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Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (14 Feb 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 61: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the tax allowances and credits due to a person who is the father of three children and is living with the mother of the said three children, which partner is not employed outside of the home; if that person is entitled to tax credits for said three children. [5842/08]

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (14 Feb 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people over 66 years in Dublin 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5; the number of people over 66 years in Wicklow, Kildare/west Wicklow, in Laois/Offaly and in Longford/Westmeath; the number of public bed facilities available for elderly people in each of the foregoing geographical areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Community Allotment Schemes. (14 Feb 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 9: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if a local authority has sought funding for the provision of initiating community garden allotment schemes within its authority; his views on such applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5574/08]

Control of Exports Bill 2007 [[i]Seanad[/i]]: Report and Final Stages (14 Feb 2008)

Willie Penrose: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply. I have no doubt that he gave my amendment serious consideration, which we anticipated after he referred to it on Committee Stage. The Labour Party had a number of concerns in respect of certain aspects of the Bill. We wanted to put in place an effective export licensing and control system that was comprehensive enough to monitor the...

Control of Exports Bill 2007 [[i]Seanad[/i]]: Report and Final Stages (14 Feb 2008)

Willie Penrose: I thank the Minister of State and I feel he is correct to refer to the importance of the annual report and that it be brought before a committee for intense scrutiny, not a superficial examination. We have no reason to doubt the bona fides of the Minister of State as he has been most open and forthcoming with us on this matter. Our concerns regarding the objectives and underlying ethos of...

Control of Exports Bill 2007 [[i]Seanad[/i]]: Report and Final Stages (14 Feb 2008)

Willie Penrose: I move amendment No. 2: In page 4, line 22, after "Ireland" to insert "or who is ordinarily resident in the State". We had a more comprehensive discussion of this on Second Stage than on Committee Stage but the matter arises from our Committee Stage deliberations. This is a belt and braces approach and we seek to ensure there are no opportunities for people to evade the sincere objectives of...

Control of Exports Bill 2007 [[i]Seanad[/i]]: Report and Final Stages (14 Feb 2008)

Willie Penrose: As the Minister of State stated, we will depend on our EU counterparts. Although we have an EU code of conduct, I believe it is a fig-leaf. Will the Minister of State pursue at Commission level the introduction of proposals to ensure we are all at one in achieving an objective to which we all subscribe strongly? I accept what the Minister of State stated on Committee Stage and we took...

Control of Exports Bill 2007 [[i]Seanad[/i]]: Report and Final Stages (14 Feb 2008)

Willie Penrose: I am sure the Leas-Cheann Comhairle would want his south-eastern colleague to respond.

Control of Exports Bill 2007 [[i]Seanad[/i]]: Report and Final Stages (14 Feb 2008)

Willie Penrose: I am delighted to have been in a position to support this Bill. As I stated this was eloquently advocated by my colleagues Proinsias de Rossa MEP and Deputy Michael D. Higgins. Deputy Higgins has focused on this for 30 years and I thank him for giving of his time in the House to this matter. I appreciate that he is a spokesman on other matters and it shows his interests and that he is...

Order of Business (14 Feb 2008)

Willie Penrose: The Tánaiste is all right. We are not in the lobbies.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (13 Feb 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when he will act on the proposals contained in Proposals for Supporting Lone Parents; and the way he will co-ordinate services and address poverty traps associated with some of the proposals. [5237/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Estimates: Departmental Estimates (13 Feb 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he is satisfied that the allocation for jobseekers benefit for 2008 is sufficient to meet demand for the payment in view of the recent large increase in the live register. [5247/08]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (13 Feb 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 206: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will take steps to ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath is afforded a psychological report, as same is required to enable the person to get a classroom assistant as they are under the care of the early intervention team for a period of time and the facility of this report was promised to the family of the...

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (13 Feb 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 346: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in the context of persons who were in residential institutions and who were abused and who have been granted awards by the residential redress board, there is a specific education fund available for children of such persons in order to enable them to pursue third level qualifications; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (12 Feb 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount of the estimated €9 million cost that will be borne by the central Exchequer in relation to Tallaght Stadium; if is it reasonable to assume such funding will be allocated under the sports capital grants programme; if a significant amount of funding is allocated from the sports capital allocation, if this will have an...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (12 Feb 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 170: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the circumstances in which a person is entitled to their P45; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4947/08]

Written Answers — Voluntary Sector Funding: Voluntary Sector Funding (12 Feb 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 257: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a society (details supplied) has not been allocated funding for 2008; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the society is reliant upon sponsorship and the generosity of donors; if, in this context, she will take steps to have the decision to refuse funding to the society fully reviewed and reversed; and if she...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (12 Feb 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 287: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will issue local authorities with details of non-national road grants as same are long overdue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4952/08]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (12 Feb 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 330: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will review the regulations pertaining to participation on community employment schemes, particularly those relating to participants who are in the 35 to 55 years age category, and who are only permitted a maximum of three years on the scheme; if he will amend this restrictive stipulation which prevents FÁS from...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (12 Feb 2008)

Willie Penrose: Question 398: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of money allocated to the community services programme operated by Pobal on behalf of his Department; if, in this context his attention has been drawn to the fact that some of the applicants for this grant have to undertake the preparation of a significant volume of detailed paperwork which imposes a...