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Thu, 3 May 2018
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Paternity Leave
Willie Penrose
34. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to expand the provision of paternity leave and paid parental leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19222/18]
Thu, 3 May 2018
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Health Services Staff Recruitment
Willie Penrose
195. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken by his Department and/or the HSE to replace the dermatologist in the midlands area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19454/18]
Thu, 3 May 2018
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Land Parcel Identification System
Willie Penrose
218. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the person or body that has the contract for carrying out the mapping for his Department by way of land parcel identification system, LPIS; when the contract was awarded; the number of persons involved in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19531/18]
Thu, 3 May 2018
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Social Welfare Benefits
Willie Penrose
267. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the nature and type of benefits that are available to a person who works two full-time days constituting 16 hours of employment; the length of time the person would have to work to be in a position to secure benefits if they were to fall ill or to become unemployed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19530/18]
Wed, 2 May 2018
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Community Banking
Willie Penrose
62. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the public banking investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18910/18]
Wed, 2 May 2018
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Herd Data
Willie Penrose
144. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application for change of herd ownership by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19303/18]
Thu, 26 Apr 2018
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Tillage Sector
Willie Penrose
26. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the ongoing reduction in land being allocated for tillage crops and especially cereals over the past five years; his plans to offer support and advice to tillage farmers who have sustained significant losses in terms of crop yield and consequently income in that period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18312/18]
Thu, 26 Apr 2018
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Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme
Willie Penrose
34. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when low interest rate credit will be available to farmers who have incurred significant additional feed costs for their animals as a result of the long winter; if he has obtained a commitment from the commercial banks that they will respond positively to the cash flow problems being experienced on farms arising from the long winter and fodder crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18311/18]
Thu, 26 Apr 2018
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Basic Payment Scheme Administration
Willie Penrose
36. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that all farmers will be able to comply with the 100% online application for the basic payment scheme in the context of the variation of broadband coverage across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18310/18]
Thu, 26 Apr 2018
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Food Exports to China
Willie Penrose
37. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the likely impact of the opening of the Chinese market for the beef trade, in particular from a price perspective for beef producers; the strategy of Bord Bia to ensure that Irish beef is promoted as a premium product in China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18309/18]
Thu, 26 Apr 2018
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Common Agricultural Policy Subsidies
Willie Penrose
40. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Commissioner Oettinger plans to outline a 6% cut in the CAP budget which would specifically apply to Pillar 1 payments; if so, the steps and policies he plans to implement to mitigate the extent of such a proposal in the case of the farming sectors that are highly dependent upon CAP payments as their primary source of income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18308/18]
Thu, 26 Apr 2018
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Student Support Schemes
Willie Penrose
104. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Education and Skills if grant aid is available for bar and management courses which are conducted at institutes of technology leading to a diploma in same; if there is assistance or grant aid available pursuant to the tourism and recreational sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18378/18]
Wed, 25 Apr 2018
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Post Office Network
Willie Penrose
29. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures he is pursuing to protect and enhance rural post offices; the responsibilities he has in this area; the action he has planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8508/18]
Tue, 24 Apr 2018
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Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
Willie Penrose
162. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason he has failed to meet personally with the unions representing community employment scheme supervisors and assistant supervisors; the reason the high level forum set up under the Lansdowne Road agreement has failed to meet as mandated to do so with a view to implementing the thrust of the Labour Court recommendation made in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18095/18]
Tue, 24 Apr 2018
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Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
Willie Penrose
163. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will publish the reports proposed and finalised by his Department in November 2017 dealing with the potential costs of implementing the claim for pension provision for community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors in line with the 2008 Labour Court recommendation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18096/18]
Tue, 24 Apr 2018
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State Examinations Commission
Willie Penrose
227. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the level of wages paid to cleaning personnel and others working in the State examinations centre of his Department will be expedited; if he is satisfied that each employee in the sector is paid at least the minimum wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17743/18]
Tue, 24 Apr 2018
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State Examinations Commission
Willie Penrose
228. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason cleaners in the State examinations centre in his Department are only paid in respect of overtime at the rate of 1.5 times the overtime rate at the first point of the scale, as opposed to double the rate of pay which is applicable to other personnel who are paid appropriately at the relevant point of the scale they are on at that stage; and if this rate can be applied to cleaners and other personnel in the State examinations centre. [17744/18]
Thu, 19 Apr 2018
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Departmental Funding
Willie Penrose
327. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the level of grant aid or funding that is available for voluntary or community groups that wish to establish a community and-or sports hall in their area; the level of funding available to enable such a project to proceed to a successful conclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17349/18]
Thu, 19 Apr 2018
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Carer's Allowance Applications
Willie Penrose
335. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position on a review of an application for carer’s allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17348/18]
Tue, 17 Apr 2018
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Financial Services Regulation
Willie Penrose
253. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Finance if he will liaise with the Central Bank to ensure that appropriate legislation is brought forward in order to compel vulture funds upon acquiring loan books from financial institutions to inform mortgage holders of the price paid for each loan and in the alternative the mortgage holder would be given a period of time to purchase or discharge the loan for the amount proposed to be paid for same by the vulture fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15892/18]