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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Union Lending (22 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: 55. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the Credit Union and Co-operation with Overseas Regulation Act 2012 to allow the credit unions lend to affordable housing bodies and local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9092/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (22 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: 92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the period of time which a person can receive a SUSI grant as a postgraduate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9100/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Banking (21 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: 50. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the report on public banking based on the Sparkassen model will be considered; when it will be published; the roadmap for implementation of this initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8506/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Action Plan for Rural Development Implementation (21 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: 63. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when a status and implementation report on the action plan for rural development will be provided; the main progress made in 2017; the expected progress in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8510/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Broadband Scheme (21 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: 69. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the role of his Department in the roll-out of rural broadband; the responsibilities he has in this area; the action he has planned; the progress made to date by the implementation group on the mobile phone and broadband taskforce report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8507/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Services Programme (21 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: 70. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of new programmes he plans to fund with the community services programme in 2018; if current service providers will continue to be funded; the timeframe for the next submission of applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8509/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (21 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: 164. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to contact the relevant authorities with a view to expediting an urgent appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9019/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Metropolitan Area Networks Programme (21 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: 175. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question Nos 604 and 607 of 23 May 2017 and in relation to the report of the taskforce implementation group concerning taskforce action number 19, if the pricing review of the MANS network is complete; his plans to publish the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9010/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (21 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: 176. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has been notified of force majeure circumstance by a company (details supplied) in relation to its NBP commitment agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9011/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services Provision (21 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: 177. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 1008 of 13 July 2017, the top five blackspots by county for mobile coverage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9013/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Metropolitan Area Networks Programme (21 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: 178. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the date on which changes to clawback arrangements of MANS enhancements were adopted; if the new arrangements were applied retrospectively from the date of adoption; if there is or likely to be a net cost to the State from this change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9014/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (21 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: 179. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of premises passed under the Eircom commitment contract in Q2, Q3 and Q4 of 2017 that were deployed by means of eVDSL, LR-VDSL or were otherwise not fibre-to-the-premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9015/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (21 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: 180. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 587 of 23 May 2017, his plans to issue a policy direction to a body (details supplied) in relation to the coverage conditions, as opposed to the allocation method, or of spectrum licences in the 700MHz band; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9016/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Development Contributions (21 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: 212. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the local authorities that remain non-compliant with the 2013 development contribution guidelines in relation to taskforce action number 8 and the progress report of the taskforce implementation group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9012/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Dormant Accounts Fund (20 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: 61. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount of funding she sought from the Dormant Accounts Fund; the criteria for the selection of projects to receive funding; the number of projects that sought funding from her Department; if there was a public request for submissions; and the details of projects that sought funding. [8350/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (20 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: 72. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to amend the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017 to reduce the look-back reference period to 13 months or less and narrow the bands of hours into which persons can be placed; and her further plans to provide a definition in law for casual employment. [8349/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Humanitarian Assistance Scheme (20 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: 81. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is satisfied with the operation of the humanitarian assistance scheme; the number of persons that applied for assistance following storm Eleanor; the amount awarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8348/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Family Support Services (20 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: 83. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the report on the working family payment to replace family income supplement will be published. [8347/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Compliance (20 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: 154. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons that paid tax in each of the past ten years as casual workers; if the Revenue Commissioners have specific practices and procedures to deal with the tax compliance responsibilities of casual workers and their employers; if so, the practices and procedures in this regard; if the normal PAYE rules including rules relating to cessation of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: National Planning Framework (20 Feb 2018)

Willie Penrose: 519. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the input he made to the national planning framework; the additional capital investment he has secured in the national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8367/18]