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Written Answers — Hospital Procedures: Hospital Procedures (24 Jun 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to have a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath admitted to the Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin, for a procedure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27419/10]

Written Answers — Hospital Procedures: Hospital Procedures (24 Jun 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to have a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath admitted to the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, County Offaly for a procedure. [27420/10]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (23 Jun 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding the integrated ticketing scheme in the greater Dublin area; the amount that has been spent on this project to date; the total estimated cost of the project; when integrated ticketing will become fully operational and the services and company that it will initially involve in the GDA; the name of the new Oyster card system;...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (23 Jun 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 164: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of job facilitators and their location in each social welfare office at year end 2007, 2008 and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27032/10]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (22 Jun 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there have been inpatient charges imposed on patients who are ready for discharge under the terms of the nursing homes Act, but whose application under the Act has not been completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25913/10]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 Jun 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an outreach cancer centre is still planned for County Donegal; if it will be linked to Galway or Northern Ireland; the services it will provide; the timescale for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25912/10]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (22 Jun 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 269: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for a visitor's visa by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26231/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (22 Jun 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 365: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps he will take to ensure that an application for a school meals project scheme for the school year 2010/11, by a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath is successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26512/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (22 Jun 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 366: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for a social welfare appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26539/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Jun 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 367: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an application for rent supplement under the supplementary welfare allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26540/10]

Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (17 Jun 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 31: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the progress being made with the viability and business plans for the credit institutions covered by the bank guarantee submitted to the EU Commission for consideration; when he expects opinions to be issued by the Commission in relation to each of the credit institutions concerned; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (17 Jun 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount, and the terms, of promissory notes transferred to date by the Government to Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide Building Society; the total amount for which he expects to issue promissory notes during 2010; the way these promissory notes affect the General Government Balance in 2010 and beyond; the date on which the first...

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (16 Jun 2010)

Willie Penrose: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that her Department has received an application for funding for the establishment of new youth cafe facilities, strand two, from an organisation (details supplied) in County Westmeath from the dormant accounts fund 2010; if she will ensure that this organisation is allocated the appropriate and necessary funding to...

Departmental Agencies (16 Jun 2010)

Willie Penrose: I was about to suggest that some of the recommendations are inherently contradictory. That is why the Labour Party looked askance at some of the proposals contained in the McCarthy report. A number of those proposals, particularly that relating to the merger to which the Minister refers and which I also identified, could have serious implications. As we have discussed on previous...

Printing Contracts (16 Jun 2010)

Willie Penrose: This is an important issue, one discussed by the Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment. Deputy Varadkar may have been inspired to table this question having been present for the discussion on this issue by that committee. There is a perception that printing contractors are losing out hand over fist and that other European competitors are able to devise methods of ensuring...

Consumer Rights (16 Jun 2010)

Willie Penrose: I would object to the implementation of such an EU directive on a full harmonisation basis. It would impinge negatively on existing consumer rights. I accept that it is proposed to extend the withdrawal or cooling-off period for distance or off-premises contracts from seven to 14 days. That would be welcome. The proposal that risk would pass upon the delivery of a consumer sales contract...

Consumer Rights (16 Jun 2010)

Willie Penrose: I thank the Minister of State.

Consumer Rights (16 Jun 2010)

Willie Penrose: One will not get a good answer unless one asks a good question.

Consumer Rights (16 Jun 2010)

Willie Penrose: Has any work been done to examine the legislative protection in the Sale of Goods Act 1893, as amended by the Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act 1980, in the context of the new directive? Did Mr. Bob Clark and his colleagues on the sales law review group examine anything of that nature? We have heard much today about charts - has a chart been compiled to compare and contrast what is...

Consumer Rights (16 Jun 2010)

Willie Penrose: The 1980 Act is the real one.