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Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (15 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has an indication at this stage that more men have applied for primary teaching courses as a result of the campaign to attract more men into teaching; her plans to assess the success of the campaign; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5743/06]

Rent Supplement: Motion (Resumed). (15 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: Despite the surprisingly infantile assertions of the Minister of State and the whiff of desperation emanating from the Government benches, this is one of the most important motions to come before the House in a long time. It highlights and illustrates, if such was needed, the bankruptcy of the Government's commitment to the unpropertied classes, the men and women who do not own their own...

Written Answers — Nuclear Plants: Nuclear Plants (14 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 118: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if assurance will be sought from the British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair, that the British Government energy review announced on 29 November 2005 will not contemplate the location of a nuclear power station on the island of Ireland. [5213/06]

Written Answers — Nuclear Safety: Nuclear Safety (14 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 144: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason the Government did not make a submission to the European Union investigation into the establishment of the British Nuclear Decommissioning Authority under state aid rules. [5214/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (14 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 359: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person satisfies all the criteria to qualify for revenue job assist, from the perspective of the additional tax allowance, if he or she takes up employment with a partnership company; if the person will then qualify for the additional tax credits under the revenue job assist scheme once the job is not one of displacement; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (14 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 437: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department has carried out further examination or assessment on the prospect of reopening the Mullingar to Athlone railway line (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5365/06]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (14 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 556: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason her Department continues to take such an entrenched view in relation to providing the necessary additional funding for a school (details supplied); if this matter will be reviewed with a view towards giving the board of management the additional moneys to allow the school to be finished; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (14 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 624: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the sewerage scheme, which has been promised for Clonmellon, will be ready for construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5363/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 11: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, in regard to the planned introduction of the early child care supplement, his Department has any estimate or assessment of the likely number of claims that could be made in respect of children not resident here; the estimated cost in respect of such payments; the procedures which will be put in place to ensure verification of...

Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (9 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 22: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the EU survey on income and living conditions published by the Central Statistics Office on 12 December 2005 which showed that almost one in five of the population was at risk of poverty and that almost one third of persons in lone parent households were in consistent poverty; the steps he...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (9 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 163: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath has not had their green card renewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4810/06]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (9 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 164: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department has received correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; the steps he will take to have this matter dealt with without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4811/06]

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (9 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the land division solicitor at his Department dealing with land commission sales has completed the queries that have been raised in relation to vesting of lands for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath in respect of which documents necessary for the registration were lodged in the Land Registry Office on 17...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (9 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who is attending speech and language therapy at their current school and who has to leave the said school, will be facilitated in one of the schools in or around the vicinity of Mullingar; if same will be examined in order to allow them to enrol in such schools in September 2006; and...

Social Welfare Benefits. (9 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on whether it is intended to introduce a new social services card for lone parents that will require the holder to collect lone parent payments between Thursday and the following Tuesday and that if this is not done, the payment will be forfeited; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties that this could create...

Social Welfare Benefits. (9 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: The Minister said that several reports in his Department have been put together and will be subject to ongoing review. Why start making unilateral decisions without consulting any groups representing lone parents? This may represent another obstacle or hurdle to vulnerable people. What happens if somebody falls ill on a Thursday morning and cannot go in to collect his or her money and is in...

Social Welfare Benefits. (9 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: I thank the Minister and assure him that the flexibility he suggests of even a couple of weeks would be very welcome.

Social Welfare Benefits. (9 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason his Department continues to treat joint bank accounts as income for the purpose of assessing entitlement to a qualified adult allowance; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that such treatment can sometimes mean that pension lump sums and redundancy lump sums when saved in a joint account are assessed as income...

Social Welfare Benefits. (9 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: I thank the Minister for his detailed and comprehensive reply. He is aware that this proposal emanated from the senior citizens' parliament, which is deeply concerned about it. That group has articulated a number of significant issues concerning the elderly who have served this country well. We should therefore pay particular attention to the matters raised by the group. In a number of cases,...

Social Welfare Benefits. (9 Feb 2006)

Willie Penrose: Yes.