Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Invalidity Pension Applications

Willie Penrose

1259. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for an invalidity pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36273/18]

Disability Allowance Appeals

Willie Penrose

1260. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a social welfare appeal by a person (details supplied) in regard to their claim for a disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36274/18]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals

Willie Penrose

1261. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a social welfare appeal by a person (details supplied) in regard to their application for a domiciliary care allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36275/18]

Invalidity Pension Appeals

Willie Penrose

1262. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a social welfare appeal by a person (details supplied) for an invalidity pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36276/18]

Invalidity Pension Appeals

Willie Penrose

1266. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding a social welfare appeal by a person (details supplied) in relation to their claim for invalidity pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36318/18]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Willie Penrose

1267. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding a review of an application by a person (details supplied) for carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36319/18]

Occupational Injuries Benefit Payments

Willie Penrose

1268. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason payment of occupational injuries benefit to a person (details supplied) ceased; if same will now issue to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36320/18]

Driver Licence Renewals

Willie Penrose

2284. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the identification requirement for a person who wishes to renew their Irish licence online who is abroad; if a public services card is required; the identification required in this instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35113/18]

Invalidity Pension Applications

Willie Penrose

2570. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35112/18]

Community Banking

Willie Penrose

101. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Finance the engagement he has had with an organisation (details supplied) in respect of the public banking investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30913/18]

Trade Relations

Willie Penrose

108. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the contingency planning which has been undertaken in respect of the recent actions of the US Administration in seeking to undermine WTO rules and imposing tariffs on EU imports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30986/18]

Veterinary Qualifications

Willie Penrose

732. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a regulatory vacuum has been allowed to exist in the context of the decision by the Veterinary Council of Ireland, made in January 2018, to deregulate on a unilateral basis the ownership of veterinary practices here (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30522/18]

Broadband Service Provision

Willie Penrose

772. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the rural broadband scheme will be extended to areas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30521/18]

Carer's Allowance Review

Willie Penrose

347. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a review of an application by a person (details supplied) for a carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29925/18]

School Accommodation Provision

Willie Penrose

142. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that will be taken to advance an application by a school (details supplied) for an ASD unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28807/18]

Teacher Training Provision

Willie Penrose

203. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to make training available for principal teachers on enactment of the schools admission legislation in view of the fact that these principals will have additional responsibilities in areas such as pupil enrolment under the legislation. [29428/18]

School Enrolments Data

Willie Penrose

204. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students on roll in the 20 smallest schools; if his Department takes responsibility to manage school amalgamations in circumstances in which enrolment trends are declining and unlikely to recover; and the steps taken in this regard. [29429/18]

Workplace Relations Services

Willie Penrose

261. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the various avenues or mechanisms available to a person who has received a partial recommendation from the rights commissioner under the auspices of the Labour Relations Commission (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29408/18]

Work Permits Eligibility

Willie Penrose

268. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will enable employers providing home care to thousands of clients and which advocate the highest standards of regulated home care service be made available to the elderly and persons with disabilities on a statutory basis to be eligible to recruit migrant workers who have regularised their immigration status in the home care industry, along the lines of changes made to allow those in the agrifood sector enabling them to recruit workers from outside the European Union when necessary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29441/18]

Home Help Service Provision

Willie Penrose

286. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that appropriate and adequate home help is provided to a person (details supplied); if same can now be addressed by way of providing a weekend care programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28808/18]

Ambulance Service Provision

Willie Penrose

335. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Health if he will liaise with the HSE with a view to ensuring that the necessary capital investment is provided to enable a purpose-built ambulance station to be provided in Mullingar (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29069/18]

Ambulance Service Staff

Willie Penrose

336. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to request the north Leinster division of the national ambulance service to honour a recommendation made by the rights commissioner in a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29070/18]

Mobility Allowance Eligibility

Willie Penrose

44. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide a mobility allowance or similar supports to those in receipt of disability allowance and other related payments. [26563/18]

Carer's Allowance Applications

Willie Penrose

256. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application for carer’s allowance by a person (details supplied) will be determined; if same will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28333/18]

Invalidity Pension Applications

Willie Penrose

257. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application for an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied) will be determined; if same will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28334/18]

Carer's Allowance Appeals

Willie Penrose

258. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position in relation to a social welfare appeal against the decision to refuse an application for carer’s allowance by a person (details supplied); if same will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28335/18]

Invalidity Pension Appeals

Willie Penrose

259. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position in relation to a social welfare appeal against the decision to refuse an application for invalidity pension by a person (details supplied); if same will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28336/18]

IDA Ireland Site Visits

Willie Penrose

282. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of site visits undertaken by chairs of Enterprise Ireland and the IDA to counties Westmeath and Longford from 1 July 2017 to date in 2018; if visits or introductions to the facilities available at a location (details supplied) have taken place in the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27682/18]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Willie Penrose

195. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to engage with an organisation (details supplied) and the pharmaceutical industry to ensure that patients with MS have faster access to life-changing medicines and to new and effective treatments through a fair and effective system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27287/18]

Vacant Properties

Willie Penrose

36. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the work his Department has carried out 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 as outlined in point 6 of the Action Plan for Rural Development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25720/18]

Employment Rights

Willie Penrose

37. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of calls received to the helpline established as part of the public awareness campaign on false self-employment; the number of emails received; the number of staff allocated to the campaign; and the number of new investigations opened by SCOPE since the launch as a result of communications received. [26541/18]

Brexit Issues

Willie Penrose

55. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the work under way in her Department to prepare for a hard Brexit. [26566/18]

Child Benefit Reform

Willie Penrose

59. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for reforms to child benefit; her further plans to introduce means testing; her plans to increase it in budget 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26562/18]

Departmental Advertising Campaigns

Willie Penrose

73. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the projected cost of the campaign on false self-employment; the number of cases that had been ongoing in advance of the launch of the campaign; the way in which that number compared with 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26565/18]

Defined Benefit Pension Schemes

Willie Penrose

77. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of her plans to protect defined benefit pension schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26564/18]

Brexit Issues

Willie Penrose

7. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the proposals his Department has in respect of Brexit; the number of staff assigned to Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25722/18]

Offshore Islands

Willie Penrose

10. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the proposals his Department is working on in conjunction with the National Transport Authority, NTA, and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport to deliver on the improvement of roads on offshore islands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25724/18]

Community Banking

Willie Penrose

31. 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. [25721/18]

State Examinations Commission

Willie Penrose

96. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 227 of 24 April 2018, the steps he will take to address the points raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26138/18]

Community Banking

Willie Penrose

213. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the public banking report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24821/18]

Motor Insurance Claims

Willie Penrose

227. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Finance when the legislation which will permit the compensation of victims arising from road traffic accidents which involved vehicles which were insured with a company (details supplied) will be brought before Dáil Éireann; if same can be expedited in the context that such accident victims to date are only receiving 65% of their due compensation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24994/18]

Legislative Programme

Willie Penrose

275. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when legislation which will permit persons in the public service that have reached retirement age to continue working and accrue benefits will be brought before Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24991/18]

School Accommodation Provision

Willie Penrose

424. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consequent to the carrying out of the M4-N4 corridor study pertaining to the provision of secondary school accommodation, if a further evaluation of the findings have been made in the interim; if the provision of secondary school accommodation for Kinnegad will be considered due to significant population increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25453/18]

Control of Horses

Willie Penrose

982. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if prosecutions have been taken by local authorities or his Department in regard to abandoned or neglected equines across the country; the follow-up steps taken to ensure that owners of these animals are held legally responsible for same rather than only having animal seized and impounded; the level of resources available to prevent these occurrences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24995/18]

Post Office Network

Willie Penrose

37. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the work his Department has carried out with An Post regarding the future of the rural post office network. [18911/18]

Health Services Staff Remuneration

Willie Penrose

108. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide for pay restoration for persons working for publicly funded organisations that took pay cuts during the economic crisis; his views on whether staff should have their salaries restored on a parallel basis to civil servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21711/18]

Community Employment Schemes Supervisors

Willie Penrose

215. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the discussions which have taken place since the Dáil Éireann motion to provide community employment supervisors and assisted community employment scheme supervisors with pension provision; the plans being formulated with a view to dealing with this issue, which has gone on for over a decade; if the high level forum has met to address this issue recently with a view to resolving this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23600/18]

Film Industry Development

Willie Penrose

40. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the conditions that surrounded the sale of the State's stake in a studio (details supplied); the way in which this fits into the strategy in respect of securing Ireland as an attractive location for film production into the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20006/18]

Health Services Provision

Willie Penrose

140. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that children in County Westmeath are waiting up to 12 months to access the community ophthalmic physician, COP; the steps he will take to permit these cases to be dealt with by optometrists which will enable children with more severe problems to be seen sooner and more frequently by the COP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22960/18]

Health Screening Programmes

Willie Penrose

141. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that sixth class visual screening which has been abolished by the HSE in counties Longford and Westmeath is replaced by an alternative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22961/18]