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Economic Strategy: Motion (29 Sep 2010)

Willie Penrose: Is the Leas-Cheann Comhairle sure?

Economic Strategy: Motion (29 Sep 2010)

Willie Penrose: There seems to have been a problem. The 20 minutes were to be shared between myself and Deputy Ferris in two ten-minute slots.

Economic Strategy: Motion (29 Sep 2010)

Willie Penrose: There is also ten minutes tomorrow for the Labour Party.

Economic Strategy: Motion (29 Sep 2010)

Willie Penrose: That is why I raised it when I was asked to conclude.

Economic Strategy: Motion (29 Sep 2010)

Willie Penrose: I did not get ten minutes because 15 minutes was divided into two slots.

Economic Strategy: Motion (29 Sep 2010)

Willie Penrose: No, that was not correct.

Health Professional Education (29 Sep 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 109: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she has reviewed the recent performance of the Health Professions Admission Test used for entry into medicine courses in universities here; her views on the observation that in 2009 successful entry was open to those in the 54th percentile while in 2010, this jumped to the 67th percentile; if she will respond to...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (8 Jul 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 410: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if an application for a certificate of naturalisation in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31513/10]

Economic Issues: Motion (Resumed) (7 Jul 2010)

Willie Penrose: I am glad to have the opportunity to contribute on this important motion. I am speaking on behalf of the Labour Party. I wish to focus on employment and the need to devise an integrated employment strategy, which necessitates fresh thinking, and to avoid adherence to a policy that advocates or is a slave to traditional economic orthodoxy. By adhering to traditional economic orthodoxy, the...

Economic Issues: Motion (Resumed) (7 Jul 2010)

Willie Penrose: Working capital loans under these schemes would assist companies in maintaining adequate cash levels to meet their vital operational needs. This is a new proposal, although people claim we make none in the House. It works elsewhere, so now is the time to embrace something similar. Some 700,000 people are working in approximately 230,000 SMEs. These industries are dotted across the...

Economic Issues: Motion (Resumed) (7 Jul 2010)

Willie Penrose: We must get back to basics and encourage our manufacturing base. This will take a great deal of reskilling and retraining. I hope the Minister will adopt our proposal, as it would make an important contribution to tackling the unemployment crisis, something to which we all believe we should contribute.

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (7 Jul 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Defence if he remains committed to involving Reserve Defence Force personnel overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30161/10]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (7 Jul 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30493/10]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (7 Jul 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 272: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the concerns and reservations being expressed by women's community projects, in relation to the proposed transfer of the management, personnel and other assets of same under the Local Community Development Programme by the integration model to local development companies, which...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (7 Jul 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 382: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will investigate the possibility of having community organisations and/or sports clubs, who have installed wind turbines or intend to install wind turbines reclassified as voluntary customers who will be in a position to supply power to the national grid and therefore qualify for the higher rate of...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (7 Jul 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 413: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm if a Windows Servers IT Course which was to take place at the FÁS centre at Loughlinstown, County Dublin, is going ahead in September 2010 as planned; if not, the reason those who had applied to participate on same were not informed of its cancellation, particularly in view of the fact that the she...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (6 Jul 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is in recent receipt of appeals from those representing the Ahmedi people who are suffering repression and oppression in Pakistan; the assistance he may have offered; if he has discussed this matter with representatives of the Pakistan Government. [29644/10]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (6 Jul 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the discussions he has held regarding recent processes in certain countries in Africa to punish persons engaged in same-sex relationships with custodial sentences or worse. [29643/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Jul 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 241: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will take steps to have a young person (details supplied) in County Offaly admitted for urgent orthodontic treatment in view of the fact that they have been assessed as being in need of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29535/10]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (6 Jul 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will take steps to have a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath admitted to the Mater Hospital, Dublin, to have an important surgical procedure carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29536/10]