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Written Answers — Special Olympics World Games: Special Olympics World Games (23 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 216: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will take steps to ensure that adequate funding is provided to Special Olympics Ireland, to enable it to address a projected shortfall and provide for growth and sustainability over the next five years, and to enable it to have adequate funding and resources to provide for the largest team of athletes and coaches to...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (23 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 267: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will confirm that her Department has received correspondence from persons (details supplied) in County Westmeath; if, in this context, she will take steps to ensure that the people concerned receive a full-time special needs assistant on the classroom as same is required on a one to one basis; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (23 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 271: To ask the Minister for Defence if, in the context of resources available to him, he will consider awarding the military service allowance to military personnel who retired before 1 August 1990 and which was considered by the report of the Gleeson Commission on remuneration and conditions of service in the Defence Forces; if he will confirm that the number of personnel involved...

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (22 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the recently published Three Year Strategy document from the Financial Regulator. [39230/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (22 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the recent study from the Combat Poverty Agency which shows that the increasing levels of indirect taxation is having a disproportionate effect on those on lower incomes; the efforts he is making to ensure that those on low incomes receive sufficient supports to deflect the impact of these indirect taxes; and if...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (22 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 392: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will confirm that her Department has received an application for sanction from a school (details supplied) in County Louth; if she will as a consequence of the detailed submission therein take steps to have the said school sanctioned, in view of the opportunities it would offer the children concerned; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (21 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the Government will respond to the new proposal by European Commissioner Mr. Charlie McCreevy on abolishing the reserved areas for national postal operators for letters below 50 grammes; his views on the concerns of Ireland's EU partner States such as France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Belgium and Greece that...

Housing Policy: Motion (21 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: I welcome the opportunity to support this extremely important motion, which has been put forward, on behalf of the Labour Party, by Deputy Gilmore. I am glad that in the 1960s my parents were able to secure a county council house. They found themselves in a position to move out of inadequate accommodation into what then was adequate accommodation provided by a local authority. In that...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (21 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the serious crisis in regard to the compilation of the electoral register as a result of which thousands of people have been removed from the electoral register, including many who have been on the register at the same address for many years; and the urgent need for the Government to...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (16 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Defence the location of the firing ranges and training grounds located throughout the country; the precautionary mechanisms in place to protect the Defence Forces and civilians from injury during training and manoeuvres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38194/06]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (15 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when it is intended to establish the National Consumer Agency on a statutory basis; the reason this Bill has yet to be published; when he intends that the Bill will be introduced to the Houses of the Oireachtas; when he expects the NCA to be fully established and operational; the arrangements that have been made for the...

Written Answers — Corporate Enforcement: Corporate Enforcement (15 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the situation with regard to the request by the Director of Corporate Enforcement for additional staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37732/06]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (15 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 191: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to provide moneys to the Health Service Executive, in order to permit them to implement the Comhairle na nOspidéal Report, which has made a significant number of recommendations for improvement in the rheumatology service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38203/06]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (15 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the steps he will take to ensure that monies which are owed to a voluntary group (details supplied) under the FÁS social economy programme, which ended on 31 December 2005 are now granted to the group; if this voluntary body which is a not for profit organisation and is run by a committee on a voluntary basis, is...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (14 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his priorities for the forthcoming Estimates, budget and Social Welfare Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37586/06]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (14 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 181: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding a Canadian citizen who marries an Irish citizen and is living here; the impact of same upon the status of the Canadian citizen following such a marriage and if the Canadian citizen can work here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37809/06]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (14 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 393: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has received correspondence from a person (details supplied) who has made positive suggestions as to how to deal with anomalies that have arisen with regard to the pre-1953 pension from the perspective of the wrong formula being used and the credits not being used; if in this context their proposal to replace the pre-1953...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 402: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the legislative provision which specifies that widow or widowers can only receive the half rate of disability benefit for a maximum period of 15 months irrespective of the fact that they remain indisposed and submit relevant medical certificates to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37854/06]

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Willie Penrose: Question 440: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she will take to have a single payment which is due to a farmer (details supplied) immediately paid out to him; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37566/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (14 Nov 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 476: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps she will take to ensure that a person (details supplied) is admitted to a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37540/06]