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Written Answers — Social Housing: Social Housing (1 Feb 2011)

Willie Penrose: Question 198: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the criteria for social housing in respect of non EEA nationals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4655/11]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (27 Jan 2011)

Willie Penrose: Question 11: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if he has received an application from a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath, to move to appropriate accommodation which complies with his Department's guidelines for accommodation for pupils with special educational needs; if same will now be progressed, in view of the fact that it is urgently required, in...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Jan 2011)

Willie Penrose: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps he will take to expedite REP scheme payment due to a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4422/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Jan 2011)

Willie Penrose: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if there are any start up grants available to a person who wished to engage in the insulation and or maintenance of windows and doors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4421/11]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (25 Jan 2011)

Willie Penrose: Question 166: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for a new school (details supplied) in County Westmeath; if same will be expedited as this application was submitted a number of years ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3793/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (25 Jan 2011)

Willie Penrose: Question 333: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will confirm that he has received correspondence of 8 December 2010, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if same will be followed up in the context of dealing with the request for information which has been sought; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3934/11]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (25 Jan 2011)

Willie Penrose: Question 347: To ask the Minister for Social Protection in respect of each year from 2002 to 2010, the number of redundancies notified to his Department; the number of projected redundancies for the full year of 2011; the amount of money paid out in statutory redundancy payment in respect of each year from 2002 to 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2525/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (25 Jan 2011)

Willie Penrose: Question 360: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the eligibility criteria for persons to participate in the new Tús scheme; the way it will operate; the date on which it will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3780/11]

SME Sector (19 Jan 2011)

Willie Penrose: I agree it probably is easier to get money from Ulster Bank and the others in this context. However, I refer to the banks we virtually own and this is the point that ordinary punters and small, big or medium-sized business people cannot understand. These banks have robbed them blind and have taken their bloody money. However, now that they are taking more money, they will not even re-lend...

SME Sector (19 Jan 2011)

Willie Penrose: It is nothing more then a gross distortion of the truth. The Department should get to the truth because people are not telling lies to Members.

Insurance Industry (19 Jan 2011)

Willie Penrose: We all accept the Minister's ability to interfere directly in the process, although carefully and severely circumscribed by the fact that the administrative process is under the purview of the courts. We accept that, but we are also aware of the importance of the Quinn Group jobs in Dublin, Meath, Monaghan, Cavan, Fermanagh, Longford, Westmeath, Leitrim and Roscommon. These are areas where...

Loan Guarantee Scheme (19 Jan 2011)

Willie Penrose: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Enterprise; Trade and Innovation when the proposed loan guarantee scheme for viable small businesses will be established; the criteria that will be used for qualification of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2912/11]

Loan Guarantee Scheme (19 Jan 2011)

Willie Penrose: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive reply. Is it not the position that the provision of credit to the enterprise sector, particularly SMEs, is of vital importance yet many small businesses, including family businesses, are being denied loans that are necessary to keep the show on the road? They are struggling to pay their bills and make ends meet. Notwithstanding assertions from the...

Loan Guarantee Scheme (19 Jan 2011)

Willie Penrose: I fully agree with that review and how it will be framed. However, we are not reinventing the wheel here. Similar schemes are in operation in some 95 countries across the world, including Britain, Singapore and Hong Kong. Those countries are not going to leave their Exchequers exposed any more than we would wish to do so. Nor do we want to remove the imposition upon banks to do the right...

Job Creation (19 Jan 2011)

Willie Penrose: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation his plans for additional job creation measures having regard to the increase of more than 12,000 in the live register figures for December 2010, the highest end-of-year figure ever recorded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2913/11]

Job Creation (19 Jan 2011)

Willie Penrose: At the outset, I acknowledge the success of Intel and long may it continue. It is great news. We have opportunities to advance developments such as science technology parks, which are important in the context of future economic policy. Notwithstanding the grim employment news in the live register to end-December, the unemployment rate would be even higher were it not for the resumption of...

Job Creation (19 Jan 2011)

Willie Penrose: Science and technology are important, particularly with the focus on commercialisation and job creation, but what are the Minister's plans in that regard? While Ireland remains an important development hub for European markets, we may be somewhat threadbare in terms of staff numbers devoted to securing a significant market share in expanding economies, such as those of the BRIC countries....

Written Answers — Unemployment Levels: Unemployment Levels (18 Jan 2011)

Willie Penrose: Question 319: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will readjust the assessment of the live register figures to include persons who are aged 18 years or over but who are not entitled to any social welfare payment, because their parents are currently employed, and therefore they are not registered in any way to allow them to participate in FÁS courses; if an appropriate amendment...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 Jan 2011)

Willie Penrose: Question 393: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps he will take to have the single farm payment and REP scheme payment immediately issued to a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2161/11]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (13 Jan 2011)

Willie Penrose: Question 17: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the total number of persons who held a medical card at the end of 2010; the projected increase in that number for 2011; the total number who held a doctor-only medical card at the same date; the projected increase in that number for 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1534/11]