Parliamentary questions

Bullying in Schools

Willie Penrose

207. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the action plan on bullying will be published and if he will indicate his intention to pursue the recommendations therein to confront this serious issue; if he will make a statement on the matter. [55659/12]

School Staffing

Willie Penrose

208. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional teachers that will be recruited in both the primary and secondary school sectors in 2013; where these teachers will be allocated across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55660/12]

Broadband Services Provision

Willie Penrose

209. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Education and Skills when second level schools in counties Longford and Westmeath will receive high speed broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55661/12]

Renewable Energy Generation Issues

Willie Penrose

286. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he will take to permit a full and comprehensive environmental assessment for the renewable action plan, which will allow for full public participation and which would examine all aspects of the said plan with a mechanism to facilitate appeal disputes to be heard by the courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55611/12]

Local Authority Housing Rents

Willie Penrose

315. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the transfer of long term rent supplements recipients and the payments associated therewith to local authorities and if the process of allowing rents to be deducted at source and paid over to local authorities has been examined and progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55658/12]

Homelessness Strategy

Willie Penrose

316. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when his policy statement on homelessness will be published and if it will focus upon a housing led approach to deal with this important issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55663/12]

Mobility Allowance Appeals

Willie Penrose

534. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appeal for mobility allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55662/12]

Mortgage to Rent Scheme Funding

Willie Penrose

409. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he will take to enable local authorities to utilise the mortgage to rent scheme whereby persons in significant areas with their SDA loans with the local authority can voluntarily surrender possession of their home to the local authority who lent them the money and be permitted to continue to reside in the family home as a social housing tenant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54545/12]

Court Orders

Willie Penrose

464. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he is taking to introduce legislation to enable periodic payments be made in respect of personal injuries awards in catastrophic injuries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54346/12]

School Transport Provision

Willie Penrose

113. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will take steps to ensure that a shortfall due to a family (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53659/12]

Road Projects Contracts

Willie Penrose

269. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received an application for funding from Westmeath County Council in respect of a project (details supplied); if same will be approved without delay because of its importance in terms of safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53662/12]

Jobseeker's Allowance Applications

Willie Penrose

128. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53141/12]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals

Willie Penrose

114. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for domiciliary care allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; if same will now be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51963/12]

Carer's Allowance Appeals

Willie Penrose

120. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a review of a decision in relation to an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52050/12]

School Meals Programme

Willie Penrose

140. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will set out the criteria used in the determination of pupils' entitlement in the context of the school meals programme operated by community colleges in the vocational education committee sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50762/12]

Public Sector Staff Issues

Willie Penrose

95. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will furnish a schedule of employment progress by calendar year since the Croke Park Agreement commenced for Government Departments and their agencies in tabular form; if he will make a statement in cases where the percentage figures in the agencies seem to exceed those for their parent Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49003/12]

Defence Forces Reserve Review

Willie Penrose

162. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Defence if he will confirm that he received a value for money report from the Reserve Defence Forces; when same will be published in view of the fact that it appears that loyal members of the Reserve Defence Forces have been left in limbo and are unaware of the proposals regarding same; if he will arrange a meeting between the representative body of the Reserve Defence Forces and his officials to discuss same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49002/12]

Property Taxation Application

Willie Penrose

230. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Finance if in the context where people have a number of apartments where they are compelled to pay the home tax levy on each apartment and the household charge on each apartment, if he will consider allowing these as illegitimate deductible expenses as charges on the business, particularly when the holding of such properties are pure business with no other source of income available to the person who owns them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47954/12]

Community Employment Schemes Eligibility

Willie Penrose

587. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the position, whereby a person who is in receipt of widow's contributory pension, can participate on a community employment scheme; if such participation will affect their entitlement to the widow's contributory pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48563/12]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Willie Penrose

592. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48635/12]