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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Jul 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the nature of the services that are being provided to people in south Westmeath at the primary care campus at Clonbrusk, Athlone, County Westmeath when it is up and running; if it is planned for the provision of a comprehensive service at which up to 95% of the peoples' health and social service needs will be properly met within a...

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (2 Jul 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 194: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the precise date that the capital grants allocations for sporting clubs and community organisations have been announced since 1994 and for each year up to and including 2007 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26131/08]

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (2 Jul 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the legislation underpinning the dairy premium payments industry indicating the way they are calculated since 2005; if they and the quotas are transferable upon the sale of farm lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26130/08]

Overseas Missions. (2 Jul 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on the adequacy of equipment and in particular vehicles being used by Irish troops serving with EUFOR in Chad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26024/08]

Overseas Missions. (2 Jul 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Defence if it is intended to extend the mandate of the Irish contingent serving with EUFOR beyond March 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26025/08]

Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (1 Jul 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the initiatives planned to promote the indigenous fishing industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25543/08]

Written Answers — Information and Communications Technology: Information and Communications Technology (1 Jul 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 507: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason, in view of the Government's supposed commitment to expend €252 million in supporting information and communications technology in schools over the period 2007 to 2013, his Department has cut funding for IT support services to schools, which has led to 21 ICT adviser posts not being filled in September 2008 as a result...

Order of Business (1 Jul 2008)

Willie Penrose: The Minister is the ultimate buffoon.

Chemicals Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2008)

Willie Penrose: I thank the Minister of State for his effort. On Committee Stage, the Labour Party made the point that we are a long way from allowing legal notice to be served by e-mail alone. There is so much spam floating around on the Internet that it would be totally unreasonable to expect a person to have received a legal notice of obligation just because an e-mail was sent to him or her. We...

Chemicals Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2008)

Willie Penrose: I thank the Minister of State for meeting the objective set out in amendment No. 6 by way of his own amendment, No. 5. I will therefore withdraw the latter in favour of that of the Minister of State.

Chemicals Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2008)

Willie Penrose: I move amendment No. 7: In page 19, between lines 41 and 42, to insert the following: "(11) Documents subject to legal professional privilege shall not be liable to production under this section.". This matter has exercised my mind, but not because I am a barrister, and I have a view on it. The Minister of State has received advice contrary to mine and to my knowledge of the subject. I am...

Chemicals Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2008)

Willie Penrose: It does not diminish the standing of legal professional privilege in the legislation I have outlined, which passed through this House. If my provision is included in three Acts passed in the past four years, how can the Minister make such an assertion? I am surprised by the advice of the Parliamentary Counsel in this regard. If the Parliamentary Counsel examined the legislation to which I...

Chemicals Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2008)

Willie Penrose: On that basis, I concede reluctantly but hope this does not come back to haunt us.

Chemicals Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2008)

Willie Penrose: I concur with the previous sentiments and comments. This is a highly complex item of legislation that has its origins in EU directives and regulations. It will be important for the industry to embrace the thrust, content and objectives of the legislation. It will be to their benefit and enhancement to get in early in respect of the registration process. It is complex and was a difficult...

Chemicals Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2008)

Willie Penrose: —— in respect of trying to table appropriate amendments in this regard. However, I thank the Minister of State for listening to Members. Opposition spokespersons hope their contributions will improve legislation and do not make them for point-scoring purposes. I thank the officials because obviously this was fairly difficult for them to get through. Obviously, there is a time...

Farm Waste Management. (1 Jul 2008)

Willie Penrose: Given the importance of this scheme to environmental improvements and enhancement, which must clearly be very close to the Minister of State's heart, why has he such a resigned attitude to the strict closing date? Is it again a case of throwing the hands up and adopting a losing posture? Why do we not go to those in Europe and say we have almost 7,000 applicants out there still trying to...

Farm Waste Management. (1 Jul 2008)

Willie Penrose: The Minister indicated there were 48,580 applicants, of whom approximately 41,700 have put their forms in by the closing date? Is that correct?

Farm Waste Management. (1 Jul 2008)

Willie Penrose: How many have gone through?

Farm Waste Management. (1 Jul 2008)

Willie Penrose: There were 48,580 applications originally.

Farm Waste Management. (1 Jul 2008)

Willie Penrose: Almost 7,000 are left, along with the others mentioned by Deputy Creed. In many rural areas, the only trucks moving now are going on to farms with blocks, cement and everything else. Given the importance of this scheme not only to environmental enhancement and farm management structures, but to the construction industry and work in general in rural areas in particular, will the Minister of...