Results 2,161-2,180 of 3,707 for speaker:Martin Heydon
- Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (21 Feb 2018)
Martin Heydon: 59. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of the 2018 town and village renewal scheme; when it will be launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8738/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (20 Feb 2018)
Martin Heydon: 75. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the process that is being undertaken regarding the recent changes announced to the contributory pension system; when reviews will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8416/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Court (20 Feb 2018)
Martin Heydon: 93. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to difficulties being faced in the horse racing and breeding industries due to a recent Labour Court ruling affecting the classification of persons in the industry and the need for flexibility to take account of the unique nature of these industries in rural Ireland; and if she will make a...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry Regulation (20 Feb 2018)
Martin Heydon: 494. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding changes to the regulation for five axles trucks; if further consultation with the industry will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8379/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (20 Feb 2018)
Martin Heydon: 509. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the supports available for the refurbishment of a community hall and the development of a youth facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8325/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Leader Programmes Funding (20 Feb 2018)
Martin Heydon: 517. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the supports available for the refurbishment of a community hall and the development of a youth facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8326/18]
- Other Questions: Sports Capital Programme Applications (15 Feb 2018)
Martin Heydon: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I acknowledge the role of both Ministers in what has been a successful round of the SCP. We are focused on the small number of clubs that were unsuccessful as opposed to the large number that were successful. However, all that information came out on the same day. We work closely with these clubs and organisations and we are aware of their...
- Other Questions: Sports Capital Programme Applications (15 Feb 2018)
Martin Heydon: I worked closely with a couple of clubs that lost out. In one case, it related to the title deeds. The solicitor advising the club advised that the trustees should be named in the title instead of the club. That is arbitrary. Everything else was in order. In another case, a date was left off one of the quotes for a tender. I wonder whether that is a proper ground to invalidate an...
- Other Questions: Sports Capital Programme Applications (15 Feb 2018)
Martin Heydon: 18. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his position regarding appeals and decisions with respect to the 2017 sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7529/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (15 Feb 2018)
Martin Heydon: 93. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his position regarding the rollout of the large scale projects under the sports capital programme. [7531/18]
- Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2018)
Martin Heydon: Last week was responsible gambling week. The gambling control Bill is important legislation dealing with a comprehensive licensing and regulatory framework for gambling. In an industry that is developing very quickly, with many new technologies ahead of pace, it is important that we have in place a regulatory system that will aid and assist those who suffer from problem gambling and address...
- Other Questions: National Broadband Plan Implementation (14 Feb 2018)
Martin Heydon: 28. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has satisfied himself that the remaining bidder in the NBP process has the capacity and capability to complete the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7408/18]
- Other Questions: National Broadband Plan Implementation (14 Feb 2018)
Martin Heydon: I want to ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is satisfied that the remaining bidder in the national broadband plan has the capability and capacity to deliver on what will be a very extensive project of extending high-speed broadband to some 540,000 houses around the country which do not currently have it.
- Other Questions: National Broadband Plan Implementation (14 Feb 2018)
Martin Heydon: I thank the Minister for his response. One does not have to be from Roscommon, the west or some very isolated rural part of Ireland to be in need of the national broadband plan to deliver. I am acutely aware of that from my constituents in Kildare South, whether one is young or old, running a small business or have the ability to work from home a few days a week instead of clogging up the...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Administration (14 Feb 2018)
Martin Heydon: 50. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which he and his Department will ensure value for money for the taxpayer in the national broadband plan process in view of the fact that only one bidder remains; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7407/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (14 Feb 2018)
Martin Heydon: 306. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the process on the new planning guidelines for wind farms (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7794/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (13 Feb 2018)
Martin Heydon: 69. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which live exports performed in 2017; the efforts being made to promote live exports in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7137/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (13 Feb 2018)
Martin Heydon: 71. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties being faced by horse trainers and stable staff in the horse racing industry due to changes to their agricultural status; the interaction his Department has had with the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Equine Industry (13 Feb 2018)
Martin Heydon: 309. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if stable staff in horse trainers' yards can be classified as agricultural workers in the future in view of the importance of the horse racing sector to the rural economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7173/18]
- Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Feb 2018)
Martin Heydon: My question is for the Minister for Health, regarding an update on the human tissue Bill. Following publication of the report on the public consultation process in December, which showed a large majority of respondents support the planned opt-out system for organ donation, and a milestone 300 organ transplants carried out in 2017, progressing the Bill will help continue this growth. It is...