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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (19 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 356. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a regulation or directive from his Department which prevents a local authority from purchasing a home for a family in a rural area; if so, when same came into operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22424/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Generation (19 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 360. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the terms upon which a recent case (details supplied) was compromised; if in the context, it is now accepted that local authority members should be allowed to exercise their statutory powers and duties to put in place appropriate set back distances for wind turbine developments in their local authority areas for which...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (19 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 447. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal against the refusal of carer's allowance will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22556/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (19 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 448. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has had their disability allowance reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22557/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times (19 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 601. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the severe overcrowding at the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath with 38 patients on trolleys waiting for admission on 29 June 2016; if he is further aware that, notwithstanding significant investment in new emergency departments facilities, it will not contribute to a solution to the problem which arises because of a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Industrial Development (19 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 790. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in the context of capitalising on the significant potential of the whiskey market and in the interest of creating a level playing field for all whiskey brands, to consider the establishment of a wholesale whiskey market to establish parity with the Scotch whisky market by way of allowing new entrants access to mature stock and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (19 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 791. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm receipt of an application for funding from an organisation (details supplied) which has made significant progress in the past two years and which sum is now required in order to allow it to continue to progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22896/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Ireland (19 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 802. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he will take to ensure that the decision by Inland Fisheries Ireland to close a fish farm at Cullion, Mullingar, County Westmeath is reversed (details supplied); if he is aware of the impact such a decision will have upon angling clubs and anglers across the country; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (14 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 116. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will expedite an application by a person (details supplied) under the disability allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21823/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 196. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to have a person (details supplied) admitted to a hospital for a surgical procedure as soon as possible [21822/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments (14 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 197. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received a report from the Expert Group on the Trauma Care Accident and Emergency Network which examined trauma care in the accident and emergency network; if recent reports indicating that there are nine accident and emergency departments across the country considered for rationalisation are correct; if in that context, he will ensure that such...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Schemes (14 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 234. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why he is, on the tender for the supply of Bovine Identification Tags, insisting on a single supplier framework which will deny farmers the right to chose in who they give their business to upon the basis of price or quality of service; if, in that context he is concerned, that the current tender in its wording discriminates...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: City and County Child Care Committees (14 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 273. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will take steps to review her Department's allocation framework for funding to county child care committees (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21824/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Land Issues (13 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 93. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware that due to the limited availability of certificates in agriculture courses from Teagasc, the Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority, which were not adequate to accommodate the number of persons who wished to complete same in order to qualify for the stamp duty exemption for transfer of land to young farmers; that some courses only...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Land Issues (13 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 105. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will take steps to extend the four-year period specified in section 81 of the 1999 Act which allows for the refund of stamp duty and so on if the person received the educational qualification specified within these four years in the context of where there were not significant courses available to such young farmers in order to allow them to achieve...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (13 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 230. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline in detail the sequence of events relating to the disposal by way of shooting of cattle on a farm (details supplied); if he will set out the protocols in terms of engagement employed in the case between the official assignee and his Department and the Department of Defence, especially in the context of the disease status...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Compact Treaty (12 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 211. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is reviewing the impact of the fiscal compact rules which curtail and delimit necessary capital investments and which have serious consequences in the context of the fall-out of the British decision to exit the European Union; if he will ensure that such rules are amended in the context of this new scenario; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Library Services (12 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 295. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he will take to scrap the proposal to create one single library supply tendering consortium, by way of the national library procurement plan for the whole country (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21347/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Bodies (12 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 686. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether, in the context of the Government guidelines pertaining to the employment of chief executives of commercial state bodies, steps are being taken to advertise, by way of open competition, the important position of chief executive of Horseracing Ireland, as the current holder of the position has already served 14 years as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (12 Jul 2016)

Willie Penrose: 687. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his plans to review the operation of the inspection system and agricultural appeals office in the context of a recent case (details supplied) which found the inspection system employed was procedurally flawed; the number of such decisions and appeals that will be affected by this decision; and if he will make a statement...