energy strategy similar to that which was initiated in 2011 which undertook an assessment of the likely significant environmental effects of implementing Ireland's offshore wind energy plans; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety (12 Mar 2013)

Willie Penrose: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that gypsum is now a very prominent form of animal bedding being used by farmers in slatted units and other holding facilities; his views regarding the promotion of such material for this purpose, due to the toxic gases therefrom when it is broken down; if in this context he will implement a...

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2013)

Willie Penrose: Yes, I am sharing my time with Deputy Nolan.

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2013)

Willie Penrose: I am glad to have the opportunity to contribute today to this important debate on the Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012. I am glad the Minister is present in the Chamber, as it shows the importance he attaches to trying to sort out this problem in a forward way. Were I sitting in the Minister's seat today and taking account of the Government's efforts to set out a clear...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (6 Mar 2013)

Willie Penrose: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the delays in processing Garda vetting applications notwithstanding the efforts of the bureau to deal as quickly as possible with the significant volume they receive, in view of the fact that the delays being experienced are having serious implications both for prospective employees and employers as these persons...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 Mar 2013)

Willie Penrose: To ask the Minister for Health if resources will be provided to enable the implementation of the neuro rehabilitation strategy which was published in 2011; if he will take steps to protect funding for the not for profit organisations that provide neuro rehabilitation support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11584/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Proposed Legislation (26 Feb 2013)

Willie Penrose: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date on which he plans to publish the Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill, in order to facilitate a banking enquiry into the activities of banking institutions in respect of 2001 to 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10302/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (26 Feb 2013)

Willie Penrose: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the Civil Court of Appeal, which has been promised for the past two years will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9927/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Exemptions (20 Feb 2013)

Willie Penrose: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline in detail the categories of exemption from the property tax as recently set out in the Finance Bill 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9219/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Labour Court Recommendations (20 Feb 2013)

Willie Penrose: To ask the Minister for Health if the Labour Court has made its final recommendation in relation to the home helps in a case which has been brought by SIPTU to address issues in relation to the contractural situation for home helps throughout the country and when the final recommendations will be brought forward by the 14 January 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9218/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Media Mergers (19 Feb 2013)

Willie Penrose: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the necessary legislation will be brought forward to implement the recommendations of the advisory group on the media mergers which was published in January 2009 and in this context since the Government approved the draft heads of the Bill in July 2012, which indicated that the responsibility for carrying out the public interest...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescription Charges (19 Feb 2013)

Willie Penrose: To ask the Minister for Health if there are any proposals or provisions permitted which would accommodate persons who are experiencing financial hardship as a result of the prescription charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8288/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Feb 2013)

Willie Penrose: To ask the Minister for Health if he will take steps to ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath is admitted to St. James' Hospital, Dublin, for an urgent procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7918/13]

Promissory Notes Arrangement: Motion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2013)

Willie Penrose: The liquidation of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation and the transformation of the promissory notes are welcome developments and the difficulties faced by the Government to achieve these should not be underestimated. Therefore, the Government should be congratulated on its achievements because they were by no means easy. It is important to bear in mind that the Government inherited the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (13 Feb 2013)

Willie Penrose: To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to deal with the significant increase in the number of medical school graduates for 2013 such that is anticipated that in July 2013 there will be a shortage of intern places for both EU and Non-EU graduates at Irish medical schools; if steps are being taken to implement the recommendations for an increase in intern posts as set out in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (13 Feb 2013)

Willie Penrose: To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath, has a psychological assessment carried out and further that speech therapy will be afforded to this young person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7598/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Rural Communities Report: Discussion with Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (12 Feb 2013)

Willie Penrose: I am glad the Minister and the Government are taking an interest in rural Ireland because it has been bypassed for the past few years at policy level. The Chairman and a few of the rest of us went round those areas and wrote a report on them. Much of the apparent prosperity in rural areas was primarily related to the construction boom, which was only fleeting and it left only bodies in its...