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Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Industrial Relations
Willie Penrose
120. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps he will take to have the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill brought forward for discussion to ensure that the staff representation of the Defence Forces are facilitated in same by having access to the State's industrial relations institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5970/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Industrial Relations
Willie Penrose
298. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when she plans to bring the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill forward as priority legislation; the steps she will take to facilitate access to the State's industrial relations institutions by groups such as the Workplace Relations Commission and the staff representation associations representing the Defence Forces on foot of this proposed legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5971/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Primary Medical Certificates Applications
Willie Penrose
436. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to have a decision reviewed to refuse an application for a primary medical certificate by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5965/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Hospital Facilities
Willie Penrose
437. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Health his plans to contract additional theatre facilities in part of replacement for theatre facilities at the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath; the number of such theatres planned; the additional facilities that are planned to be provided by the HSE at this hospital as part of the overall development of same to accommodate the population of this area; the estimated capital expenditure that will be required in order to allow those facilities to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5968/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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TAMS Applications
Willie Penrose
493. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the case of an application for a TAMS grant by a partnership (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5966/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Beef Data and Genomics Programme
Willie Penrose
494. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the BGDP and suckle payment will be issued to a person (details supplied); if the payments can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5967/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Broadband Service Provision
Willie Penrose
519. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when Castletown Geoghan, County Westmeath, will have broadband availability at reasonable speeds made available to persons and businesses in the area under the national broadband plan or a company's (details supplied) broadband plan for rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5969/18]
Wed, 31 Jan 2018
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Action Plan for Rural Development
Willie Penrose
76. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the way in which his Department proposes to review planning legislation to allow the change of use of vacant commercial properties in cities, towns and villages including vacant or underutilised areas over ground floor premises into residential units without having to go through the planning process as outlined in point 6 of the Action Plan for Rural Development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54715/17]
Wed, 31 Jan 2018
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Public Sector Staff Retirements
Willie Penrose
144. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when legislative change to permit persons in the public service and other jobs who wish to work beyond the normal retirement age of 65 years of age to do so on a voluntary basis will be implemented (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4957/18]
Wed, 31 Jan 2018
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Naturalisation Applications
Willie Penrose
193. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4959/18]
Wed, 31 Jan 2018
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Pension Provisions
Willie Penrose
283. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, in the context of recent communications submitted to his Department regarding the situation pertaining to the regular wages scheme and the 1951 superannuation scheme, he plans to put in place an independently chaired stakeholder forum incorporating all of the interested parties to discuss and propose solutions in a collective fashion with a view towards ensuring that all the members of both schemes can avail of their pension entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4923/18]
Wed, 31 Jan 2018
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Pension Provisions
Willie Penrose
293. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if discussions have been initiated with the Pensions Authority with a view to seeking dispensation or relaxation of the conditions and restrictions imposed on pension scheme investments, which would permit the schemes to focus on investing for long-term gain rather than the current regulatory focus on government bond investment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4924/18]
Wed, 31 Jan 2018
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State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility
Willie Penrose
296. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the reason a person (details supplied) has only received €214 in State contributory pension from 17 May 2017; if this can be reviewed in the context of the person's contribution record and in particular in the context of the proposals to deal with the pension anomalies which have arisen particularly for persons that had a break in contributions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4946/18]
Wed, 31 Jan 2018
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Departmental Staff
Willie Penrose
297. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the status of the social welfare local office (details supplied) at Castlepollard, County Westmeath; if a person has indicated a desire to continue in a position for at least two years or more; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4958/18]
Wed, 31 Jan 2018
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Commercial Rates
Willie Penrose
298. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to outline his plans to implement a more equitable rates system which takes cognisance of the effective turnover of rural businesses, their locations and their ability to pay in view of the fact that if no alterations are made to the review system a significant amount of these businesses will close (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4947/18]
Tue, 30 Jan 2018
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Credit Union Restructuring
Willie Penrose
78. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied); his plans to address the problems highlighted in the report; his further plans to ensure the sustainability of future growth of the credit union movement here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4301/18]
Tue, 30 Jan 2018
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Personal Contract Plans
Willie Penrose
99. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Finance the investigations and plans his Department has in respect of the regulation of personal contract plans and ensuring persons have adequate information on the cost of PCPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4300/18]
Tue, 30 Jan 2018
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Banking Sector
Willie Penrose
168. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 11 of 30 November 2017, the progress of the public banking investigation; when the report by his Department and the Department of Rural and Community Development will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4042/18]
Thu, 25 Jan 2018
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Driver Licences
Willie Penrose
193. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date a person (details supplied) was issued with a full drivers licence by the appropriate driving licencing authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3843/18]
Wed, 24 Jan 2018
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Gas Networks Ireland
Willie Penrose
136. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps taken to ensure that the supply of natural gas is available more widely throughout the midlands, particularly in the context of counties Westmeath and Longford in which significant towns and villages have been deprived of same due to the narrow criteria being utilised in the assessment of the requirement of these towns and villages for the supply to be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3635/18]