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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Personal Contract Plans (30 Jan 2018)

Willie Penrose: 99. To ask the Minister for Finance the investigations and plans his Department has in respect of the regulation of personal contract plans and ensuring persons have adequate information on the cost of PCPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4300/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (30 Jan 2018)

Willie Penrose: 168. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 11 of 30 November 2017, the progress of the public banking investigation; when the report by his Department and the Department of Rural and Community Development will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4042/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (25 Jan 2018)

Willie Penrose: 193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date a person (details supplied) was issued with a full drivers licence by the appropriate driving licencing authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3843/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gas Networks Ireland (24 Jan 2018)

Willie Penrose: 136. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps taken to ensure that the supply of natural gas is available more widely throughout the midlands, particularly in the context of counties Westmeath and Longford in which significant towns and villages have been deprived of same due to the narrow criteria being utilised in the assessment of the requirement of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (24 Jan 2018)

Willie Penrose: 177. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position in relation to an application for a carer’s allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3637/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme (23 Jan 2018)

Willie Penrose: 240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when primary schools across the country will be notified of their allocations due pursuant to the minor works grant scheme in order that they can undertake works; when a school (details supplied) will be notified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3486/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Authority Expenditure (23 Jan 2018)

Willie Penrose: 576. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount each local authority has returned to his Department in January 2018 as a result of allocations made in 2017 for various schemes being unspent during the year of allocation; if the unspent sums are retained within his Department for redistribution in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3485/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service Funding (23 Jan 2018)

Willie Penrose: 618. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the MABS national management forum which was established in 2001 at the request of her Department is now being dismissed with the decision to withdraw its funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3488/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizen Information Services (23 Jan 2018)

Willie Penrose: 617. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the representative body for supporting CIS services namely NACIS, will continue to be funded by CIS going forward; if the national executive committee which represents MABS staff is being retained under the current restructuring proposals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3487/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Review (23 Jan 2018)

Willie Penrose: 674. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the review of the new tenant purchase scheme will be finalised; the changes which are proposed as a result of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3468/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Insurance Cover Provision (18 Jan 2018)

Willie Penrose: 37. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the proposals his Department is working on in conjunction with the OPW and the Department of Finance to strengthen the engagement with the insurance industry to improve the availability of flood insurance cover in view of the State's ongoing investment in flood defence schemes as per point 70 in the Action Plan for Rural Development;...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Banking Sector (16 Jan 2018)

Willie Penrose: 64. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his attention has been drawn to recent publicity regarding an organisation's (details supplied) work here in relation to the establishment of a public banking network; if the organisation invited officials from the Department of Finance and his Department to participate in a field trip to Germany to examine the public banking...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Banking Sector (16 Jan 2018)

Willie Penrose: 76. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the engagement his Department has had with organisations (details supplied) in respect of the establishment of a public banking system here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54716/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commercial Rates (14 Dec 2017)

Willie Penrose: 194. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that private early years services providing full day ECCE, free preschool, are exempt from rates while those providing full day care services or afterschool services are obliged to pay commercial rates; if he has had contact with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs with a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (14 Dec 2017)

Willie Penrose: 521. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to ensure that a person (detail supplied) has their BPS payment issued without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53508/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (14 Dec 2017)

Willie Penrose: 575. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an ANC payment for 2017 due to a person (details supplied) will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54010/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (14 Dec 2017)

Willie Penrose: 649. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of discussions between her Department and the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government regarding the disparity of treatment in respect of the application of commercial rates to private early services that provide full day services or after-school services and have to pay full commercial rates; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (14 Dec 2017)

Willie Penrose: 702. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54011/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (14 Dec 2017)

Willie Penrose: 703. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54015/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (13 Dec 2017)

Willie Penrose: 145. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that the charge of €80 which some hospital groups have imposed on persons with haemochromatosis requiring venesection will be ceased (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53509/17]