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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Apr 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 31: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the cuts that have taken place in the provision of respite for people who are being cared for in the community in various parts of the country; her views on the effect of these cuts on her stated policy of transferring more treatment from hospital to community care; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (29 Apr 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made on the promises made to cystic fibrosis patients to provide a number of isolation beds in summer 2008 for adult cystic fibrosis patients who need treatment in a hospital setting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16263/08]

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (29 Apr 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 358: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will reconsider the refusal to formerly sanction funding by Westmeath Vocational Educational Committee for a project (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16227/08]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Apr 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 359: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason her Department has failed to progress a proposed new school building (details supplied) in County Westmeath despite the fact that in November 2006, it was advised that the project was to proceed to architectural planning, and since then nothing has happened; if she will take steps to have same progressed, as this school...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (29 Apr 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 429: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will take steps to expedite an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath which is over one year with his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16229/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (29 Apr 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 472: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the moneys due to a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16226/08]

Written Answers — Off-Licence Fees: Off-Licence Fees (24 Apr 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 55: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on increasing the off-licence fee in respect of beer, wine and spirits from the current level of €300; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15596/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (24 Apr 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 72: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the introduction of a non-domicile tax charge for those people resident here but non-domiciled for taxation purposes similar to a initiative recently introduced in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15597/08]

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (24 Apr 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will confirm having received an application for lottery funding from a club (details supplied) in County Westmeath; if in view of the importance of this very ambitious project for the whole area he will take steps to ensure that same is given a significant grant in the forthcoming allocation of same; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (24 Apr 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on increasing the number of hours which a person who is in receipt of invalidity pension can engage upon in productive work, from its current level of 19 hours, to at least 22 or 23 hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15905/08]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Apr 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will take steps to expedite the provision of a new school building (details supplied) in County Westmeath which has been promised by her Department since April 2006; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that time is of the essence, as the intake into the school in the past few years has been quite high and pupils...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (23 Apr 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will confirm having received the correspondence (details supplied) from a school in County Westmeath; if having reviewed the contents of same she will revisit the criteria for developing schools in order that children in similar circumstances are treated equally; if she will adopt the proposal in the correspondence which...

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (17 Apr 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 15: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received the report of the Alcohol Advisory Group; the main recommendations of the report; when it is intended to publish the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14069/08]

Written Answers — Sale of Alcohol: Sale of Alcohol (17 Apr 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will implement the commitment given in the Programme for Government to increase penalties under the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 particularly for alcohol related disorder and increase the fines for supplying alcohol to persons under 18 from €1,500 to €5,000; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Insurance Industry: Insurance Industry (17 Apr 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 107: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a newspaper advertisement (details supplied); the circumstances in which there might be a legitimate market in the purchase of second-hand life assurance policies; his function in enforcing the laws governing life assurance policies and the sale of assurance policies to persons who have no...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (17 Apr 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will take steps to ensure that an application for repayment under the health repayment scheme is made to a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14173/08]

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (17 Apr 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 205: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the National Ambulance Service have been recently advised by the chief fire officers in the relevant areas that they will be seeking payment for ambulance assist calls previously provided without charge and that the Fire and Rescue Services will be seeking full cost of call outs plus...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (17 Apr 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 345: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department put in place the operation of work in Ireland programmes; if all issues in relation thereto have been finalised in order to enable working holiday visas for applicants to the work in Ireland programme via USIT to be operated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14178/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Apr 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 367: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the grant aid or financial assistance available to a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14931/08]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (17 Apr 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 461: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a disability grant for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath has not been awarded to date; if she will take steps to ensure that same is awarded without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14177/08]