Parliamentary questions

Carer's Allowance Applications

Willie Penrose

177. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position in relation to an application for a carer’s allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3637/18]

Minor Works Scheme

Willie Penrose

240. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Education and Skills when primary schools across the country will be notified of their allocations due pursuant to the minor works grant scheme in order that they can undertake works; when a school (details supplied) will be notified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3486/18]

Local Authority Expenditure

Willie Penrose

576. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount each local authority has returned to his Department in January 2018 as a result of allocations made in 2017 for various schemes being unspent during the year of allocation; if the unspent sums are retained within his Department for redistribution in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3485/18]

Citizens Information Services Funding

Willie Penrose

617. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the representative body for supporting Citizens Information Services namely National Association of Citizens Information Services, will continue to be funded by Citizens Information Services going forward; if the national executive committee which represents Money Advice and Budgeting Service staff is being retained under the current restructuring proposals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3487/18]

Money Advice and Budgeting Service Funding

Willie Penrose

618. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the MABS national management forum which was established in 2001 at the request of her Department is now being dismissed with the decision to withdraw its funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3488/18]

Tenant Purchase Scheme Review

Willie Penrose

674. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the review of the new tenant purchase scheme will be finalised; the changes which are proposed as a result of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3468/18]

Flood Risk Insurance Cover Provision

Willie Penrose

37. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the proposals his Department is working on in conjunction with the OPW and the Department of Finance to strengthen the engagement with the insurance industry to improve the availability of flood insurance cover in view of the State's ongoing investment in flood defence schemes as per point 70 in the Action Plan for Rural Development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54713/17]

Banking Sector

Willie Penrose

45. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will report on the outcome of the public banking investigation; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1843/18]

Brexit Issues

Willie Penrose

48. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his Department's plans in respect of Brexit; the number of staff his Department has assigned to Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54712/17]

Banking Sector

Willie Penrose

64. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his attention has been drawn to recent publicity regarding an organisation's (details supplied) work here in relation to the establishment of a public banking network; if the organisation invited officials from the Department of Finance and his Department to participate in a field trip to Germany to examine the public banking network there; the technical assistance the organisation offered the Government in respect of the establishment of a public banking network here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54711/17]

Banking Sector

Willie Penrose

76. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the engagement his Department has had with organisations (details supplied) in respect of the establishment of a public banking system here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54716/17]

Commercial Rates

Willie Penrose

194. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that private early years services providing full day ECCE, free preschool, are exempt from rates while those providing full day care services or afterschool services are obliged to pay commercial rates; if he has had contact with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs with a view to standardising the non-payment of rates by all early years services providers; if an equalisation grant to offset the cost of commercial rates can be provided to providers for which it is not possible to remove the rates obligation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54012/17]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

Willie Penrose

521. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to ensure that a person (detail supplied) has their BPS payment issued without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53508/17]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments

Willie Penrose

575. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an ANC payment for 2017 due to a person (details supplied) will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54010/17]

Child Care Services

Willie Penrose

649. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of discussions between her Department and the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government regarding the disparity of treatment in respect of the application of commercial rates to private early services that provide full day services or after-school services and have to pay full commercial rates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54013/17]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Willie Penrose

702. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54011/17]

Disability Allowance Applications

Willie Penrose

703. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54015/17]

Hospital Charges

Willie Penrose

145. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that the charge of €80 which some hospital groups have imposed on persons with haemochromatosis requiring venesection will be ceased (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53509/17]

Respite Care Services Provision

Willie Penrose

169. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure a person (details supplied) is provided with the respite hours approved in respect of two children in October 2016 and which have not been provided to date, notwithstanding the fact that both are autistic; if in that context, he will investigate the respite care hours available in County Westmeath given that the HSE is unable to provide the hours allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53394/17]

State Pension (Contributory)

Willie Penrose

250. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the proposed action she plans to take in the next 12 months to address the pension anomaly impacting, in particular, on women arising from changes made in 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53407/17]