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Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (17 Feb 2004)

Willie Penrose: Question 354: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his Department has received an application for lottery funding from an organisation (details supplied) in County Longford; if same will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5099/04]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (17 Feb 2004)

Willie Penrose: Question 421: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be given an appointment with a consultant orthopaedic surgeon as a matter of urgency. [5088/04]

Written Answers — Higher Education: Higher Education (30 Mar 2004)

Willie Penrose: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will expand on comments he made at UCD in February 2004 that universities must be made more accountable to the taxpayer; if this view will be reflected in his Department's submission to the OECD review of the third level sector here; the structures he envisages for doing so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9789/04]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (30 Mar 2004)

Willie Penrose: Question 282: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties facing parents of children in the Mullingar area in trying to enrol them in the local schools due to the rapidly expanding population and the lack of school accommodation to cater for these numbers in the area; and if, in this context, additional school accommodation will be...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (30 Mar 2004)

Willie Penrose: Question 485: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the problems being experienced by local authorities which find themselves with totally inadequate finance to meet the demands by applicants for disabled person grants; if his Department has carried out an audit of the waiting lists for such grants in each local authority...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (30 Mar 2004)

Willie Penrose: Question 486: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of an application for capital funding to his Department from Westmeath County Council to carry out renewals and refurbishments to housing stock at Ennell Court, Mullingar, County Westmeath; the progress that has been made in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9975/04]

Written Answers — Regional Airports: Regional Airports (4 May 2004)

Willie Penrose: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Transport the precise amount the Government has allocated to subsidise each passenger travelling between Dublin and the Galway, Kerry, Sligo, Donegal, and Knock regional airports for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12529/04]

Written Answers — Traffic Corps: Traffic Corps (4 May 2004)

Willie Penrose: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on whether recent comments from the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform that the introduction of a dedicated traffic corps was no longer a viable option represents an abandonment of the pledge given in An Agreed Programme for Government for its introduction; the plans he has to find an alternative to the traffic corps; and if...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (4 May 2004)

Willie Penrose: Question 187: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will take steps to ensure that an application for grants under the sports capital programme by an organisation (details supplied) in County Westmeath is dealt with; when such grants will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12706/04]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (13 May 2004)

Willie Penrose: Question 29: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position with regard to the various reviews or studies of community employment commissioned or undertaken by her Department; the main findings of each; if she intends to publish the reports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13829/04]

Written Answers — Consumer Strategy Group: Consumer Strategy Group (13 May 2004)

Willie Penrose: Question 70: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the role of the recently established consumer strategy group; when it is expected that it will publish a final report; if interim reports are expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13830/04]

Written Answers — Third Level Courses: Third Level Courses (18 May 2004)

Willie Penrose: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has made a decision in regard to the University of Limerick's request for approval for a graduate-entry medical course; if the decision will be made in time for the proposed final intake of undergraduate medical students in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14350/04]

Written Answers — Third Level Funding: Third Level Funding (18 May 2004)

Willie Penrose: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to a discussion paper from the Higher Education Authority on funding for universities here; if his attention has been drawn to the HEA's proposal to sanction universities here should they fail to raise some of their funding from the private sector; if the paper recommends much tighter control of...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (18 May 2004)

Willie Penrose: Question 122: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when renewal of work permits for persons (details supplied), which have been submitted by a company through the farm relief services, will be dealt with; and if this application will be processed as quickly as possible. [14090/04]

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (18 May 2004)

Willie Penrose: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will take steps immediately to deal with the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); his views on whether in this context, the delay involved in registering title has been totally unreasonable; if settlement with regard to the land purchase annuity will therefore be proffered as some compensation to the person in...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 May 2004)

Willie Penrose: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will take steps to ensure that the area aid payments due to a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath are awarded to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14479/04]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (18 May 2004)

Willie Penrose: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will take steps to ensure that a decision awaited from the Attorney General's office in respect of whether a waiver should be granted pursuant to section 73 of the Succession Act 1965 in favour of a person (details supplied) is immediately made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14312/04]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (18 May 2004)

Willie Penrose: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will take steps to ensure that the appropriate resource support is provided for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath and which was referred to in Parliamentary Question No. 554 of 30 September 2003; if, in view of correspondence, immediate steps will be taken to deal with same; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (18 May 2004)

Willie Penrose: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a special needs resource teacher will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; when the appointment will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14087/04]

Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (25 May 2004)

Willie Penrose: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on the fact that ongoing problems with regard to direct access to Ireland's regions continues to hinder the tourism industry here; the efforts being made to ensure that tourism here is developed throughout the country as opposed to being concentrated in particular areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15378/04]