Results 961-980 of 7,024 for speaker:Willie Penrose

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;...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (16 Jan 2018)

Willie Penrose: The Minister of State is correct. I do not think the British realise the impact of the conditions. There will be significant resistance in the pro-Brexit press when it finds out that Britain will have to comply with EU trade policy right up to 2021 and will not be able to strike its own deals during the transition period, despite losing access to agreements with 50 countries once it leaves...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (16 Jan 2018)

Willie Penrose: 48. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his Department's plans in respect of Brexit; the number of staff his Department has assigned to Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54712/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (16 Jan 2018)

Willie Penrose: We all realise the potential impact of Brexit on rural Ireland, rural industries, agrifood and the agricultural industry. If we did not already know that we were fully informed last night by an excellent programme on RTÉ by George Lee last night. We need to ensure that all possible outcomes are being investigated and explored. We need a beefed-up team of officials in the Department...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (16 Jan 2018)

Willie Penrose: We all acknowledge the successful conclusion of phase 1 of the Brexit negotiations between the UK and the EU into which we had a significant input. We also acknowledge the significant hurdles that will arise during phase 2 whereby many of those fundamental commitments will have to be reduced to legally enforceable trade agreements. As Professor Alan Matthews said last night, we will have to...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Banking Sector (16 Jan 2018)

Willie Penrose: I thank the Minister for that, and I have no doubt about his commitment. This project for a public banking model is a no-brainer. What concerns me is that the dead hand of the bureaucrats at the Department of Finance will scuttle it. I know what they were like when we brought forward the Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill. By hell, they resisted it. I am afraid they will resist anything new or...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Banking Sector (16 Jan 2018)

Willie Penrose: 45. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will report on the outcome of the public banking investigation; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1843/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Banking Sector (16 Jan 2018)

Willie Penrose: For the past 18 months or thereabouts, I have been a strong advocate of a public banking model along the lines of the German Sparkassen model which has been in place for approximately 200 years. Under this model, public banks would be municipally owned, rather than being nationalised entities. They would be not-for-profit and restricted to lending into the regional economy for the promotion...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Banking Sector (16 Jan 2018)

Willie Penrose: I thank the Minister for his reply. I am glad he is in the Chamber to answer questions. I have no doubt he is a fearless advocate for rural Ireland. I also welcome the progress made in the investigation into a new model of public banking. The development of a network of regionally based public banks could be a game changer for small and medium enterprises, agribusiness and the regions....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Indecon Review of Irish Harness Racing Sector: Irish Harness Racing Association (16 Jan 2018)

Willie Penrose: I thank the witnesses for their presentation. It is comprehensive as usual. I wish to consider the Indecon report and what has been done since. There was a long period during which the report was not published. However, notwithstanding it not being published, a fair amount was still known about what might be in it. I refer in particular to the context of governance structures. Has...

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]